Chapter 34 The Silent Hero (1/2)

The next morning...

Nathan, Matthew, and Ivy were eating breakfast in the dining room.

They were planning to go home later at 4:00 PM in the afternoon.

They had also decided to go for a swim in the lake after lunch.

Jessy and Adam~with his borrowed face~ finally graced the dining table with their presence, they sat on the vacant chairs quietly.

Six pairs of eyes looked at them closely. Jessy suddenly blushed at their malicious stare.

”Good morning guys!” she greeted them.

”It's really a good morning.” Nathan coughed.

Ivy giggled while glancing at the blushing faces of Adam and Jessy.

Adam kept to himself, he put some foods in Jess' plate. He also scoped little amount of foods for his plate and pretended to munch on them.

Nathan and Matthew occasionally engaged Adam in a lively conversation while they were eating.

Their conversation continued in the boy's room where they talk about the current hottest video games releases and what video games they love playing on their mobile, PC or Laptop. Adam found them hilarious and funny to talk with. He enjoyed a good laugh with their company. He realized that if he's a human being, they were the types of cool friends he would like to associate himself with.

After lunch...

The group did not waste time, they change into their swimming attire, and they run gleefully towards the lake and make a good splash in the cool water. They were having a fantastic time swimming in the lake under the blazing sweltering sun.

Two hours later, Nana called them to get ready to go home. They reluctantly got out of the water.

A few minutes later...All their belongings were already loaded in the trunk of Matthew's car. The group bid their farewells to Nana Aida, Jessy, and Adam.

Matthew's car already disappeared outside the tall gate of the mansion, yet the lovebirds were remain rooted to the spot where they were standing earlier.

”You have nice friends, Jess,” Adam commented.

Jessy smiled, feeling proud of her friends. ”Yes, they are.”

She looked at Adam, not liking his borrowed face. ”You can transform now...”

”Later...let's go upstairs first.” He holds her hands and opened the door wide for them to enter.

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”What's great with being 18 years old?” Jessy asked Adam out of the blue.

”You're adult now,” he winked at her.

”So-?” her eyebrows rose.

”We can go all the way with out worrying that you're still a minor,” he chuckled while combing her hair with the comb he was holding.

She glanced at him with a small smile curled up in her lips. ”Is that what you have been thinking all along? Taking my virginity? Is that the only thing that is important to you?”

”No. Don't get me wrong, Jess. I will always love you even if we don't do the did. I can understand very well that you're just protecting yourself. Having your love with me is more than enough for me,” he said with utmost honesty in his voice.

Jessy falls into a deep silence. Is it worth giving up yourself, your body to your boyfriend who is going to die in two years time? She asked herself. Of course, she loves Adam so much, he's worth it!

”What are you thinking?” It's now his time to ask her. ”What's going on with that pretty head of yours?”

”Y-you can wait, right?” she asked him in an apprehensive tone.

”No problem, Jess. Besides am not in a hurry.” He smiled at her, he hugged her from behind. ”Please don't worry much about it, okay?”

She suddenly turns around and hugs him tight. Tears were already forming in her eyes. Adam saw it.

”Hey, why are you crying?”

”Am scared. We only have two years left together. Time flies too fast. I felt like...time is rushing months after months to separate us from each other.” She's sobbing into his t-shirt.

Adam rubbed her back. ”Shhh...shhh...please stop crying. We still have two years left-Jess. Let's make the best of what is left of our time together.”

”Okay,” she tried to stifle her whimper.

He holds her for awhile until he no longer feels her body trembling because of crying.

”Jess, I just want you to promise me one thing, after I die, please bury me beside your rose garden. In that way, I can be closer to you. I want to be buried here in this place because it is the place where our love truly blossomed,” he said in a sorrowful voice.