CELESTE GAMAD

"Sister, why are you calling?"

I tried to be calm even if I am a little nervous at her sudden call. I still couldn’t quite properly hold the phone to my ear as I hurried out of the school auditorium. I don’t know why did she call. My nervousness spontaneously comes out because of this unexpected call from her.

"What time are you going home?" she asked bored.

I stopped and focus at her tone which was not confused, breathing easily but I felt irritated.

Annoying!

"We just finished our event, I'm going home, bye."

I didn't wait for her answer and just immediately turned off the call. Disgusted that they can't wait for me to go home like as if we have an important guest.

“Mitch! I’m coming home, are you coming with me ?! ” I shouted at Mitchell.

"No! Charles and I will meet again!" Mitchell.

I told you so!

I was just tempted to ride in the Jeep. It takes more than an hour and a half to arrive. The heat hugs my skin. The thick coat I was wearing didn't help, so I removed it to relieve the heat. Rather than suffer from extreme heat. It will be a long walk before we reach the dam.

“Celeste! The number of your visitors, your aunt's business partners, ”

“Oh? My aunt didn’t say she was coming, ”I politely replied to my older brother Jay, our distant neighbor.

I tried to remember if Aunty had mentioned anything but I couldn’t remember anything. I'm also not sure if this is also what my sister wanted to say earlier. How important are you to visitors just to be heard throughout the compound?

It will be difficult for me to move at home again.

I sighed.

Just a few steps away, and yet, I could see a few guests and they are purely men.

Men?

I'm not sure but it looks like they are all men. I think my discomfort is getting worse, my chest is throbbing and my legs are shaking. I didn't care that I was so close, I wore my plain recation to make sure I didn't look like a nervous one.

I see the long table full of food and wine. More than seven guests including Aunty. On the other side were my five cousins, all smiling and unable to look away from the guests. I could still see how Jelly bit her lower lip before releasing a wink for the other side of the table. I immediately frowned and disgusted at what she had done.

As I get closer, the figures and their appearance become clearer. I can almost get close to the men who really are. My palm swelled and my chest throbbed with excitement. I don’t know how to act respectively, I’m not good with boys. I just pray that I will not embarrass myself.

"Blessed, aunt." I even raised Aunty's hand to shake hands, just a sign of respect.

“Celcel, God have mercy on you, Hija. Your beautiful child. Do not be shy," she praise with a smile written on her face.

I couldn’t help but blush at the feeling of shame. Especially when I heard Jelly's snort, and a few weak laughs from my cousins.

Now, I'm not sure if I look good. As they acted, I was even more embarrassed to face but Aunty grabbed my shoulders and faced her strangers, including her driver.

"Good evening." Although embarrassed, I still tried to smile.

I almost blinked and shook my hand at the grin of the man who greeted me first.

"Good eve," he greeted, he's the man with green eyes.

I couldn’t help but blush a little to his greeting and smile. He simply look as the boy next door. I almost covered myself when my cousins ​​joked but my eyes caught Jelly's grin.

I turned my attention back to the front to the waving of the little one with black eyes but obviously have a foreign blood because of the freckles on his face. There was no cork of them except for one that only a simple nod was awarded to me.

I was slightly taken aback by the kind of look he had. He looks savagely handsome, but very snob. His chocolate eyes are showing intrigue. I have noticed how his eyebrow knotted, and even the twitch of his lip that didn’t help the skepticism I was feeling.

I could feel the coldness of my muscles at the thought of disgust in his mind. I couldn't help but stare at him for a long time especially when he didn't look at me again but I didn't expect him to look back again and lift the edge of his lip.

My mind was put into chaos with that smirk. I quickly looked away because of fear that he might catch me staring at him and that I could feel my chest getting worse. I just lost my attention to him because of Jelly's scream.

“Celeste! Get dressed inside. Just come back later! ” Jelly is absolutely making me mad because of that. Do I need a knew dress just so I wil look presentable.

I automatically bowed my head to the kind of tone he used. I'm not a child to just be easily shoo away especially if many people have heard it. I was getting smaller, feelinf embarrassed, so I simply looked at the guests, trying to hide my embarrassment.

Annoyed, I turned my gaze to Jelly but it seemed like she have said nothing to me. She even adjusted her seat, put a little hair in her ear, and reached for a shot glass.

But when I looked back at the guests, I was immediately met the man's sharp gaze, scrutinising, and probably judging. My eyes rolled slightly more when he raised an eyebrow at me and looked at me from head to toe. The strange feeling of nervousness waa back again on my system and even walked with my head down. His vulgar stares made me even more nervous.