Chapter 1

"What are you doing here? I told you I don't like you, so stop following me around...kid." He rolled his eyes and walked passed me, slightly bumped my shoulder.

I was just looking at the ground, trying to hide the tears that are starting to form in my eyes. I am still holding the box of cookies that he threw in the trashbin earlier.

"Hey, Lei are you okay? What did that douchebag did to you again?" I immediately looked at the person whose still panting beside me. My bestfriend Mia is looking at me with so much concern in her eyes.

Seeing those worried look, I can't help but to burst in tears and hugged her tightly. She silently returned that hug and gently pat my back.

"Shh...it's okay, I told you there are still a lot of boys that are more worth it with your love and effort, just...just give up on reaching that Light." She said, still patting my back.

"But I love him, the first time I laid my eyes on him I know that I will love him this much. If I could just dictate my heart to love someone else I would do it...you know how much I tried." Remebering how he cruelly throw the cookies I made overnight earlier just made me weep again.

Mia just sighed and looked at me with that defeated look.

"Lei, we're just 17, we are still in highschool. The best thing we could do in these years is to enjoy our life. Everything will fall in place at the right time. If Light is really for you, there will be a perfect time for that. Let's not rush things." She explained again, it seems that she is very frustrated with me right now.

Realizing what she is saying, I just nodded at her. She sighed again and help me stand straight. She just gave the destroyed cookies to the stray dogs we walked passed on the sidewalk. Then throw the box in the near garbage can. We walked in a near bench in the park and made me sit there.

"Just sit there first okay, don't you dare run away or something cause you're so harf to find." Still with tears in my eyes, I can't help but to chuckle when she glared at me and pointed her fingers in her eyes then into mine.

I just looked at her jogged at a nearby store to buy something, I don't know what it is.

I just sit there, looking at the children paying in the playground. I got fond watching a little boy who is widely smiling while pushing the swing ridden by a little girl who is also cheekily smiling. They are so cute. I was so immersed looking at them that I didn't notice a little boy whose been beside me.

He was just silently looking at me, I smiled at him and he returned that smile. He is holding a white handkerchief and a bar of chocolate.

He offered it to me and I gladly take it. I smiled again to him and he just nod. His face is familiar and that aura of him reminds me of someone I can't remember.

"Sorry, please don't cry", he suddenly said. I knotted my forehead and looked at him, he still has that poker face and even before those words would register in my head he immediately run away. I was so stunned that I haven't had the chance to chase him to even give my thanks or to return his hanky.

I can now see Mia walking towards me that I just shrugged it off what the little boy said earlier, maybe that was not for me, but I'm the only person near him.

"Hear drink some water first to calm you down,wait...did you just bought a hanky and a chocolate while I'm not here? I told you to stay aren't I?" She was nagging like a mom again.

"No, I was just here all the time. A little boy gave it to me." Thinking about that familiar face of the little boy make me smile again.

"Wow, that boy must've been so annoyed by your ugly face that he give you a hanky to cover that" She then laughed, I just snorted and rolled my eyes at her, she really has a way to bully me sometimes.

She handed me the ice cream she bought along the water and we just ate there while talking about things.

Looking at her smiling face, I am really thankful to have a very supportive and caring bestfriend. I know Mia has her own problems too with her family but she is so strong and just hide all the pain inside. Sometimes I just want to cry for her.

We finished eating the ice cream when she stand up.

"Come' on lets go home, I'll have a sleepover in your house later. I miss the dishes cook by Nana Sena." She said and then grabbed my hand that made me stand up too.

"Mia..." I gently said while I clasped my hand with hers. She looked at me and knotted her forehead.

"Thank you" I said, now teary-eyed again. She smiled and patted my head.

"Uwuuu...my Lei is so mushy right now, you know I will always be with you right?" I nodded and hugged her in her belly.

"You and Nana Sena are my family, my own is slowly breaking right now and I am only holding unto you and Nana Sena so please, don't leave me okay?" She said, I can hear her faint sobs that made my tears to fall again.

My mom and dad died when I was 7, I only have my grandmother with me Nana Sena. The day of my parents burial I met Mia, the little girl I've give my extra hanky that time when I ran into the park to cry my heart out because of my parents' death. She was also crying that time because her mom and dad are always fighting. I brought her with into our house and Nana let her eat there. Since then we became best of friends and is always inseparable.

"Come on let's go home" She smiled and dragged me to walked in our house. It was just blocks aways from the park so we usually just enjoy walking.

We walked passed by the convenience store where Mia bought the goods earlier, I was about to get inside to buy some chips and stuffs for our sleepover.

I was pushing the glass door when I stopped in my tracks after seeing those piercing eyes who seems to be looking at the girl beside him.

Leandro Knight Everitt or Light is sitting at one of the high stool in the store. Beside is a beautiful girl whose babbling something to him. He seems to be so bored.

I haven't notice I was still holding the door and looking at him when Mia, whose so oblivious to the things around her and so busy with her phone, slightly pushed me to enter to the store.

But before I glanced away to him, his eyes suddenly meet mine. I am not sure but I faintly saw some recognition in his eyes and somewhat sadness but it immediately turned into cold piercing look again.

Feeling the pain again, I just retreated and drag Mia away from the store.

"What are you doing? You said we'll buy some stuffs for later?" She innocently asked. I just shrugged and smiled faintly at her.

"Let's just buy at the other store near in our house, I think the one I need wad not there." I said silently prayibg she would buy my excuse.

I just sighed in relief when she nodded and turn her attention again in her phone.

I looker again at the store and was stunned when I saw Light is looking directly at me. I just turned away and was so eager to drag Mia to our home.

My heart is beating so fast just because of him looking at me.

I just sighed again, thinking how deep fallen I am to him.

How deeply fallen I am to Light.

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