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Damon and his friends are already gone. It's me and Liza who are still left here. A long moment of silence and awkwardness was felt between us. I badly want to stand from my chair and get out of here, but my body is not listening.

I'm currently waiting for Aris here so that we can go home together. Damon doesn't want me to go anywhere else without my brother, and because I'm a very diligent kind of boyfriend, I just followed him. I don't know why Liza is still here, and I don't have any plan to ask her.

I was just busy scrolling my phone when I suddenly heard someone talk beside me

"ACE, CAN WE TALK." I quickly look at her.

I was stunned upon hearing her asked me that she wants to talk to me. What the hell this girl wants! I tried to ignore her but...

"Uhm, Ace?? Did you not hear me? Please, can we talk?" She suddenly speaks again. This time she even put her hands on me. I don't think I still have a choice but stop ignoring her.

I gradually moved my phone back to my bag and faced her. I tried to force myself to smile at her, even though I want to strangle her.

Am I being wrong because of this?? I tried to force myself to smile at her.

"Of course we can!" I smilingly said to her. "It's not as if I have a choice"(I said this last part in a whisper)

"Uhmmm, do you have any problem with me? Don't get me wrong, but it seems that you have been avoiding me. If I tried to talk to you, you're not talking to me?" She sadly said to me. I was kind of shocked that she can sense that I'm not okay with her. I thought her full attention is with my boyfriend. I guess I was wrong! I remained calm and smiled at her.

"What do you mean by that?" I smilingly asked her.

"uhmm, to tell you the truth. Actually, I got used to people not liking me. Maybe this is why I choose to go back here to Thailand after three years of being away. I really tried to fit in there at my University in the US, but it seems that they really don't like me. Maybe because of my attitude or me being not like them who was born there. I'm used to being an outcast. That is why I'm so happy that I go back here and the old people that I get used to seeing as my friends are still here, but I can also sense that I'm an intruder with you and Damon? Am I right?" I can't help but cringe on my seat upon hearing what she said. I sit up straight and face her. I don't know what I should answer her. Am I obvious even though I'm not speaking?

"Ahhh ehh!!" I can't answer her straight. I can see how sad her face became. I'm starting to feel different for her. Earlier, I badly want to hurt her. Now I want to talk to her more, to know her more?

What is happening to me?

"It's true, right??" She sadly asked me. I just nodded at her as an answer. I guess we are already talking. Why not tell everything to each other. It's already here!!

"So I'm right!! I'm sorry if you feel that I'm intruding on your life or your relationship with Damon. It's never my intention, maybe because I long for this kind of relationship. Me having friends again that I forget to think about other people again!! I'm really sorry!" She sadly said to me. I can't help but went near her and tried to ease her sadness

"You know, maybe it's my fault too. I was shocked by your sudden presence, and when I learned that you and Damon had a past relationship with each other that I suddenly felt threatened that you might have come back here to claim what's originally yours. I kind of feel insecure and overwhelmed with how well you and Damon know each other. You have a history that I can never compete on!! I was just starting to feel..." She didn't let me finish

"Jealous??" She asked me. I repeatedly nodded as an answer. I don't know why but there is something in me that just wants to let it all out. To tell everything that I feel.

"Oh! No! You should never feel threatened and jealous about me because Damon and I are just friends. There will never be an us ever again, maybe as friends. Yes! But more than that? I don't think so!! Besides, he already has you!! You may not know this, but Damon is never like this to anyone he had a relationship with!! He was never this caring and in love!" She smilingly said to me. I instantly lift my head that was previously looking down because of shyness because of what she said. I immediately felt happy!

"Really??" I smilingly asked her

"YES!! For me, I don't think he even considers us his girlfriend, like someone he really loves or has a relationship with. For him, having a girlfriend is like just having a friend who is a girl. Like having someone who cares for him. Someone he can bring and introduce to his friend. Did you know that he never calls his girlfriends before any endearment names? For him, it's too corny and cheesy, but it's not the case with you!! He was never this sweet!! Do you know that before I have to wait for him to have time or finish his other important like his studies and his activities for the jokers before he dates me? I was never his priority, but it's not the case with you!! Just his act earlier, him asking your permission for him to be able to join his friends to their Underground battle, is major proof of that!! He loves you so much. I think he loves you more than anything in this world, so I'm telling you!! You have nothing to worry about him and me!! Damon loves you so much!! As in so much!!" She smilingly said to me, I don't know, but hearing what she is saying to me made me feel at ease a little bit. I can see by her eyes that she is not lying to me.

"I'm sorry for thinking bad about you, Liza. I just love Damon so much that I can easily feel threatened just by your presence. I don't want to lose him!!" I smilingly said to me

"He's your first love, right??" She smilingly asked me

"Am I that obvious??" She nodded repeatedly. I can't help but smile at her.

