Ginger hugged her friend very tight when they had arrived in the videoke bar.
“Where did you go? We were looking for you to accompany us.” As she addressed.
“I am certainly wandering in the seashore.” Althaea in a brief answer and Gin is nodded in response.
“Alright. I think we should have a sit.” As she invited to sear together with her friends. They are going towards when Althaea have seen Greige is preoccupied with a conversation to her twin.
A few moments, Athena noticed her so she run and grabbed her a hug.
“Where have you been earlier? We’re looking for you here. I’m still excited for you to join singing.” Athena asked as they parted to each other. “I didn’t even tell Mom and Dad know about it because I’m sure they’ll be more worried and they won’t be able to enjoy this party.”
“I am just strolling along the shore.” Althaea explained, after all the guy she loves is ignoring her presence.
Now that looks like she’s not existing. Despite of what she had experienced for him that is the most painful for her.
Granting the fact that this is what she needed, Greige should avoid and overlook at her. Now, the man already did it. She all realized that was her faults but admitted to endure the heartache. The lady will sacrifice this feeling for a sake of Athena indeed it is hurting much. It will be ok but purposely not to compromise their relationship with her sister is that what she doesn’t want to happen.
“Do you sing, don’t you? It has been many years I can’t hear your beautiful voice, my dear sister.” Athena said and called her boyfriend to lend the songbook. “Here! I wanted you….” It desisted when she suddenly spoken.
“Yes, I do but it seems I am not in the mood. Sorry, Thena.” Althaea a gently answered, so her sister’s smile faded.
“But why? We have to enjoy this our birthday celebration sis all day.” She is asking in a confusion. “What happened to you, anyway? You look sad.”
“She isn’t in a state of mind probably, so we should let her stay for a while.” As Zen interrupts to rationalize the situation and pointed their seats in the edge.
He knew that Greige is the reason, perhaps, why his partner acting this way. He is jealous because Althaea’s attention is towards him which not like before that he is only one adoring by her. He has full of regrets in granting Althaea to impersonate as her sister. Maybe this time, the woman he treasured will not love him anymore. But Zen still hoping that Althaea’s feelings will return as before. It might be an infatuation on what her girlfriend feels for Greige.
“Sorry, sis.” The lady repeated as she followed her boyfriend to grab a seat.
“Whatever, I understand!” Athena groaned with a rolling eyes instead she must consider her twin.
“How about you, brad?” Xavier said as referring to Zen. “What song do you want? Hugot song?” He smirked and scolded his friend instead.
“Crazy! No way, Xav.” He opposed.
“Really?” Xavier giggled. “I guess you want to, lol.”
A few minutes, Greige intruded to their conversation. “I would sing.”
All the people in the videoke bar caught their attention, especially Althaea so she leaned on him, same with Zen same that also looked to her face.
Now playing ONLY LOVE BY TRADEMARKS.
Zen is familiarized with the song that was the genre he interested too. He sensed that Greige sing it for Althaea.
Afterwards, it followed by another song entitled, “WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL BY RONAN KEATING.
The lady stunned as watching Greige but Zen invited her getting outside to make her a surprise. It is a birthday gift.
“Wow, bracelet.” Althaea startled.
“You like it?” asked Zen with a smile on his face.
“Yes, I love it.” Then she kept close to her boyfriend as holding the bracelet, the gift.
It was the late evening when Althaea got outside for fresh air. She came alone in the seashore and silently feel the breeze. She can’t expect that Greige is the only one who didn’t give her a gift. It was sad because the man she loved is didn’t care for her. It wounded the lady that is never had a connection for them.
She wiped the tears pouring until there was a familiar voice, unanticipatedly spoken.
“Freezing here. Why are you still outside?” He said.
“I can’t sleep so I came here to refresh my mind.” Althaea replied. It has part of her heart she was happy to see him again which have a time talk to each other but it seems not good in regards to his voice.
“Same, can’t sleep too.” She glanced at the man that would sit beside her. She couldn’t avoid herself to stare on him.
“It’s a coincidence that we meet each other again in two. We are giving a chance to talk either.” Greige leaned Althaea and got something from his pocket. It was a small box and gave it to her.
“My gift to you, Cassidy. Happy Birthday!” It made her surprise when received the gift that came from him.
She opened to see what’s on inside and it was a silver necklace which formed by heart and inscribing the word, ‘i love you’. She really flattered deep inside yet trying to hide it.
“Thank you.” She answered in a crack.
“I am glad you like the gift. Actually, I really wanted to give that to you. There is uncertain because you are with your boyfriend and I am with my girlfriend. However, I am very thankful that has a time for me to give that necklace to you being as how…..”
He paused in seconds. “You are so much important to me, Cas. Until now, I am still loving you.” Althaea’s smile quickly fade when she heard those words. “I have tried to forget but it can’t because I adored you.” He said in with pouring eyes.
“Please, Cas give me a chance. I want to escape you from this struggle.” It was the reason Althaea stood and left him, but Greige followed her.
“Are you crazy? We will escape?” Althaea said sarcastically with a loud voice.
“Yes, I am crazy because of you, Cassidy that I can’t forget the way we are before.” He held her arms neverthless Althaea gave in.
“I shall go now.” As Althaea was stepping away from him but he touched her again.
“No. Please stay and don’t leave me.” Greige begging for her, but Althaea ignored him and run away.
She called her name, but she didn’t leaned on back. The lady continues sobbing as she is treading towards her room.
Althaea astounded when she saw Zen standing in front. She wind up and speak, “Hubby?” As her voice trembling. “You’re here.” Althaea hoping to make everything will be ok.
“I knew it already. You don’t have to explain it. Recently, I have watched you together.” Zen was in pain to see her woman he treasured with, has feelings to another guy.
He knows Althaea is just ignoring that, but seems obvious to him. The way she stares for Greige, there’s something more revealing than the truth.
“Sorry, I didn’t expect that we met there anyhow. I stayed away from him.” Althaea explained.
“You don’t need to apologize because I understand that you loved him and not me anymore.” Zen is sobbing while uttering those words. “I knew it already from the start, how you fixate Greige is really strange at all. Why you don’t tell me about it?”
Althaea hugged Troezen as if doesn’t proceed with his next statement.
“Don’t mind me, Althaea. Don’t deny your feelings to that guy.” Zen responded with a teared eyes.
“Hubby….” Althaea stated.
“No matter what happens, I am holding on to you. I will not leave you although it is not me anymore who filled your heart. Here, hoping that let your feelings back like before.” He kissed the lady’s forehead as a sign of his respect for her.
“I am happy to see your joy even-though I am hurting.” Zen continued.
“But…..” The man interrupted as Althaea has spoken. He fairly covered her by his arms to release temporarily the pain.
“Stop it now. Keep silent.” As Zen mouthed. “I think we must better go to our room now.” The man sent the lady into her room afterwards to take a rest. Greige is watching them from a far with full of jealousy and frustration on his face.
He can’t avoid it. He cried silently. “I was still believed in loving you, Cassidy. I’ll never give up and will wait for longer just to love me back, never stay away from me since I realized now that my heart is precedently find someone a girl like you.” Greige said as the image of the two disappeared on his sight