Chapter 12 - Her Cousin
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My dad was intrigued by what he has heard from Sally. I heard from him that he received a text from Sally and learned that I got myself a boyfriend. I did not expect that he would visit me after the lunch break. I shook my head because of Sally. She moved so fast.
"Listen, dad, he is still not my boyfriend, yet. We are just getting started" I explained trying to prepare myself for his never-ending questions.
Ever since he arrived here, he showered me a lot of questions about Xayne. Although he still does not have any idea about his face and name, I still do not want to tell him about Xayne yet. I know that if he learned about Xayne, he would go insane because he knew very well about the Zacksworth family.
If I know, he would be discussing business with Xayne if I introduced them to each other and that is what I wanted to avoid. Xayne is not a business-minded person. I know that ever since I learned from Alodia that Xayne wanted to be a performer someday, create a band, make music that will move everyone's heart, and tour around the world with his band.
"Okay, just make sure that I get to know about him when he became your boyfriend. I will watch you just like how I watched your mom in the past" My dad left the file he slammed at my table. I chuckled. He was head over heel with my mom since high school.
I sighed. He left another work for me. He is making my day busy to avoid thinking about Xayne.
I massage my temple and glared at Sally who was smiling mischievously at her table. She waved her hand at me and continued working. I sighed and shook my head.
Like what Xayne said. We tried to give each other a chance. We went to a different place during my day off to have our date, eat at different restaurants, have some fun, know each other, and attend some concerts by his favorite artist.
We are on the VIP floor watching the concert of Rockster, one of his favorite bands. He was just staring at the artist, amazed by their performance, especially the guy who was playing the guitar in front of him.
"Is he one of your favorite artists?" I asked loudly while trying to cover the other side of my ears to lessen the loud noise that rocked my eardrums.
Xayne nodded and slowly smile while his eyes kept looking at the guy in front of him. I giggled because Xayne did not know that the guy he was admiring was my cousin, Gin.
"I like the way he played his part, and this is the first I saw him in person. I wanted to talk to him and ask several questions about his style of music" he said.
"Why don't you talk to him in person? You can do that, right?" I asked since his family has an influence on the entertainment industry.
"I cannot, that is not fair," Xayne said as he faintly smiles.
I cannot believe that Xayne is a humble person. He has a very influential family. With just a lift of his finger, his family can make a stir around the world, but he chooses to buy a VIP ticket and watched their concert together, joining the crowd jumping and enjoying the music.
"GIN!!" I suddenly shouted, calling the attention of my cousin. They are now playing a light love song, so this is the best chance to call him.
Gin is my cousin and we are very close to each other. When we are still in Elementary, Gin already knows how to play guitar. He went abroad during high school to create a band and learn a lot about music. I never thought that in just two years, Gin and his band are already famous around the world.
He always sent me a message asking how I am and my family. We would talk a lot during his free time, and he wanted to introduce me to his bandmates when we got a chance to meet during his visit here to the country.
"Gin!!" I called his name again.
"Julie, what are you doing? Everybody was looking at us" Xayne tried to stop me because some fans were intrigued by what I am doing. I know it is embarrassing but I decided to surprise Xayne by letting him meet my cousin in person.
After calling Gin several times, he finally noticed me when his gaze shifted from his guitar to me. I saw his eyes widen when I waved my hand and mouthed Hi! at him. He smiled at me and waved his hand after he finishes strumming his part.
"You see, he noticed me. He will notice you too" I looked at Xayne who was surprised at what Gin did. I smiled at him and he was just standing in front of me speechless.
When Rockster started playing a rock song. Everyone started to jump at their spot and enjoyed the music. I grabbed Xayne's hand and lifted it above to join the crowd jumping wild. At first, he hesitated and felt uncomfortable but after assuring him that it is okay, he started to enjoy what we are doing.
"It is fun, right?" I asked and looked at him. He smiled and nodded. My heart started to beat fast when he held back my hand.
I am going to boast this to my mom when I got home.
After the concert, we waited for the crowd to leave the venue. We are both exhausted from the concert. My feet felt numb from jumping and my throat was dry from shouting the whole time.
"Xayne, did you enjoy it?" I asked. He was wiping the dirt from his shoes using the wet wipes I brought. He really hates dirt.
"I did," he said and stood up after he finishes cleaning his shoes. I am happy to hear that from him. I can finally see his lips curved up because he cannot do that before. He only smiled in front of Alodia. I can only see his smile in his eyes "Let's go?" He asked. I smiled and nodded my head.
We started walking out while I glance at the stage where I saw Gin. He finally achieved his dreams. When we are about to leave the venue, one of the staff approached us telling us that Gin wanted to see me.
Xayne looked at me, surprised by what he just heard. I chuckled because he still does not have any idea about me and Gin.
"Gin is my cousin," I said while looking at his face. "Let us meet him," I said as I pulled Xayne and followed the staff.
I was excited about meeting Gin again in person. He changed a lot. He looked mature and manly. I wanted to know his secret about how he became an artist so I can share it with Xayne and help him achieve his dreams.
We stopped in front of a large door with a sign of ROCKSTER hanging in front of the door. The staff knocked three times before telling us that we are here.
"Gin, she is here," he said and left us.
We waited for a few seconds until the door slowly opened. A handsome guy with a piercing on his lips showed up. He was smiling broadly in front of me.
"Gin!!" I yelled and jumped to hug him.
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