Red Thread of Fate

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Rio and Vera went out of his room and they go to their garden. Vera told him that they need to talk about what he should say later, his cousin really knows that when he’s in front of Timothy he’s losing his words.

Who wouldn’t lost words when they are in front of the famous Timothy Hernaez? And that woman who broke with him, what could be her reason to do that? He knows Timothy, he is kind, industrious, and helpful but not that smart but that wouldn’t make him less attractive.

“So I already received a message from my brother, and he told me to behave first and tell him what time we are going there. I am so thankful that we reached the legal age! We could go to bar and party all night!” Vera said to him.

She is excited, he can see that but he should remind his cousin that they are not really going to party all night. He can see in her smile what plans she have for later. Rio knew that when Vera is drunk she will get wild and he didn’t want to see her again like that—like she’s so much wasted that he couldn’t walk anymore.

“Why are you looking at me like that? Come on, Rio, we are going to a bar, you are going to comfort Timothy and I am going with you too so might as well enjoy there right?” Vera said smiling.

She placed her phone in the table and then crossed her harms and looked at him.

“And why are you looking at me like that?” he asked her the same question.

Vera laughed, “Oh dear, Rio! I am just thinking what are you going to talk about later and how are you going to respond. So, can we try it now? Just think that I am Timothy, I will ask you questions about break up things and you should respond honestly, okay?” she said.

Rio looked at his cousin, he cannot think of him as Timothy, Vera’s annoying face made him shook his head  and then turned his head for a second just to closed his eyes. Did he put himself in a boiling water? What’s going to happen later?

“Just by looking at you, I can see that you are so much nervous, Rio. Come on, let’s try, just think of me that I am—

“I can’t, Vera, your face is annoying and wait, and you are the one who put me in this situation. I don’t know what to do anymore.” He said.

He agreed to Vera’s suggestion so fast because he also wanted to know the reason why Timothy and his girlfriend broke up, but right now, he’s  thinking that he made a wrong decision, why? Because the biggest reason he has is whenever he’s in front of Timothy he’s losing his words he was just looking at his handsome face.

“Hey! You are funny, Rio! You are the one who immediately went to his wall and click the message button that mean you really wanted to comfort him and like what you just said earlier, and like how you corrected me, you are not going to flirt with him, bish.” Vera said.

She’s right, his reason is that he wanted to comfort him because of his posts and he looks so sad. His message to him, he can sense sadness on it.

“You should now think of the words that you are going to say later but keep it normal, please? Not like you are still thinking what you are going to say if you are in front of him. Act normal, Rio, Timothy is a friend, remember? If he is your friend what advices are you going to tell him because his heart was broken?” Vera said.

He was taken aback, he didn’t expect those words will came from Vera, a while ago she was saying nonsense and teasing him and right now she became serious and reminded him about his friendship with Timothy and she was right there.

Timothy is a friend, the only problem to him is that he always think that Timothy would find out his feeling for him and would avoid him but he always forgot the formed friendship between them.

“Just act normal in front of him, Rio. You are so afraid to get caught and that people will know your secrets but because you are being too obvious you forgot your real relationship with Timothy.” She said.

Vera was right, Rio look down and his lips formed a thin line. Now if he will get caught and people would find out about his secrets that’s his fault for being too obvious. He should act normal right now like what Vera told him.

“Vera, Rio, would like me to bring you cake and juice?”

Rio looked beside him and he saw Anita.

“Hello, Anita! Come here!” Vera called her.

Anita walk towards them and she has a smile on her face.

“Aren’t you going out today? Rio told me earlier that you are just going to stay here in the house.” Anita said.

He doesn’t have any plans for today. He already told her that earlier when they had a short conversation. But Anita told him to go outside sometimes, and right now he thinks that he should consider what she told him. That’s for him also.

“We are going to stay here for today but we have plans later at night. And yes please, Anita, bring us some foods, I am hungry, I haven’t had anything on my pretty tummy. Can you please bring egg and bacon?” Vera said.

Because he had breakfast, he’s not going to ask for it too.

“How about you, Rio?” Anita asked him.

“Juice will do Anita, thank you.” He said and smiled.

When Anita left them Vera leaned closer to him, her hands were on the table.

“See? Even Anita wanted you to go out.” Vera said.

He looked at his cousin and rolled his eyes, Vera pointed her index finger on him because of what he did.

“We are outside! Come on!” Vera whispered.

No one’s in the house, only him, Vera and Anita.

“You don’t need to feel nervous Vera, my dad, mom and siblings are not here. You don’t need to feel nervous, the CCTVs are all off too, and I know when my dad and eldest brother would turn it on.” He said.

He heard Vera sighed and lean on her chair again and crossed her arms, his cousin was really nervous because of how she sighed.

“Let’s go out once every week, Rio. Even Anita noticed that you are not going outside. Maybe she’s thinking that something was wrong. Also, Tita Rinalia noticed that too, and your siblings are all smart like you Rio, what if they are thinking why are you acting like this? They are very observant, I just want to remind you.”