New York
Jay-jay's POV
"...Admit it Pre! You're really weak!" Blaster teased. "Try me!" Eman's answer was annoyed. They've been like that for a while. From in front of the cashier to when we were walking to the parking lot. I was the one who apologized to the people who were looking at us and being harassed by these two. "Woohh! Virgin!" Blaster shouted and I suddenly laughed out loud. "Hahahahahaha..." There was nothing wrong with what he said. I just laughed because this one looked really pissed off. "You idiot! Stop it, I told you!" Eman shouted and suddenly blushed. Why is it funny when a man teases a woman like that? When it comes to women, it seems like a very serious matter. "Why? You're embarrassed! Because you're still a virgin?" Blas grumbled. Eman was obviously getting annoyed but just held back. Suddenly my phone rang. I let the two argue for a while and answered the call. "Hello?" ["Done shopping?"] It was Hari's voice. I should have looked at the caller ï¬rst. Pffttt... "O-oo.." ["Don't go anywhere. I'll pick you up."] He said and hung up the call again. What a rude thing to do! I'll pick you up? Does he know where I am? Maybe these two already said it. Speaking of two, they were still arguing. I immediately approached and might start a ï¬ght. "You guys go ï¬rst. I have somewhere else to go." I told them. "Where? I'll bring you." Eman pointed. " Right here." They both nodded. I took the lollipop jar rom them ï¬rst. They also said goodbye because Blaster had something else to do. I just watched their car drive away from where I was standing. Right after they disappeared, the King's Nissan GTR appeared. Really rich! "Get in." He opened it for me. That's terrible! You didn't even open the door for me. You're such a gentleman . When I got in, the shameless one started to drive away. Animal! "Where are we going?" I asked him. "Home." I just nodded. What kind of trip did he have to meet me? Our trip was only a short one because of how fast this idiot was driving. He parked his car next to the others. I looked at the other cars next to his. The mud! I was jealous of him. "Keifer... You're rich, maybe I can have one of them?" I asked him while pointing at his cars. He looked at me seriously. "Which one?" Come on! Come on! Which one! "Are you serious?!" "Yeah... Just make sure you don't marry Yuri. I'll even give you my house." He said and crossed his arms. I looked at his cars and the house they mentioned. I just don't want to marry Yuri. It's a big price. Hehehehe Joke! "Bleeehhh.." I answered him. "Tss." He said with a grin. "...Even without those, you'll still come to me." Arrogant! "Asa!" I quickly answered. He just laughed and shook his head. He was so conï¬dent in himself. It's you! It's you! I followed him. Upon entering, Keiren immediately confronted me . That's why before I could greet him. He immediately turned his back on me and ran away. Keifer, Keifer oh! "Grumpy." I whispered and went back to following Keifer. We went to their basement. Where is the mysterious hangout of the Snakes. Keigan took me here before when I was looking for Felix. "What are you carrying?" Keifer asked. He was talking about the lollipop jar. I handed it to him. He accepted it with surprise. "I remember before, you had a mouthful of lollipop the ï¬rst time I saw you." I said and smiled. He paused for a moment and seemed to be thinking. "I remember. Those are the times that I try to stop smoking. I use this..." He raised the jar slightly. "...as a substitute but it didn't work." He explained. I nodded. Right! Those were the times that I haven't seen Yuri and I smoke. "...but thanks anyway. It's a shame." I looked at him in surprise. "A shame?" "Because these aren't the sweets that I want to substitute for cigarettes. I prefer Lips." The Lips candy was the ï¬rst thing that came to my mind. But there was something different about Keifer's look at me. "W-why?" "Co'z your Lips is much more sweeter than this lollipop." He said and winked. That's it! I'm telling you! This old man was referring to a different Lips. I immediately looked at him in a bad way but he just laughed at me. We went back to walking. Opening the door to their mysterious hangout, Edrix, Rory and Felix greeted me. "Hi Jay!" They greeted me. "Hello, what's up? Why are you here?" I asked while sitting next to them. "Why? Is it bad? Do you want to be alone with Keifer?" Edrix teased . I answered him with a strong slap on the back of his neck. This is stupid! I was asking properly. "That hurts..." He complained while rubbing the back of his neck. "That's your problem... I'm asking you the right question." Rory and Felix laughed slightly. Keifer sat across from us while holding a glass of wine. Wine again! Could it be that this one has a drinking problem? It's just a twit, the drunk is holding a bottle or glass of wine. But in truth, he's always drunk when he drinks. His liver is also strong. "We want to show you something." Keifer said and motioned to our companions. Edrix took out a laptop. He opened it in front of me. A picture of a man getting into a car appeared before me. "What's that?" I asked. "Your dad." Edrix replied. Instead of being happy or teary-eyed at what he said, I felt annoyed. "Are you kidding me?" I asked annoyed. "Huh?" "How can I say that's my dad? He's with his back turned!" Edrix looked at the laptop with his hands crossed and pressed something . In the next photo, everything started to change. My annoyance with Edrix disappeared. All my attention went to the laptop monitor. It was Papa! He was wearing a golf club and looking into the distance. I'm not sure where it was taken but it was clear that it was him. Edrix pressed the next button and the picture changed. He was wearing business attire and was facing his colleague who was also wearing the same attire. The picture moved again and he was at a long table with many men also in business attire. Edrix just kept showing me the picture and I admit it. I wanted him to not stop. But he couldn't because he was showing me the other pictures again . It seemed like Edrix only got a ew. "W-where did you get these pictures?" I asked. "Some from a Business Magazine, some from a News Website." Edrix answered me. Magazine? Website? "W-how did Papa's pictures end up there?" "I did a search about your Papa. I found out that he is the son of a Businessman Tycoon. They are also ranked among those with good records in business here and abroad." Rory explained. I was stunned. Business man? Papa is rich? But if he has the means, why doesn't he seem to have done anything to see me? I don't understand. My head hurts again. I feel like Papa and I are getting further apart. "...He's also currently in New York right now." Rory added. The feeling was heavy. I had no idea what his life was really like. "Besides that... W-there's something else we wanted to show you." Felix whispered. Edrix pressed something on his laptop. He opened a folder and Papa's pictures popped up again but this time he had someone with him. Ss-with Percy? I looked at Felix. He didn't react but I knew he had a lot of questions too. "W-is Percy with him?" Edrix showed me a few more pictures and they looked like father and son. Playing golf, laughing, eating at a restaurant and they were like a amily. Aside from the confusion, I also felt jealous. I also wanted to be with Papa like he did. "Percy Rey Mariano was the name he introduced himself by." Rory said. Is that what that means?! Can we share the same surname because of this? But what is their relationship? Felix showed me Percy's Dad and that's not my Dad. "...besides this, we don't have any other information. Only limited information has been released about them." Rory explained. I just combed my hair. My tears fell on their own accord. The feeling was so heavy. I wanted to meet Papa, then I would ï¬nd out that he and Percy were still together. I had met Percy a few times and talked to him. "Jay..." They called me. "I'm okay... It was just a trick." I said. Felix handed me a tissue. I looked at Keifer who was also looking at me seriously. "Thank you... At least I have a clue about him." I said and forced a smile. "But you don't look happy about it." He said. "I'm happy... I'm just annoyed. My questions are getting more and more frequent ." "I know... It makes you frustrated." I nodded. It was true, the questions were piling up on me and there was no answer. "...But no matter what happens, we will help you ï¬nd an answer to your question." +