“Hi mom, Hi Dad,” I sat down in my room talking to my parents over the phone, it was late at night and tomorrow was going to be the first show before the main show, the day I may get eliminated or the day I will have to stay, I don’t seem so confident and need motivation, this was not only the reason I was calling my parents, I know their voice was going to be my strength.
“Hi baby, how are you doing?”
“I am good,” I told them, they had the phone on a loudspeaker so they could both hear me so well. “I am sorry I have not called for a while now.
“We know you have been so busy with school, from over here we heard of the audition and also the show.” My dad spoke and I was surprised it got to them, but then I recalled there were televisions and radio, we weren’t in the ’90s
“I miss you too,” I told them, I was glad to leave that town since it was boring and still the same routine every day, but I miss seeing my parents and holding them close to me.
“We miss you more Ivana, I hope all is good over there, you are being treated well right?” My mother asked and I smiled.
“You have a good friend, mom.” I was referring to Mrs Jane. “She takes good care of me so well as if I am her daughter,” I said softly thinking of how nice Mrs Jane treats me.
“How about her son?” My mother asked me and I pursed my lips, does she want to know how Robin treats me?
“Well, he is fine,” I told her simply.
“That was not the answer I was expecting from Ivana.” My mother said the word that got me confused
“What answer are you expecting mom?” I blinked in confusion. “He is just as kind as his mother,” I told them when they were silent on the other side of the line.
“He said he likes you.” I almost choked when my mother said that.
“What?” I blurted out.
“You thought we didn't know?” My dad said from the other side of the line and I can hear his soft giggle.
“When did he say that?” I got up from my chair and walked over to the window, I don’t think Robin has my parents number and he wouldn’t say such a thing to them over the phone, when had he met them to say that, he only told me about his love a few weeks ago and ever since then he had been occupied in school or with me.
“The time he came to the hospital.” My mother broke it down to me and my jaw dropped. At that time Robin was annoying and cold to me. Not only that, but he also told me I belonged to him, was it when…
“He told us that he loves you and still wants you in the mansion.” My father said I can remember Robin also said that to me, his aim then was to keep an eye on me since I said I loved Hinn Carlos, he was only saying I belonged to him when he didn’t even love me, how then would he tell my parents he loves me at that moment.
“Do you love him too?” I heard my father from the other side of the line and I had to take my phone off my ear to look at it before placing it on my ear again. “Why aren’t you saying anything, I think Robin is a good person, he had gone through_”
“Dad, mom, I will be hanging up now, I got a show tomorrow so cheer me up from there and pray I don’t get disqualified.”
“Ivana_”
“Goodnight mom, good night Dad.” I quickly hung up before they could say any other thing, they should be yelling at me for falling in love with my mother’s friend son, they should be angry that I even stay in the same mansion with a boy that likes me, but they weren’t, it all seems they were pushing me to Robin ever since the very start, but I shook that thought out since no one knows I would ever come to the state and I was sure my parents don’t know Robin would be coming back to stay with his mother, or do they know?
I shook my head, pressing my lips together. This was really difficult. Was this all planned? I thought I told them Hinn Carlos was the boy I loved at that moment. Why then do they think it’s Robin?
I held my head with my two hands. “I don’t know.” I shook my head as I stared out of the window in a complete daze.
“What is wrong?” I was startled by the voice and quickly turned around just to see Robin standing close to me. I almost fell back but he wrapped his arms around my waist pulling me close to him while I gazed into his eyes. “Why do you look so pale?” He scrutinized my face.
Did he really tell them he loved me that day at the hospital? When was that? Was It after Hinn Carlos came with Kate, was it after Hinn asked me to be his girlfriend? Was he too jealous that he had to tell my parents that he likes me? How did he say it to them?
Robin poked my head with his hand and it seemed to wake me up from the thoughts in my head. “What are you thinking?” He lowered his gaze to look at me closely but I pulled away from him and he was confused at my movement. “What? Whatever thoughts you have in your head, does it have to do with me?”
“When did you start loving me?” I couldn’t help but ask him, I was overly curious about this right now and I saw Robin’s brows raised slightly.
“What is this sudden question?” He shook his head at me. “I was right, you definitely can’t stop yourself from thinking about me, I warned you though.” He walked over to my desk and twirled the pen on it. I don’t even want to start thinking how and when he got into my room or why. “I told you if you fall in love with me it would have no cure,” He glanced at me. “I am happy though, I also love you and don’t have a cure for it other than to keep loving you.” He smiled but there were no smiles on my face.
“Just tell me, when did you start loving me?”
“I told you before, it was the first day I bumped into you as a kid at that park.” He looked at me and pouted his lips. “I thought you still remember since I have said that only a few days ago, also, why are you looking so serious.” He shook his head at me and turned to leave my room but I stopped him. “Why? I shouldn’t leave?” He glanced down at my face.
I swallowed hard as I looked into his eyes. “You told my parents you love me at the hospital that day.” His brows raised in realization. “When did you tell them? Was It after Hinn Carlos came with Kate, or was it after Hinn asked me to be his girlfriend?”
“It doesn’t matter when I told them, Ivana.” He raised his hand to touch my cheek, caressing it softly. “All I know is that I asked them for permission to love you and they were both happy about it, but at that time your head was clouded with the thought of Hinn Carlos, I only had to tell you those words hoping you would understand them but you didn’t.”
By saying those words I was sure he meant I belonged to him.
“You were stupid to think those words would make me love you at that time, you should have just told me that you love me instead of saying I belong to you.” I frowned at him and he shook his head.
“You would have laughed it off since you only see me as a cold arrogant person at that time, but I wouldn’t have blamed you then since I couldn’t say those words to you too because I had to confirm if it was true.” He smiled at me. “Ivana, those were the past now, your parents like me and I am sure my mother loves you but not as much as I love you, so we are all good now.”
I took a deep breath, he was right, there was no point in thinking back at it, I was not going to be scared of what my mother or father would say now since they already know our hearts.
“Let’s go practice once more for tomorrow’s show.” He turned to go but I held his sleeves and he looked at my flustered face. “What? Why are you holding me back?”
“Kiss me.” I pointed at my lip with a shy smile raising my chin and Robin glanced down at my lips but his eyes flickered to my eyes again.
“No.” He hit my hand away from his sleeve and I frowned.
“Why won't you kiss me?!” I called out as he held the doorknob.
Robin turned to look at me with a hint of emotion in his eyes. “That’s because I am afraid of myself, Ivana,” His words made me purse my lips. “I want to kiss you so badly but I am controlling myself, because if I do that while we are in this room alone, I may eat every part of you without stopping myself.”
My lips parted and my face was hot, my lips dried up at his word and my heart began to race. Something about eating up in that sexy way was arousing my desire, but my eyes stared into Robin’s eyes while I hoped he would just do it.
Robin swallowed hard blowing air out of his mouth before looking away. “Let’s go and practice.” He told me and left the room while I exhaled sharply but a huge smile appeared on my lips. Robin loves me