93Marissa opened her eyes and could see she was still in Colin's roomShe turned to the other side of the bed and there was Colin still asleepA smile appeared on her face as she stared at his handsome and babyish faceShe couldn't wait for him to be awake so she can tease him about how he was going to resist her but ended up giving inIt was actually cute of him.She scoffed as she moved closer and locked their hands together, the movement woke Colin up"You are awake " She said, not ready to take her eyes off him"Yes" Colin smiled, staring back at herThere was silence for a minute, like all they just wanted was to spend the whole day looking at each other's faces without saying a word"Aren't you going to say something?" Colin broke the one minute silence "Well.... What should I say? Should I talk about how grateful I am for your room being soundproofed? You got me screaming""Naughty" Colin snickered "Why did you come here?""Isn't it obvious? Because I missed you""What if you
94Axel and Jenny, together with Jenny's parents all sat in the dining room eatingAxel had traveled to Islighton with Marissa but they departed as Marissa went to Colin's house and he made his way to Jenny's house.He had called Jenny and she had sent the address of her home to him, he was excited as hurriedly took a cab thinking she lives alone but to his disappointment, Jenny still lives with her parents.Mrs Rodman was the one who opened the door for him and he introduced himself as Jenny's friendSince then, she has been acting so nice and kind to himAs if he would bring good fortune or something."So your name is Axel? How old are you?" Mr Rodman l, Jenny's father started question"I am 26 years old" Axel replied with a nervous smileOf course he was nervousWhy in the world were they questioning him"He is handsome" Mrs Rodman grinned and served him more of the pasta they were eating "Do you have a girlfriend?""Why are you asking him that?" Jenny blinked"What's wrong with me
95"He told you to take something from me?" Marissa arched her brow wondering what property of Jackson Dream she has with her"And what should that be?" Axel asked, wrenching the words out of her mouth"A ledger" the man replied"A ledger?" Marissa was once again, perplexedAs far as she knows, she does not have any ledger in her possession"What ledger?" Colin pulled the hair of the man making him to wince in pain"I do not know""Really? If I can't make you speak then Jenny should be able to" Colin made signal to Jenny who started stretching herself again"I swear I do not know what ledger it is" the man started pleading "Please spare me, I only did what I was ordered to do"He glanced at Jenny who had a smirk on her faceJenny's punch was a hard one, no one would survive ten of itHe just wanted to get out of there without receiving any more threat"You work for us, how could you suddenly switch to the Jackson Dream side?" Axel scoffed in disbelief"I didn't do it because I wanted
96"Now I think you are much more better for me compared to colin" Ariana grinned"What?" Axel arched his brow "What are you saying?""What am I saying? I am saying you are much more handsome and well built, you look like a perfect husband material" She winkedAxel scoffed in disbelief, he looked around him to be sure if she was by any chance talking to someone elseHe didn't just get itWhy would she suddenly approach him and start saying something like that?.It seems she is giving up on Colin probably because of his illness but why in the world is her next target him?."Excuse me" he scratched the tip of his nose, thinking of how to place his next statement in a way that won't hurt anyone "Are you not engaged to Colin?""Of course I am" Ariana smirked "But very soon the engagement would be called off""Why?""Because I do not wish to get married to a person with a short lifespan."He was rightShe is dumping Colin because of his illness"Then how certain are you that I am not someo
97After using his drugs, Colin changed into his pijamas and turned off the lights in his room, ready to go bed when someone stormed inIt would be no other person than EmeraldHe sighed as he turned on the lights and folded his arms, giving her a 'What?' look."Where is Marissa?" She asked"I gave her a room to sleep, since someone I know won't let her go back home" Colin glared"Why would I let her go? You need her""I am fine on my own""Yes you are, but you are much more better with Marissa around" Emerald grinned "By the way, how was the movie?""Romeo and Juliet? Seriously Emerald? The whole world has probably seen the movie so why would you make us watch that again?""I am not sure, why did I make you guys watch that?" Emerald tapped her chin but sarcasm was obvious in her voice "Probably because you two seems like Romeo and Juliet to me""We are not like them" Colin scoffed in disbelief "in the end they both died""It doesn't matter""It does""How about you try giving yoursel
98"Did you fight with your brother again?" Shawn asked as she and Emerald sat in the garden"Don't call him that, he is not my brother" Emerald sniffed back her tears"You say that everytime you guys fight but in the end, I am sorry to break it to you, he is your brother""He shouldn't have been my brother, I hate him so much. He almost killed me""Aren't all siblings like that? One time we love each other, the next time we hate each other. You just have to forgive him""I know but it's different this time. We fight almost everyday and in the end we make up but I've never seen Colin this furious""Jenny told me it's just one of the symptoms of lung cancer""I don't care if it is a symptom of lung cancer, he should always try to control it!" Emerald blurted out as her eyes got teary again"See, you do care about him""I don't!""You are just like him, you both don't like to admit your feelings""Don't compare me to him, we are both different" Emerald sniffed again.She tilted up her h
100Marissa continued to run after Martin who was faster than expectedAxel was not left behind, immediately Marissa started to run, he took to his heels tooThe two were far away from him but that didn't make him give upWhat if he does and Marissa get lost in Islighton, it's not her town so she probably does not know a lot of places thereAnd it's not like he himself was familiar with anywhere in Islighton but would it not be much more better if they both get lost?Rather than just Marissa getting lost.Fortunately for them all, Marissa caught up with Martin just before they would be more far away from the hospital She dragged him to an Alley where there was no oneIt was a perfect place to interrogate himThere would be no distraction and punishing him would be more easy"Let go of me" he groaned in pain as Marissa grabbed his hair from behind "What are you doing here? Why are you here?" Marissa was panting heavily and probably in need of fresh air and water"This is a free world
101Marissa and Axel drove back to Hackney, both looked as if trying to solve puzzles in their headsIn less than an hour, they were homeEntering the house, they were going to depart and go to their rooms when Marissa suddenly started a conversation"You know you are pretty good at seducing ladies, right?" "Is that what you've been thinking about the whole time? C'mon Marissa, seducing is my thing" Axel brushed his hair out of his eyes and winked at her"You can't seduce me" Marissa scoffed "You could have bought flowers from her""Why? It's of no use""Well, you could have bought for jenny""Why would I buy for jenny?" Axel blinked"Because she is your girlfriend""She is not my girlfriend, duh""Then you could have bought her red carnations, to show you admire her""You sure know much about flowers""Of course I do""Look, I am not an high schooler okay? Why in the world would I go after her with flowers""Flowers are not only for high schoolers, no big deal in it""Forget it!" Ax