Our Dawn Is Hotter Than Day

Between Me and You

Nicole's POV. 

I entered the white room that was cover with silence. A girl wearing a patient robe is in her white bed, looking at the beautiful view outside. I placed the fruit and bouquet on top of the table beside her bed.

"How nice is it to be free," she uttered, fixing her eyes at the view outside. I took a seat on the chair beside her and released a sigh I didn't know I have been holding. 

"What are you doing here? Are you upset that I didn't die?" she added, still diverting her vision outside, hugging her knees. 

"Why did you do it?" I finally asked her

"Why do you want to kill yourself, Natalia? Why did you try to commit suicide?" I continue asking her, holding back the tears I've been carrying. 

"I figured that if I'm dead, you will finally be happy," she shrugged, still not looking at me. Just by hearing her say those words make my heart broke into pieces. How terrible am I for her to think such things as killing herself? And then, reality hit me. I just broke this girl in front of me. 

"But, I'm happy even if you're not dead. I have a lot of friends whom I can talk to; you don't need to kill yourself," I said, which finally made her avert her sight at me. 

"Are you?" she asked, which made me taken aback before averting her eyes to the view outside once again. 

"Didn't you think about how mom will react after what you've done? You keep doing things without proper thinking," 

"I did it so that the three of us would finally be free!" 

"Natalia, look at me, please," I said, waiting for her to face me, but right after she did, all I saw is the frigid smile mixed with sadness; her brown orbs reflect a lot of suffering. What have I done!?  

"You probably won't believe me, but I'll say it anyway. I'm sincerely sorry,"

"You don't need to say that. I'm the one who should be sorry. I'm sorry that I didn't die," 

And there it is, the tears that I've been holding back finally release and stream down my face. How could I neglect my sister just because of my mom's betrayal? Why did I decide to treat her as if she's not part of the family? Why did I have to be such a b***h!? 

"Please don't say that. I didn't want you to die, Natalia. I admit I wasn't a good sister to you and blamed you for everything, but I didn't want you to die. When mom told me what happened to you, I asked the Almighty God above; to not let something bad happen. I'm supposed to be your sister and look after you. You might not believe it, but I'm not here to give you the eyes that hate; I'm here to ask for your forgiveness and to give me another chance," I said, wiping the tears that stream down my face.

"I know this is hard for the both of us, and I admit that I still can't forget mom's betrayal when I look at you, but let me at least try. Give me a second chance to prove that I don't want to lose you. It might be too late now, but please, just one last chance," I said with a shaking voice, remembering how bad I was at my sister. She wipes my tears and looks at me.

"All I want is a sister that I can share my life with," she said, letting her tears flow down on her cheek.

"How about we start again, little sis?" I said, wiping the tears she has and smiled. We stop our tears from flowing and engulf each other in a warm embrace. 

Scarlet's POV.

"Hey!" I exclaimed as I opened Dawn's bedroom, making her sit up straight in her bed while wearing her most irritating look. 

"Cuz, how many times should I tell you to please, f*****g knock before you open the god damn door!" 

"I'm sorry, I couldn't help it," I said, acting cute just for her to forgive me. She quickly hides the book she's reading when I went near her. 

"What's that?" 

"It's nothing. Why are you here? Shouldn't you be in school? I mean, I heard from Bryan that the project was a success, and he wants to celebrate," 

"Yes, about that. Listen, Dawn, I can't control this feeling anymore. Day by day, my feelings towards him grow to something bigger. Something inevitable and uncontrollable. And I think someday it's going to burst and maybe that someday is today," 

"What do you mean? Can you speak in specific because I don't think I understand you completely," 

"I'm gonna confess today, silly!" I said with a big smile plaster on my face

"Are you serious right now?" she asked, fixating her eyes on me. 

"Of course I am! I mean, I felt it too, Dawn. I have a feeling that we share the same emotions towards each other. He's the perfect prince for me!" I said, beaming with happiness

"Cuz, I think you're watching too many Disney movies these days," she said blankly, acting as if she didn't care at all. 

"No, I'm not!"

"Says the one who watched Frozen 2 last night, waiting for Kristoff to propose to Anna," 

"Okay, I admit I watch a lot of Disney movies these days, but still, Dawn, what I feel for him is real. Even you said that I have a crush on him," 

"I know your feelings for him are real. What I'm worried about is whether he reciprocate your feelings or not. I don't want you to get hurt, Scarlet,"

"I'm sure we share the same feelings. I mean, the effort is there, the bond is there, everything is in there, and I feel it!"  

"Scarlet, even in friendship, you can still feel something like that. And knowing Bryan, he's just so friendly you might have mistaken his actions for something like flirting," 

She's right. But still, I know deep inside that Bryan likes me. His eyes tell me. 

"Is this about you and Diego?" she shrugged and look away. 

"Eaverly, what happened between you and him will not happen between Bryan and me. I am sure about this. I want to tell him and if it doesn't go well, then so be it. He doesn't need to reciprocate my feelings towards him. I want him to know what I feel about him. And I assure you everything will be perfect between us," I said, patting her head and give her a genuine smile. 

"If that's what you want, then I'm happy for you. Just, it's best to expect nothing, Scarlet. In that way, the scar won't dig deeper,"

"Thank you, cuz. Don't worry about me; I'm tough. I assure you that I won't get hurt today," I said with assurance before leaving my cousin alone in the house. 

