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“I wonder what you are up to,Brad” Malia smirked.
“I’m just a good guy trying to find a path for you”
“Path for who? Me? Humph! As if” Malia scoffed sitting.
“You shouldn’t be sitting down. Let’s go already” He retorted
“Firstly, Where are we going to?”
“Somewhere”
“Where?”
“Let’s go. You are gonna find out soon, Let’s go!”
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“Wait a minute? What’s this? A cinema? What are we doing here? I didn’t tell you I wanted to watch a movie” Malia frowned
“Just come on in first. I want to show you something”
“Alright. You are making me curious though”malia said. –(P. S?♡This scene is going to continue in the next chapter?)
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THE NEXT SATURDAY**
“You are here again?” Myles chuckled
“Sure” Carly smiled
“You don’t give up, do you?”
“Well. You could say it part of my ski||s”
“Wow. I like that, You are so confident”
“Thank you” Carly replied
“That wasn’t a compliment, I was being sarcastic”
“Well, I’m gonna take that as a compliment” Carly smiled
“What?”
“At least if you wanted to be sarcastic. You could have have sounded like one”
“Was my voice sincere” Myles smiled with scorn.
“Sort of”
“Wow. You are quite tough” Myles said
“Are you being sarcastic now?” Carly asked
“No. It’s a compliment”Myles chuckled
“I’m gonna take that then”
“I guess you are 18,You’re quite smart I must confess”
“Nah, 16…I’m clocking 17 next month”
“You’re 16?–Myles paused and scoffed loudly. “You got to be kidding me, when I was 10, I was still building sand castles,–The smallest ones”
“I’m gonna tell you a secret–Carly whispered.
“I still build sand castles” She added.
Carly smiled and looked at her.
“By the way, Unnie…I didn’t know you were quite fun. I like that” Carly said
“Whats up with this girl, Why would you like that?”
“Huh… Because, I want to?” Carly shrugged her shoulders.
“Don’t mind me, I’m not fun” Myles glared at her with a wicked face.
“Ayyy. There’s no way! To be exact, you are actually getting more fun”
“Hey Kid, Cut the crap. Do you think a 12-
“Nine… It’s 17” Carly cut in mischievously.
“Wh@ťěver! You’re aren’t 17 yet–
“Next month is in a few days”
“Can you allow me talk” Myles chipped in aggressively
“Okay.. Sawrry! Sawrry!”
“Sawrry? It’s “Sorry”…You are bad in English” Myles smirked stressing the word “Sorry”.
“Well.. Unlike you, I haven’t been outside Korea. You speak English in commercials.. I know just a few though”
“Hey, Why do you keep changing wh@ťěver I wanna say?”
“What? When?” Carly asked.
Myles inhaled deeply trying to calm down. She was already tired of this talkative.
“You know what. Just listen! A 16 year old like you can’t possibly get something from me. Never” Myles blurted
“I’m actually 25” Carly laughed
“What? Twen….Twenty what?” Myles stuttered looking at her head down to her waist.
“My brain is 25–Carly started pointing at her head close to her ear.
–While I’m 16 getting to 17”She completed.
“I don’t get your trash” Myles’s face was written boldly “I’m lost please!”.
“You’re curious huh?” Carly asked with a smile.
“Huh?”
“You want me to explain?”
“Wh@ťěver you want”
“Well.. Before telling you this. I should introduce myself, We ought to know our names or don’t you think– (Silence eludes, Awkwardness starts).
Carly coughed loudly embarrassed. “I’m gonna take that as a “Yes”…I’m Carly Brooklyn, I know you who you are. Model Myles Coco, I’m correct huh?–(Thick chipping silence again, Uncomfortable Carly is seen).
“Huh, I wonder why you are quiet” Carly said quite embarrassed.
“Your questions are just foolish. I think you can answer them yourself..I shouldn’t stress myself”
“Well. Uh! I’ve seen your pretty face in a lot of TV commercials”
“I didn’t ask you” Myles whispered staring at her with disgust.
“Uhh. So, Uhh…
(Darn, Unnie.. You just made me embarrassed Carly thought biting her bottom lip)
….Anyways, As I was saying, When my mom gave birth to me.I was born with a rare brain condition…It’s more like a disease. Its makes someone a genius. Its makes them smarter than their age. The brain grows 10X than their age” Carly explained widening her hands as a sort of demonstration.
“Hmm. So fascinating. I’m quite surprised and impressed too” Myles replied after being immersed in Carly explaination.
“Yeah. You are right. But its got its demerits too”
“What’s that?” Myles was curious now.
“I suffer for it a lot. As people would say, An advantage would also have its disadvantage. As Little as I am, I have to bear with unbearable pains. From intense headaches to Heart attacks. Then to Dizziness, Fatigue, Allergies and others of that field”
“Huh? Such sufferness for a kid?”
“Huuhmp! You guessed right. But don’t worry, Every month Dad and Mum take me to the hospital for check up”
“Why?”
“Why are you asking “why”.. Isn’t it obvious?.. My health? Especially this–Carly a said pointing her finger to her head.
“Your brain” Myles stated.
“Yup. My head hurts a lot whenever I use my brain. Its also hurting now.. Just a bit, I’ve got painki||ers so you don’t need to be worried” Carly smiled showing her some pills.
“I never said I was worried”
“Your face did. You can never hide your true feeling..You feel pity for me, huh” Carly asked quietly as Myles sighed deeply.
“But you like it, You’re smart”
“No….People call it smartness,–intelligence,–brilliance… But it’s just a disease to me. What’s the use of all this when I feel pains whenever I use them??”Carly replied. She looked at Myles whose face was calm and worried. A face of sympathy. A face of sadness. No word could come out from her mouth. She was speechless and in thoughts.
“Unnie…?” Carly called softly.
“Yes?”
“I’m trying right?”
“Yeah.. You are. Good job, Carly”Myles replied after a minute silence, as a sweet cute smile formed on her coming angelic voice
TBC.