Jay-jay's POV
Almost! My eyebrows are almost gone. I almost lost my eyebrows.
That's crazy!
Kuya, I was ahead of him but when he arrived, he immediately scolded me. Then he suddenly grabbed a razor and came to me. Luckily, Tito Julz and his friends stopped him right away. But, oh my! No eyebrows is life.
I looked in the mirror and looked closely at my eyebrows. I was wrong! It looked like he had been hit by the razor too. There was a nick on the side. Charlie Puth and I are now the same. What could be the remedy for this?
I went to my study table and looked to see if I could use anything for my eyebrows but what I found was something else.
The ring.
Then I suddenly remembered what he was saying to me last night. Yes, I was drunk, but my spirit was wide awake of course.
There are things I forget sometimes but I also remember them right away. But Yuri's, it's so hard to forget. I'm so confused.
Hey! Yuri Hanamitchi! Why do they seem to have the same impact on me as Keifer? That's not a good sign. Tsk! I'm so angry! Suddenly the door to my room opened and Aries walked in. As usual, his face was serious again.
"W-why?" I asked. "I have your father's info... What is your decision now?"
Papa's info! I just stared at Aries. I didn't know if the decision I chose was right.
"Aries... Y-because..."
"Do you want it or not?" He asked, clearly impatient for my answer. I bit my lower lip.
"I-I don't want to... I-I won't leave Section E."
He took a deep breath and took something out of his pocket. It was a folded piece of paper and even though I couldn't see the whole thing, I knew what it was.
"You sure? You don't want this thing?" Aries' tone seemed to challenge me.
My gaze went back and forth between him and the paper. I felt like I wanted to take back what I had said.
"I'll wait for your answer until the first week of school days." He said and immediately left my room.
I was so angry! You know what---aarrgghhh!! It's annoying! I just got myself into trouble. What's the big deal? Why does he want to get me out of my Section?
I fell flat on my bed. Thinking so much made my body feel tired.
I chose my friends. Because I knew that Papa and I would still see each other in many ways----just kidding!
I really planned to just get it from Brother Angelo without them knowing. I'm just not sure how.
Escape mode!
I just stared at the ceiling. It's only been a few days since Christmas but here I am and I'm still having trouble.
Because Aries...
Add last night and what Yuri said. I think I'm going crazy!
*Flashback....*
"It's cold! Mud!" Edrix shouted.
I checked the time on my phone. It was only 9:39pm but it was already early morning.
"Jay.. I'm cold! Please warm me up." Ci-N pleaded while hugging me.
I looked at all of them. "Who has a lighter?! I'll just light this! He said he's cold!"
They suddenly laughed.
Ci immediately looked at me with a bad look. He said I should warm him up. It's a fire, the heat is so good on the body.
Ultra-wow!
Keifer and Yuri have arrived. They have tree branches with them. They said earlier that they would make a bonfire to reduce the cold. We were hanging out here in the King's yard. The people were already resting.
As soon as the fire was lit, the drunkards immediately brought out alcohol. The rest of us went home so we were less. Like Denzel, Grace was sending him home. Calix, had to take Mica. Blaster, actually went home when we were supposed to go to see Kiefer. Kit, said he felt bad so he was going home. Mayo also left because her grandparents were going home today. Eman, on the other hand, helped clean their restaurant.
We were few but that's okay. Our celebration earlier was worth it. Eren handed me a bottle.
"Thank you..." I told him and smiled.
"Jay-jay, you're welcome." I heard Rory say.
I looked at him with a frown. "I'm just holding a bottle, you're welcome?"
"These days, girls drink as much as their fathers." Edrix commented.
"Hey! I'm not a big drinker!"
"And I don't know how to cook." Drew added.
"I'm cooking!"
"What?" David asked.
"Fried!" I replied arrogantly to them but they just laughed at me.
It's so hard to fry and then you'll end up splashing hot oil. Is that an achievement!
"You know what... You're cooking?!" I asked them annoyed.
"No... But consider that ours, we're men." Eren replied.
"Neither..."