But of course, we always jinx what we say not too long ago. After a few hours of drive, I arrive at their school and immediately look for Bryan around the field. However, before I could even call his name, the smile that I have turn into a frown, the eyes that were full of hope starts to form a bucket of tears, and the feet that were so ready to run towards him became numb as I saw him kissed another person. I must be stupid to get hurt before I could even tell him my feelings towards him. I quickly wipe the tears as soon as I notice that someone's looking at me. It takes a lot of courage to pick the shattered pieces of myself and start to run. 

Why does it have to hurt so much? Did I expect so much? If only I listened to Dawn, maybe I won't feel miserable. I'm such a fool; I don't even have the right to feel hurt; he's not mine in the first place, but still, why is it piercing me? If loving someone would hurt so much like this, why did I even believe in the concept of love? It's such a waste of time. 

Xavier's POV. 

"You should have just stayed at home. Your fever just went down," I said while picking up the lemons out from the cart. 

"Still, it's nice to be out for a while and do some grocery like this," she said, mirroring what I did. 

"You just like to go out, because as far as I remember, you hate doing groceries," 

"Hey, you make it sound like I never do groceries by myself," she said, hitting my shoulders. 

"Ouch! But it's the truth,"

"Kinda agree," she said, giving the cashier our payment. 

The mart is not so far from Sky's house, so we decided to take a walk on our way back home. We walk along with the lights that covered the street. I look at the night sky and notice the beautiful moon and stars covered with dark clouds. Aside from it, I also saw a girl with long hair wearing a short red jumpsuit. Her eyes seem to be telling a sad story. A few minutes later, we arrived at Sky's house. When I was about to place the meat that we bought into the fridge, a sudden sound of pouring rain echoed around the house. 

"Lucky we got home just in time," Sky said, munching a piece of grape. 

"Yes, thankfully," I said and took a peek outside the window. The heavy rain seems to stay longer. 

"Sky, stay here for a while," I said and wore my shoes again before picking up the umbrella. 

"Where are you going? You need to prepare dinner, you know I'm not a good cook," 

"Don't worry. I won't take that long. Just eat some snacks while I'm gone," I said before dashing outside. 

After a few runs, I saw the girl earlier squatting under the street lights, trying to cover herself from the heavy rain. I quickly walk closer towards her and cover her with the umbrella that I have, making her raise her head and face me. The sadness still lingers in her eyes.

"You don't need to cover me with your umbrella; you can leave me here," 

"What happened to you? You always annoy me and ruin my day when we meet, but now you're here trying to drench yourself into the pouring rain,"

"I'm sorry if I ruined your day back then. Just leave me for now," she said, diverting her eyes at the rain's droplets.

"I'm not going to leave you here alone, Scarlet. You might end up getting harassed sexually again," I said in my worried tone, earning her attention at me.

"Then they're just a bunch of men that don't have a taste, trying to hit on a b***h," she said, using the words I said before against me. 

"Have you ever fallen for someone and wanted to tell that person how you love them but before you could even confess, you already got dump?" she scoffed.

"So, it's about a man. Who's the guy? I'll give him a piece of my mind," I said, clenching my knuckles. Who the hell is that guy that she let this girl get drench in the heavy rain. 

"I told Dawn that I'm going to confess; she was so worried that I might get hurt, so I assure her that everything's going to be fine. I even imagined a lot of things like eating a medium beef steak with him while drinking wine, dancing along with the sweet melody of music. I imagined a lot of stuff to do with him if his answer will satisfy me. But before I could even confess, I saw him kissing another person. Do you know what's funny? It's not even a girl he's kissing but a man. My two eyes saw how the two of them kissed passionately. I'm such a fool for being in love with a gay," she said, hiding her pain through her laugh. 

"You're not a fool. You just fall for someone that can't reciprocate your feelings, and it just so happens that you like a gay," I said, looking away from the girl in front of me. She looked at me, and I saw her smile in my peripheral view. 

"You know what? I like this side of you. You're less annoying," she said and finally standup from her position.  

"I'll take you home," I said and walked along with her. 

A few minutes later, we arrived at Sky's house. Scarlet looks at me, full of curiosity.

"This is Sky's house; you need to eat first before I send you home. It's already time for dinner. Besides, Sky is waiting for me," I said and gently opened the door. Sky welcomed the both of us and let Scarlet take a shower. 

"Are the two of you cohabiting?" I heard Scarlet ask Sky. Curiosity is evident in her eyes.

"No, we are not. We're not even lovers, to begin. Our families are close to each other, so my parents welcome him when he finally decided to visit us" 

"Sky also needs someone to take care of her, so her mother thought that I'm perfect for the role," I added, making Scarlet nod. 

After a few hours, I quickly set up the dining table and call the two young ladies to eat. 

"Xavier here is the best cook you could ever have," Sky said as she took a seat on one of the chairs. 

"Please, Sky. Don't flutter me," 

"Medium beef steak. Wow." Scarlet uttered as she also took a seat on one of the chairs beside Sky. 

"Yes, you've mentioned earlier that you like to eat a steak," I said and took a seat in front of them. 

"It's a miracle that the two of you no longer fight," 

"We'll still fight when we see each other on the road, Sky. But for now, I want to make up for being an asshole towards her back then." I said and eat. 

"Will you take her home after dinner?" 

"No, it's okay Xavier, I can go home myself. The dinner is already too much," Scarlet protested.

"No, I promised earlier, I'll take you home. I'm a man of my words," I said and smiled.