Chapter 422 - We are just friends (1/2)

”Hello, Ryn?” Harry greeted slowly. He was hoping Ryn was having a good mood when he was calling because he wanted to ask her out.

”Harry?” Ryn mumbled. She was still sleepy and this boy called her? Wasn't he sick like a high fever or something? Has he recovered? So soon?

”Are you... busy?” he asked worriedly. He did not want to disturb her while working.

”What is it?” she did not want to waste more time, time that she could spend sleeping, and asked him directly. If it was nothing serious, she would just say goodbye and continue her sleep.

”No. I... I thought I want to invite you for lunch. I mean, I want to treat you to lunch. Because you visit me,” he asked, his cheeks reddened.

”Today?”

”Yes.”

”Sorry, Harry. I already have a plan,” Ryn rejected ruthlessly. She did not have time to take care of Harry's feelings. She was too sleepy to care.

”Well... how about tomorrow?” he still did not give up. In order to win her, he would do anything to attract her.

”Look, Harry. I don't know how you feel about me but we are just friends, right? I hope that you won't try to go over the friendship boundary. I already have a boyfriend.” Maybe because she could no longer control her stress, she blurted it out. She wanted to protect her relationship with Jeremy despite still not trusting him completely. He already promised to change and she should do the same as well.

His face paled. How could she be so blunt when rejecting his love. No. He would not give up...

”Harry, I'm sorry. I love my boyfriend so much. We can still work together but I would like to keep our distance a little bit so as not to hurt my boyfriend's feelings.”

”But...”

”I'm sorry. Bye.” Ryn ended the call and groaned loudly. A little bit of her heart scolded her for being heartless but she needed to kill any chance that could ruin her relationship with Jeremy. Called her slow but maybe Jeremy was right in the sense that Harry treating her different than his other friends? Or was this just plan 'me Tarzan, you Jane' kind of thinking?

Whatever. Now she could continue her sleep, she thought happily and burrowed deeper under the blanket.

Another phone call disturbed her sleep again after a few minutes. With a groan, she pulled the blanket over her head and tried to ignore it. Why was she such a light sleeper sometimes? Well, today? She really wanted to enjoy her dream. Was it so hard to fulfill?

Lastly, with a loud groan, she pushed the blanket off her body and sat up, blinking hard. She even slapped her face a few times to wake up. Then, she reached for her ringing phone.

”Hello.” She was hoping it was not Harry again. She really has no mood to reject or take care of his feelings. He should understand by now and just leave her alone.

”Hello, Ryn?” To her relief, it was not Harry but Mika, her silly best friend.

”What is it? Is it time for our lunch?” Ryn asked without checking the time nor thinking. She thought she could steal a little bit of time to catch a few winks.

”I can't go,” Mika cried.

”Why not? Are you not feeling okay?” Ryn asked hurriedly. The drowsiness disappeared in a second in her worry about Mika's health.

”They don't allow me to go out. I can't even find my keys,” Mika cried.

”Wait... what?” Ryn even blinked in her shock. What did Mika mean by that?

”I don't know why they bully me like this. Jason is not here so I can't ask him to pick me up. Jeremy scolded me for skipping work again, which is ridiculous coz I'm on break to make my wedding dress,” Mika wailed.

Ryn rubbed between her brows. The drowsiness has disappeared, yes, but right now a headache is growing.

”Your mother is not there?” Ryn asked.

”Everyone is not here. Even grandma is not here,” Mika replied. Then, her eyes widened and she quickly clamped her mouth shut. She would not tell her what her family was doing today.

”And they didn't bring you with them? That's weird.”

”Anyway...” Mika finally realized she should not call Ryn to whine about her sadness. It was a huge mistake and right now she must correct it back. So, she must find a way to end this conversation before she blurted out everything. ”I need to go. I just remember Jason is waiting for my call.”