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Chapter 9 - CHAPTER NINE

XERA'S P.O.V.

"Okay then, I'll tell you." I agreed to tell Javeon the Story of when my father died. "Well it was.."

-FLASHBACK-

It was the afternoon of November 2, 2002. My 7th birthday party just finished. All the kids attended my party enjoyed it except for the birthday girl itself---Me. I was happy when the party began but as parts of the event passed, I felt sadder and sadder. I was waiting for my father but he never came.

He said he would just buy me a nice cake but he didn't comeback at all. His car and the cake came back but he didn't. I saw my uncle drive my father's car back to our house and even bring the cake on the table while looking down.

"Uncle, Uncle!" I ran to him and hugged him. He smiled at me. "Where's Dad?" He didn't answer me. He just kneeled in front of me and hugged me tight. I heard my mother crying behind me. That's when I started to cry even though I couldn't even understand the situation. "Uncle, where's dad?" I whispered while wiping my face.

"Melantha, Your Dad, he's- he's gone." I cried so hard I couldn't even think. "He's dead. It's a car accident. His car lost breaks." I cried.

Cry.

Cry.

Cry.

While I was crying, I ran outside the house and ran to the playground. I sat on the swing while looking down, still crying.

"Hi!" The boy shouted so I flinched in shock. "I'M SO SORRY! DID I SCARE YOU?" I looked at him with furrowed brows. He was sitting on the swing beside me.

"C-can you down-down you voice please?"

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN DOWN-DOWN?" He responded with a loud voice again.

"Sshhh voice." His mouth formed an 'o' while nodding, finally getting it.

"Hmm. Okay, okay. Why are you crying though?" He whispered with a hand beside his lips.

"M-My father died." I said and started to cry again.

"Oh, oh my God. Wait." He reached for the towel on his back and tried giving it to me. "Wipe your tears."

"Eww nooo! That has sweaaaat." I turned away so he would get the towel back. He got it and he tapped me on my shoulder.

"It's okay. Sshhh. We're alike you know. I understand you." I looked again at him and tilted my head. "Well, My mother's not dead but I barely see her. Maybe once every two years. She lives in Italy so.. Yeah."

I hugged him and he pushed me immediately. I was confused so I just stared at him. He looked shocked so I walked back. He looked at me with wide eyes while blushing.

"W-what are you doing?!" I saw him red so I put my hand on his forehead. "WHA- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

"You're red. I thought you're sick so I checked." I answered innocently, not knowing what has happened to him. He just stared at me, still red. He's weird.

"I- WHAT WERE YOU DOING EARLIER?!"

"What? I hugged you. That's normal."

"EEEHHHH?! I- I WAS NEVER H-HUJJED BEFORE!"

"It's hugged. And why? No one's ever hugged you before?" He just shook his head while pouting. so I smiled.

"HEY! YOU KNOW WHAT?!"

"What?"

"S- SINCE YOU'RE THE FIRST EVER HUMAN CREATURE WHO HUGGED ME, I- I PROMISE T- TO M-MARRY YOU! W- WHEN WE GROW UP!" I widened my eyes at him and smiled awkwardly.

I swinged and he did to.

"Well," I swinged. "As," I swinged. "If," Swing. "We'll," Swing. "Meet," Swing. "Again." Stopped. He also stopped.

"WHY WOULDN'T WE?!" He looked at me, frowning and messing his hair up.

"We'll be leaving and live in Manila soon." I smiled at him and was about to walk away but he shouted again.

"WHATCHOR NAME?!" I turned to him.

"M-Melantha Xera." He just nodded. "How 'bout yours? WhatCHOR name?" I mocked him.

-END OF FLASHBACK-

"That's it Javeon. Too bad I can't remember that boy's name. We can't marry" I laughed but he just looked at me seriously.

"How 'bout you try to remember it so we could find him?" He grinned so I tried to remember it.

"What? Do you want to give me to him?" I pouted at him and he just put his hand on top of my head.

"No, Xera." He chuckled and pinched my cheeks. "Come on just think about it, I'm curious." He raised his brows at me so I just agreed and tried to think so hard.

"Wait- Wait let me think." I looked up so he went quiet. "It was like he said: R- Ra- Rahhhhh-" I kept thinking. "Ra- Rah- Raaaaa-"

"Wasn't it Ryle?" He suddenly got my attention and looked at him with wide eyes. He smiled and me.

"Ryle.." I nodded while staring at him. "Y-Yes, it was Ryle. Ryle Javeon." He looked away and messed is hair up. "Th- That boy was you. Javeon, It was you."

"It's been years huh? I tried to find you so bad and here you are, right in front of me." My tears started to fall while he's just there, smiling. I hugged him so tight I'm not even sure he could breathe.

"R-Ryle.. How could I even forget you?!"

"Y-Yeah, how could you?" He pouted at me and messed up my hair. "I didn't forget you Melantha. You- You were the first person to h-hug me." He looked away blushing. I hugged him again, while looking up to see his face. "You were the th-third person to hug me too."

I tilted my head at him. "Who was the second person though?"

He chuckled and kissed my forehead. "Also you. Earlier." I felt my cheeks heat and so I hugged him tight again and leaned myself onto him. My tears were about to fall but he gave me his handkerchief.

"Oh, uhm thanks." I got it from his hand. "This doesn't HAS sweat right?" I giggled.

"No!" He answered, laughing and he hugged me again.

Talk about Deja Vu, huh?