Sacred Love : 21

      The sun rays fell through the window and

 messy curtains as the messy room welcomed our view.

Curtains flew aside as pillows laid on the floor while his last night's suit was laying beside the candle he threw last night.

Slowly, Zal's eyes clutched tight close before opening.

His eyes immediately closed as he sat up straight.

His arms stretching before his palms rubbed his face.

Looking up at the window, cheeky smile appeared upon his face.

Scratching his neck while hissing he laughed at how stupid he was.

Rubbing his cheek, he looked around his room.

He frowned with a smile until his eyes widened.

"Oh my god, I need to geaatt ah!"

his feet slipped as he fell off the bed.

"Ah!"  Timmy's eyes shot up towards zal's room as he raised one of his eyebrows

"Mom, I think I heard something.." he said with a raised eyebrows still staring at the closed door of Zal's room.

"I suppose he fell off the bed again." Mrs. Xin stated with no expression upon her face.

Timmy hummed but then, the door of Zal's room slammed open then it was slammed close.

"Huh?" Timmy looked at the watch on his wrist. 07:24.

He looked up as he noticed Zal buttoning his black shirt while running downstairs.

"Mom, Don't wait for me and Do dinner." Mrs. Xin sighed.

"I'm not doing any dinner today, we have-"

"c'mon, don't be childish! Bye!"

Timmy hurriedly walked behind Zal trying to talk but,

  Zal slammed the door close making him open it again and walk behind Zal in hurry.

"Zal, it's 7 in the morning"

Zal frowned searching for the car keys in his pant pockets.

"So?"

Timmy sighed.

"don't you feel it's kind of uncomfortable to go there, now?"

  Timmy said Folding his arms as Zal took out his car keys sighing in relief.

"move." He said pushing Timmy aside as Timmy rolled his eyes.

"It's going to be awkward, Zal! C'mon, let's not make her more uncomfortable."

Zal paused and looked at him.

"isn't it enough painful for her to marry an old man like you."

Timmy wiped his tears making Zal sigh.

"Timmy I'm not in the mood for these jokes! Bye!"

He pushed Timmy away by holding his arm and got in his car.

He turned the engine on when someone sat in the passenger seat sighing.

"Let's go, then"

  Zal ignored him as he drove off from his house to reach Kira's house.  

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"Is this enough?" Mrs. Li mumbled as her neighbour sat there examining every corner of the house.

"so Hay-ne?" Mrs. Li hummed as She smiled cheekily.

"Where's Cia?" Mrs. Li chuckled.

"she woke up early and brought groceries. Now she's showering. You know she always shower like two hour-"

"ohh" the women interrupted Hay-ne from talking.

"I heard your daughter is getting married?" Mrs. Li eye's shot up in realization.

The women raised her eyebrow eyeing Hay-ne up and down.

"a-ah yeah.. actually-" the women sat excited to hear about it

  when one of the bedroom's door opened 

  making them pause their conversation and look at the direction sound came from.

Cia walked out tying her hair into a bun. Her eyes shot up towards Them.

She immediately let her hair go,

                  running inside her bedroom.

The women laughed while Mrs. Li tried to not be obvious about the anger in her.

"oh my! Your Daughter is really shy." Mrs. Li rolled her eyes as she forced out a fake smile.

"Oh not at all, she's just busy" Mrs. Li's neighbour sighed.

"so, you won't let us meet your handsome Son in law then."

Mrs. Li smiled as her cheeks turned pink.

"I know right. He's so handsome. He's literally what I wanted in family"

women nervously smiled before taking the coffee.

"I heard he's a member of pop group or something?"

"K-pop. It's K-pop haha.." Mrs. Li said before cussing under her breath.

"Ahh I know Hay-ne! Geez" Mrs. Li forced out a wide smile Before the door of the house opened.  

"Mom, is breakfast ready?" She asked as she came right towards the dining table.

Her eyes shot up towards the neighbour as she gulped.

"A-actually, Hay-ne! I need to go. Let's meet up later hm?"

 .She stood up as Mrs. Li hesitantly nodded before looking at Kira.

"Good morning" She said as Kira smiled Before sitting down in one of the chairs.

"Good morning, mom."

  The door of bedroom opened again as cia walked out sighing in relief.

Her hands tying her hair up again as she sat in front chair of her sister.

Kira looked away as her eyebrow raised.

Cia smiled as she rubbed her hands together warming up her cheeks immediately.

   "Hii" she said as her cheeks turned pink due to the cold temperature all around.

"Mom, hurry up. Please. I have meeting in-"

"Jesus Christ, let me atleast flip this pancakes!"

She yelled from the kitchen making Kira sigh rolling her eyes before glancing at Cia.

The way her lips pressed together while her fingers scratched her neck

  everything looked so seductive.

She didn't like it.

   She didn't like how easy it was for Cia to win someone's heart that was hard for anyone to.

Kira clutched the glass in her hands as she looked away closing her eyes immediately.

"Mom, I'm hungry" Mrs. Li looked up before smiling.

"Ah I knew. That's why I cooked everything early today-"

"you should have take my help" Cia mumbled as Mrs. Li looked at cia Before smiling again.

"How can I request my little girl who's going to be-"

"I'm getting late!" Kira said as her eyes showed how much Irritated she is about this matter.

Flinching in fear,

    Cia almost dropped the glass on table.

She looked at her mom making her sigh and nod gesturing her to calm down.

"Okay okay, here!-"

    Slam!

the door bell didn't even ring and the door of Their house was slammed open making Mrs. Li look up in surprise but then,

   her eyes widen realising it's none other than him.

