chapter 14

"I'm Mokee's Manager now that's why I'm here and also it's Rowena not Banana, Mokee not monkey" She corrected glaring hard at him.

Cove only nodded

"But do you have something to say to me, do you wanna get back with me? Sorry but i_."

"Leave Mokee alone" Nana said interrupting him.

Cove raised a brow.

"A hoity_toity, trashy lothario like you doesn't deserve Mokee. It's a piece of warning I came to give you. Desist from her"

"I don't want to. I like monkey. In fact I'm in love with her"Cove says back.

Nana scoffs.

"Love? What does a lowly disgusting scumbag like you knows about love? Does people really mean nothing to you? I don't care about what games you're trying to play here but listen. Mokee is my friend, and the most important thing to her right now is her dream which she is about fulfilling. I'm going to protect her and her dream so if you think you can ruin any of those, dream on! Cause I won't let you!" She glared hard and walk away from him.

Cove ruffles his hair the moment she left.

"Why does everyone wants me to stay away from her...?" He mumbles to himself.

*. *. *

Cove walked inside the building they'd be having their shoot for that day.

Shooting hasn't started yet, and the crew members are still arranging and fixing their equipments.

Cove stopped, his eyes scrutinizing everywhere for the only one person he came there early to see.

And there he saw her sitting at a distance reading her script.

He remained standing watching her with smiles creeping on his lips, his arms folded.

"How can I not chase you around, when you wouldn't leave my sight like this. How could I not like you, when you look so cute like this..." He murmurs to himself.

Mokee stood up from where she's seated then started walking away from there.

Jemma who was coming her way deliberately nudges her causing her to fall.

"Sucker!" Jemma smirk walking away but Mokee on making to stand up tripped on the tangled wires on the floor. This causes the video camera which the wires are connected to, to start falling right at her direction.

"MOKEE!!!" Orion who came in at the moment yelled running to her. She looks back but the moment she did, arms engulfed her from behind protecting her.

"Ahh!" Came a shout from her as she fell to the floor with the body falling on her also.

"COVE!"

"COVE!!" Came shouts from the people there.

Mokee seeing the body on her is not ready to withdraw, she pushed him away from her only to find him unconscious.

"Ah!" Came a loud gasp from her on seeing blood run down from his head.

"COVE!!!"

~HOSPITAL~

Cove's eyes stirred, he opens it to see the white ceiling staring down at him.

By the smell alone, he knows he's in the hospital.

"Are you okay?" He heard a voice and look beside him.

"Hyung (Older bro)" He calls.

"You're in the hospital" Orion says.

"I know. Where is she?" Cove asked looking around.

"Who?" Orion asked .

"You know who. Where's she? Is she okay?" He asked trying to stand up.

"Remain lying down..."

"No" He sat up.

"She's fine. She went home not quite long" Orion says.

"What? She left?? She left when I'm like this because of her!"

"No one asked you to play a hero"

"Then should I have let her got hurt? That ungrateful monkey... she's so irresponsible" Cove mutters.

"Seeing how you can still sounds like a jerk seems you're okay" They heard her voice and Orion looks back.

"Monkey!!" Cove called rather happily.

Orion creases his brow.

"Why did you come back? I told you to just rest at home" Orion said to her.

"He'll prolly come attack me if I dare stay back." She walks close to them.

"How's... your head?" She asks.

"How do you think? It hurts so much" He replied.

"I brought you porridge. Have it" She extend the flask to him.

"Why don't you feed me to make up for this?" He pointed to his bandage head.

"Forget it" She made to withdraw the flask but he quickly collect it.

"Just kidding."

"Mokee... can we talk for some seconds?" Orion said to her .

"Sure" She smiles.

"Come with me" He began walking out.

"Hey, where are you going... don't leave me here alone!"

"I'll be back. Just eat the porridge" Mokee says then goes out also. Cove pouted.

"I hate being alone..."

~CAFE~

"Why did you call me out Orion?" Mokee asked after they've been served their various drinks.

"There's something you need to know" He said to her and she nods indicating he should go on.

"Cove and I have been friends from middle school" He said .

"Yeah, I know" She said .

"You know?" He asked surprised.

"Ah, I mean he told me" She replied. For a moment, Orion frowned.

"That night we were trapped together" Mokee added.

"Okay" Orion deadpan.

"Continue what you were saying"

"So, we're more than friends. Literally brothers. We've been together through ups and downs, we're each other's weaknesses and strengths. No one knows him like I do and no one knows me like he does. Right from high school Cove has always been popular among ladies. Ladies love him unconditionally but you know something about him, he do takes advantage of their love for him. He trampled on their feelings, steps on it, disregard it and dumbs it like trash. He doesn't see it as anything bad. To him, love means playing around with a girl till he's tired of her, and when he does, he throws her away without looking back"

"Orion...why are you telling me all this?" Mokee asked suspiciously.

"Up till now, I've never meddled in his business concerning girls. I let him do whatever he wants with them. But not with you Mokee, you don't deserve any of it"

"None of those ladies does as well. I get what you're trying to say Orion. I know clearly well what you meant"

"Mokee..." He held her palms.

"To me you're more than just a colleague, I don't want you to get hurt" He said loftily

"What am I to you?" She asked and he twitched.

"That... you'll know soon" He says. Mokee sighs out.

"I want you to be careful and wary of Cove, I'm not doing this to badmouth him but I'm just worried, about you. He may says a lot to you now and even shows you some unexpected actions but Mokee I promise you, those are just his charms...I care for you sincerely that's why I'm saying this to you. Cove...is not for you" He said with all seriousness, staring at her. She slowly nods.