one and only (Editing)

the new beginning

"Baby..." Adrian gulped.

He had been calling me baby since few days ago although I have refused for like thousand times already. Somehow it was comforting and I would admit that I loved being called baby.

I raised my left eyebrows as I saw his cheeks turned red.

"You look so beautiful in that!" he exclaimed. He admired me from the top of my head to my toe. He obviously so amazed with me wearing the dark green jumpsuit paired with a kitten heels, also in dark green.

"Thanks to you," I winked at him to remind him that these clothes I was wearing were all his ideas. He spent his whole last Saturday to help me choosing the best outfits for our big day.

"Oh well, thanks to me too," he chuckled. "But you will look good no matter what you are wearing," he said making my cheeks turned scarlet.

I punched his arms playfully before tucking my hair behind my ear, acting all feminine.

He shook his head slowly still adoring every inches of me before he slowly offered his right hand to me.

"Ready?" he asked with his deep calming voice.

I nodded and took his hand. He led the way straight to his car when mom appeared at the front door, said something with a half shouting tone.

"See you there!"

I waved at her and papa who suddenly joined mom outside.

"How about Mrs. Jeckel and Mr. Jeckel?" I asked him, referring to his parents.
"They would be joining us later on too, like Mrs and Mr Alan," Adrian answered me.

As Adrian drove exiting the gate of my house, he took a quick look and grabbed my hand before gently clutched it near his chest. "I'm so lucky that I can celebrate today's event with someone so amazing like you," he uttered softly.

I rolled my eyes but still maintaining my smile. "But I'm luckier," I said, enough to make him laughed happily.

Adrian then gave his fully focus on the road and I used that time properly to check my phone, thinking about replying all the congratulations wishes coming from all relatives, teachers and also my friends.

I have finished to reply most of the wishes and talked to Eleanor on the phone for a few minutes when my eyes suddenly met a very rare message that I have skipped to read before as the sender was using an unknown number. It caught my attention since the sender used a profile picture with a familiar background. It was Randy's beach house.

I tapped on the message with the speed of light and read the message carefully.

Unknown number: Hello, Elisha. It's me, Olivia. Warmest congratulations on your graduation. I'm sorry that I can't make it to your graduation ceremony but Randy will be there and I have told him to give your graduation gift from me to you"

And a cute green love emoji followed the message. But the cute emoji didn't comfort me as I turned pale and sighed heavily without realising it. As expected, Adrian found that sigh coming from me was disturbing as he looked at me with obvious curious-worry painted on his face.

Without needing Adrian to ask me, I answered his curiosity that I knew he would have. "You'll see Randy around today."

His expression tightened.

"Olivia Relim-soon to be Olivia Stell-texted me to congratulate me and she also the one who informed me that Randy will be there," I added.

Adrian calmed himself as he now understand that it was nobody's fault that Randy would be coming. He's a friend of mine after all.