#4

3 weeks later

"Wow, this one is so pretty and this one and this one and ah, this one will fit perfectly on you." 

"Mom, you're scaring her and I don't think she wants a white wedding dress either." Mr Lee told his mom, 

"Okay, so what color do you want?" 

"I was thinking of a black fluffy-like dress." 

"Oh, black is even more perfect, something Felix loves, let's look at the gowns." Mrs Lee said clapping her hands like a happy child. We looked at multiple dresses, with Mrs. Lee constantly daydreaming about how I'd look in each one, and at the end of everything, I had picked 5 finalists that I couldn't pick. 

Then it was to the after-party dress.

Choosing an after-party dress is way harder than you would've thought, especially when there were so many beautiful options you could pick from, this bridal store was top-notch, it was overwhelming but it was beautiful, this time, I only had the top three dresses and I tried to pick the best dress that I could dream of. We soon finished picking, or whatsoever, trying to pick a dress while Mr. Lee tried to pick his suit, Mrs. Lee soon had to leave for her business matters but some things were to be done by the end of the week like, venues, cake, decorations, table decor, and many more things. 

"Well, Felix, I've gotta go, please treat her to a meal, and she's probably tired, bye my babies." She said giving me a big hug

"WOW, your mom is energetic," I said wiping off fake sweat beads off my forehead

"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, Hemian was the same, and now, Phoenix is the same. By the way, Phoenix wanted to meet you, in his words, personally." He said emphasizing the last word.

"Well, I can meet him today, he's a very cute little boy," I said thinking about his soft little cheeks

"Okay, let's go, I can call the maid to prepare some food," He said leaving the bridal store, with me following close behind.

Felix's POV

We soon arrived at my house, and I was welcomed with the smell of fresh food and a tight hug from Fenix. Fenix's babysitter soon left as I walked further into the house, leaving Abby in the living room with Fenix to get some water and a meal for her, "May, is the food ready?" I said to the cook and she responded, " Yes, will you eat here or in the living room." She asked "The living room, you can give Fenix his food while he watches his show in his room." I answered and went back to the living room.

20 minutes later

"AWW, Fenix is so pretty, but he seems sleepy." She said, not taking her eyes off the half-awake Fenix

"Yeah, you can give me to him, I'll put him in his bed." 

"He's not fully asleep yet, any little movement will wake him up, you can show me his room." I nodded as I led her to Fenix's room, "I'm gonna stay here for a while, just to make sure he's fully asleep." 

"Okay, I'm gonna get his cold blankets." I left to get his blankets, I was gone for about 10 minutes but upon my return, Abby had fallen asleep by Fenix's bed while supposedly brushing his hair. It was almost 6:30 so I thought to wake her up so we could leave early as I didn't want to drop her off later than 7:30. "Abby, it's time to go home."

"Did I fall asleep?" 

"Yeah, I need to drop you home"- Just then we heard the TV downstairs playing 

"Authorities have ordered citizens to stay at home after the forecast of heavy rain has come through and if you're not at home, run to the nearest mall or parking lot and get to high ground."

"Oh no," Abby said looking at me

"You can sleep here but the rooms are all occupied." 

"I can sleep over there on the couch." 

"Isn't it going to be uncomfortable?" I asked

"I'm sure I'll be fine for one night," she said waving her hand in a dismissive manner

"Okay, my office is down the hall, fourth door to the right, I'll send one of the girls to borrow you a pair of pajamas, goodnight," I said leaving Fenix's room

Abby's POV 

I sat back on the chair by Fenix's bed, remembering how he rambled a bunch of things that didn't make sense, I also learned that his name is spelled F-E-N-I-X, not P-H-O-E-N-I-X. My thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door-

"Come in," I said softly

"I have just come to give you pajamas to change into and some blankets, goodnight Miss." A woman around the age of 40 said before leaving. I changed into very silky pajamas, almost like the ones I had at home but silkier, after changing, I laid the blanket on the couch that was almost the size of my bed at home, I made sure Fenix was tucked in well before closing the light and laying down. It also didn't take long for me to fall asleep as all this preparation had gotten me drained to drops and tomorrow was also going to be the same, shopping, searching, and more. 

Two days later, Friday. 

I was dropped home the next morning by Felix but the same day we went shopping, AGAIN. I'm totally drained, I barely got a full 24 hours of sleep altogether this week and my head was once again hurting, it hurt like hell but I held it in since today was test day, not that I can't miss it but I need the marks for a good scholarship. I had a cold shower instead of my regular hot ones to try and cure the aching, but it didn't work one bit, instead, it hurt more, I tried to ignore the pain and continue, I wore a simple outfit and just wore some powder since I wasn't in the mood for makeup. 

I also lost my appetite by the time I finished dressing up so I grabbed some cut fruits, packed cereal, and cold milk before leaving for school. The fresh air outside made me feel a little better but not totally, I was just going to have to endure it until the test had been completed. 

I arrived at school feeling much better, and to my surprise, Mr. Lee had just pulled up to the car, he usually comes EARLIER than the gateman HIMSELF. It shocked me so much that I almost tripped on a rock that was unusually there-

"Be careful there," he said, putting his hand to try and stop me from falling, thankfully, I didn't fall. 

"Mr. Lee, you're late," I said smiling out of instinct 

"Late? It's 6:57," he replied checking his watch

"I mean, your late, you practically come before the gateman," I said, a small laugh coming from my mouth

"How would you know?" 

"I usually pass by here around 5:30 to grab some things for my mom at the convenience store," I replied

"Oh, I just had a headache yesterday night and it got even worse this morning so." 

"Well, see you in class, Mr. Lee," I said waving to him, our conversation lasted roughly around 1 minute but you know how high school kids are, they talk about the littlest things, and as I walk in they start spitting the questions-

"OMG, Abby, are you dating the professor?" I obviously ignored that one

"Please, I don't think our fine teacher would even look at her in that way, he doesn't even look at me like that." With your 4 different shades of makeup, I don't think anybody else would, Emmi. I wasn't going to continue hearing their blabber, I just picked my books up and went to sit waiting for the day to be the start of the end.

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