CHAPTER 9

Damon walks inside the room; he sees his friend in bed busy texting on his cellphone. Aku, seems busy texting someone that he didn’t notice his friend walking inside the room. 

Damon was curious to whom Aku was texting. Damon slowly and quietly walks beside the bed and lay down. He saw Aku texting Zara about his worries yesterday at the Siamese Aquarium.

Damon who was curious to what happened yesterday because of Aku’s actions when he went back. Damon was quite a bit sad or disappointed. Usually when Aku goes home from going somewhere without Damon, he will tell about what happened to his day, but yesterday is different he goes straight to the bed.

“Bro did you and Zara break up?” Damon asks, he holds the shoulder of Aku. Aku, who didn’t notice Damon from the start, jumped to his bed because of shock. 

“Dude! Don’t shock me like that… I thought I’m going to die!!” Aku said while holding his phone in his hand. 

“It’s your fault that you didn’t notice me… you were so focused on your phone that you didn’t notice me enter the room” Damon explained himself. 

Aku was dumbfounded at what Damon said… he was focused on apologizing to Zara about the encounter towards his parents and her parents. Truth to be told Aku doesn't need to apologize because he really doesn’t do anything bad at all. 

“Bro answer my question… don’t wander around” Damon teases Aku. Aku looked at Damon and said “we didn’t break up… and we are not what you think of, we are just friends”.

Damon looked at his friend and smiled mischievously “then can you tell me what happened yesterday… it was unlike you!”. Aku looked once again to his friend, he really didn't want to talk about it… it was such a tiring day. 

“Bro come on, I wanna know what happened on your date yesterday” Damon said begging, he was really curious about what really happened to the date yesterday.

Aku who can’t refuse Damon gives up and tells him what happened… he tells Damon about how he waits and gets the number of Zara, and about the both of them look around the aquarium. 

He also told him how he met his parents at the restaurant inside the Siamese Aquarium with Zara’s parents. Then he told me about what happened next.

Yesterday at Siamese Aquarium...

After they ate lunch Zara, Mia and Mirabelle went to the bathroom leaving Aku, Jove and Corbin. Aku was so nervous to meet the father and mother of Zara without a notice. He thought that he was not doing any wrong and he and Zara were only just friends. 

“You and… Zara are you two in a relationship?” Corbin asked, he was glaring at Aku, while Jove didn’t say anything at all, not minding the two people. 

“Ahh… I.. Uncle me… and Zara are not thinking of… we are just friends” Aku replied stuttering his every word. Jove looked at his son and laughed a little and didn’t say anything. 

“Hmm… good” Corbin said, Aku was scared at Corbin because of his aura emitting, Corbin really lived up to his status as a Chairman and CEO of his company. 

While waiting for Zara, Mia and Mirabelle, Jove and Corbin were talking about business and Aku is quiet at the side. 

...

Mirabelle was the first one to go out the bathroom leaving Zara and Mia behind. “Aku… dear are you fine why are you so pale?” Mirabelle asked, she was worried about his son. 

“Mom! I am fine” Aku replied, Jove and Corbin who are busy talking to each other looked at Aku. 

“He seems fine to me…” Jove said while looking at his son’s expression, he knew why his son is like that. 

…

A few minutes later Zara and Mia went back, Zara looked at Aku who was a bit pale, “Aku are okay?”. 

Aku didn’t notice that Zara and Mia came back from the bathroom and was shocked. Aku composed and calmed himself and replied “I am fine” he smiled. 

Mia who is watching the two smiled to see their action, they are like a couple, even their clothes are almost the same. 

Aku and Zara both wearing inside their t- shirt was a long sleeve, Zara’s Long sleeve was a bit wide. Zara was wearing a skirt with a long sock, while Aku was wearing a ripped jean, both of them were wearing high cut rubber shoes. 

“Seems like the first show… the penguin show is starting” Mirabelle said, as she looked at her husband. “Are you also going there?” Mia asked, she planned to go to the show with Corbin since they are here. 

“Yes… we are here today because of it” Mirabelle said, she looked at her son, Aku and Zara and asked “Are the two of you going also?”. 

Zara nods at Mirabelle, Mia smiles and suggests “Why don’t we all go”. “Mirabelle who has the same thought as Mia nods in agreement…

All of them watched the three shows, Zara was having fun seeing the shows. Zara was laughing and smiling, unlike her who is almost emotionless.

Aku looked at her and was captivated by her smile. Corbin, who saw her daughter smiling and laughing, was so happy that his tears fell down on his face… 

After they watched the famous shows they all parted ways and went back home…

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