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“Come back home now, Bea!” grandpa commanded on the other line.

“Grandpa, you know that we can’t besides, Lunar doesn’t want to come back.” I replied.

“Sunbeam, come back home. Solar ran away that’s why we need you to come back here.” Grandpa seems to be losing his patience.

"Grandpa, we c—" I stopped from talking when Lunar get my phone.

"Don't disturb us, Lo. We're on duty, we can't risk our patients’ health. Besides, if Solar ran away that means you push something that he can't agree with, like you did to me five years ago." Lunar said then turn off my phone. He gave it to me and tapped on his tablet. Don't turn on your phone because they won't stop calling you over and over again. I read what he have shown me to his tablet and just nod as a reply.

I sigh after he left. Why does he also talk to me in that way? Lunar isn’t like that before, he changed after he found out that grandpa arranged a marriage for me with the grandson of grandpa’s best friend that wasn’t able to bloom when he and his best friend when they were young. If I were to be asked, I don’t care at all but Lunar doesn’t want me to be tied to someone whom I don’t know personally.

*"Are you out of your mind, Sunbeam?" Lunar is holding back his voice to be raise. “Hey! Say something, Solar!” he said to Solar.

Solar sighs. “What can we do?” he replied to Lunar as if it’s not a big deal at all.

inside my room. I’m surprised

are you doing?"

get you out of this place. Yes, grandpa and grandma were the ones who raised us after the tragedy of our parents but they don’t have the right to demand who will we marry.” He said while holding and putting my clothes inside the bag. “I’ve had enough from

can't tag along. I'll

glared at Solar. Thankfully I’m in their middle, if not surely they have punched

them be, I get you out of that place so they’ll have time to think what they are doing but it didn’t work so they pressure Solar, and now…

opinion, he was deeply hurt from what grandpa did… breaking his relationship with his girlfriend then he’ll found out that they have arranged me to someone grandpa chose. Lunar never failed to be overly protective when it comes to me. When it

someone waiting for

the door and I shook my head. He’s like a body guard. I went towards him. “My out will be later.” He turned to look at me and slightly crooked his forehead. “The nurse who’s

is

came out.

it already, you might get deported and will be a problem.” He said. “Come home, I’ll contact Solar so we’ll know

I’ll just go back there when I’m with you and Solar. Take care on

so sweet…” one