Destined To Be Yours

Chapter 2

YUWANA POV:

I was taken aback by her presence. She looked beautiful in her pink top and jeans, with her hair flowing down. Despite only having spoken once and chatted briefly, we weren't particularly close. She smiled at me, waiting for my response. 

"Hi, sis. I'm fine, and how are you?" I replied softly.

As if my answer pleased her, her smile widened, and she said she was good. She called over the person she had been talking to, a boy in a school uniform. She glanced at me and asked if I was heading home. I confirmed that I was going home, and she asked if she could join me. I told her she could, and the person she had called approached us. 

The sight of him was incredibly captivating, and I found myself lost in his eyes. It felt like I could gaze into his eyes for a lifetime and become completely immersed in them. When I looked into his eyes, the world seemed to fade away, leaving only the two of us.

I had never experienced this with anyone else before; his eyes were different. They conveyed affection, care, happiness, and... love? 

No, it couldn't be. We didn't know each other, and we had only seen each other while going to school. Yes, he lived in my neighborhood, just five houses away. He was the first guy who had caught my attention. 

I didn't know what was special about him, but I felt a strange sensation whenever I saw him. I felt happy whenever he was around. 

When I told my sister that I was attracted to a guy, she was delighted that I was showing interest in boys. She always found me studying or watching K-dramas. I was a huge fan of K-dramas and had a desire to visit Korea someday. When I informed her that the guy was from our locality, she inquired about his identity and appearance. Since I didn't know his name, I told her he studied at MISALE and was in the same grade as me. 

She teased me whenever she got the chance and made fun of me. I found him attractive, but I wasn't in love with him. I didn't know what love was, but I was certain that this couldn't be it. In real life, love didn't happen like this, and strong feelings couldn't develop for someone you had merely seen. I tried to push away those emotions, and I succeeded to some extent, but whenever I saw him, I couldn't help but get lost in my thoughts. 

Sometimes I caught him looking at me, and I believed that he also noticed me. While he was walking, he turned his head slightly and glanced at me. I wasn't sure if he had actually looked at me, but my subconscious insisted that he was watching me.

Breaking eye contact, Nisila introduced him to me. "Yuwana, this is my brother, Alorn." The name sounded good to me, and I greeted him with a "hi." He looked at me and returned the gesture. I couldn't maintain eye contact with him, as his eyes had the power to captivate me and make me daydream.

Nisila motioned for us to walk, and we proceeded down the street. There was a moment of silence before Nisila started asking me questions about my school life. I told her about the subjects I studied, and she made jokes about them. She was quite funny, and it made me laugh.

While laughing, I could feel his gaze on me, which made me slightly uncomfortable. No one had ever watched me laugh before, and his presence stirred strange feelings within me. When I glanced at him, he quickly averted his eyes and looked straight ahead. Nisila talked about herself, mentioning that she found the school interesting beyond just studying. She pointed at her brother and mentioned that he enjoyed studying.

I looked at him, and he gave me a smile. I returned the smile, and it seemed to make him happy. Nisila interrupted with another question, asking if I went to school alone. Startled, I couldn't find the right words to respond. After a brief pause, I admitted that I had seen him a few times. Nisila suggested that I join him on the way to school. 

"Isn't that right, Alorn?" she asked him. 

He looked at me, waiting for a moment, and I secretly hoped he would say no, as I wasn't sure if I could handle being around him if we went together. But his reply surprised me.