When I said those words, I finally felt a little better.From then on, Charlie and I became good friends.Putting aside the fact that we were blind date partners, I found that Charlie and I got along more harmoniously, and we no longer restrained ourselves.Moreover, we had the same hobbies. Even the songs, movies, and actors we liked, and the places we wanted to go…As expected of someone from the same era. Our hobbies were quite similar.However, every time I was surprised at how similar we were, I would think of Dylan for some reason.It was as if there was more than a generation gap between me and Dylan, and I could not understand his behavior.I also wanted to send him a text through Facebook Messenger to ask him how he was doing, and to know if he had a girlfriend.However, on second thought, what did that have to do with me?With Dylan’s looks that could even attract bees and butterflies, it was hard for him to not have a girlfriend.Another half a year passed, and Cha
“Are you back in the country?” I could not help but ask Dylan.“Mhm, wait a minute.”When Dylan asked me to wait a minute, I felt like my pride had been hurt. I threw my phone away, swearing that I would not reply to his texts anymore.It was 11:00 PM, and I was about to sleep when a call came.It was Dylan.I glanced at it and turned off the screen, not planning to answer it.After a moment, Dylan called again.I ignored it again. I wanted to show him the ugliness of human nature.After a while, the calls finally stopped.Hah, what a kid.Just as I was feeling proud, I heard a knock on the door. It was my dad.“Stephanie, why did you call Dylan? He said that you called him a few times, but you didn’t answer when he called you back. Moreover, it’s midnight…” My dad had dark circles under his eyes. He continued speaking while yawning, “Did you accidentally tap on his contact and call him?”“Ah!” I was stunned and just replied, “Maybe.”I never thought that Dylan would call
“Charlie is so useless…” Dylan paused for a moment before continuing, “I gave him a head start of half a year, but he still couldn’t become your boyfriend.”I was startled. What did he mean by giving Charlie a head start?“You’re drunk.” I did not know how to answer Dylan.“Just admit it.” Dylan said in a playful tone, “You like me… and I like you too.”‘I like you too…’I felt a buzz in my head and did not say anything.My brain stopped working. I do not know how this happened, and my heart started beating rapidly.“Say something!” The voice on the phone brought my thoughts back to reality.I still did not speak as I did not know how to answer.I think I like Dylan, but was he serious? There were still problems before us, so could we solve them?After a while, Dylan sighed. He lowered his voice to comfort me. “Can you say something?”It seemed like a century had passed, and my inner struggles were of no avail. I realized how moved I was when I heard Dylan’s confession and h
I slept too late and since the next day was a holiday, I only woke up at noon.The moment I woke up, I thought about the call last night, and my heart could not help but beat rapidly.However, back to reality, Dylan was still abroad and studying. When he comes back in a few years, I will be old already. Thinking about this, I felt a headache.Before I could sort this out, my mom knocked on my door.“Stephanie, get up soon. I’m going out to buy some food. Dylan will be coming over later, so why don’t you stop lying down? Look at yourself.”“Mom, who did you say?” I was puzzled.“It’s Dylan! He sent a text to your dad last night saying that he would be here for a visit at noon today.”I was confused. When did this happen?I quickly got up and sent Dylan a text. However, he did not reply, so he was probably on the plane.Feeling dizzy, I went to the bathroom and washed my face with cold water to feel more awake. Only then did I fully understand that Dylan was really coming over.
The moment I ran outside, my dad looked at me suspiciously. “What happened to your face?”I was so scared that my heart was shaking, and I tried to calm my breathing. “Allergies.”“Dust allergies?” My dad asked for more details.I felt like I was almost dying. “Maybe.”At this moment, my mom came back coincidentally.“What are you two doing here?” My mom was carrying big and small bags of vegetables. It felt as if she almost emptied the entire market. “Why are you two still not coming over to help out?”“I’m coming!” I was thankful to my mom for saving me from that dreadful situation. I hurriedly took the initiative to help.My mom was shocked and muttered, “There are 365 days in a year, but it's rare to find a day when you’re diligent. What big mistake have you made? Tell your mom first.”How could I be that lazy?“Did you lose money in stocks?”“No.” While picking the vegetables, I was tortured by my mom.“Did you get dumped by Charlie?”“I've never been in a relationship
When it was time for the meal, Dylan woke up, but his face was pale. He obviously lacked sleep.At the dining table, my dad did not ask Dylan many questions. My dad probably also thought he was too sleepy, so he urged Dylan to sleep for a while after eating.It was Christmas, so my parents had to go to my grandma’s house. They thought it would be rude to leave Dylan here alone, so they asked me to stay and wait for him to wake up.My whole body felt oily because I had been cooking, so I simply went to take a bath.Halfway through my bath, Dylan started to knock on the door.I could only call him on the phone to tell him that I was bathing and ask if anything was wrong.“Can I come in?”“No.”“Did you lock the door?” Dylan asked playfully.I froze in place. It was my home, so why did I have to lock the door? Of course, I did not have the habit of doing this.“I can’t sleep, so I’ll be at your desk reading some comics.” Dylan sounded serious, so it would seem as if I had weird
Considering the age gap between Dylan and me, and he was still studying abroad, my relationship with him was kept a secret.Thus, he was very unsatisfied.I told him that I would go to Melvania to see him on National Day, and he reluctantly agreed.“Anything is fine. As long as you think it’s exciting, I don't mind.” On the day Dylan left, he was in a bad mood at my house.“Shut up!” I really wanted to sew his mouth shut.We clearly agreed to keep our relationship a secret. However, Dylan would always say a few flirtatious words in front of me whenever he had the opportunity.As soon as I finished speaking, my dad looked at me with a bad expression. “Stephanie, come here.”It was over! Did my dad hear something?I put down my things and glared at Dylan. He still looked like he was not afraid of death.My dad pulled me into the room and persuaded me with all his heart, “Why are you always so harsh on Dylan? After all, he’s my boss' son. Do you think that my life in the company
Two years later, my dad said he was going to take me to a dinner party one day. The purpose of the dinner party was, of course, to let me get to know some young single men.In the past two years, my parents saw that I had not been looking for a boyfriend, so they almost thought that I did not like men at all.In reality, I was so entangled by that annoying little b*stard on Facebook every day that I had no intention of chatting with others.Fortunately, although Dylan was annoying, he had obviously changed a lot.He got an A in all of his subjects in school, gained a scholarship, and was even handling a project with his mentor.Dylan’s father was also very satisfied with him and even gave him some small projects as practice.I promised to come to the dinner party this time because I had made a promise to him.It was rare for us to meet each other, so he always complained. Thus, we would always grab hold of every chance to meet each other."I heard from my dad that you’re doing