Din, my childhood best friend

CHAPTER 7: DIN, MY CHILDHOOD BEST FRIEND

After the meeting, we headed back to my Dad’s office, and I remember the Din guy, my so-called childhood best friend. As we enter the office, I saw that he is still here, and watching something from my Dad’s computer.

“Hey Din! Thank you for waiting for us.” Dad said and sit on the sofa

“Of course Uncle, after hearing the current condition of Thena, I can’t just sit in our house knowing that she is suffering from mild amnesia,” Din said and stand beside me.

“Well, I expected this to happen because I know how much you love your best friend,” Dad said

“Of course Uncle, she is my best friend ever since we started living here. So, can she go with me?” Din said and looked at me

“Of course Iho, but take her home early okay? Remember your curfew.” Dad said and tapped Din on his back.

“My daughter makes sure, you enjoy going out with Din, and treat this day as your celebration for your achievement today? Okay?” Dad said

“Of course Dad! Thank you for allowing me to go out with my ahm best friend, hehe.” I said and he hugged me tight

“Okay! That’s enough, so you can enjoy yourselves!” Dad said while pushing us outside the office. While we are heading towards the parking area, Din is telling stories about our past. He is telling that, they just moved here since he was 9 years old, and they were originally living in Australia, but because of his Dad’s work, they need to move here in the Philippines.

“Did you remember the first day we moved here? Both our Mom are insisting on getting us close, but we are both shy, hiding behind them. But days have passed, we finally became friends, and we are getting closer each day." He said while smiling. You can feel that he is really happy while telling our stories before. I feel bad for him, but I am not that Athena.

"Din I'm sorry," I said, and he looked at me with a confused look.

"Why are you saying sorry?" He asked me and stopped walking

"Well, because I can't remember what you are telling," I said, but he just smiled.

"I know, that's why I am trying my best to let you remember our precious memories. Don't force yourself Thena, I have faith that you will remember it one of these days." He said and hugged me, and hugged him back.

"Thank you, Din," I said

"Hey Thena, do you remember my full name?" He said and opened his car's door, I just shake my head.

"Ahm, well my full name is Din Sebastian Green." He said. Oh! That's why we called him Din, but I prefer his first name.

"Ahm, Din can I ask you something? A little favor." I said

"Of course! Anything for my best friend!" He said

"Can I call you Sebastian?" I asked, but he seems he disagreed with the idea.

"Ahm---" He paused, it seems that he disliked it.

"But it's okay if----"

"Of course! It's fine if it will make you happy, then call me Sebastian!" He said with a smile and enters his car, but comes out again, and walk near me.

"I forgot to open the door for my lady!" He said and opened the door for me.

"Thank you, mister!" I said and giggled. After that, he sits beside me and started the engine. While on our way, he continues telling our unforgettable moments together. Based on his stories, we seem very closed, but I notice one thing in his stories.

"Hey, Sebastian! Do you have a girlfriend? Or like past relationships?" I asked

"Oh my god! What are you asking Thena!" He said and laugh so loud. What's wrong with my question? Well, his story is currently way back our college days, and he still hasn't said anything about his love life.

"Well! Your story is already way back our college days, and you haven't said a thing about your love life. So I am curious if you didn't have one." I said

"I don't like girls Thena, remember?" He said while laughing. Why? So he hates girls? The only reason that a guy hates girls are because, and with that thought, my eyes widen.

"Don't say, you are a..." I said I can't continue my sentence!

"Yes, sissy! You are right! I'm gay!" He said.

"Wait! Are you serious? You are so handsome, and the way you move it was so manly!" I said in exaggeration.

"Yes, I am serious! Ever since I was 5 years old, I knew that I have a soft heart." He said and acted like a girl.

"Oh my god! Hahaha, but I still love you my best friend, always remember that." I said.

"Aw! Thank you, Thena!" He said and looked at me.

"By the way Sebastian, do your parents know that you are, you know," I asked

"Of course Thena, and thanks to you, I've got the courage to tell them, and believe in myself! Without you, maybe I am still hiding the real me." He said. I did that? I mean Athena did that? She must be really a nice person.

"You are always welcome Sebastian, what are friends for if I can't help you with that, right?" I said. After that, we stopped in front of a restaurant. He went outside and opened the door for me.

"Thank you, Sebastian!" I said. He lay his hands, and grabbed it, and enter the restaurant. As we enter, the waitress accommodated us.

"Table for two." Said Sebastian and the waitress guided us inside.

"Is this table alright for you?" She said.

"Thena is this fine for you?" He asked me. Well, the table is fine, but the place is ahm how do I explain this, it kinda has a tight space.

"Ahm do you have another one, where the view is nice, and the ambiance is relaxing?" I asked the waitress.

"Yes Ma'am we have, follow me." She said and started walking, so we follow her. We stopped in a table where we can see the ocean, which makes the ambiance relaxing.

"How about this Ma'am? Does it suit your taste?" She asked.

"Yes! This is perfect!" I said, and we sit.

"I'll be back after 5 minutes, to take your order. Excuse me." The waitress said and left.

"What do you want? It's my treat!" Sebastian asked. So I checked the menu, and everything on it is made with kinds of seafood. Hmm? Shall I try, this garlic buttered shrimp, or grilled scallops? Argh! They all seem nice!

