"Huh?" my mind still can not process what he said.
"Can I dance with you under this beautiful moon?" he repeated. The things that happening right now were slowly sinking in my mind. I softly nodded, a sign that I want to dance with him too. He slowly took my hand so now, his soft hand was holding mine right now.
"You prepared all of it huh!" I laughed. He looked down and I noticed that his cheeks were turning red right now. "Are you shy?" I asked, checking him. He shook his head but I can see that he can not even look at me, eyes to eyes.
He put my hand on his shoulder while his hand was on my waist. "Let's dance" after he said that, he stepped his right foot in front. He commanded me to also do that. "I know you said that you do not do a boyfriend for now but please, let me have just one dance. I promise I will not do anything to you, just dance"
I just curved my lips into a smile then turn my gaze at him. We continue to dance while have noticed that other people were looking at us. "Aren't you shy?" I asked while touring my eyes around the place.
He turns his head down while secretly curving his lips into a smile "I am, but I don't want to ruin my plans just because I am shy" he looks so cute right now. His cheeks were still blushing. I want to pinch it.
Actually, this is my first time to experience this. Dancing while many people were looking at me, at us. But it doesn't matter, as long as we did not interrupt other people.
"Sylvie" Zayden called me. I turn my gaze on him. I waited for his question. "Will you still accept me even if I don't have my own work or money yet?"
I don't an answer for a while. What does he mean? I am not saying that he needs to have money or work so I can accept him. It's just he has almost all of the things he needs. He has everything. I was shocked when the instrument started to play.
"I hope you still can," he was trying his best to smile but I can see in his eyes that he was sad "I'm trying my best to act like I have everything for you to like me" my eyes widened at what he said.
What does he mean? That I can only like him when he has money? When he has everything? So I can just act like a princess. I slapped him "I'm not a gold digger" my tears started to fall.
"Sylvie, that's not what I am trying to say," he said. He holds my hand. I release my hand on him.
All of my life, no one said that to me. No one suspected me like that. I tour my eyes around. Everyone was looking at us. This is a big embarrassment to me! I wish I didn't join him here if this will happen. If I can still hear hurtful words from him!
I walk fast and went to his room and took my things. I am still wet right now that's why the floor in his room was also wet. "Sylvie please don't misunderstand me" his voice sounds like he was pleading with me.
"I understand you, Zayden," I said without turning my head at him "Clearly," I said.
I put all of my things in a bag and went out without looking at anyone. When I am already home my mon suddenly hugged me "Is everything okay?" she asked while checking me.
While she was hugging me, my tears continue to fell. "Mom" I cried more. She caressed my back. She turns my head in front of her then she kissed my forehead.
"Everything will be okay, Sylvie"
I cried even more. I see my mom's tears slowly falling. It hurts me even more. Why the heck did Zayden do this to me?! My mom was still calming me by caressing my back and combing my hair using her forehands.
The word that Zayden tells me still can't go away in my mind. Did he prepare all of that for what? To insult me?
First, he is dependent because he has everything but he did not have it because he works hard for it. He has it I think because of his family. Second, he thinks of me as a gold digger! Yes, he did not say it. But the way he said it was just like that.
"What happened?" my mom asked me right after we sat down on our sofa. I shook my head. "Sylvie" she wants me to tell her that. Of course, she is my mother, she deserves to know that.
"Zayden invites me to go to the place where I can be happy, mom"
Her eyebrows went up "You are not happy, Sylvie" my tears started to fell again.
"We enjoyed to swim but when evening arrives. Zayden showed me what he has prepared. He prepared a heart pattern of candles. He confessed to me that he doesn't have his own work and money-"
"What?" My mom exaggerated
"Yes, mom. I was also shocked when I first heard that." tears stopped to fall.
"Then he said that he thought if he does not have money or work, I will not be able to like him" I continue to tell her what happened.
"So he thinks, you are a gold digger!" I did not answer her. "I thought he was an independent man but I was wrong. Oh no, he is not yet a man for me, he is still a boy." my mom was fuming mad right now. "From now on, he will not be able to go near you. I will not permit him! No one will be able to tell those hurtful words to you, Sylvie. No one!" I can not even stop her from being mad.
My mom is very overprotective to me. My mom being mad, come once in a Blue Moon. That is why I was shocked when I heard her voice raised. I did not expect her to sound like that.
To Zayden, I wish I would not see him for now. I want him to learn his lesson that he should watch his word because he does not know how people react to what he wants to say. He doesn't know that what he said can hurt a person like me.