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Chapter 6: Peter Pan

-Have you ever been in a situation where you did your best but ended up failing? Requiring you to start again and again? Life is like a journey where stumbling is inevitable. They said that you fail when you give up; it is ok that you struggle at first and win afterwards. Many successful personalities will say that striving is their key and anyone can be victorious if they will fight for what they dream. But what if you've taken enough damage for you to break? Is it ok to stop your journey to start a new different one? Is it ok if you will give up, if it will save you from any pain?-

Zane woke up peacefully from his room. This is his first time waking up late since they pull an all-nighter for them to finish his school work. Even though it is tiring he is happy since Henry helped him. He headed to the living room to check if Henry is already awake but no one's there. He tried knocking at his door but no one answered. He roamed at their unit to search for Henry but he failed. It is unusual that Henry woke up earlier than him so he is quite unsure what to conclude. As he headed to the kitchen he saw a note at the top of the table.

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I will go for a short exercise outside. I actually wanna do it with you but I don't want to wake you up dude.

-Henry

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Zane smiled as he read the memo. For him it is still like a dream to live with Henry like this. He was able to have quality time with him and that is all because of Jayce. He happily hums as he prepares all of the things he needed for him to cook for breakfast. He grabbed his phone to look at the new recipe he wants to cook, and even though it will take a lot of time and effort, he wants to learn it for Henry. Ever since, he is contented with his cooking skills but right now he just want to step up. He doesn't want to feed Henry with noodles all day. Thankfully it is Sunday and they don't need to rush for an early class making Zane comfortable while he studies the recipe. Right now he wants to prepare an apple pie but since their equipment is only limited, he was unable to make a whole piece as planned. In the end all he can cook is two pieces, which makes him disappointed.

"It is fine. I think one piece for each person is fine."

He said while preventing himself to chuckle, since he is imagining Henry's face once he feels disappointed with the small portioned meal.

Meanwhile, Henry was about to head back to their unit when he saw Jeraldine waiting again in front of the condominium. He was about to ignore her since he felt guilty about what happened last night, but Jeraldine saw him and started approaching him.

"Hey, what happened last night?"

Jeraldine asked casually, making Henry confused. 'Is she not mad at me?' – Henry asked himself in his mind while trying to read the situation.

"Last night I don't know what happened to you, but can we continue our conversation right now?"

Jeraldine said, since Henry didn't reply to her first question.

"O-Of course."

Henry said as he snapped out.

"Nice, let's go back there."

Jeraldine said while trying to point at the bench near the pond where they were sitting last night. They went there like what they did yesterday, but this time Henry felt different. He can feel that Jeraldine is a lot calmer, which he finds weird since he left her yesterday. As soon as they sat at the bench Jeraldine started talking, as if she was ready this time.

"Look I'm sorry about what happen last time and yesterday. I am so immature, I can't control my emotion and I hate it. Please forgive me, I love you and I don't want to lose you."