A million miles - is what it all takes.
She would do it to earn some little money; he would do it to chase his dreams to be on stage. She does it for her family; and, he does it to win her heart.
But is the boy who is literally every girls' dream wi...
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"Que pasa?" Anaeya sighed, putting two glasses of juice onto the table.
The company had decided to let everyone have a day off after what happened at the party. The lights for the entire block had mysteriously gone off out of the sudden and turns out there was a problem with the circuit. Hence, the party was called off.
The next day, Christopher had knocked on her door and wanted to spend the day with her. She thought he wanted to go out but he shook his head no.
Now, they were inside and hadn't spoke a word to each other after she let him in by the door. Anaeya had no doubts but to feel that something felt off with him today. He was seated at the far end of the couch, not blinking at all but just staring blankly at the empty TV screen.
She scooted closer to him, her hand pressed lightly on his shoulder so as not to startle him. "Christo, que pasa?"
He sighed and smiled at her. She frowned, his smile was forced. "Nada, mi amor. I'm just very tired and I'm happy we have a day off."
"Ana, I'm hungry." It was Dayana. The girl yawned, leaning heavily against her bedroom door frame. She blinked when she saw him, all the sleep and hunger forgotten. "Christo!"
"Hola, Dayana!" he said, straightening. His arms were opened to embrace the little girl. Dayana giggled, shaking her head. Instead, she went for the juices on the table.
"Are you excited? I called Richard and Aaliyah is coming over!" Christopher said. Dayana blinked, nodding thoughtfully as she finished both glasses.
"Aaliyah is coming over?" Anaeya asked, feeling distant.
Christopher stared blankly at her. "Yes, Richard went to a club after the party and got too drunk last night. He was dared to make a backflip but ended up breaking his leg."
"He broke his leg? Is he okay?"
Christopher nodded. "They will be here in a few minutes. Dayana, how about you go get changed? We're going to the park."
"Okay, I love parks," Dayana nodded, running back into her bedroom.
"Chri-" Anaeya trailed off as someone knocked on the door.
Christopher ignored her, going for the door and opening it. Anaeya sighed, standing up to greet the guests.
"Hey guys," Yashua greeted, waving at her after giving Christopher a brotherly hug. Aaliyah was with him, hiding behind his leg. "I need to bring Richard for an actual checkup so I'll be back for Aaliyah in 2 hours give or take."
Christopher held out a hand for the little girl and led her into the living room.
"I thought Richard already went for a checkup," Anaeya said, concerned. "Is he okay?"
"Yea yea, he is doing fine," Yashua reassured. "We just patched up whatever we could last night. We actually didn't go for the doctor because he was stubborn." Anaeya nodded wistfully, prompting Yashua to look at her questioningly. "Everything okay here?"