"It's not about gender... At this age, we should know how to be independent." Josh said.
We both looked at him. What he said was so profound.
Why did this turn into an independent conversation?
"I'll think about it when I'm that age." Ci-N said while laughing.
I was surprised to see him with a smile I have a bottle of alcohol. He was about to drink it, but I immediately stood up and took the bottle from him.
"You can't drink!" I shouted at him.
"Why?"
"Why----"
"Let him drink." Keifer cut me off. "...Let him be a man."
"What man?! He's just a boy!"
"How can he be a real man if you don't let him drink?" Yuri interrupted our conversation.
I looked at him. "Is drinking a measure of being a man?"
"No, but it's a part of being a man." He answered me.
I felt annoyed. The feeling of being helped. Then they all looked at me as if saying I was wrong. I returned the bottle to Ci-N. I immediately walked away and away from them.
"I think she's sulking." I heard one of them say.
Because it's giving me a bad trip!
I went straight to Keifer's house and since I had no idea who was in this house, I stood in the middle with my arms crossed, looking into the void.
I didn't know where I was going. I might just get lost.
"I'm so annoyed..." I whispered.
"Jay..." Someone called out.
I almost fell over in shock. I glared at that animal.
"Do you need something?" I asked Yuri angrily.
"Are you mad at me?"
"No!" Isn't it obvious?!
"Sorry..."
I looked at him. "I'm not mad."
"Really?"
"Yes, I am!" I quickly replied.
"Is that why your eyebrows are so close together?"
I felt my eyebrows. I adjusted them when I realized that what he was saying was true. Yuri held one of my hands. He looked me straight in the eyes.
"Sorry... I should have sided with you----"
"You have no obligation to me. So it's okay if you don't side with me." I cut her off.
"Don't say that. I admit my feelings to you already. So, I have an obligation to you." She explained.
What does that mean?
"As what?" I asked directly, which was probably wrong.
My question was like a punch. I felt like I hit someone. Yuri let go of my hand. He bent down and forced a smile.
Shooot!
"Y-yuri... W-what... H-that's not what I meant----"
"I believe I still haven't told you the purpose of the ring." he cut me off.
Suddenly he knelt down on one knee, supporting her other leg for balance.
W-what...
He took one of my hands and looked me in the eyes again. My heart was beating so fast, I wanted to scream but my body didn't want to be with me.
"Jasper Jean Mariano..." he began. "...I, Yuri Hanamitchi, am asking you..." He took a deep breath. "...to marry me."
Holy crap!
I immediately pulled my hand away. Seriously?! Marriage, just like that?! We just confessed our feelings, and now we're talking about marriage?! Can't we at least go through dating first?!
"Y-Yuri... M-marriage?! Already?!" I asked, completely shocked.
He stood up, smiling at me. This guy is crazy!
"And what does that even have to do with the obligation you were talking about?!" I continued.
I was still holding my cheek, stunned by everything Yuri was saying and doing.
"Jay... You told us before that you didn't want to have a boyfriend yet. So instead of asking you to be my girlfriend, I'm asking you to marry me."
He explained with a smile.
I winced at his words. He's definitely lost it. Maybe he's drunk and the alcohol's finally hit his brain.
"You're drunk..."
He shook his head. "I'm not."
I started pacing back and forth, running my hands through my hair. This is way too much pressure!
"You don't need to answer now," he said softly.
I looked at him. "That's not it... I just... I don't understand what you're doing. Yes, you like me, but... can't we take things slow?!"
He scratched his head sheepishly. "S-sorry..."
"We'll talk about this next time. Let's go back." I said and immediately walked out of the house.
Approaching Ci-N, I immediately took the bottle that was just right for him to touch. I drank it like water.
"S-slowly, hey!" Ci-N said.
I ignored him. I continued to drink the wine and when it was finished, I took another one.
*End of flashback...*
Then I got drunk without realizing it and did the horrible thing of calling someone to hit me with fire. I even overcame the cult!
Punyemas! Where did I learn that?!
I'll think about that next. My priority now is how to talk to Yuri. And what we should talk about.
Nyetax!