Monday, for the first time in Kaylee's life, she felt lazy to do anything. She was lazy to go to campus, she was lazy to go to work, and she was incredibly lazy to come out of her apartment.
This morning, for some reason, her pillow seemed to hug her tightly and whispered a devil's whisper by telling her to skip one day.
Kaylee smiled broadly and agreed with the whisper while rubbing her cheek on the pillow.
Ah, so comfortable. It felt very warm, and as if someone was caressing her head, Kaylee fell asleep again.
Unfortunately, that annoying persistent alarm sounds every ten minutes, making Kaylee unable to sleep anymore.
Ugh! She really didn't want to go to college. Can't this time Nick replace her for one day?
Aha! What a great idea. For today, Kaylee would send Nicholas to the campus. With a quick motion, Kaylee took her cellphone while turning off the annoying alarm. Then she looked up Nick's name and contacted the young man.
"Nick! I have a request from you."
"What request?"
"Can you come to campus today? I feel too lazy to go there."
"But I'm in California right now."
"Ha?? What do you do there?"
"Our manager suddenly gave us a concert schedule here. So I left Jersey yesterday afternoon in preparation for this concert."
Hu hu hu, Kaylee felt like crying, but no tears came out. "I understand. Then… bye,"
"Ah, wait. Why is your voice weak like that? Did someone bully you on campus? Who is it? I'll replace you as soon as I get home to teach that person a lesson."
Kaylee laughed with amusement at the young man's words which he uttered furiously. It's magical, just hearing the encouraging words of her 'brother,' Kaylee felt that she had regained her enthusiasm.
"No one is bullying me. You also know that I'm not a girl who is easy to be bullied."
"…"
"Why do I feel like you don't believe me?"
"Kaylee. If it weren't for you being the Zouch family's daughter, there would have been many people who would bully you."
"Do you have to say it like that? I'll hang up now..."
"Wait! Do you want something from here? I'll bring you a souvenir."
"Hm…"Kaylee tapped her chin with her index finger thoughtfully. "I want you to come home safely."
Nick laughed with amusement at that. This was the thing that made him adore Kaylee the most. The girl was never selfish and always thought of the interests of others more than herself.
Still, Kaylee was too extreme to forget about her interests, so that sometimes she becomes unhappy with the decisions she made.
"Of course, I will return safely. I'll see you later this weekend. Love you, sis."
"Love you back, bro."
After ending the call, Kaylee immediately got up to get ready to go to campus.
Not too far from her apartment, Declan entered the dining room, kissed his mother's cheek, and greeted his father.
Declan decided to go back to his parents' house yesterday evening because his mother called him and told him how much she missed him. Therefore he came back here and stayed overnight here.
While he was enjoying his breakfast, Declan remembered his meeting with Roe last weekend. He felt suspicious that the girl was Kaylee Zouch because he remembered what Kaylee's voice sounded like.
Even though Kaylee was not his ideal girl and seemed indifferent to not paying attention to the girl when he came to visit the Zouch family residence, Declan noticed each small movement of the girl sitting next to him.
Her voice when speaking and the movements of her fingers were often fidgeting over her lower cloth. It didn't take a fool to guess that the girl was afraid of him.
At that time, Declan was not interested in the girl, so he did not try to improve the situation. However, it would be a different story if it turns out that Kaylee is Roe, a genius who could charm him.
He fell in love with that girl. Not because of her physical appearance, but because of the girl's piano playing. And now that he likes Roe, the little things that girl had were so lovely in his eyes.
The girl's pair of eyes, cute little nose, and bunny-like behavior looked so adorable.
However, he wanted to confirm it first, and he hoped his mother could give him an answer.
"Mother, how much do you know Kaylee Zouch?"
Clink! Mrs. Black dropped her fork on the floor, causing her husband and Declan to stare at her in confusion.
"Oh. My. Gosh! You mentioned Kaylee's name! Does this mean you agree with this arranged marriage? Does that mean you want to marry her? Isn't she beautiful? She's also a lovely kid…" and blah blah blah.
Declan sighed at his mother's exaggeration. He only asked one question about Kaylee Zouch, but his mother had responded dramatically.
"Honey, if you keep talking, how can we hear our son's opinion?"
Thanks to God that his father voiced his opinion and calmed his overdramatic mother.
"Ah, right. What is it again? What do you want to know about Kaylee?"
"I'm just wondering if she has a career other than being a pianist in her orchestral group."
"Not that I know of. Why are you asking like this?"
"Then do you know Kaylee's full name?"
"Of course I know," answered Mrs. Black with pride. "Her name is Kaylee Roesaline Zouch."
Roesaline? Roe? Declan smiled lopsidedly at that, and without further words, Declan enjoyed his breakfast deliciously.
Declan's silence made Mrs. Black is frustrated and impatient.
"Declan, tell me, do you agree to marry her?"
"No. But I will consider it."
"Really?"
"I am done. Thank you for the meal." Declan rose to his feet and kissed his mother once more on the cheek before he excused himself from leaving.
"Declan, I'm not done talking. So do you agree or not?"
Mr. Black shook his head at his wife's voice, which was so blaring he was sure their neighbors heard her voice.
[author: it turns out that Mr. Black is overdramatic too]
"Ah, when will that kid make me die of curiosity until he satisfied? No, I must call Britney."
Mrs. Black immediately contacted her best friend and told the woman that her son was becoming interested in her best friend's daughter.
"Really? Does this mean our plan will work?"
"Whether it will work or not, they won't be able to escape this weekend."
The two women laughed like a laughing demoness making both Declan and Kaylee feel chills running down their spines.
"Is my mother planning something behind my back?" guessed Declan in his mind.
Meanwhile, Kaylee thought she was not feeling well and immediately took vitamins to maintain her health.
It would be troublesome if she fell ill again, not knowing her mother already planned something behind her back.
On the other hand, what are the ladies' husbands thinking?
Mr. Black : My poor son
Mr. Zouch: My poor baby girl