CHAPTER 18

“UHGGG!!! Bro will you stop it already!!!” Damon shouts at Aku who is walking around the room and making noise. “I didn’t do anything?” Aku said, walking around and so nervous. 

“Didn’t do anything? DIDN’T DO ANYTHING! BRO! your walking around the room like a crazy man! And making a noise… BRO! it’s only four o’clock in the morning and I AM TRYING TO SLEEP!!!” Damon said with a pissed tone. 

Today is the day when Aku and Zara planned to meet, Aku was so nervous because he was planning to confess his feelings. 

“Damon should I give her something?” Aku stops roaming around the room and stops in front of the bed where Damon is sleeping. Damon looked at his best friend, this was the first time Aku asked him something related to romance. 

Damon looked at Aku and smile “Bro be yourself and sleep a little bit more… I know that you are excited and nervous but bro… you will meet her in the afternoon and it’s still early, just calm down okay?” Damon said while rubbing his eyes. 

Aku starts to calm down and walk towards his bed, ‘Damon was right, I need to calm down’ Aku thought. 

“HAHAHAHAHA! Bro looked at yourself” Damon said while laughing, Aku looks so haggard but even though he looked like that, he still looked seventeen years old. 

“Bro will you stop that… even though I calmed down this morning I can’t stop thinking and worrying” Aku said who looked so worried and nervous. 

“Bro! even I… I was like you when I first confessed to my beloved Audrey” Damon said while smiling. 

“Yeah… yeah, I know how it was when you plan to confess but, I think you are still you on that day and you did great on that day because you have a thick skin” Aku said while holding the door knob. 

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Few minutes had passed since Aku arrived at DEZ café. He was waiting for Zara for more than five minutes. “Did something happen? This is not like her she is always early” Aku murmur to himself… 

Thirty minutes have pass a black car stop in front of the café, Aku looked at smile to see who that it was Zara. Zara went to Aku and didn’t plan to order something first like she usually does. 

“Are you not going to order something?” Aku asked, he was a bit nervous. “No… I am not staying like usual… I have something to do… I just want to tell you something” Zara said. 

Aku looked at her, she was pale unlike her usual skin she now looks like she was suffering from something. “Are you fine?” Aku asked, he was worried about how Zara looks so miserable. 

Zara was shocked to hear what Aku asked, she start to cry. “Zara?” Aku doesn't know what to do.

…

Minutes have pass and Zara stops crying “Sorry Aku…” she was planning to say something but she stopped suddenly “cough* cough*”. 

Zara looked at her handkerchief and looked at Aku and smiled “Aku… sorry I-I need to go know” Zara said while clenching her fist. “Zara wait I need to tell you something… I feel that if I didn’t tell you know… I will never have the chance to tell you” Aku said, he was feeling that something might happen and regret if he didn’t confess. 

“Aku maybe… I will just call you if I have free time… I am in a hurry…” Zara was about to leave and she was in a hurry walking towards the door when Aku grabbed her. 

“Zara I love you!” Aku said not thinking of anything, he suddenly grabbed her, it was so fast that he couldn’t think of anything and confess. Zara was shocked to hear Aku’s confession, her tears fell down again but she couldn’t say anything. 

Aku was so nervous, he felt that Zara wanted him to let go of her. Once Aku let go she immediately walked away… she left, she didn’t say anything. 

Aku grabs his phone and dialed a number, just a ring and Damon immediately picks it up. “I think she hates me” Aku said, he didn’t know what to say but he needed someone to talk to, it was his first time to be rejected. 

“What?” Damon doesn't know what to do, and what to say he was shocked to hear Aku. It‘s only been an hour since Aku left, Damon was shocked to hear that Aku was rejected as he knew that Zara also had feelings for Aku. 

“Maybe she does have a boyfriend...” Aku said as he walked outside the DEZ café. “Bro wait there… I will go there right now and tell me what happened”.

Damon immediately gets his jacket, he calls Audrey to postpone their date, he explains that Aku needs him. Damon regrets that he forced Aku to confess, “This is my fault” Damon said to himself.

…

Aku, who was waiting outside the Dez café saw Damon running so fast. “Jason!” Damon called Aku, he saw the eyes of Aku, it was lifeless. 

Damon walks toward Aku. “I felt that I needed to confess to her because I feel that she would leave and I won’t see her again” Aku said looking at Damon. 

“Bro…” Damon didn't know what to say “I saw her, she was so pale like she was suffering from something… when she sat down in front of me… she cried, like she was telling me that she would leave and never to come back” Aku said as he explained what happened. 

“She told me she would meet me again before I confess but I doubt it… I don’t know why” Aku said, he started to cry and Damon could only think of doing is not leaving the side of Aku…

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