Xin Zal.

"Wait- what are you-" he bowed immediately still breathing heavily.

"Good morning, aunt. Can I talk to her in private?"

He breathed out before his eyes fell on the table making Mrs. Li sigh,

she was about to speak when He walked towards the table.

"Zal, we'll talk out-"

  Kira's words were utterly got cut off as he held Cia's hand making Cia's eyes widen.

"Get up" he breathed out pulling her making Mrs. Li blink before opening her mouth to talk.

"Well, Zal I thought- Zal!- she didn't do breakfast-"

  Cia was pulled up from her chair,

 Kira just sit there looking at him dragging her out of their sight. 

Cia looked at her mom before the door of her room closed with a heavy slam. 

     Kira gritted her teeth before getting up until Mrs. Li spoke out.  

"Oh god, Kira please stay this afternoon. You know it's a weekend-"

She slammed the fork on table before standing up.

"I'm going-"  

"but lunch-" Mrs. Li's words were cut off in between.  

"I don't care. It's not occasional so there's no rule everyone has to attend"

she took her purse Before walking away from table.

Her eyes glanced aside towards her mom before she said out. 

  "Also, I'll be out of state for a week. Don't bother to wait."

She slammed the door close waking out of the house 

  making Mrs. Li flinch and cuss in anger.   

. . . . . . .

     The doors slammed closed as He pushed her inside the bedroom.

he sat upon the bed breathing heavily.

Sweat dripping down his hair down his neck making her look away.

His fingers caressing her knuckles as he tried to calm down until she whimpered out quietly

making him look up in realisation.

He let her hand go making her rub her wrist feeling cold where he held all this time.

His eyes stared and the stare was dead cold making her shiver and look away.

Her hair fell on both sides of her face as she puffed air on he wrist while he rubbed his neck looking at her.

Looking away, he licked his lips.

Getting up, he walked closer while his mouth opened to say something but then,

he turned his back against hers.

He didn't like the feeling of himself rejecting this.

But at the same time, he's not sure about his feelings towards her.

It was like a torture for him to see her as his wife yet can't feel it.

His eyes Glancing aside as he noticed that mole on her neck again.

His hesitation increased since he could hear his own heart beat increasing it's pace. 

Breathing out deep at once, he said out. 

"I don't like this marriage, Cia."

"i don't like this m-marriage"

His eyes widened as she spoke at the same time.

Their eyes glanced up in realisation.

He turned around before he hesitantly looked at the side view of her face.

His breath fanning her back slightly which made her flinch slightly.

His eyes blinked as she went stiff for a second.

"you don't?" He breathed out before she closed her eyes.

Her heart was beating fast lika a crazy maniac.

"I-its-" his eyes glanced at her fingers which are right infront of her face.

  That one ring glistening upon her finger making his face go blank.

His eyes looked away while he backed away making her look up in realization.

She turned around as he sat there upon the bed.

"Are you-"

" ..please do not talk..." He spoke out as his voice was hoarse and cold making her look at him worried.

She turned away as her breath getting heave.

   Her heart was pushing her to say out while her mind told her to not jump to conclusions but in the end she decided to choose her heart instead. 

  "I-i don't want to get Between you t-t-two"  

  She didn't like it.

     The way she said it.

But it kind of left her feeling lighter than before.  

His face turned up to look at her confused by what she just said.

"What? I should be the one saying that." He stood up.

frustration was increasing within his body.

His hand balling into a fist as she frowned turning around.

Her lips opened to say but the stutters were what came out making him sigh.  

  "W-what? I-i what d-d-do you m-mean-"

for the first time,

          he held her hand.

But not to hold it gently,

  instead he raised to show her the ring on her own finger.

Her eyes blinked as he let her hand go turning around.

Rubbing his face, he sighed aloud pacing front and back.

"i- I just don't understand why they're doing this! You-"

the words paused since his eyes glanced at her noticing how admirable her lips looked for a second.

His eyes trailed up into hers before he licked his own lips.

"y-you are taken"

he said looking away with such expression that showed how much stressed he is to say that.

He chuckled.

"and They're tying you with me?" He bitterly scoffed. 

She looked up as he looked up at her at the same time not realising what he said represented how much he's hating this matter. 

"Fine." he sighed as she sighed at the same time making the situation get more awkward.  

He bit his lip before hesitantly looking at her, wondering why she was so quiet.

Her arms wrapped around herself as her back was facing him.

Her hair was flying behind slowly.

The strong wind making the surroundings more freezing cold.

His eyes blinked before he looked away walking towards the table.

"You can do it" he said as he removed the small plate that was upon the water glass.

Cia turned to look at him.

"what?"

Zal looked up  before sighing while closing his eyes.

Licking his lips in frustration, he turned to look at her.

"What you want me to do then?" He said in anger making her flinch.

"Just tell them you don't like like..old men."

He blurted out making her eyes go widen.

"i-i can't-"  

  His hand raised the glass to drink the water

while her eyes widened while Mr. Xin's voice echoed aloud from outside of the room.

Everything went so unexpected while cia tried to explain that isn't normal water but a medicine one.  

A dry loud cough,

     he choked on water that was bitter.

He turned around coughing while looking at her with wide eyes.

   "Yeah, he is with cia!"

  Mrs. Xin exclaimed as Mr. Xin laughed Before mumbling

"Let them get to know each other. Atleast they're trying"  

His eyes looked up into hers as her eyes widened in realisation. 

"Sxit! What do we do!"