"Yes! You are, but I can't blame you!! It's quite usual for us good people to fall in love with someone like Damon!! From my experience, I would love the challenges of being with him. He is so mysterious, added to that. He is god damn gorgeous!! We have the weakness to bad guys, hahaha!" he laughingly said to me

"Hahaha, true! We are so different. Did you know that I already have my ideal guy on my mind, and It's very opposite of him, but He is persistent in courting me that just for a span of 2 months! I didn't realize that he already win my heart!!" I smilingly said to her. I was smiling while imagining what we've been through for the last year when she suddenly grabs both of my shoulders and made me face her again

"WHAT?? He is the one who courted you??" She shockingly asked me!! Why? Is it something to be shocked about? I nodded repeatedly.

"GOSH!! Who are you really?? Can you gave me some tips!! How did you manage to capture that man's heart??" She sounded so amuse while saying this

"Why??" I confusedly asked him. She just laughs at me, which made me more curious

"HAHAHA sorry, I didn't mean to laugh at you!! It's just that!! Damon never courted anyone ever!! He is the one who is being courted and jump on!! never the other way around!!" She smilingly said to me. I was beyond shocked upon hearing what she said

"WHAT?? IS IT TRUE? HOW DID YOU BECOME A COUPLE?? DID YOU PURSUE HIM??" I asked her. She repeatedly nodded, which made me more shock

"HAHAHA, YES!! I told you! I have weaknesses with guys like him!! I literally went after him for almost six months before he notices me. I did everything to make him mine, and Thankfully he did after some time. We become a couple at the same time best of friends, but we never really work as a couple, so we just decided to remain friends." She smilingly said to me. She noticed that I was speechless after what she said

"That is why you are so special!! You are the only one he really learned to love and pursued!! You are the one for him! I know him for a long time, and I know that he will never pursue you if he didn't find himself being with you for the rest of his life. You are the love of his life." She smilingly said to me

"And he was for me!!" I smilingly said to her.

"I'm thrilled that he was able to find someone like you, Ace!! He needs someone like you in his life. Someone who will bring him the light and put him on the right track. For the past few days that I've been with the two of you!! I can see how much you change him!! I was glad that you change him for the better. I'm very happy for my best friend." She smilingly said to me.

"Thank you, Liza, for taking the courage to talk to me to clear things out because to tell you the truth!! I don't dare to do it myself. I don't know if I can continue to be sane if you didn't talk to me right now. Thank you for being not my rival regarding him!" I smilingly said her. She just held my hand before speaking.

"That will never happen, Ace!! I can see that Damon is happy with you, and that's all the matter. I'm really just here as a friend for him!! Nothing more! Nothing less!" She smiling said to me and because of so much happiness that I'm feeling right now! I feel like there is a big lump in my throat that has been removed. I quickly pulled her into a tight hug. We are just busy hugging each other so much when someone suddenly speaks by the door of this room

"It seems that you finally resolve your issues with her, my Twin!! I'm happy for you!!" Aris suddenly spoke. Liza and I look at each other first before speaking, then look at my brother to answer him

"YES, WE DID!!" We answered together.

"Good to hear that, but I'm afraid I have to cut your chitchat moment!! Ace! We have to come home na! Uncle Mild is back in Thailand to visit mom and dad. We are having dinner together in the house." He smilingly said to him

"Oh really!!" I got excited upon hearing that Uncle Mild is back in town!! I love him so much!! Aris proceed to walk out of the room. Liza and I were about to follow him when I suddenly thought of something. I want to ask her this, so I stopped her from walking.

"Uhmm, Liza!! If you don't mind me asking! Why did you and Damon split up!! It seems that you have a strong relationship." I asked her

"Ahh, about that!! It isn't very easy for my side but to summarize it. But all in all, Damon knows all about me!! As in all of me that he already can even write a book about it but me?? I don't know anything about him except, of course, his life outside. He always brings up his mom, but when I tried to talk more about her, he will stop and say that he doesn't want to talk about her anymore. He never mentions his dad. Why does he act this way? Why did he live his life in a violent way? I have so many things I want to ask him, but I never got any answer from him!! He will always change the topic whenever I tried. Until I got used to it, then I got tired of trying. That simple!!" She smilingly said to me

I can't help but think about what she said. Besides being rich and who my parents are, Damon knows all about me, My dreams, my passion, My wants, My hates, everything!

But for me?? I don't know anything about him. As I realized it, he is the same way with me. Our time will always be consumed by me telling him stories about what happened to me for this day, what I hate! What I want to happen! What I want in the future. It's always about me, but we never really talk about him except for the Jokers. Maybe this is why I got easily threatened by the sudden arrival of Liza because I never knew that there is someone like her that existed in Damon's life.

This made me think more...

To why??

Why is he like this?

To be continued

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