#sepanx

David made rounds of greeting everyone, even Anya, then he gave a side hug to Shane, rubbed his arm and gave him a kiss to his temple. Shane smiled at his father as he sat beside him.

“Hello, Ilya,” his Dad put his face closer to the phone screen.

“Good morning, Mr. H.” Ilya smiled brightly on the screen.

“I still have a copy of The New Yorker, you want to read it?”

“Yes, Mr. H. Keep it for me, please.”

The two of them chatted while Shane prepared Lilliana’s bowl of cereal, Anya’s dog food and his own breakfast. Their mother joined them shortly and they all had breakfast together while Ilya stayed on the phone talking to everyone. His parents told him about their upcoming trip to Japan to meet Yuna’s family.

“Is it a second honeymoon for you two?” Ilya asked them. “Still got it, Mr H?”

“Oh yes, son! I still have it!” David answered gleefully, wiggling his eyebrows up and down.

“Ilya!” Shane said.

“David!” his mother said.

Both Ilya and David laughed boisterously.

For the latest chapter of my AU fic, Love Shane. It is now COMPLETE.

It's midnight. It's been minutes after I ended a phone call with my man. And as soon as I hear that beep, tears just started to fall on my cheeks. He's just a 4-hour bus ride away from me. Not too far as it may seem. But travelling to see each other on a weekend for a few hours is costly. Doing it weekly would be an impractical idea. So we wait. We just wait until the time comes that he can go home. And maybe that was the thing I hate doing the most now. Waiting.

I thought I have already made this clear with myself. I thought I'll be okay with just talking to him thru phone calls or messages. Because that was how we were when we started. Then the time comes when we didn't get to see each other for few months. It was hard but we endured it. Then came his birthday more than two weeks ago. Maybe a part of me was growing impatient that time. I really wanted to see him, to get to hold him, to hug him and feel him close. So I went there, not minding that the total travel hours would be longer than the time I'd get to spend with him. It was great. Definitely the best decision I made. But after I get to spend the whole afternoon with him, after he bring me to the bus station, after that short, subtle kiss, I found myself in tears as I was on my way home. That was when I knew that being separated from him really pains me.

And now, after 2 weeks and 2 days, I am again in tears. I am starting to grow impatient again. I am in pain again. I tried to divert my attention by scrolling on the newsfeed of my socmed accounts. But I ended up crying even more after feeling envious at how some people can easily be with the person they love whenever they want to. I know feeling envious is a bad thing but if you were in my shoes, at one point, you'll also feel the same way I do.

Todai Senka | Todai Special Class

We both are,

... and will always be.

I am so happy that it makes me sad.

What if we are so happy to the point we can't feel pain even we part ways.