Ynnah
"Francine!"
I get up immediately when someone squealed and shook me by the arm. The moment I opened my eyes, my older brother's face is what I saw forthwith. Fear is written in his eyes. I get my ass up soon as I roamed my eyes around my whole room in so much fear.
Dream.
"Hey, are you okay?" I shifted my gaze to my older brother who was now sitting next to me while busy stroking my back.
"Brother!" I threw myself at him immediately as I cried out of fear.
As I hugged my brother, I couldn't help but look around. I roamed my eyes around my room once again and then my gaze shifted to the glass door. No shadows, no Eros. No one was around except me and my brother. Thank goodness it was all just a dream!
"It's okay, princess. Hush now, it's alright," he said soothing me while still caressing my back.
I stopped sobbing and calmed myself down a bit.
Goodness! I am such a crybaby!
"I had a bad dream," I said as I freeing him from my tight hug.
He wiped my sweat that forming on my forehead using his towel from his back.
But wait, why am I sweating like this? Even though the air-conditioning is on, I still felt the sweat running down my cheeks.
"Yeah, that's why I'm here. I heard you scream," he said which made my eyes widened in surprise.
Did I scream?
I scream in my sleep? Gosh! That dream felt so real!
"I did? Really?" I asked which he nods in assurance.
"Yeah, and you kept on calling a name."
"What name?"
"Eros."
Eros?
I keep on calling his name on my dream?
I bit my lower lip in frustration.
So, I guess being with him was a very bad idea. That nightmare is terrifying! He seems to want to kill me. I don't know but, why would he kill me?
I was suddenly felt cold in my dilemmas. Whatever it is, I should tell him about it. He must know about it! I couldn't just sit here and wonder the whole day about that terrible nightmare!
"Princess, are you okay?" He cupped my face that made me face him.
I stared at his jet-black eyes and flash a smile at him as I give him another tight hug. "I'm fine my prince, don't worry. It was just a nightmare."
A nightmare that seems so real.
"Alright, then go take a bath already. Daddy is here. Fix yourself up, we'll have our breakfast soon." I just nod in response. He messed up my hair first for a while then he got up and left.
I first glanced at my wall clock in the room. It's already 7:35 am, my class is still 8 am. I got up immediately then I went to the bathroom and take a shower.
•
"Good morning, baby." Mom greeted me with a warm smile when I came down for breakfast.
I saw Dad sitting on his usual seat in our dining room, reading today's newspaper while drinking his coffee. My brother was sitting at his side eating his toasted bread with butter.
"Good morning too, Mom," I said as I kissed her on her cheeks.
I also moved toward my Dad and brother and kissed them on the cheeks.
"You already okay?" asked my brother while looking at me with his troubled face.
I just nod at him with a smile to assure him that I am really fine and he seemed to believe so he went back to his food. Mommy was busy putting fried rice, bacon, and scrambled eggs at my plate while I was settling myself on my usual seat.
"How's school, sweetie?" Dad asked while his eyes were fixed on the newspaper he is reading.
"It's all fine, Dad. Nothing unusual." I answer.
Well, except for my unexpected company with Eros. I would have liked to add but decided against it.
"Juice or water?" Mommy asked.
"I'm fine with water, Mom," I answered right away with a smile.
Mom just nodded and went to the fridge to get me some water.
Such a sweet Mom.
"Francine." The bacon hung in the air when I was about to eat it the moment Daddy called my attention.
"Yes, Dad?" I replied right away and proceeded to eat.
"Leave your car in the garage, I'll drive you to school today so, finish your breakfast immediately."
My eyes widened. Oh my gosh! Is this for real? Is Daddy wanted to drive me to school?
"Really Dad? You mean it?" I asked with enthusiasm in my voice.
He chuckled at me as he nodded. Aw, so sweet Daddy! This is how he is doing when he wants to make up everything for me during the times that he is busy with our company. He also just arrived from Korea because of some important matters about his work so he hasn't accompanied me to come home here before.
"Alright, Dad!" I trailed off and proceed with eating my breakfast.
When something unexpectedly pops out in my poor mind.
That nightmare.
Is that true? Does he have wings? Does he want to kill me? But how and why?
Gosh! Everything becomes more frightening and strange.
Scratch that thought Ynnah! It is impossible for that to happen and even more impossible for him to have wings!
"You, okay baby?" Mommy suddenly asked in the middle of my thoughts.
My eyes shifted on her from my food and I smiled. "I'm okay, Mom. Don't worry." I assured.
After breakfast, Daddy drives me to school. I kissed him on his cheeks as I step out of our car then wave my right hand as adieu. I was about to enter the campus when three women with thick make-up blocked my way while their eyebrows were raised.
They stared at me dashingly as they eyed me from head to toe as if they were scrutinizing me from my looks to my appearance.
"So, you're the transferee, huh?" said the girl who bred her hair sideways.
"Yeah," I acknowledged sparingly.
If you look at them, from their faces and their posture, they look abundant. But I hate how they put their lipstick on. Seems like they eat a bunch of chili squid because of the excessive thickness of red lipstick that explodes on their lips.
