Chapter 9 Ep 9

"My eyes still clear, Elaida! He is looking for you every Sunday He is following you last night. Do you think he is not interested in you? Are you blind?" Mylene said.

"My, I don't want to think about it. And besides, I don't want to expect it. What do you want me to think? Look at him, from head to toe, his skin his clothes, he is from a prominent family. I will not be surprised if he is one of the De Vera family." I said in a serious tone. Mylene was stunned and blink her eyes.

"I-i didn't think about it, Elaida." Mylene gasps and covers her mouth. She looked at me.

"See? You are overwhelmed about your feelings, but you overlooked some matter." I said.

"Yeah, you sound right, I missed that matter. De Vera? Do you mean in Bren City?" Mylene said.

"I am not sure but I think his face is similar to that prominent family in Bren. But you are the one who is good at celebrity and current events, right? So you know it. Try to recall in your memory, maybe it was suppressed." I said.

"Okay, wait..." She said. She gets her laptop and opened it.

"Hey, hold on. What if I am right, he is De Vera? And come to think of it, Henry is a De Vera, too. What will you do if Henry is also a De Vera?" I asked her.

"Well, I-i...I don't know what to do." She said in her low voice. I sighed.

"H-how about you, Elaida? What will you do if Leandro is from a De Vera clan?" Mylene asked me. I stared at her.

"I don't want to do anything to those rich men or families," I said to her.

"Why?" She asked curiously.

"I just don't like to be associated with them as simple as that," I replied. I shrugged my shoulder.

"But what if...if you and Leandro fall in love with each other and Leandro are from the De Vera family, will you stay with him or fight your love for him?" Mylene asked.

"I will stay away from him even it is hurt," I replied without expression.

"Oh, God?! Really? You can do that?" She asked.

"You questioned me, I answered you, maybe that is enough," I said.

She shut her mouth. Get the chippy, opened it, and munch it. She searched about the De Ver family on her laptop while I take a nap. I didn't realize that my sleep had deepened. I just don't even know what Mylene's research on the De Vera families has accomplished. All I knew was that my consciousness had traveled in a dream.

In my dream, I saw Leandro standing in white, and staring intently at me. He is under the beautiful cherry tree. The cherry leaves are falling off. Leandro raised one hand and I reached for it. I walk in the beautiful white dress and a bunch of flowers in my hand. There, ran a girl and a boy and they surrounded us Like me, the girl has a flower wreath made of cherry leaves. They are giggling.

"Mommy! Mommy!" Said the little boy.

"Mommy, let us go to daddy, don't keep him waiting, please." The girl said. My words stuck in my mouth.

"It's alright, love. Your mommy doesn't keep me waiting. See we are holding each other's hand." Leandro said to the little girl. I was confused. Why my dream like this as I am staring at him. I want to say something but I don't have a voice in my dream.

Mylene woke me up.

"Hey, Elaida! Elaida! Wake up. I have something to show you, wake up!" Mylene said.

I was disoriented because of my dream, so I stared at the ceiling first and blink my eyes trying to think if I am still dreaming.

"Hey, wake up, come on. See this." Mylene said. I was back to my senses. I woke up and sit at the corner of the bed. I rubbed my eyes.

"What is it?" I asked her. I still feel sleepy.

"Look at these pictures," Mylene said.

I looked at the pictures, there was a picture of a boy who looked like Leandro and a family picture of the De Veras, as well as Henry. We looked at each other.

"D-do you think he is Leandro?" I asked her. She nods.

"Do you think he is Henry?" Mylene said. I nod, too.

"Take a look at their latest pictures," I said.

"I already did that but I did not see any or found any," Mylene replied.

"Oh! Are you sure?" I asked.

"Yes, I am 100% sure," Mylene said.

"I don't know what to think. They should at least have the latest picture." I said obliviously.

"I think so but what if they make it private?" Mylene said.

"It's possible. Maybe they want privacy, some rich men like that." I replied.

"Or maybe they were look-alike. Unless we see their pictures when they were young." Mylene said.

"It's possible," I answered her.

"So what if?" Mylene said.

"Well, it gives me a headache to think about that. I want to take lunch. Let's eat." I said.

"Yeah, why should we worry about the things that are not yet happened? Let's get crossed the bridge when we get there." Mylene finally said. And we stood up to the kitchen to eat our lunch.

At night, as I promise to my father, I go back home. Violeta frowned when I came home.

"Hmp, the nomadic child. Good and you still know how to go home to this house? " Violeta said. I raised my brow.

"Oh, step-mom. How is your day? Isn't good? The moon looks round, ah. Do you have a problem again? Well, I don't have a solution to your problem and that full moon that makes you crazy, there is nothing I can do about it. Suit your crazy shit. " I retorted.

He glared at me. I just mocked her and I go upstairs to my bedroom. Since I was full already, I change to my sleepwear and sleep.