chapter 59 Promise

"when I entered the kitchen you were trying to fit into the fridge... naked"

*gasp "no way!" unbelievable.

"yep. when we finally got you to calm down and put clothes on, you hugged and cuddled my mom and wouldn't let go saying weird things like 'your hair smells nice' and 'your eyes are pretty' to my mom"

"okay there is no way any of that happened. I wouldn't compliment your mom even if I was high on cocaine" Anna seemed offended by Grace's statement. "you know what I mean"

"fine, fine" Anna sighed "you didnt say all those things but.. everything else happened"

" so you're trying to tell me that Grace run around shamelessly naked in front of her dearly beloved?" Maya laughed.

Grace had just woken up an hour and half ago. her ears were ringing like crazy which she took medicine for but other than that, she felt refreshed. she continued to lie down on her childhood bed just chilling and relaxing. chilaxing. until an hour ago when Maya and Anna came in, telling her about all the weird things she did under the influence of the drugs Jasmine injected into her.

speaking of Jasmine, "what happened to Jasmine and her minions?"

"Grace please don't do anything" Maya begged "you know how your Dad is"

"I know how my dad is, I know what I'm doing" she spat. "you don't expect me to just let this roll down my back. do you? cause it won't"

"all I'm saying is, don't do anything you'll regret"

"I won't"

"have you spoken to Lucas yet?" Anna said deliberately trying to change the topic.

her face reddened with embarrassment. she doesn't remember much from last night but she does remembers the needy whining. "come on you have to call him sooner or later"

*ring ring*

speaking of the handsome devil.

"is it Lucas?" Maya asked the obvious. if it isn't Lucas she wouldn't be panicking like a schoolgirl.

"what are you waiting for pick up!"

she can't do this, she already embarrassed herself enough.

she finally started breathing again when the phone stopped ringing but then called again and again until Maya picked the call for her.

"hello? Grace? am I calling at a bad time?"

"no. no no no. I was just in kitchen. cooking" can her lie be any more obvious. Lucas noticed and laughed softly.

"sure.. are you feeling better?"

"yeah. all good" she confirmed.

"I would have come over to your house to see you but I think your Dad hates me."

it's actually true. but once a upon a time, her dad hated Ethan too. she wouldn't go as far as saying her dad loves Ethan now but no hate is involved. "he'll come around"

"I hope so. how bout, I take you out for fresh air"

"awwn!" both Maya and Anna cooed. how could she forget that the call is on speaker.

"shut up" she shoved both them "I would like that"

"okay then, see you at 5pm"

"okay. bye"

"awwn" they cooed again. "Grace and Lucas sitting on the tree. K I S S I N G"

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Maya made her wear a yellow sundress and a white leather jacket and plain white flats. it's not her style but there is no denying that it made her feel.. cute.

"hey. you look good. different but really good"

"thanks" she blushed "it was all Maya's idea"

"I've meet Anna countless times but I have meet your other friend. Maya?"

"oh. right. I'll arrange for you to meet her"

"maybe, I'll get a chance to make a second first impression on you father"

" not this month though. I'm not even exaggerating when I say my dad wants to chop your head off" she chuckled.

"trust me, I know" he said while rubbing his bruised jaw.

"I'm sorry about your jaw"

"it's... healing" both of them chuckled at that.

they both enjoyed having

in each other's company before engaging in a debate on which is better, frozen yogurt or ice cream.

" I'm telling you, fro yo is just a rip off of ice cream. it's like ice cream's jealous cousin"

" you can't be in a froyo shop and be arguing against froyos. froyo is new and underappreciated but just you wait, in the next sixty to seventy years, froyo will rule the world"

Grace scoffed. "in sixty years, froyos, ice cream, sugar and what not, will be on our doctor's advised do-not-eat list."

"it doesn't matter. sixty years from now, if scientist slash natural causes hasn't kill us all by then, will you go out for froyo with me?"

"uhm.. sure" she blushed. "if we are still together by then"

"why won't we? we are soulmates after all"

'what...?' his confident while saying such things, it made her heart stop.

"Grace?" Lucas called, bringing her back to reality. "are you okay?"

"yes, yeah" 'more than okay'

when did life get so good? but there is one thing she had to take care of first.

"take me to Jasmine" Grace suddenly said.

"your dad said.. " Lucas hesitated.

"I won't do anything irresponsible and illegal"

Lucas chuckled "that's exactly what your dad said you would do"

"I won't. I just have some promises to keep"

"promise me you won't do anything 'irresponsible and illegal'."

"promise" she assured

"kiss on it?"

*kiss..

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Jasmine and the three other people were keep in the same room and chained the same way she was, except for the male who is sitting on the floor because something is obviously wrong with his bandaged knees.

when they entered the room, Jasmine was the first to start yapping.

"Lucas, how could you do this to me I loved you so much and you chose her? why?!"

"for obvious reasons" Grace scoffed.

"you! you will rot in hell!!. I'll kill you! I hate you" Jasmine screamed, struggling to get out of the chains.

"and I love you too"

"are you going to kill us?" one of the girls asked quietly. this girl didn't really do anything to her and the regret on her face is evident.

"no. that would be irresponsible and illegal" Grace drawled "but I have made promises that I have to keep"

*slap