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Chapter 5
Complicated relations
4:30 p.m.
***
Packing some manga he said she could take with her, Caige drags her feet to the door.
"Are you sure you don't wanna stay the night?" "You don't have to go home now if you don't feel like it." he says cautiously.
Caige looks back at him slipping into her facade, "'I'm fine don't worry, I have to go home at some point right?"
Chuckling awkwardly he scratches the back of his head, "okay...text me when you get home."
"I will!" "Bye Ai!"she waves enthusiastically as she leaves, closing the door behind her. as soon as the door shuts. her face drops into complete dread. 'Ah I really don't want to go home.' 'I could try Lani...but will she even talk to me?' 'worth a shot I guess.'
Caige manages to pick up her feet and starts walking towards Lani's Home. Pulling out her phone she calls her.
Rrii-Beep "Hello?"
Taken aback she stutters a bit leaning into her sweet disposition. "Y-yeah um can I come over?"
"yeah, mom just made dinner. You know how she MISTAKENLY makes double the portions."
"Oooh she cooked!? Unnie's cooking is the absolute best!"
"...What..?"
"Oohohoo, didn't she tell you? she told me to call her Sarah unnie"
"...How close are you with my mom? it's weird"
"Close enough to call her unnie"
"I'm gonna eat all your food if you don't get here soon."
BEEP
"Hahaha" Caige laughs giddily as she starts running, leaving all her problems behind, and to secure her food.
***
6:08 p.m.
***
Sajan walks home from his friends house feeling a bit out of sorts. Usually he'd get this feeling that someone's watching him. A knowing feeling that he's being followed. Around this time he should feel a pair black empty eyes burning a hole in his back. But he doesn't. Strange.
He even makes sure to stick to a schedule on the weekdays so she has no trouble following him. Of course he was scared at first. Who wouldn't be afraid of a stalker. Especially having dealt with a similar situation in the past.
Sajan's pov
***
'To think I was afraid of Kemb Lani,' he chuckles to himself. 'she got all nervous when I first approached her.' 'I'm glad she didn't catch that P.I. tailing her a while back. I just wanted make sure I was safe'
Pulling the door open I step in to be greeted by father. he gave me my first real name. Shit face and Sticky fingers never counted. I couldn't be more grateful he adopted me when he did.
"Ah Sajan you're home! I've restocked the fridge. "I'll be home late tonight so cook something healthy."
"Is it that Charlston case?"
"yes, this case is nearly finished." "terribly sorry to rush out you like this."
"Its okay dad, bye!"
Objective pov
***
with that Rohan Patel is out of the house, leaving his beloved son by himself. Sajan grabs a bag of chips and heads upstairs to his room, continuing his thoughts from earlier. 'I wonder where she is, if she's not following me...'
***
6:15 p.m.
***
After eating more than their fill and playing videogames, Nalani and Caige sit on beanbags discussing their favorite mangas and webtoons.
"Ah! I just finished season one of tentacle recipe awhile ago. its about tentacle monsters fuc-"
"I KNOW! I can guess what it's about I mean-"
"pfffft hahahaha okay okay I won't explain further"
"So, are you okay? what happened today?"
Caige tenses up at the question but does her best not to show it. "Nothing really haha I'm fineeee Lani"
Caige is good at hiding. her façade skills are almost unmatched. no one can see through it, not even Lani...or so she thought. Lani pretends to be oblivious to this fact but she Knows Caige well.
And if she doesn't want to talk about it, that's fine, she'll play along. We pretend for the ones we love, right? "Wanna watch a movie?"
"I know a good hent-"
"MY LOVELY ANGEL!!" Lani's face heats in embarrassment as she interrupts.
"..."
"..."
pin drop silience is followed by an eruption of laughter as Lani grabs her laptop to put on the movie.
***
7:00 p.m.
***
While Caige is in a better mood, Ai is on a very unpleasant phone call.
"I GAVE UP MY LIFE TO BE HERE! TO BE WITH YOU!"
Ai isn't the confrontational type. he's the shrink back up into his cocoon type. Her outbursts are no exception. But he's had enough. This is getting too much.
"I DIDN'T MAKE YOU MOVE! THAT WAS YOUR DECISION ALONE!" "Stop blaming me...p-please..." his voice trembles at the last bit, flashbacks of that last miserable couple of months replaying in his mind.
"Leave me alone." His face caked with tears he delivers that final blow, "I don't have feelings for you... a-and I never will...Y-you can't force me..."
Feeling ashamed and defeated she hangs up the phone, sniffling and frantically wiping her tears.
Renmo walking down the hallway hears his sisters muffled sobs get louder the closer he got. Peeking around the cracked door he speaks softly as to not upset her further. "O-néh-san...are you okay..?"
Rin wipes away more stubborn tears as she tries to sound as normal as she can and responds, "I'm okay."
He walks closer extending his arms out for a hug towards his sister. "you're lying" "Lying is bad o-néh-san." Renmo jumps into his sister's arms and she immediately balls her eyes out.
"We might have to go back", she barely speaks through stifling sobs.
