ONE HOUSE

THIRTY-TWO : An Issue for You is an Issue for Me

ANN's POV

'Dad tricked me. It thought he was mad at us. But surprisingly he isn't. He really trusts James like how trusts me. Truth be told, I'm scared. I'm scared how things are getting perfect and perfect each day. It was just the same as when we first get together, after a memorable date, everything fell into pieces.

How about now, is it going to happen again? I hope not... Please.'

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JAMES' POV

'The dinner was superb. There is nothing better than being seated by the most important people in my life. Too bad dad isn't here. But I know he is happy for me, anyway. I know he is happy with Aunt Alice and Marco, too.'

"Everything is perfect, isn't it?" I told Ann before she entered her room. She nodded and smiled. The smile she wears as always is really beautiful. Simple but gorgeous.

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THE ANGEL's POV

Since there were only two and a half weeks left, Ann and James maximized the last days that they could go to the studio. Once the classes start, their time there would be limited already. However, the old issue about them was brought up again. Danielle didn't say something about it but the others noticed how they started to act differently again. They couldn't deny. It was obvious.

They never admitted to people that they were together before. But their admission was just sort of confirmation than an announcement. The people knew. They knew from the way he was looking after her. The way she was taking care of him.

They found the couple great. However, weren't they living in the same house?

"That's a bit odd," Monique told Ann how the others think about their situation. It is not accepted in the culture they were living in that two people in a relationship are living in the same roof.

"Living in is not a good impression, Ann. You're just high school students," she explained.

"We're not living in!" she couldn't accept the term Monique used.

It was just coincidental that they were living in the same house but they didn't do it on purpose. They were already living together before they even had something more than friendship.

She didn't intentionally fall in love with him. She had no plans. It's just that... she accidentally did.

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James noticed Ann's mood changed. He asked but she didn't give him a decent reply. She told him she was okay but she remained quiet until they reached home. He wanted to know but she didn't talk. He couldn't figure it out. She was very strange.

He didn't know that Ann was actually fighting with herself. She knew it. Everything was getting too perfect, then. Again, they were facing another problem which she knew wouldn't be easy to escape from.

She didn't know what to do. She didn't want to leave the house because she was used to it. It's not just James but also Lauren and Marie. They had been her extended family. It wouldn't be easy to leave the house that had been their home for years now.

She didn't want to sound selfish. But she didn't want to appear awful to others, too. She cared about what people say about James, or her, or their relationship. If she had to leave before it even become a big problem for them, she would- even if it would be hard.

Ellie agreed to her decision. It was very sudden but she understood. She was thinking the same way, too. It was just that she trusted both James and Ann that they were mature enough to know differentiate what is right from wrong. They had been through a lot. It was not something that they would have to fight or even think about seriously.