I'm In, For Life [BRIGHTWIN]

5. don't break my heart

Tine's pov

I returned home late because I had assignments to do and Wat was not at home.

"Oww.. you're having dinner alone?" I pouted, "you didn't even wait for me."

Auntie laughed, "sorry my bad. I just thought you'll have dinner outside."

I frowned, "did I tell you I have plans? Why don't I remember?"

She shrugged.

"Uhm..where is Wat?" I asked sheepishly.

Auntie sighed, getting up for dishes.

"He did not tell me. He was just in a hurry and all dressed up before he left."

I bit my lips, realising I was only asking what's obvious.

Wat always stayed out most of the time, fooling around Pam or anybody else, for that matter.

"You ask about him all the time. Why don't you go talk?"

"We had a fight" I lied, my mood spoiled for the night.

When I entered my room, I found an envelope, placed shabbily on my table. Inside it, there was an entry card for a club where I knew Wat's band often went for gigs. And a paper that said,

Be there by seven sharp. Also, don't overdress.

And in seemingly different penmanship, there were words written hurriedly at the bottom of the paper,

I suck at apologies. I hope you know I'm sorry for what I did.

I couldn't believe if I was dreaming or Wat had actually left me a note like that. It was so incredibly unexpected I did not want to believe it.

"Oh god!" I exclaimed, "oh my god this is..."

I ran downstairs, flashing the note in front of auntie.

"Can you believe this?" I said.

"Aww" she said, "how sweet."

"I know!" I said, laughing merrily despite a bittersweet pain hitting me.

"God. I don't even know how to react." I said smiling, "he is never not cold to me, you know. I can't believe he did this."

Auntie's eyes softened before she patted my head.

She said, "Wat is not a bad person at heart, Tine. I hope he sees your worth while there's still time."

"He can take all the time in world. I am not going anywhere away from him."

I looked at the paper again.

Happiness, was all I could feel.

....

Wat's pov

"You okay?" Earn, the drummer asked, "I have never seen you nervous before."

I shook my head, "I'm good."

We went on the stage and I released a breathe of relief as I saw Tine, certainly overdressed, looking his best in white button down and black pants. His eyes were anxiously searching for me and when they met mine, he literally beamed. He waved at me excitedly and smiled, showing his bunny teeth.

I looked away, suppressing a smile threatening to appear on my face as I fixed my hair. I kinda got why mom always said Tine is the cutest person she's known.

We started off a little late and despite performing a thousand times before, today seemed different.

Music was not the only thing I felt my peace lied in. It did, in a pair of eyes too, looking at me with so much love it scared me.