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Chapter 2 - Gift

"Happy birthday Rome!" I woke up to mom's surprise "OMG mom" "oh did I wake you up from your deep sleep" "No mom but you should wake me up" "I'm sorry but today is your birthday go ahead and get dressed and you have a guest waiting for you" "Guest, I didn't invite anyone" I got dressed and went downstairs immediately "HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROME!" I

was surprised that Lily was there with her father when I found out that Lily and I share the same birthday "Lily told me that it's your birthday and it's Lily's birthday too, can you and Lily celebrate your birthday together?" I agreed to Lily's father's request It's also her birthday so I'll make her happy today we don't have school today because it's saturday I couldn't think of a place so I just took lily to the park but lily hasn't spoken yet so I asked what is her problem now "ah lily is there a problem?" "I told you not to look at the moon last night" "Will something bad happen to me if I look at the moon?" "No, but tell me if you want to look at the moon" I was confused by what lily said but I didn't pay much attention to what she said "So where do you want to go, this park is all I know" "let's go to the beach" "Beach?" "you want to hang out at the beach, Ok lets go"

Lily and I traveled for more than 30 minutes when we got there I saw a beautiful view  When Lily and I hang out, I'll let her decide where she wants to "Ah, I'll get something to eat first, Lily" First I bought food for Lily and I so that we can enjoy the beautiful view of the beach that she recommended "Here's your food, Lily" "I have a question for you Rome" "did you fall in love with someone?" I was confused by her question but I answered it immediately "Yes I fell in love but that person has a boyfriend" "Are you talking about xyria?" "how did you know?" "last night you looked at xyria like you wanted to talk to her" "ow yeah I like xyria but I can't talk to her because she's always with Kib" "You know Rome, you don't need to fall in love with someone who has a partner" "yeah I know but I only have a crush on her because xyria is nice" "I thought you wanted xyria to be yours, There are many women in this world" "Can we change the topic?" "what is your dream lily?" "I just want to be an astronaut like my mom" I was surprised that we both had the same dream "lily we have the same dream, I want to go to the moon" "Me too" "so I'm working hard to study to make that dream come true" *phone ringing* "Rome, go home, your things are ready, let's go to your dorm" "oh ok mom I'm going home now" *Phone hang up* "It looks like you'll be the first to move" "let's continue this conversation when we have free time" "yeah let's go home, by the way before we leave I have a gift for you" "what's that lily?" "This necklace is similar to my necklace, so if you don't want to accept it, that's fine" "I will accept that as a gift, who wouldn't agree with the necklace and I also like the design"

Lily and I went home while we were on our way home we met Xyria and Kib "Well hello birthday boy" "Happy birthday to you both" "Wait you have the same birthday OMG you two are perfect, and by the way Rome what you said yesterday will you give it to me now?" "I don't have money right now, next time I will give you a lot of money" "there is no next time Rome today is your birthday so you have money now so give it me" I have no choice but to give him my money so we can leave but.. "You will not take your money out of Rome, That's your money, not Kib's money" Xyria suddenly spoke and told Kib not to take money from Rome again "but we don't have any money to use for a date Xyria" "I don't need money Kib and most of all I'm sick of your being immature, you know let's just break up we're done kib don't talk to me anymore" "WOW it's your fault Rome if I see you again I will k*ll you, wait Xyria!~" "Oh, he deserves that, he's stupid" I don't know if I should be happy or sorry for what happened to Kib, but Lily is right, Kib deserves what happened

I took Lily to their house "See you at your new place" "What do you mea-" *Door shut* "ow great" I went home and mom met me at the door with my things ready" "Are you ready to leave?" "yes mom" Mom took me to the dorm she choose We arrived at the dorm and I didn't expect that the dorm that mom choose was so beautiful "I know you like to watch the moon so I choose this dorm for you" a beautiful view opened up from my dorm and the beach we went to can be seen here "I'm leaving Rome, Happy birthday again" I hugged my mom and said goodbye to her and before I go around the dorm, why did mom choose this dorm so big for two people? I was surprised when suddenly the door opened and Lily's father appeared "Wait what are you doing here Sir Gian?" "Your mom forgot to tell you that you and Lily will be living in the dorm, Don't worry about the bill because I am the owner of this dorm" I don't know if he said good news or bad news because Lily is with me again "Hello rome" "I'm leaving, lily, take care of Rome, you're the older one" "wait is lily older than me?" "yes, we're only 1 year apart, so I'm 19 and you're 18, right?" It's only 1 year gap, I can handle myself, I don't need anyone else "I will arrange my things lily, there are two rooms, so the room near the kitchen is mine" "Alright, when you're done, we'll play a puzzle" the puzzle isn't boring as long as it's difficult it's better to play

