Heartbreak All Over Again

Chapter 6

I completely look dumbfounded. What about John? That I like him? Is there something wrong? Starting to overthink again. This is not good.

I hate overthinking.

I'm done eating my food and finished my milk. I wiped the white mustache on my upper lip because of the milk. He looks happy and calm, unlike me though. I don't know why he's looking at me that way.

"Relax, Kathy dear. It's not something bad", my mom saw the uneasiness in my expression. I sighed in relief.

"I am relax", I calmed myself. Maybe it's something good after all.

My parents and I are like having a staring contest. He's observing me. I wonder why. God, just spill it out, dad! I'm dying to know what you're going to tell me. He gave a small smile.

"Since when are you friends with John? I know your friends and I've never met him before", I raised an eyebrow. I didn't see that one coming. I'm shocked that he asked me that. I'm expecting something else, but I don't really know what I'm expecting. It's true that daddy knows all my friends. It's either he met them or I've mention them. Well, I mention my friends, not crush. So I never mentioned him to my parents.

I thought about lying and saying we became close a few months ago. It seems weird to see John's concern is extremely beyond comprehension. They might think he has other intentions, like Mr. Mark's intentions. We became friends few days ago, but why what he's doing it seems like we've known each other for so long. I can only say that Xander's the only person you'd do that for me. But here is John, the guy I became close with a few days ago, not even a week. Don't get me wrong, I simply love what's he doing.

But I decided to tell them the truth. After what happened, I don't dare to lie to them. I owe them so much. Why do I even have the idea of lying? Really Kath, are you this low to even lie to your parents? "Honestly, we became close just few days ago." Their eyes widen. It was so wide like an owl. I guess they can't believe that we became close for just like three days.

"Days ago? Wow, he cares for you a lot", I know. And it's weird. It scares me, and makes me happy. I'm so weird. But that's one of the reason why I like him a lot. I've fallen so hard that I've crashed the ground so hard it reached the Earth's core. "And not just a lot, extremely cares for you." This made me blush. I surely have the same color as a lobster now. He said extremely. How could he say that? Well, maybe he's really just a gentleman after all. He'd do it to any other girl I suppose.

"I talked to him last night-", he paused. You did what?! Oh God, please don't tell me you told him some of my embarrassing moments.  I can't face him knowing that he knows things that he shouldn't know. "He's a gentleman, Kath. I can sense a gentleman when I see them.", he chuckled feeling proud of himself. As if you can do that, dad. I rolled my eyes.

"Okay. To cut to the chase. I had this one on one talk with him. You were sound asleep that time and he went down and told us that you were sleeping. I went down after calling your school. It was around eleven thirty that time", I nodded. Okay please go on?

"I asked if we could talk. So we did. I asked him to tell me the whole story which he did. I thanked him for everything he did for you", I'm smiling and blushing so much. He's really so sweet. Dream guy goals.

"I asked him why is he helping you and if he likes you back", oh no. That's the question I don't want to know the answer to. I frowned a bit and he continued. I want to cover my ears. I hate rejection, I hate it so much. As if someone likes rejection, psh.

"He told me he doesn't know if he likes you. As of now, he doesn't", when that last words of his slipped through his mouth, my heart shattered into millions of pieces. I thought he likes me. After all he did I swear I thought he likes me for sure. Or at least I have a little bit of chance. I was wrong after all. Why would he do those kinds of stuff? Who would actually like me. A simple ugly girl with no confidence in herself.