"You seem like trash based on how you look. I thought you were so beautiful like what others have said earlier. But it doesn't seem to be," said the girl who looks like their leader.
Wow, shame on her red lipstick.
"As far as I know, I was in uniform and not wearing a rag." I sarcastically said as I rolled my eyes in the air. "If you were just here to outrage me till later, then I don't have enough time to waste on your stupid criticism. Excuse me." I was about to leave when the woman in a ponytail grip my hand to stop me from doing so.
"And where do you think you're going?" she said raising an eyebrow and staring at me sharply.
"In the classroom?" I said still in sarcasm.
"You're not going to your class!" The three of them helping themselves to drag me towards the vacant lot near the campus.
"Hey! Get off me!" I shouted as I struggled to their grip on my both arms.
Unexpectedly, their leader pulled my hair on my neck and forced me to face her.
"Hey, girl! Don't you know me?" she exclaimed right in my face with her intense gaze.
I stared at her blankly trying to figure out who is she.
"Are you some kind of unpopular celebrity who happens to study in this university?" I said then sneer.
"The hell!?" She then let go of my hair violently. "The name is Margarette Salvatierra," she asserted as she raised her head proudly while looking down at me because of our height differences. She's a little bit taller than me.
I raised my eyebrows even more and smiled.
"So?"
"I'm Eros stan fan club president."
Oh great!
"Did I asked?" I teased. She seemed so pissed which made her grabbed my hair on the nape once again and forced me to faced her violently.
Seems like my scalp will be removed as she pulls my hair hard. If I hadn't been held by her two henchmen, I would have hit her earlier on her awful face.
Fuck it! My scalp hurts a lot!
"Back off with him! I know you two are always together! We even saw him following you at the library the other day! So if I were you, stay away from him if you don't want to get beaten up!" she said jerking in irritation.
And what did she say? Did she just say that I should back off with Eros because she saw us always together? Gosh! If she only knew that Eros is the one who's tailing me.
"Who are you to dictate me for what I should do? No one dares to control my life, not even you! So back off because I will not listen to you!" I received a strong hit from her after I spat those words to her face.
"How dare you!" she exclaimed in annoyance. "If you don't want to follow my command, I better just destroy your face so that, he will be the one who will automatically abandon you!" she shrieked and hit me again on the other cheek.
Shit! When I get out of here! She must prepare for her terrible face because she will not take a slap from me but an unforgivable kick on her ass face!
"You are just so brave enough for beating me because your dumb buddies are holding both of my arms!" I said with an evil smirk form to my lip.
"What did you say!?" the two who were holding me said at the same time as they tightened their grip on both of my arms to make me scream in pain.
Fuck it!
"That's what suits flirty people like you! You're just new here at school but you're already flirting! If I know you're just one of the commoners out there clinging to the rich to shine! Gold digger! Bitch! Ass-"
She didn't be able to continue what she was about to say when someone pushed her away causing her back to hit on a large tree not far from us causing her to writhe in pain.
And when we looked at who did that, our eyes almost widened and came out when we saw Eros with a very dark face with his black aura that filled him. And he looks even scarier because of his emotionless eyes.
"Eros!" At the same time, the three of them, including the Margarette, have said.
"Who told you to lay a hand on my girl." That's not a question but a statement with his cold, calm yet dangerous voice.
I just felt that they had removed the grip on both my arms and the three of them trembled as they walked closer to Eros.
But wait - did I heard him right?
My girl?!
"E-eros, only Marga is behind of everything, we were just ordered. We're so sorry. We didn't mean it-" they were about to touch Eros when he just shoved them away with great force causing them to sit on the grass.
I was also trembling with fear because of his scary aura as if he could kill me anytime.
I was suddenly exhausted when he unexpectedly appeared in front of me and grabbed me by the waist while his black aura was still there before speaking.
"No one dares to hurt my girl, not even the three of you!" he said as he pulled me away from that place.
While he was dragging me back to our school campus, I couldn't help but remember my scary nightmare last night. What does he need from me? Why does he want to kill me?
But he can't do that. Maybe I'm just paranoid? It's just a dream! Goodness!
"This is not the way to our classroom, I said when I noticed we turned towards the parking lot.
"We're not going to attend class," he replied that I stopped walking causing him to stop as well. "Why'd you stop?" he asked nonchalantly as he stared at me blankly.
"Are we going to cut class? No way! My Daddy will be angry!" I trailed off.
"I am not saying that we're going to cut. We don't have a class anyway. The school head already announced it earlier," he explained the reason for me to sigh in relief.
"Why?" I asked when we started walking again but he didn't drag me this time.
"Meeting," he answered shortly.
What do you expect?
"In that case, where will you take me?"
"Stop asking questions," he answered as we both stopped in front of a black Ferrari that seems so new. It looks so tidy and smooth.
"Is that yours?" I asked once again as he walked to the driver's seat and opened it.
"Yeah, hop in," he retorted as he entered the driver's seat and settled himself on it.
Wouldn't he even open the car door for me? Ugh! This man!
I reluctantly walked over to the passenger seat as I opened its door and rushed in frowning.
I won't talk to him.