I finished taking care of my things when I left my room, Lily had already prepared coffee for me "Let's have coffee while we solve the puzzle" "ow yeah thanks for making coffee for me" We started, I was surprised that the puzzle was so big while we were building a puzzle, lily said something to me "Do you know why I'm stopping you from looking at the moon?" "why?" "because I said to myself when someone looked at the moon and I saw him looking that person would be my partner" All of a sudden, I felt different, like when I saw Xyria "wait what do you mean lily is this part of your astronomy things or are you serious about what you are saying?" "I'm serious, you think of me as just a friend, right?" I don't know what to say to Lily because how did she know that I only think of her as a friend I didn't tell her that "Lily, you're tired, do you want to rest?" "Maybe I'm just tired, I should rest first" I let lily rest first even though it was 3 in the afternoon I went to my room and rested

3...2...1 LIFT OF- I woke up suddenly from my dream "OMG this dream again, when will it end?" I looked at the time and it was 7 in the evening I left the room and saw Lily looking at the window "you're awake" "yes good evening" "Maybe you want to go out and buy some food" "That sounds good" Lily and I went out of the dorm first and bought something to eat "The food is so expensive, it looks like I'll run out of money here" "don't worry about the payment, this store is owned by my father" I was stunned by what I heard, I went out and looked at the name of the store "Lily's Store this family is very rich" I just realized that this store is close to our dorm, that's why she was the first "You are rich" "No, dad is really strategic so we look rich" "why didn't you go to private school?" "I don't want the private school here" "ah, that's why you went to public school" while we were going back to the dorm we met a friend of lily's but he was not the friend I saw when we were at the coffee shop "OMG lily is that you?" "OMG vernon" "Long time no see lily" they hugged each other It seems like I've seen Vernon before ow yeah he's a singer in the band "Who's with you, Lily?" "oh this is my friend rome" "Nice to meet you" I left them both so they could talk to each other They talked for more than 5 minutes "I'm leaving, Lily, I still have a rehearsal" "oh ok bye take care" "By the way, we have a concert on Dec 10, don't worry about tickets, I'll just invite you two" "OMG thank you Vernon" "always welcome" It was my first time to watch a concert and I had to go with Lily We got to our dorm and I talked to Lily about what she and Vernon talked about "what did you talk about earlier?" "We just talked about our lives vernon is my friend and he loved to sing when we were kids at this age he become a singer" "is that so" "Are you jealous Rome?" "Wait no, Why should I be jealous that's your friend?" "ah so if the person I'm talking to isn't my friend, you'll be jealous" "Of course not" what kind of question is that not fit for my personality Lily went to the bathroom I took my food and sat near the window I saw the moon which was very beautiful "You always see me wherever I go" when I don't see the moon I don't feel ok "I think the moon really heals my heart" "Me too" Lily heard what I said and stood beside me "the moon also heals me, she's really beautiful, isn't she?" "the moon is always beautiful" while I was saying this, I accidentally looked at Lily "why are you looking at me?" "It was just an accident" Lily immediately entered her room and ate there I didn't stop her I'll leave her alone for now while I was watching the moon, I didn't notice that it was 10 o'clock I went to my room and slept.

"Mom please don't leave me!" 3...2...1 LIFT OFF "MOM!!" *GASP* I woke up suddenly because there was a child in my dream and she was begging what is the meaning of my dream is it true or just a dream? I need to know the meaning of my dream I came out of my room and saw lily in the kitchen "Goodmorning" "Goodmorning"

I noticed that he prepared coffee for me again "thanks again for preparing the coffee" "always welcome" "I have a question Lily" "Go ahead" "Have you ever had a dream that came true?" "When my mom died, I always dreamed of the countdown" I was surprised by what I heard because we are the same I didn't tell her what I was dreaming about "why did you ask what did you dream about?" "I just dreamed of being an astronaut" "wow I wish that was true" when I told her my dream she might panic so I didn't tell her we didn't have school so I decided to go to the antique shop to buy things I got dressed and left while I was walking I saw an antique shop "The soul" the items here look nice "Hello my name is Anastacia what do you want to buy?" "Do you have a lamp and a portrait picture?" "of course we have just check over there" "Thank you" "I saw a lamp that was just right for my budget and a portrait picture" "total of 20 dollars" "thank you comeback again" I went to the grocery store to buy things needed for the dorm while I shop for things and food I saw Kib with Emily, I immediately hid so they couldn't see me, I took pictures of them secretly "What am I seeing?" Kib and Emily hugged before they parted ways I paid for what I bought and went home immediately and I showed lily the picture I took earlier Lily called Emily and she said that she was with a guy earlier Lily suddenly laughed because Emily and Kib are siblings "Ok bye" *phone hang up* "You should know how to ask questions before you suspect" I just apologized to Lily and I hope Kib doesn't find out.