Chapter 3 Three

ALDREN

"What time is it?" I asked Crystal, but there was no response on my question. I looked at my side and I saw her looking at the direction where the chocolate fountain was placed, I leaned a little bit closer to her ears

"Hey!" she jumped a little on where she was standing and slapped my arm and annoyed on what I did "Is it my fault? you didn't listen"

"What do you want?!" she said pissed, this is so funny. I asked her what time is it and she glared at me "What do you mean? You have a flicking watch, on your left wrist. Why do you want me to tell the time?!-"

"It's broken" I cut her off, she looks like a mad duckling right now "Now, what" the time?"

"Aish, it's almost 7:20, why?" she smiled at me with his charm smile, but I know that smile she can't fool me.

"Don't you dare smile at me like that, you're ugly. You know what you're wearing, right? You look like a mad duckling drowned in the pond; you know guests are coming. Go upstairs and change and help Amanda"

"Eh? What did you say? " she acted like she really didn't hear what I said, she puts her hand on her ear and repeats what she said

"I said go up and change-"

"Say what" what the? She sticks out her tongue teasing me and leans back on her chair 'I'm not going to change, I already looked good in what I wear-"

"I said go up and change!" I raised my voice a little at her causing her to scare a little "Don't you get it?" she stood up glaring at me crossing her arms "What?!"

"Ugly giraffe" she went inside and climbed upstairs leaving me shocked at what she said, I stood up and looked at her and she gave me a monkey face and ran fast. That duckling, she's lucky she's, my cousin.

"Excuse me" I turned around and looked at the person that calls my attention, he was wearing a black suit without a tie, and a small box that he's carrying on his hands. I looked at him standing there a meter from me and stare at him.

"Yes?"

"Hey, do you, uhm remember me?" I put my hands on my pockets and looked at him up and down.

"No, who are you for me to remember?" I said, his eyes grew a bit wide and clears his throat, he took a deep breath like he's going to swim in front of me or something.

"Hey woah, calm down. That's a deep breath there, I was just asking who you are, I'm not going to let you swim." I walked a little bit closer at him "Why, who are you?"

"I'm Amanda's friend, the name's Tyson, remember?" Tyson. I scanned him again until the small box on his hand caught my attention

"So, it's you, Tyson. What's that?" I pointed at the box "Is that a gift, for her?"

"Well, yeah." I nodded "It's for her"

"Really?" he nodded and smiled a bit "So, where's mine?"

"E-Excuse me?" I was just jokingly asking but, it's funny how you see his face slowly turning into pale "Well uhm, I didn't know that-"

"I was just messing with you, you're so formal" I said "Loosen up, you're scaring me"

"Aldren, she's here" I heard Crystal's voice from inside the house, I turned around and saw them walking down stairs, I saw Amanda, holding into Crystal's hand tightly, she was so innocently beautiful, as she walks towards me, I can't help smiling looking at my sister.

"Amanda, hey" I said and they stopped walking, she smiled when she heard my voice calling her name "You look beautiful, tonight"

"Really?" she asked "You mean it?"

"I mean it, you're pretty beautiful" I elbowed Tyson beside me, I looked at him grunting holding his stomach "Right, Tyson?"

"W-what do you mean? She really is beautiful" I stopped and looked at him

"What are you talking about?"

"Who was that?" I turned to Amanda "Are you with a friend? "

"Actually, no" I said "It was your friend, Amanda"

"Hey, Happy birthday"

"So, let me guess. My brother invited you?" I looked at Tyson and he does the same at me too, and I just rolled my eyes on him.

"Well, you can say that." He said "Amanda, I have something to say to you."

"Really what's that-"

"Yeah, what's that?" I interrupted him and I stare at him in the eye, I saw that mad duckling doing a face palm and I just ignored her. Tyson looked at me, confused "What? I just want to know too"

"I just want to give this gift, to your sister"

"Oh, you just can give it to me and she'll open it later-" someone got the box on my hand and gave it back to Tyson

"Well, we just leave you two here. Okay, Amanda? Tyson?" She said while pushing me forward "Just you guys don't be late in the event!"

"Hey! Duckling! Where do you think you're taking me?!" I whined "You can't just drag me away from my sister, what if something bad will happen?"

"Hey, if you think something bad will happen to her, you wouldn't invite that Tyson guy in the first place." She said in a serious tone "And plus, she's Amanda's friend, right? Trust me, nothing will happen"

I just looked at her face panting from pushing me away from them, she is now wearing formal clothes. I let out a sigh, and fixed my suit blazer and looked at her, she's still glaring at me.

"What?!"

"I know what you're thinking"

"Then keep thinking" I walked a little and stood halfway from where my sister and Tyson is standing and called out Tyson, he immediately looked back at me.

"I'm watching you" I said while doing that hand gesture, eye to eye "Watching you"

"Okay, let's go. Keep your neck out of their conversation now, let's go"