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•JACE•

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Dad is a very responsible and respectable man. My one and only superhero. He is only person who has got time for me.
Mom......... I don't remember her face.
She left with another rich guy a few years after I was born.

Today dad came up to me earlier and informed that the owner of the INCORP. Industries and his family were coming for dinner. A smile brightens my face. Dad returns a smile... only it's brighter than mine.
I'm not even half as good looking as he is........quite ugly, that's what I am.

But the thought of Jace coming to ours was a bit of a happy thing. He was a good company. We are childhood friends. He is not like the others. He tells me what I am like and doesn't sugarcoat things . But for some reason our parents think of our very mild and verbal interaction to be something like Young Love.

Love.... a dangerous thing.

I've seen my dad suffer after my mom left. Locked himself in his room and never looked well. But then my stepmom came along. She hasn't been the sweetest of ladies to me, but the thing is that at least dad looks happy with her. But from what I heard dad telling my uncle that she is only there to satisfy his sexual desires. But that she was nothing compared to MY mom , either way.

Since Jace's family was going to come there was a grand feast in the preparation. We had guest quite often but the only difference was that I wasn't this excited for the other .

3 years, that's exactly the span of time after which I am gonna see Jace's face. He was off to Cambridge for his higher education. I'm just 2 years younger than him. But his parents believe him to more mature and responsible.

A quick intro to his family goes like this, Mr.Andreas Gustavo, Mrs. Juliana Gustavo and Mr. Julius Gustavo.

And as for us , it's Mr. Richard Felton
Mrs.Venessa Felton and me, Ms.Angela Felton.

Yeah now you know me, Angela, who is presently being trapped in an extremely tight fitting knee length designer frock. The only thing that makes me look a bit of pretty is my infinite wardrobe of designer clothes.

Now it's 7:00 pm. I just heard the car honk outside. They are here.
Jumping on my high heels and tying down the laces took me a honest 15 mins. Way too much for a black converse girl.

As expected a maid comes to get me from my room to our dinner hall.
I saw the Gustavo family at the dinner table along with my parents.
I wasn't allowed to listen to their business talk so they only called me for dinner.

Mrs.Gustavo gives a big smile and gets up to hug me. Mr.Gustavo shakes my hand and sits back down. As for Jace, he smiles really wide and rushes to give a tight hug. " I missed you a lot you idiot." I heard him whisper in my ear before he let go. We turned to see our parents awing at us.

Dinner was great as always. Turkey, steak, sweets , drinks, and the best of all a cute cupcake. A cupcake? A cupcake was never allowed in our dinner table , and that too just one with strawberry frosting and sprinkles. I looked around before I picked it up and looked carefully at it.

Oh. Yeah. I forgot. It's MY Birthday.............. and that cupcake idea was exactly how I liked my birthday cake from Jace. He always gave my favourite cupcake as my birthday gift. I slowly looked up to Jace , he was smiling in a charmingly. I looked to my side, our parents hadn't noticed Jace sneak up the cake on the table. It was our little secret.

I took the cake in my hand and Jace did the job of excusing us from the dinner as we were done.
Jace and I walked hand in hand to our garden, just like old times.

We went to the shady spot under a huge tree which was covered in beautiful yellow and red leaves. Autumn is just around the corner.
Being back to the same spot , with the same person, just like old time made me smile. I felt warm inside. Only Jace could give this feeling to me .. I feel good around him. He made me happy.

I've read quite some romantic novels. Maybe it just got in my mind and created a very deep impression, more than what I thought.

After a long talk about all the missed time and after enjoying my cupcake while Jace singing the birthday song, we both sat there admiring the sunset and the beautiful sky. This was the only spot in our mansion that gave a direct view of the sunset and also the best airy space in our house.

It was getting cold. And the sun had just set. It just getting dark.
I looked at Jace and saw him staring at me. He put his jacket on my shoulders. After a long awkward stop,
" What do want from me ?" I asked him.

" You", Jace said in a deep husky voice .

The hair on my neck stood up and I started having weird nauseous feeling in my stomach. Calm down you fucking hormones........what's wrong with you .

Jace held my hand and said , " I've come back only for you Angela. And now that you are 19 ........ I guess we can you know......um...." He stopped abruptly.

I don't know what I was thinking ..........maybe I am really desperate to feel how it feels to be in Love.............I am crazy .

" Yes", I said and held his hand tighter.

He pulled me into a hug.

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999 words........are you serious!?!

There is always a spark of hope in every ones life , right?

Thank you so much for your time ......... hope to see you soon.

# Stay you cuz it's awesome.

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