Silently Loving You (WayV Fanfic)

Chapter 4

1:30 AM...

Xiali is laying down on her bed, tossing and turning as she tries to fall asleep again after waking up 15 minutes ago from a nightmare about the stalkers.

"I can't sleep," Xiali says to herself. Maybe a glass of water could help. She thought.

Xiali gets up from her bed and opens her door. She walks downstairs slowly, not wanting to wake anyone up. However, she notice that the lights in the living room are turned on.

Who could be awake at this time?
Xiali thought. She walks to the living room. To her surprise, she sees her step-brother asleep on the couch with 3 empty bottles of beers scattered on the floor.

Winwin ge? Why is he drunk? Xiali thought to herself, wondering why would her step-brother be drunk on a Wednesday night. They still have to go to college tomorrow morning.

Xiali takes one last look of her step-brother sleeping on the couch before she slowly walks to the kitchen to get a glass of water. She walks back from the kitchen with a glass of water in hand.

"Who's there?" Winwin says in a slightly drunk tone. He slowly opens his eyes and sees Xiali walking with a glass of water.

Xiali stops in her steps and turns back to see Winwin who had woke up from his drunken sleep. He is now sitting on the couch with tired eyes.

"It's me, Xiali," says Xiali as she slowly walks back to the couch to approach Winwin.

"What time is it?" Winwin ask Xiali.

"I think it's past 1:30 AM," says Xiali as she sits next to her step-brother.

"Here, have a drink," Xiali says as she hands Winwin her glass of water.

Winwin takes the glass of water from Xiali and drinks it. Xiali could tell he looked quite drunk.

"Thanks," says Winwin as he puts his hand on his head.

"Would you like me to take you to your room?" Xiali ask.

"No, thanks," says Winwin as he gets up from the couch before he walks upstairs to his room.

I wonder what's up with him. Xiali thought.

A few hours later...

7 AM....

Xiali's POV....

I woke up and have breakfast along with my mom and Winwin since his dad had left earlier for work. I look at Winwin from the other side of the table to see that he still looks tired. Maybe he hasn't fully recover from last night's hangover. And for some weird reasons, he's been acting more and more quiet these days. Well, Winwin has always been quiet. He's not the type of guy who likes to talk much, but I swear that this time it's totally different. He doesn't even say a single word. I wonder why.

Winwin then gets up from his seat to put his bowl in the sink. He washed his hands and dries them quickly, before walking back to the living room to grab his backpack. He walks out of the door to ride his bike and heads off to college.

I glance at my mom who is still in the middle of eating. "What's up with Winwin ge?" I ask.

"He's just having some trouble these days," says mom before she takes a sip of her tea.

"Oh," I say before I continue to eat.

A few minutes later, I finish my breakfast and put my bowl in the sink. I was about to check my bag and when I hear a loud honk coming from outside.

"Who is that?" ask my mom.

The thought of Ten suddenly came across my mind. I let out a sigh. "Probably just my friend. He promised to pick me up for college today."