Chapter : Lean on me

"Anna? " He said and turned around, he gave a suspicious look to her.

Anna caught his gaze… she didn't know what to do, she wanted to apologize but her lips and vocal cords were not cooperating well, she was unspoken but her heart was shouting, and her brain cells didn't want to make an action, still remained silent.

Tom shook his head and turned around, he looked back to the love of his life.

Mildred ran away, weeping and disappointed, her friends followed her but she ran as fast as she could, that no one would comfort her. She wanted to be alone. She's outraged and unable to control her anguish. She hurriedly went outside and called a cab.

Tom after her but doesn't have any idea where she went.

Meanwhile, Anna while standing beside Daniel, Mrs. Yang splashes a glass of wine through her face, followed by a slap.

Anna was surprised, and suddenly heard a ringing in her ears, Moreover, she felt numb on her cheeks.

Daniel tried to stop her grandmother

Anna put her palm on her cheeks, it's become hotter and hotter this time.

She held her tears and gulped, her lean body started to shiver. Anna wanted to run and escape but she couldn't move, felt that her feet were glued. she thought she was limp and unable to walk away from that room.

She's unable to speak feeling her tongue gets twisted and paralyzed, she can't yield herself nor explain how it happened.

She's a victim that night neither don't have any idea what Chairman Yang planned.

Anna looked back and looked for Chairman Yang but was nowhere to be found, she looked back again to Mrs. Yang.

"You're a snake..." Mrs. Yang said to her and walked out of the room.

Janeth didn't say anything, she felt pity for that innocent child. She held Anna's arms And left her, she followed Mrs. Yang.

After a few moments, Daniel didn't have a second thought, he assisted Anna in walking out of that room, and he held her tight in her hands.

He accompanied her to his car, he drove away, he didn't talk nor try to break the ice, they both remained quiet and silent.

He continued to drive on the gloomy road, he noticed Anna looking far away while her head leaning on the seat and holding on to her seat belt.

Daniel incessantly drives his sports car.

He pulled over when they reached the Subic bay. It was almost dawned when they got there.

"Hm" he cleared his throat

Anna looked at him,

"Look you can cry whatever you want, " he said while tapping the steering wheel "My bumblebee can keep secrets " he smirked and got out of his car.

Anna remained silent and followed him with a look, wanting to clear her mind, her teary eyes couldn't hold anymore but she remained calm. She took a deep breath and sighed.

She wiped the teardrops on her cheeks and sighed. She stayed inside the car for a couple of hours.

After a couple of hours

Anna got out of the car, he saw Daniel sitting on the hood of the car, he looked at her and smiled at her

Daniel invited her to sit beside him.

And Anna nodded and sat beside Daniel

"Um…" Anna tried to break their silence while sitting on the hood

"Psssst" Daniel hushed "looked it's about to rise… I'm sure you don't want to miss it"

Anna smiled at him and took a deep breath

The sun started to rise, and the Subic Bay was amazing it was like in a fairytale movie, the blue ocean kissed to the grayish mixed with the white sand and the waves bowed to the sun's rays.

Thank you for it's another day

The wind hissed at the clouds, the herons flew over the clouds, they were migrating to another place and find some food.

"Look, it's another day, hm," he said " Don't let the pain from yesterday ruin the new day that's ahead of you" he smiled and tapped her on her shoulder

Anna can't hold her teardrop, she smiled at him and agreed.

Daniel put his hand on her shoulder and Anna leaned on his broad shoulder and they both watched the sunrise.

"From now on, you can lean on my shoulder anytime…huh, If you need a shoulder to lean on... I'm always right here… and you can cry whatever you want." He said

Anna nodded and smiled

"Guess you're not lying from the beginning we've met, it's true that he's you're meant to be" he teased her

Anna moved away from him and smirked

" Chairman Yang is meticulous, he's not the type of person who doesn't do anything without in return " he sighed and looked at her suspiciously

"It seems you have something, he ought to acknowledge you as his granddaughter-in-law. "

Anna remained silent and looked at the beach

"I …" Anna says, she wanted to tell the truth

"Haissst," he says " it's okay, I bet you're hungry now, let's grab something to eat " he invited him and they got inside the car.

They both went to the ACEA restaurant after the waiter served their food, they started to dig and enjoyed the food.

"Itadakimasu" Anna said while both of her hands depicting, pressed together and her fingers pointed up

"Mashallah," he says " you knew the Japanese language "

"I know a little" she replied "Hm," she noticed the word Mashallah " and you knew Arabic "

"Haha" Daniel laughed "I know a little" he proudly said " My ex-girlfriend taught me"

"Ex?" She says " I bet she's pretty"

"Of course, she's a flight attendant, but you're the cutest among the rest"

"Grrrrrrrrr " and they both laughed

Daniel stared at her " I was hoping you would always smile… it makes you pretty and cute"

Anna grinned

"Let's enjoy the food" he continued and fed her a pizza

After they ate, they both enjoyed a stroll on the seaside. Taking pictures and visiting Zoobic safari, they both started their adventure, visited some parks, and never missed the mini trekking to see the exotic animals.

Moreover, they went to the ocean park and saw the marine life, and they were both excited and thrilled in Pamulaklakin forest so that they experienced and sightseeing the jungle tour.

Anna and Daniel went home in the middle of the night.