On a weekend evening, Susan was going to meet her father. Someone stopped the car beside her. The handsome man in the black tuxedo gets out of his car, stands before her, and asks, "Hello, miss. Susan. Do you remember me?"
"Darren, right?" He nodded to her with a smile.
Darren asked her, "Are you heading somewhere?"
"I'm on my way to visit my father."
"Let me drop you in my car." Susan hesitates; Darren continues looking at the sky filled with dark clouds, "It's going to rain."
Susan saw the cloudy weather and agreed to go in his car. It's better to take help to reach home soon unless to drench in the rain. Susan gets in his car and pulls the seat belt on, and he drives her home.
On the way, he asked her about her sister, "Is your sister doing?"
Susan replied, "Eve! Of course, she will be fine. She will be excited to see you with me at home. She likes you."
He smiled at her and asked her, "Let's surprise her."
"I think you might be busy."
"Not quite. I can spare some time for my friends." She agreed as he is friendly and well-spoken.
They reach her home. Her stepmom hugged her warmly and welcomed them. Susan asked about her father. She informed Susan that he had gone out and returned soon.
Meanwhile, her father and Evelyn walked inside, closing her umbrella and saying, "Dad! Did she forget that today was my birthday? Why didn't she call me yet?"
Susan shouted, "surprise!" with a gift in her hand. She screamed to see Susan along with Darren. Eve reached Darren, held his hand, and asked him to sit on the couch with her by ignoring Susan. She ordered her mom to get some snacks for him.
Susan said, "Hey! Are you ignoring me?"
"Of course. Do you know I have been waiting for your call since last night? You get busy. How could you remember that your sister will wait for you?" She gave snacks to Darren and asked him to enjoy them by ignoring her. Darren was interestingly seeing their fight, which shows their love for each other.
"Fine. I'll leave your gift here, and I am leaving." Susan said.
Eve stopped her, "Wait! Sorry. I know you're busy with your college. I need to understand you. But what can I do? I keep missing you. You didn't even call me, unlike before you used to call me often. Now, I am alone, without hearing from you. I asked dad, let me live with you for a few days. He tried to convince me by telling me, you are a grown-up now, and you need your privacy, and I should not disturb you with my silly wishes around you."
Susan said, hugging her, "I'm sorry, dear. I agree that I forgot to call you as I was busy. Even though we are grown-ups, you were always my dear little sister, and you can trouble me with your silly things and annoy me like before. I was happy to see you bugging and freaking me with your naughty things. Honestly, I missed you."
"Dad, it's decided. I am going to stay with Susan for a few days. No one allowed me to stop, as she agreed." Eve said excitedly.
Her mom was about to object, "your school."
Eve continued, "I'll manage to go by there."
"Don't worry, aunt. I'll take care of her." Susan assured her. They agreed.
Susan saw Darren was staring at them; she apologized, "Sorry for making you wait."
"No worries. I feel pleasured to see your sister's love. I have a sister, and I love her the most. She is stubborn, as same as Eve."
Eve asked him, "Can I call you brother?"
"Sure." He agreed.
All celebrated Eve's birthday by cutting the cake. Later, Susan walked Darren out to his car, "thank you for making her birthday special."
Darren said, "She is a nice kid. Can I often visit you guys?"
"Of course. You can." Susan said with a smile.
Darren was pleased by her smile, gently brushed her hair, and said, "See you soon." She nodded. Evelyn has seen Darren trying to get close to Susan.
In bed at night, Susan and Evelyn slept. Eve asked Susan, "What do you think about Darren, bro?"
Susan replied, "He is a nice guy and friendly."
Eve, "Don't you feel he likes you?"
"Stop overthinking. He is just trying to be friendly. Nothing more."
"You think so. I think that he had already fallen for you." Eve said.
Susan was quiet for a minute and gave a thought to her words; here, I hardly tried to get close to Jake, the second most popular in the college. How could Darren, on top among the famous five in the college, fall for me? That's funny.
Eve asked Susan, "Do you have anyone in your life?" Susan kept silent and turned her back without answering.
Eve noticed her trying to avoid her, pulled her back, and asked her again, "So, you have someone. Who is he? Is he from your college? Is he handsome as brother Darren? Answer me." curiously waiting for her to reply.
Susan said, "It was only from my side, and I think I might not have a chance."
Eve said, "You need to be honest about your feelings, be bold, confess to him and pursue him. Even if he rejects you, move on from him. I still suggest Darren bro was perfect for you."
Susan, "Stop, get sleep."
Eve asked Susan, "Let me meet him once. I want to make sure if he deserves you or not."
Susan "Are you going to assess him?"
Eve "Of course. How could I trust my sister to him, who is not less than a princess to me."
Susan "Fine. let's sleep" hug her and get asleep.