"This is," I whispered softly while looking around.
"A normal room," I added to myself. It looked like a simple living room. I didn't see anything special here, but I saw a large picture frame attached to the wall.
A whole little family. A couple who obviously live a luxurious life and have a boy and a girl in their midst. If I look closely, I seem to know them.
Familiar faces but no matter how much I jog my memory, I can't remember anyone I've met who looks like this. I got a bit of a headache wondering who they were so I sat on the sofa first.
This room is obviously well taken care of, very clean. Not even dust around. I still remember Warren saying that he had never been here. Is he hiding something from me? I clenched my fist as I thought that maybe he was just playing a trick on me.
I wandered around and saw other pictures. I looked at them one by one, all of the characters are the same except for one picture. I don't know what should I do.
That's a picture with me and joshua. We are still children. Four of us took a photo together.
Joshua and I have two girls and a boy in the picture. I let go of the picture and it fell to the ground. I got a headache. I don't know what to do with so much pain that it seems like my head is splitting open.
"Argh!" I grabbed the table for support but my whole body went weak. I don't remember what happened because the whole area was dark.
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I slowly opened my eyes and saw pure white. Wait, I'm dead? But I'm pretty sure I'm in hell if that's what happened.
I got up, I immediately saw Warren sleeping soundly and resting his head on the bed while sitting.
"Warren, wake up," I whispered as I ran my hand through his hair. He didn't wake up so I shook his shoulder a little then he woke up.
"W-wifey!" it opened happily and smiled broadly at me.
"I'm happy to see you awake, Wifey. You had a fever while you were sleeping, I was so worried!" he said tearfully.
"Really?" I whispered and touched my forehead to feel it.
"Eck, I can't feel it like this," I whispered and was about to lower my hand when Warren touched it.
"Eh?" I was surprised when Warren suddenly sat on the edge of the bed and brought his serious face closer to mine. In shock, I closed my eyes as if expecting him to kiss me.
But instead of my lips, I felt a hard thing touching my forehead.
"Hmm, it looks like your fever is gone, Wifey," he said and got back. Oh yeah, I almost forgot that he was a child. How embarrassing.
"Why are you still blushing," he asked in surprise so I looked away but I was surprised to see who else was in the room with us. Rechelle and Yuhan holding back their laughter. WTF?
"What are you doing here?" I yelled at them but no one answered their calls.
"Yuhan?" I yelled at Yuhan in annoyance so he straightened up for a while.
"S-sorry, Warren was the one who called me in the middle of the night. You should be grateful," he said.
I looked at Warren who was smiling next to me while holding my hand. "I was really worried about you when I saw you unconscious in the library," he said and put my hand on his cheek.
"Yuhan, Rachelle can you go outside first?" I said to them seriously. Rachelle nodded and left easily.
"Date well," Yuhan said with a smile before leaving.
"Where exactly did you find me, Warren?" I asked Warren again.
"At the very bottom," he admitted. "Sorry I lied in front of Yuhan and Rechelle."
"I see, why are you hiding that thing? Do you know what the pictures on that room means?" I ask seriously.
"Dad told me to tell you only when we get married." I frowned at what he said.
"The truth is, papa is not really my daddy. My daddy is really different. Papa is just my dad's brother, but they hide that, I don't know why," he explained.
"I understand. But do you remember the pictures in that room?" I asked, but he shook his head.
"I-I don't remember. I was still small that time," he said and raised his hand to signal that he was still small.
"Why are you lying?" The shock in his eyes was obvious at my question.
"N-no..." he whispered nervously. After a while he came to face me with tearful eyes.
"Sorry, Wifey," he said.
"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Get some rest," I said and patted the bed next to me.
"y-you're not mad?" I was a little surprised when he mentioned it. Why is it fine with me?
"You must have gone trough a lot, everything is fine, I will protect you," I whispered and kissed him on the head. He hugged me and nodded.
I know it's all in the past and maybe we were really close when we were kids. Because Joshua is my childhood friend. But there's a part of me that wants to know what's true. I can only ask one person.
Joshua.
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The next day, I immediately visited Joshua's house. I don't know his phone number so I can't call him.
But my ex best friend opened the gate to me, none other than Tianna. Her expression immediately turned bitter when she saw me.
"The h*ck are you doing here?" he asked annoyed.
"None of your business. Where's your boyfriend?" I asked irritated.
"You know you're going to someone else's boyfriend's house. Don't you have any shame?"
"Oh please, Tianna. No one wants to steal your boyfriend," I said annoyed as I stopped myself from hitting her without damaging her face.
"Rafa?" we both turned to the one who called me. None other than, Joshua.
"Oh, you're finally here, when are you free. There are things I need to confirm from you," I asked him directly.
"Shameless, how dare you ask my boyfriend out in front of me?" Tianna growled but I ignored her.
"Tonight, I can. About what?" Joshua asked confused, completely ignoring Tianna.
"Okay," I whispered and wrote down the time and address where we would meet.
"Be sure to show up." I turned my back on both of them and returned to my car then drove away from that place.
With Tianna's attitude, there will definitely be trouble, so I changed the day of the meeting. When Tianna will be busy so there will be no trouble.
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"So, what do you want?" asked by Joshua.
"What's up with these?" I showed him the picture of the four of us with Warren and an unknown girl.
"Where did you get this?" he asked in shock and held the picture.
"Doesn't matter. What I want to know is when was this shot and what was my relationship with Warren before I met him months ago," I asked directly.
"It's 15 years ago. Warren's sister's 7th birthday. There is nothing special about this picture. It was just taken by our parents who used to be friends," he answered.
"I see." It doesn't feel right. I don't know why this picture has such a big impact on me.
"Is that really all?" I'm sure there is something more.
"Seriously did you really call me out here just to ask about this stupid picture?" he asked irritatedly.
"My apologies, I'm leaving." I stood up and took the picture back. I was about to leave when I remembered.
"What exactly is Warren's sister's birthday, and where is she now?" I asked again.
"J-June 27," Joshua answered hesitantly. I know that day. That was the day my mom died.
"Also the day Warren's sister died." I was stunned by what I heard.
"Do you know anything else?" I still ask.
"I only heard all this from dad. I don't know what really happened that day." he said.
I don't know what to do. I was very surprised by what happened. I don't remember anything he said.
Is there really no deep reason why Warren is clingy to me? It was the first time we met, he wanted to be with me and he didn't want to let me go. What is really true?
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I decided not to tell Warren everything I heard. I momentarily forgot about that matter and focused on Yuhan's upcoming mission. A few days later, that day came.
I am now with Warren who is preparing to attend the birthday party of the Gov.
"Wifey, look. How do I look?" Warren asked me excitedly while signing the piece.
"You look handsome," I replied with a smile.
"Thank you, Wifey, you are also very beautiful tonight," he said.
"I'm always pretty," I said and winked at him making him blush.
"You guys ready?" Yuhan asked.