"What are you doing here, Rina?" Asked Julian, looking puzzled.
"Umm..... Sidney and Romeo brought me here." I replied."But, I was the one, who decided to come with them...."
(WHITE MOUSE'S Dining area: )
Everyone was gathered at the dining area when Julian and his company arrived. We sat near the windows, as Markus served us some leftover cakes from their restaurant, they all looked different and delicious. The person with Julian and Jude earlier was Romeo's brother, Antonio. He looks different from Romeo, his hair is chestnut-colored and he is taller than Romeo and Sidney, But their eye color is the same. He has a mature atmosphere around him, his like Chrysanthemum for some reason...
Leaving Antonio aside.... The atmosphere here feels heavy. Not one of them are talking, it's too quiet.. The silence is deafening! Why is it like this? I need to do something about this atmosphere since I think it's my fault..
No one would even look at each other... Julian and Romeo are drinking tea at the same time but they keep ignoring each other, Jude and Antonio are silently enjoying their cakes, including Sidney, he's avoiding any eye contact with Julian..as much as possible he's trying to look natural. And as for me.... I'm still undecided on what slice of cake I would choose? I don't know if I would have blueberry cheesecake or dark chocolate cake?.... So confused...
I would like to have blueberry cheesecake, I like cheese and I dislike bitter things. But maybe, one of them would want to have it...
I was seating next to Julian and Antonio, but it's hard to talk to Julian right now, while Antonio was still eating his cake. Antonio acts and eats very elegantly and mature. He reminds me of my older brother, Chrysanthemum.
I was unaware that I'm staring at Antonio until our eyes met. I quickly looked away, pretending I'm busy choosing my cake.
"I'll be having this if you don't want it." Said Antonio out of now were as he took the dark chocolate cake. "Well, Any sweets taste sweet."
"It's bitter, and are you sure?" I replied as I tried to take back the cake, "I don't mind having that one.."
"It's fine and I'm used to do in this kind of things." He answered as he refused, and smiled at Romeo, while he was observing and poking his choice of cake.
"Romeo?" I asked.
"Yeah, he's a fussy eater," gladly answered Antonio, "he's a child, but he told me that he has a sensitive nose and tongue, just like a chef. And everything he hates, he doesn't eat them, I eat them.."
"Eh? Is that okay with you?" I asked.
"It doesn't bother me, but sometimes I FORCED him to eat because I'm very worried that he won't grow." He responded.
That's so sweet... He is worried about his brother. I admire Antonio's solicitousness for his brother.
(Everyone was listening to Rina and Antonio's conversation, unnoticed by them.)
"You're a wonderful older brother, Antonio." I happily said to Antonio with a smile on my face.
Suddenly.... The atmosphere suddenly changed. Everyone looked stupefied, so as Julian, and Romeo looked shocked the most.
*horselaugh*
"Drôle! Drôle! (Funny in Italian),
said Antonio as he continued laughing as he pounded the table. "Me? Wonderful? Older? That's hilarious, I-I can't stop!"
Eh?
Why is Antonio laughing? Not only him, so as Jude and Sidney. And the rest were emotionless.
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Being Next to You
RomanceI've always like him since middle school. I see him in the library where I often read. He reads mysteries, fantasies, cook books and sometimes literatures. He doesn't know about much me and so do l. I only admire him from a far and that's the end of...
