" What are you doing here?" William rushed towards Wish with confusion. His eyebrows were scrunched as he observed her.
Meanwhile, Wish rolled her eyes, " What do you think? I was invited..."
" Invited?" he thought and realisation hit him. This must be a trap made by Julie. Why in the world would she invite Wish out of nowhere.
The two were still talking with each other when Julie slowly walked to them. Once their eyes met her, she gave a tight smile and waved at Wish.
" Why did you invite her?" William asked with suspicion, " What have you planned?"
Wish was surprised by his tone towards Julie. It was unnecessarily rude and mean. But his act didnt seem to faze Julie.
She raised her hands and did a sign: ' no, i just wanted to be friends."
" Friends? and i am supposed to believe that?"
Julie pointed towards the stage, ignoring his words: ' my uncle wants you to give a speech. follow me.'
William gave a shocked look. Now a speech all of a sudden. He hadnt even prepared. Far from the corner of the stage, he could see her uncle waving at him expectantly. " God, i need a break."
' 5 minutes.' Julie showed through her fingers.
" I will be right back. stay here." William said to wish and headed to the stage with Julie. Like the beach party, he was taken away again. I guess this was Julie's plan too. She sighed and stared at their backs.
Caleb had gone to take a drink and when he was back both of them had gone. Well wasnt it expected. He thought already bored by this damn exhibition or whatever. Julie kept insisting and he couldnt deny. " Oh, there they are..." he said spotting the two at the corner of the stage.
" Caleb"
He turned so fast, hearing the voice. " Wish!!" he happily chimed, seeing her not that far from him. Now this was a pleasant surprise. " You were invited too?"
" Yeah, apparently..." she said a little awkward. Her eyes landed by the side of his lips. There was still a small scar by the fight. " It seemed to have healed a little."
" Ahhh...of course. It wasnt that big anyways...." he turned away quickly, his ears going red. The fight that took place in the beach party still made him feel embarrassed. It was really an immature act by them.
William was finally on the stage and the uncle did some introduction thing. His eyes caught Wish but she was with.....Caleb again??! Damn that jerk....
" Mr.brent?" he quickly looked at the uncle and responded.
WIsh and Caleb continued their small talks. While she was opening her purse, one of her keys fell on the ground.
" Ill pick it..." Caleb quickly kneeled on the ground. Wish was about to say thankyou when her eyes caught a figure by the pillar on the far side. She froze there with wide eyes but before she could speak, the figure fled from that place.
" H-hold up...." she rushed to the figure not leaving her eyes off from it.
" Hey, Wish!! where are you-" Caleb quickly followed, surprised by her sudden act.
Meanwhile, William noticed how the two rushed out from the crowd. He was trying get a clear view but the uncle called him again. " So, what do you think Mr.brent?"
He faced him, surprised but ended up answering, " O-ohh, uhh i think its fine."
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By now they had reached outside the venue and Caleb had also noticed the rushing figure ahead of them. So, that was the person Wish was chasing. The figure suddenly ran faster and Caleb didnt waste a minute, running towards them. The garden was coming to view and there were less lights here. Only few light poles by the side, which wasnt enough to see him from the long distance.
In a few minutes, the figure disappeared around the bushes. The two of them panted hard, looking around but with a failure. The unknown figure had successfully escaped. They sat by the benches, frustrated.
" Do you know who is it?" Caleb asked. Wish shook her head. but in her mind, she had a guess who that could be. The meeting with Martha today morning. Wish had mentioned about following her and she didnt reply exactly. Could it be them?
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William had finished his speech and was now looking around for Wish. She had disappeared even though he said to wait here and not go anywhere. Julie stood behind him with folded arms. It wasnt planned but she became glad that Wish disappeared somewhere. That girl really was full of surprises. Julie grabbed his arms and turned him towards her.
" What the hell? leave me....i need to find Wish." William replied snapping his arms away. She grabbed his hands again, not letting him go further. " Didnt you understand what i just said?"
Julie sighed, rolling her eyes. He was a stubborn loser, she thought in her head. Pulling out an envelope, she shoved it on his chest forcefully. William gave a confused face but ended up taking it. Inside were pictures?
He carefully took them out, a bad feeling creeping inside his chest. They were actually pictures of Wish but....with Lucas. It was when they had met up in the cafe. The two looked like they were having a good conversation. Below were more pictures of the two. He clenched the pictures tightly, a weird feeling crawling up his chest. After those pictures, there were more but with Caleb. It was in the beach party and they were swimming together in the sea. This made him more upset. He couldnt look at it anymore.
Julie noticed his expressions and smirked to herself. He kept the pictures back in the envelope and walked out of the venue. Julie just stared at his back with the same smirk fixed on her face.
While Wish and Caleb were coming back, she saw William storming out. " you go back." she said to Caleb heading towards William. Was he leaving already?
" William!" she called but he ignored her and walked straight to the parking lot. This made Wish surprised. Was it because she left the venue without telling him? " William!!" she called again and ran to him before he entered the car. " I just saw someone-"
" lLeave me alone, Wish!" he said without even facing her. "Wh-what is the matter?" she stopped with his sudden tone. He sounded hurt and tired.
" Nothing. Just go." he walked to his car but stumbled almost falling on the ground. " William!! Are you okay?" she rushed to him with worried eyes. She had never seen him act like this.
He started breathing heavily, grabbing his head. The headache had creeped in and it was getting painful than ever. This was the worse timing. He cursed from within because why did it have to be infront of Wish. He had no choice so he pulled out his pills and swallowed it in a hurry.
Wish was still standing beside him, with terrified eyes. She had no idea, William had illness. She slowly stepped closer but he shoved her lightly. " Dont mention it to anyone."
" What is it for....William..."
" You dont have to know." he opened his car door. " Why dont i have to know??" she came up front stopping him to get in.
" You just DONT okay??!" he lashed out suddenly, shocking Wish. " You can stop acting like you care about me."
He slammed the car doors, leaving Wish shocked outside the parking lot alone. She just stood there, thinking about his words again and again. " What do you mean by that?"
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