King stops the car and rush to Kara.
"What happened?"
Kara angrily slaps King's hand.
"Don't act like you will not say I should stay away from you!" Kara said with the new tears in her eyes.
"What? No. Why would I do that?"
King coax Kara and hugs her tightly.
Kara cried so much she squeezing him.
"What is happening?" She cried hard.
The two didn't enter the house and went to King's car.
King gave her a bottled water in the cool container that he keeps inside his car.
"Xian and Felix said that? That's awful." King said and drink the beer in his can looking at the sky.
"What? You want to be in the latest trend and also tell me off?"
King laughs and rubs Kara's hair.
"You should understand that Xian is a bit childish sometimes. He hates it when he can't control his emotions and he....is scared of being rejected."
"Him? Being rejected?"
"You know his story."
"What is that anything to do with me?"
"You seriously, don't know?"
King looks at Kara and Kara pouts.
"He called me dirty."
"It's just his ego talking."
"I hate his ego."
"You can still call me and you can still ask my protection. For now, let them handle their issues. I'm sure they won't let your relationship with them to stay like this." King kisses Kara's cheek. "Cheer up."
Kara nods and hugs King's neck.
"If you also did this...I'm really going to Halperdo's place and ditch you all." She said crying again.
"Shh...Poor girl. Don't be too sad. I'm here." King said and rubs Kara's back.
---
"I thought you too will lie low and won't bother Kara." Felix said and gave dagger stares at King.
King sighs.
"You two are terrible. Kara just came and you are doing it already?"
King said and clench his fist.
"When will we start doing it if not from the start?" Xian blinks and yawn. He has a terrible time falling asleep these days.
"We are the villain and you are her only ally. I feel like you are cheating." Felix said and crushed the glass he is using just a while ago.
King looks at the angry Felix.
"I don't approve to this plan from the very beginning. Kara is only 15. You have to give her more time. Separating yourself to her...It's madness!" King also got angry but he didn't move away from his seat.
"When we thought she died. I can't sleep, eat and enjoy life. It took me a very long time to recover. But it still hurting me. Everyday I have to do something to erase the emptiness in me or I might go crazy. You know what we felt that time!" Xian said and glare at King.
"That is why its stupid to separate yourself to her when you can still be with her for now."
"I feel like given more time. I can forget her." Xian said and stands up. "I won't care about the girl named Kara from now on. If you want to be a fool forever then go ahead. Love for me...I don't need it." And left.
Felix looks up and his head touches King's.
"I thought, I can too. Forget Kara. When we thought she is dead. It hurts for months but we did survive. If I can forget about her. Then I will try too. This feeling is scary. I don't want to feel like offering my whole life to a girl again." Felix said.
"Kara cried.."
Felix flinched and he chewed his lips.
"I....don't care."
"Its your decision. Both of you. But I don't want to do it. For me....I believe its already too late and I can't turn around. If you think you can forget her then that is good for you. This old man is already a lost case."
King sighs when his younger brothers left. He took the wine bottle and pour it to his glass.
"I wonder how long they will last. Or if they can really do it?"
He smiles thinking he can't even try to ignore her what more to stay away from her.
---
Kara is alone with Gabriel in his office at work.
Gabriel saw Kara who was crying outside tje house with King so he force Kara to come with him at his office to let her explain but no one is taking and they both busy themselves with other things.
"Are you mad at me?" Gabriel finally end the awkward silence.
Kara shakes her head then she looks at him and then nods.
"I may not be there when you wake up. But I'm there all the time when you are not conscious."
Kara looks up and she bits her lips.
"And yes....I miss you so badly."Gabriel smiles weakly.
Kara runs to Gabriel and hugs him.
"I'm sorry. I'm selfish and... Xian and Felix are jerks so I got mad. I also feels like everyone is changing. I thought maybe you too."
"Foolish girl." Gabriel slowly rubs Kara's hair. "Dad loves you so much."
"I love you Dad." Kara rubs her face to her Dad's chest.
Kara is retelling to Gabriel all the things that happen to her in the vacation house and Gabriel who watches his daughter all day in the camera, smilingly listen patiently.
Kara kisses Gabriel's cheek.
"Don't change Dad."
"I won't."
Kara smiles.
Xian and Felix are people who cared for her this whole time.
If they don't want to continue to like her then it is fine. She should give them space. Maybe she did something that they hate. Instead of forcing herself to them, she should be contented that once in her life, she can call them friends.
She is sad that that absurptly ended.
And she is sure it is her fault.
She just wish they can stay friends but it seems impossible.
"I will ignore them from now on. I can do it. No. I will do it. I should pay their kindness with respecting their decision."
Penelope called Kara and also cried when she retold her what Xian and Felix told her.
"It's fine. Maybe you should not really include them in your tank. Sir King and Sir Raphael might be okay for now but as adults they may not like waiting for you to grow up much."
"You are doing it again, Pen. I told you not to think everyone likes me. Cause they don't!"
"How about Stephen? Go out with him."
"Stephen? You know him?"
"Yeah. He is more or less, popular and he is in the student council with Denver. The poor guy is being stalk by a crazy girl. He needs a pretend girlfriend."
"What? Pretend girlfriend?"
"Yeah. This stalker girl is also popular girl. She said she will only stop if Stephen has a girlfriend that loves him more than she loves her."
"Wait. How is this helping me? I can only see that jerk using me as a shield."
"You will act like you are truly inlove with each other. This way you can feel the joy of loving a guy on your same grade."
"F.Y.I.He is my first crush and I confessed. He turned me down."
"Perfect! I didn't know you have a past."
"What's perfect?"
"That stalker only like Stephen last year. If she knows that you like Stephen for a longer time. Then girl, you win!"
"I don't know Pen. I don't want to help Stephen."
"Come on. It will be fun acting like a desperate girl in love. And it will make your mind so busy that you won't feel bad that the 2 hottest men you ever met hates you now."
"Ouch! That is really below the belt!" Kara angrily pinch Pen's face.
"Awwts. Sorry. Sorry. So, I'm calling Denver?"
"Can I just wallow in sadness and get over it overnight?"
"Come on. Help your old crush."
"He turned me down so I partly hates him."
"But admit it. He is handsome."
"That is the only reason why I liked him."
"Really?"
"Okay! He is cool and smart. Happy? Sometimes, I hate your guts too."
A/N:
Fufufufu.