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CHAPTER 5 The One

"Was one of the pieces of advice she wanted to try. But what if that supposedly heartless someone falls for her in the end?

Luna still had a year left.

She was doing fine now. The people around her, except her family, didn't even know she was sick. But her mother was like her back then, too. Luna somehow knew that her health would start to worsen in the fifth year... this year.

She could even foresee that she might have to start going back and forth from the hospital in the next month or two. She was aware that she didn't have much time left.

Everything that just happened right there started replaying in her mind and she couldn't believe it. She did something so outrageous like that? It was simply unbelievable. Now that she pondered about it, she couldn't fathom where she got her bravery from to approach him, much more to offer herself to a stranger as mysterious and dangerous as him. Was she really that desperate?

Luna was aware that what she did was pure madness but .... Deep in her heart, she didn't regret it, and the fact that that man rejected her unexpectedly motivated her. She thought that he was the man she was looking for. A heartless man who didn't fall for anyone. She didn't know why but she believed him when he said he didn't do love and never would. Maybe because she could see the truth in his eyes.

She didn't know why but she just felt that the man had an icy heart that would never, ever melt.

But was it possible for her to fall in love with such a man? She wondered. Would it be possible for her to love a man who was so cold that he might even scare her poor heart away? She didn't know but, like Eva, she wanted to test the forbidden fruit even though she knew it might bring her pain. Besides, didn't they say that 'love builds up' and 'love is blind'?

At this point, she thought that there was no reason for her to even tell herself to be careful anymore. There was no point for her to chicken out anymore because she was going to die soon and if she wanted her to wish to come true, she had to do it Now. She just knew that this was her last chance.

When she arrived home, her family was waiting for her in the living room, watching their favorite TV show.

They then had another pleasant and peaceful dinner before Luba finally went into her room.

After taking a shower, she lay in her bed. She had been thinking about that man all night, even when she was in the shower. Strangely, she couldn't stop. Was it because he rejected her? Probably not. Maybe it is because of his ever-so-striking appearance. The probability was high.

Luna couldn't help but think that he wasn't real as she remembered every feature of his face very clearly in her head. She then lifted the note that a pleasant man in a black jacket gave her and stared at it for a long while.

As she lay there, her eyes finally drifted close. The next thing she knew the sun was already streaming through her windows.

She rose and did her usual routine; arranged her bed, helped her grandmother prepare their breakfast, and after eating together, she got ready for work and kissed her family goodbye before she drove back to the city.

After Luna graduated from college, she volunteered to work at the morning sun orphanage. Her family co-founded that orphanage and she had become a volunteer since high school. Her job was mainly assisting the teacher during class time.

She was assigned to read the books for the kids on weekdays, except Fridays, and she loved what she was doing. She had grown to care much about the children and she treated them as her family. She was truly happy to extend any help for as long as she was able.

It was Monday so the kids that hadn't seen her for three days were excited to see her. They embraced her one by one in the hallway as soon as they saw her.

"Miss Luna! We missed you.'' The youngest in the bunch, Ella, kissed her on the cheek.

"I missed you too, darling. Now. Let's get inside. Your teacher is coming.

Luna assisted Mrs. William, the kids' teacher, the whole day. She read the story of "The little prince" this time and when the class was over, Luna headed to a coffee shop near the Orphanage.

She had sent Kelly, her friend, a message last night that she wanted to talk to her about something so they planned to meet at this shop... their favorite meeting place since college.

"How are you!? You were pretty drunk last night." Luna was looking at Kelly with a raised brow.

"Do I look that bad?"

"Yep."

"Don't lie, Luna. I will make sure that my eye bags are perfectly covered!" she huffed and Luna could only chuckle. Her friend Kelly Young was insanely rich. She didn't know why the two of them, who were worlds apart from each other, had become the best of friends.

Kelly during college was envied by many. She was pretty, super rich, and had a lot of suitors. However, she was alone at school. Only boys who wanted to hit on her approached her and the ladies avoided her like the plague. When Lyna began talking to her and they eventually became close, the student started calling her Kelly's maid. She couldn't blame them. She did look like a maid compared to her fashionable and sophisticated Kelly.

But Luna didn't care. She knew that Kelly was a good person and she was her friend no matter what anyone said.

Back then Kelly was the only one who kept being enraged every time people mocked Luna. She even insisted on dressing her up ...god only knew how many times she had begged her... but Luna refused her again and again until the girl eventually gave up.

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