TO BE CONTINUED
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4:30 p.m.
***
Packing some manga he said she could take with her, Caige drags her feet to the door.
"Are you sure you don't wanna stay the night?" "You don't have to go home now if you don't feel like it." he says cautiously.
Caige looks back at him slipping into her facade, "'I'm fine don't worry, I have to go home at some point right?"
Chuckling awkwardly he scratches the back of his head, "okay...text me when you get home."
"I will!" "Bye Ai!"she waves enthusiastically as she leaves, closing the door behind her. as soon as the door shuts. her face drops into complete dread. 'Ah I really don't want to go home.' 'I could try Lani...but will she even talk to me?' 'worth a shot I guess.'
Caige manages to pick up her feet and starts walking towards Lani's Home. Pulling out her phone she calls her.
Rrii-Beep "Hello?"
Taken aback she stutters a bit leaning into her sweet disposition. "Y-yeah um can I come over?"
"yeah, mom just made dinner. You know how she MISTAKENLY makes double the portions."
"Oooh she cooked!? Unnie's cooking is the absolute best!"
"...What..?"
"Oohohoo, didn't she tell you? she told me to call her Sarah unnie"
"...How close are you with my mom? it's weird"
"Close enough to call her unnie"
"I'm gonna eat all your food if you don't get here soon."
BEEP
"Hahaha" Caige laughs giddily as she starts running, leaving all her problems behind, and to secure her food.
***
6:08 p.m.
***
Sajan walks home from his friends house feeling a bit out of sorts. Usually he'd get this feeling that someone's watching him. A knowing feeling that he's being followed. Around this time he should feel a pair black empty eyes burning a hole in his back. But he doesn't. Strange.
He even makes sure to stick to a schedule on the weekdays so she has no trouble following him. Of course he was scared at first. Who wouldn't be afraid of a stalker. Especially having dealt with a similar situation in the past.
Sajan's pov
***
'To think I was afraid of Kemb Lani,' he chuckles to himself. 'she got all nervous when I first approached her.' 'I'm glad she didn't catch that P.I. tailing her a while back. I just wanted make sure I was safe'
Pulling the door open I step in to be greeted by father. he gave me my first real name. Shit face and Sticky fingers never counted. I couldn't be more grateful he adopted me when he did.
"Ah Sajan you're home! I've restocked the fridge. "I'll be home late tonight so cook something healthy."
"Is it that Charlston case?"
"yes, this case is nearly finished." "terribly sorry to rush out you like this."
"Its okay dad, bye!"
Objective pov
***
with that Rohan Patel is out of the house, leaving his beloved son by himself. Sajan grabs a bag of chips and heads upstairs to his room, continuing his thoughts from earlier. 'I wonder where she is, if she's not following me...'
***
6:15 p.m.
***
After eating more than their fill and playing videogames, Nalani and Caige sit on beanbags discussing their favorite mangas and webtoons.
"Ah! I just finished season one of tentacle recipe awhile ago. its about tentacle monsters fuc-"
"I KNOW! I can guess what it's about I mean-"
"pfffft hahahaha okay okay I won't explain further"
"So, are you okay? what happened today?"
Caige tenses up at the question but does her best not to show it. "Nothing really haha I'm fineeee Lani"
Caige is good at hiding. her façade skills are almost unmatched. no one can see through it, not even Lani...or so she thought. Lani pretends to be oblivious to this fact but she Knows Caige well.
And if she doesn't want to talk about it, that's fine, she'll play along. We pretend for the ones we love, right? "Wanna watch a movie?"
"I know a good hent-"
"MY LOVELY ANGEL!!" Lani's face heats in embarrassment as she interrupts.
"..."
"..."
pin drop silience is followed by an eruption of laughter as Lani grabs her laptop to put on the movie.
***
7:00 p.m.
***
While Caige is in a better mood, Ai is on a very unpleasant phone call.
"I GAVE UP MY LIFE TO BE HERE! TO BE WITH YOU!"
Ai isn't the confrontational type. he's the shrink back up into his cocoon type. Her outbursts are no exception. But he's had enough. This is getting too much.
"I DIDN'T MAKE YOU MOVE! THAT WAS YOUR DECISION ALONE!" "Stop blaming me...p-please..." his voice trembles at the last bit, flashbacks of that last miserable couple of months replaying in his mind.
"Leave me alone." His face caked with tears he delivers that final blow, "I don't have feelings for you... a-and I never will...Y-you can't force me..."
Feeling ashamed and defeated she hangs up the phone, sniffling and frantically wiping her tears.
Renmo walking down the hallway hears his sisters muffled sobs get louder the closer he got. Peeking around the cracked door he speaks softly as to not upset her further. "O-néh-san...are you okay..?"
Rin wipes away more stubborn tears as she tries to sound as normal as she can and responds, "I'm okay."
He walks closer extending his arms out for a hug towards his sister. "you're lying" "Lying is bad o-néh-san." Renmo jumps into his sister's arms and she immediately balls her eyes out.
"We might have to go back", she barely speaks through stifling sobs.
TO BE CONTINUED
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