WHEN Jax returns to the cabin, he immediately sees Dione’s ‘restless’ mother. Jax frowned and walked faster when he sense there’s something wrong. And when he got there, Dianne immediately asked him.
“Jax! Didn’t you see Dione?” it asked him.
“What do you mean, Ma’am Dianne? Dione is missing?!” Jax said, his voice turned sharp. The lady put both of her hands on her face, stress. Baron approached them and hugged the worried lady.
“Dianne said that, before Dione disappeared, she asked her where you were. So, we thought that she followed where you are,” said Baron, while calming Dianne. Jax fault his self right after that, but that wouldn’t help them find Dione. So, he needs to do something.
“How long since she went missing?” Jax asked. The lady raised her head and answered Jax.
“It’s been over an hour, Jax. Peter went out already to
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DIONE is just silently watching the trees they passed by as music is blasting on her ear through the earphone she’s wearing. She’s with her mother, the one who’s driving the car, and her two younger siblings sitting at the back. They’re on their way to their new home. Well, it’s her mom’s long time boyfriend’s house. The two of them are in talks of marrying each other, and the man can’t wait till then. He decided to let them move into his house. Which is a hassle for Dione. She needs to transfer to a new school, adapt to an unfamiliar environment, socialization, and most of all, it’s far from the city. From what she heard, it’s in the countryside where it’s surrounded by forests. But she didn’t disagree with her mom, anyway. Since she’s a loner, she doesn’t have friends to bid goodbye in their past home. Well, not a loner like a loser. It’s her classmate’s comments about her because of her resting bitch face, no one dares to make friends for her. But
TIP-TOEING, Dione can’t still reach the curtain bar holder. When suddenly, she felt someone’s hard chest on her back and helped her put the curtain in its holder. “Let me put it.” It was Jax. After he put it, Dione just got the strength to look back. She was embarrassed earlier because it looks like he is enclosing her in its body. “T-thanks,” Dione sincerely said, can’t look into Jax’s eyes. She doesn’t know why, but his stares to her feels like it burns her. She’s feeling weird just by looking into his eyes. Jax just nodded at her and left her to take care of what he was doing, helping them put their things in their new house. The home’s exterior is a combination of windows, painted board, and mirror-polished stainless steel. It’s spacious even with the four of them, excluding Baron and Jax. Only the noise of Dione’s two siblings makes noise inside the house. They are busy with the placement of their belongings, as well as cleaning.
DIONE awoke to her siblings arguing on her bed as if she were not sleeping. She covered her face with a pillow because she was still drowsy, but her siblings were really trying to be patient with her. They made her a pillow punching bag; they slapped the pillows they’re carrying. So she had no choice but to get up. “Hey! Can’t you see? The person is still asleep,” she said angrily to her siblings. “It’s okay, sis. You are not a person, anyway, you’re Pennywise,” replied by her mischievous brother, Danny. Dione’s two eyebrows met at what she heard, and she immediately took a pillow and slapped it on her brother as he got off the bed. “Pennywise! Monster!” her brother continues to tease her. He just stop when she acts as if she’s going to throw a pillow at him, he ran outside so quick. “That brat,” Dione muttered, completely awake. “Sis, mom said that we’re going to have breakfast now. That’s why she let us woke you up,” said by her younger sist
NO one initiated to start a conversation between Dione and Jax. Dione’s eyes were just focused outside the window, as if looking at the trees they were passing. But the truth is that her mind is flying to the man next to her. She leans to the window, slightly distancing herself from Jax. This was because she felt strange when she touched the man’s arm. It was as if there’s a sudden spark inside her. Or it may seem that something is slowly burning inside her. “What major are you taking?” Dione slightly jumped from her seat when Jax suddenly spoke. She looked at him. The man was looking at the road, so she was free to look at its face. “Bachelor of Science in Anthrozoology, I’m going to be a 3rd year college this year,” she replied while staring at the man. She was confident that his eyes are just fix on the road. But she silently gasps when the young man’s eyes fell on her. She withdrew her gaze from him, and she was the one looking in front now. “Ah,
DIONE was left standing at the entrance of the university building. Jax went inside and said he would take something from the locker. He suggested to her to come with him, but she refused and said she would just wait for him. She thought Jax might last even longer if she came along. As she stood there, many people were going in and out, entering the university building. Some would stare at her, perhaps wondering who’s the unfamiliar face at the university is. But no one tried to approach her and ask a question. But just moments later, a group of men were coming out of the building, Dione thought they were varsity players because of the jerseys they were wearing and they were sweaty. Dione stepped aside so that the group could pass smoothly. But it distracted her when she heard a whistle from her side. And she saw the men were now paying attention to her. They smiled at her, but Dione didn’t like the kind of smile they had. The man in the middle approa
DIONE and Jax are currently on their way back to their house. No one has spoken to the both of them since they left the university. Jax got those who harassed Dione arrested, who were immediately attended by two police officers. Dione was interviewed for a while about what happened and they left.From time to time, Dione looks at Jax who is just seriously driving. She saw how angry it had been earlier. If she hadn’t let him, she can’t imagine on what it would have done to Dylan. She can’t forget on how Jax looked like when he went inside and saw her with her torn shirts. She saw how its vision darkened. He’s like a beast that can’t be taken down even with the 5 of those men attack him all at once.Dione cleared her throat before she decided to speak, “A-ah, thank you again, Jax.” She can’t thank him enough for what he has done for her. She doesn’t know what to do to return the favor, so she’s
DIONE just stared at her ceiling as she lay on her bed. It was a rough day for her and Jax. She had already told her mother what had happened earlier at the university. It enraged her mother upon knowing what happened. The same goes for Baron, who immediately called the university and had no hesitation in putting Dylan on block list and his four other university associates. Dione didn’t want to escalate the mess, but Baron insisted on doing it. He said that they might come back to her if they can still return to the university. So Dione did not appeal and let Baron be supported by her mother. And now she was inside her room. Just after she took a bath, she passed by Jax’s room before she entered her room. But when she saw that Jax was still asleep, she didn’t bother to disturb it. She will just talk to him tomorrow. Dione took a pillow next to her and lay on her side and hugged it. She’s now facing the window in her room, where the moon’s lig
THE morning came, Dione decided to go into the woods. And she thought of taking Jax with her so that her mother wouldn’t have to worry. After taking a bath, she went to the living room and looked for her mom. But it wasn’t there, it was at the back of the house, Dione’s siblings said. So she went there. Through the pathway beside the koi pond, Dione went to the back of the house. She immediately spotted a modest structure. At first glance, she thought it was a guest house, but that would be weird having one in the backyard. She noticed there were two solar panels on the roof. She was curious as to what structure is that for. So she immediately approached it. The door was open, so she immediately saw her mother inside with Baron. Taking care of the plants inside, Dione realizes that the structure is a greenhouse. “Mom!” Dione called her mom. Both her mother and Baron turned around and let her in. So she entered immediately. “Wo