"Looks like you are having a hard time choosing what to eat?" He said.

"Well! I really love kinds of seafood, so I don't know, which one to order." I said

"You can order anything you want!" He said and smiled.

"Okay then!" I said and called the waitress.

"Can I take your orders now?" She said.

"Yes! So for me, garlic buttered shrimp, grilled scallops, and soft-shelled crab sauced with its egg." I said

"Okay Ma’am, how about you Sir?” The waitress asked Sebastian

“Ahm I’ll go with stir-fried octopus, and two steaks cook well done, and a bottle of red wine.” He said and the waitress repeats our order, after making sure that she gets it all, she left, and we continue our conversation.

“Do you remember your first boyfriend?” Sebastian asked.

“Ahm no!” I said

“Oh! That’s good that you forget him and how he broke your heart.” He said and sip a water

“Why? What does that guy do to me?” I asked, but he just shakes his head.

“It doesn’t matter anymore Thena, and besides he is getting married next week, he is asking me if we could come to his wedding.” He said

“What is the exact date of the wedding?” I asked he was about to answer when the waitress interrupted us and informed us that our food is ready.

“Excuse me Ma’am here are your orders, one stir-fried octopus, two steaks well done, one garlic buttered shrimp, one grilled scallops, and one soft-shelled crab, and of course your bottle of red wine.” She said and the waiters beside her put the foods on our table, it all seen so nice.

“Thank you!” I said

“Do you want me to open you red wine Ma’am?” she asked

“No, it’s fine,” Sebastian said, and the waitress left.

“Okay going back to your ex-boyfriend, well his wedding will be held this incoming, November 12, 1941.” He said and started eating.

“I think we should go, besides I can’t remember him so it’s fine,” I said and started eating too.

“Oh okay, so I guess we should stop by one of the famous dress shops here, so eat fast, because I know that we will be taking a lot of time, on choosing our dresses.” He said so we continue eating and after that, we paid our bills. While on our way, I am asking him about Athena’s first boyfriend.

“Well his name is, Michaelis Isoyama, he’s half Japanese and half Filipino, he is your boyfriend for more than 5 years but because his father is a pure Japanese, and a super rich one that’s why he is really against with your relationship and decided to fixed his marriage with some pure Japanese lady.” He said.

“You were really hurt, when he broke up with you without knowing the real reason, he just said that he needs to focus on his study, but it turns out that he have another girl.” He continues

“When did I know that he is going to marry another girl?” I asked

“Well, after you graduated college, he tries to connect with you, but you don’t want, so instead he reached me and told me the real situation.” He said

“Oh! So what did I do when I knew about his situation?” I asked again

“Well, you haven’t do anything, because the moment you knew about it, you are already in a relationship with Jetrick.” He said and we stopped in front of a boutique shop.

“Let’s go, just ask your questions later.” He said and headed inside so I follow him. As we enter, a lot of beautiful gowns and dresses welcome you.

“Welcome to QLC Boutique, what are you searching Ma’am and Sir?” Said the old yet beautiful woman, who welcomes us. It looks like she is the owner of this boutique shop.

“Well, we are looking for a formal dress with a touch of gray.” Sebastian said, and the old woman guided us somewhere, we reached where the gray dresses are placed. I started to search that suits my taste when Sebastian called me.

“Hey Thena, check this one.” He said while showing me a sleeveless long dress, by the look it, it looks so sexy. Nope! I don’t like this one.

“No! Can you find me something that is less sexy, where I don’t show a lot of skin?” I said and the old lady shows me one dress. This dress is simple, yet elegant. It was a balloon type dress, designed with beads.

“Oh, I like this one, grandma.” I said and get the dress from her.

“Where is the fitting room?” I asked, and the old woman guided me towards it. As I enter the fitting room, I immediately removed my clothes and put on the dress, I looked at the mirror and saw that it was really cute, it complements the shape of my body, and the color complements my skin. Oh, I love this dress! I went outside the fitting room and saw Sebastian is waiting for me, he is already dressed up with a gray tuxedo, when he noticed that I am already done, he looked on my way and smiled at me.

“Wow! You look gorgeous Thena.” He said and handed me a pair of glittery cigarette heels shoes.

“Try this one, I’m sure that it is a perfect shoe for your dress.” He said, so I put on the shoes and it is perfectly fitted on my feet.

“Perfect!” we heard the old woman said.

“Grandma, we are taking these. How much?” Sebastian said and commanded me to go back to the fitting room, to change my clothes, so I just nod at him.

“It will cost 1,000 pesos including the shoes.” Said the old woman

“Sebastian, here is my payment for my dress,” I said while handing him my payment.

“No! This will be my gift for you, for your incoming birthday.” He said and paid our dress.

“Thank you, Sebastian,” I said and hugged him

“No worries, go change your clothes, I need to take you home.” He said, so I immediately head inside the fitting room, and change my clothes. After buying our dresses for my ex-boyfriend’s wedding, we immediately go home because it is almost my curfew, but thank goodness when we arrived at my house, my dad is still not here.

“Thank you Sebastian for this day!” I said and hugged him again

“No worries Thena, I thought that if you can’t remember our memories, then we should make a new one.” He said and tapped my back. I smiled at him and waved him goodbye. I headed inside the mansion and headed towards my room.

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