Through The Eyes (English)

3. So You Are

Ayla's grandmother's birthday came. There are few people when Dream arrived. They also have a large house with a large garden on the side where the occasion is held. She first steps into the living room and sees Ayla and her grandmother.

"Hi, Dream! Good you came," Ayla said happily.

"Yes, of course. I would not miss this. Hahaha," Dream said. She also approached Aljean's abuela to greet. "Hello, Grandma Gludel. Happy birthday to you."

"Hi, hija. Thank you for coming," the old woman smiled. "Oh, Ayla you should take care of your friend first and I will go to other guests," she said and faced the other guests.

"When do we start singing? Do we have any other guests waiting for us?" Dream asked Ayla.

"You're too excited hahaha. Just wait, I'm still waiting for Aljean. She'll take long since her dad won't let her go. She's still trying to get her fake brother to go with her. Maybe they are still arguing on the way hahaha," she laughs.

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"Waahh !!! Bro, you're so bad, just slow down! You almost bumped into Ayla's gate." Aljean said while holding on to the chest due to nervousness.

"Hahaha! Just relax, dude. You're with a racer. Hahaha!" Jao said while uncontrollably laughing.

"I don't know what's with you! Just park the car. There, the guard has opened the gate."

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Dream and Ayla were having fun talking on the sofa when Aljean and Jao arrived.

"Hi, Ayla! Where's your grandmother? I'll greet her with a happy birthday," Aljean smiled as she approached the two girls. "Hi, Dream! How are you?"

"Grandma is in the garden, talking to other guests," Ayla said.

"Hello, Aljean. I'm fine, still breathing hahaha," -Dream

"By the way, this is Jao, my brother but we're not siblings by blood. Our fathers are business partners," -Aljean

Dream looked at Jao who is smiling at her. She did not know why but suddenly her heart beats fast. Maybe she didn't expect them to meet again.

"Bro, this is Ayla and Dream, my friends," -Aljean

"Hi," Jao greeted but only looking at Dream. Dream smiled as if ashamed.

"Hello, Jao, welcome to our house," Ayla smiled. "Let's go to the garden, Grandma is waiting for us."

"Ahm, Ayla, I'll just stay here. I'll fix my guitar first," Dream said.

"Okay," -Ayla

"Bro, come on," -Aljean

"I'm also staying here. I'm not hungry yet," Jao replied.

"All right, it's up to you," said Aljean and began to walk with Ayla.

It's only the two of them now. Dream didn't know what to do. Jao just stared at her as he stood in front of her. She was just sitting on the sofa. She felt uneasy. She didn't know what he was thinking. What is it? She pretended to fix the guitar. When she felt they were about to spend a year in their situation, she looked at him and smiled. She tried to give a friendly smile even though she still felt awkward for it. Jao's face became clear as she smiled. He responds with a sweet smile. She noticed that he was handsome, especially when he is smiling. His teeth are white, he has chinese eyes and long nose. She glanced at the man for a moment. Tall, white and decent. Not like her who is jologs. Jao sat next to him. She didn't expect it so her chest felt like it was being chewed.

"So, you are ... Dream," Jao began in a friendly tone.

"Ah, yes I am. And you, you're Jao," she replied.

"I saw you before, when I was near the women's quarter of volleyball players," -Jao

"Yeah. I saw you there too," Dream said and they began to talk.

"Is it your hobby staring at people? Oh my, that might ruin you. Others will think you are a bad person. Staring is rude," -Dream

"Haha, not really. I'm just fascinated with your beauty. After a while, I didn't know if you would notice me or you will just snob me so I just stared," -Jao

Dream's chest tightened when Jao said she's beautiful. And you're also handsome. In Dream's mind. Oh, what am I thinking? We just met. "Ahm, aren't you going yet? Maybe they're looking for us, hehe."

"Oh okay, let's go," Jao smiled at her and stood up. They both went to the garden.

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