Everything I Didn't Say | M.C

SIXTEEN

Waking up from an annoying ring on my phone my head has been dizzy again from thinking too deep about Lai and Chloe. I didn’t drink totally not in the mood to gulp some beer right now it might just make more frustrated like before and doing that again makes me remember what happened before where I almost broke up with Lai and make her feel bad. This time it should be different.

I stand up from my bed and looked on my phone that has been ringing for like years. I had nine missed calls I checked it and it was Marco. I call him back from the fourth ring he answered.

“Hey.” I said over the phone.

“How are you? You overslept again, are you drunk? It’s  10:00am..” Marco said.

I walk on the bathroom before I could speak again and I washed my face.

“No I didn’t. I’m alright, how are you? Are you back?” Then I dry my face and sat on my chair beside my study table.

“You sound stressed Michael..” He said.

Since I accept Marco’s offer just because I want a better life since I was a kid I never had a good one on my point of view. All I know before I was living in a broken family and knowing my mom struggling from work but there’s a lot more since I met Lai it make me open my eyes to know that I was adopted if it wasn’t for her this lie will remain silent forever. I admit I feel worried what will happen to me that they’ll make me live on my own but mom was still the same who loved me like her own son and Marco didn’t disgrace me although I wasn’t his true son.

“It’s just… Marco- Lai, she’s here.” I whispered.

“What! Where is she? I want to talk to her! Invite her right now, let’s have some lunch! Call me at 11:30am okay? Meet me at Applejack Diner.”

Before I could say anything Marco already ended the call.

I rush down back again to the bathroom get shower and dressed nicely. I wear my typical daywear blue plaid shirt and black skinny jeans with my black high-top converse I don’t know, I don’t really dressed all well though I got here in Juilliard well depends on the occasion.

After that I drive to Lai’s hotel she didn’t call me since yesterday so I still don’t know her number. I bet she’s packing already. I almost forgot her flight is 8:00pm.

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Lai’s POV

“Should we buy Caleb a present when we got back?” I giggled.

George and I having a late breakfast on the bed just eating some toast with cream cheese and fresh orange juice.

“Let’s bring him a ‘I heart NY’ shirt!” George laughed and almost spills the juice on the bed.

This New York trip makes me to get close with George. Our first acquaintance was terrible and very confusing but it didn’t bother me anymore also with Caleb, they’re just very friendly and very weird at the same time and it’s nice to know people with different experiences.

The phone ring which was beside George and he answered it.

“Yes? Oh, yeah.. Sure, let him- thank you.” He said and I was confused.

“What’s up with that call?” I asked.

“Your ex-boyfriend was here, I told the receptionist he can get up. I think you should wait for him at the door.” George said then he gets up and went out of the room and sat on the couch and continue to eat the toasts by himself.

Before I could stand up and fix myself there’s a ring from the doorbell and of course as I expected it’s Michael. I walk out of the room and going to open the door but George already do it.