Chapter 11 - 11. Four and Half Years... (1/2)

*crack*

The sudden cracking sound made Reuben and Veronica break their kiss as they looked at the source of the disturbance and their eyes widened in surprise, seeing who / what was the reason of that sound.

A flower vase was broken into pieces on the floor of the hallway and two persons were standing beside it, looking totally shocked after what they saw. One was covering her mouth with her right hand and the other's mouth was gaped open with widened eyes.

These two persons are none other than Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Lopez.

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15 minutes earlier…

”Honey, where is Reuben? Some business partners want to talk to him.” Mr. Smith asked his wife.

”I don't know where is he.” Mrs. Smith replied.

”Hmm….. Even Veronica isn't here. It's been a while since she went for washroom.” Mrs. Lopez said looking around her trying to find her daughter.

”Urgh!! I think both of our children are again busy with their bickering. Let me go and find them.” Mrs. Smith said to her husband and got up from her chair.

”Yeah.. Let me go with you.” Mrs. Lopez followed her friend.

As they were walking through the hallway, both were complaining about their own children's childishness and thinking about how their children always behaved like some born enemies and badmouthed about each other.

But suddenly their footsteps halted when they saw the sight in front of them....both of their children, who were the so called enemies of each other....kissing each other passionately without a care about this world.

They were so shocked by the view, that the flower vase on the rack beside them, had been shuttered down by their abrupt movements.

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Back to the present…

”What was that? Am I seeing things? Or I've gone mad??” Mrs. Lopez was the first one to break the silence.

Veronica immediately pushed Reuben from her side and straightened her hair and dress which had been disheveled by their kiss and then she also hinted Reuben to do the same.

”Mom…. Aunty….” Veronica awkwardly greeted them with her cheeks deep red like beet whereas Reuben stood beside her without any expression as if nothing had happened.

”Care to explain?” Mrs. Smith eyed her son.

”Actually, this is not what you guys are thinking. It was just…..”

”We have been dating each other since four and half years.” Reuben confessed as a matter of fact before Veronica could complete her sentence.