Chapter 6
``Just take a deep breath, Mia, and then knock.`` She told to her self. She raised her hand to knock but she couldn`t. She becomes very much frustrated about it.
``What did i ever thought to confess to him.`` She sighed.
FLASHBACK
Mentor Ji opened the gate after Mia knocked for two times.
``Hello Mentor, how are you?`` She greeted. Mentor Ji smiled.
``Mia, it has been a week since you left, what brought you here?`` he directly asked.
``Hmmmmnnnn. Is Jayden here?`` She asked. ``I just need to tell him something.``
Mentor nodded. ``He is in th dojo right now.`` Mentor let her in and she immeditely went to th dojo. She saw him training ith the kendo stick. She smiled.
``Still training as ever.`` She said to get his attention and she succeed. Jayden smiled at her and walked to her.
``Mia, what brought you here?`` He asked.
``I need to tell you something.`` She answered.
``What is it?``
Mia took a deep breath. ``Jayden, I want to take my chances. And I want you to be honest with me.`` Jayden nodded as he lead her out of the dojo. They sat down on the floor. Mia face Jayden.
``I... I don`t know when it all started or how and why but...`` Mia looked intently at a very curious jayden. ``But, I started to love you a lot Jayden not as a friend but more than that.``
``I love you too, Mia,but...`` Jayden didn`t finished what he was about to say since Mia stopped him.
``I understand. You don`t have to explain it.`` Mia said as tears started to roll down her cheeks. She immediately stood up to hide her face. `` As I thought he only liked me as his friend, nothing more nothing less.``
``Mia.``
Mia took a deep breath. ``It`s okay Jayden.`` She wipe her tears away and calmed herself.
``I also came here to say goodbye.`` She said as she face him. Jayden was startled at this.
``I`m leaving Panorama City.`` She said.
``Where are you going?`` Mia shook her head and looked away.
``I don`t know.``
``Where are you going, did something happen in your family that you have to go away.`` Jayden asked holding Mia`s arm. Mia shook her head again.
``Then why are you leaving.`` Mia bite her lower lips. ``Then don`t go, If you have a problem in your family you can stay here. You are always welcome here.``
Mia didn`t speak.
Mia removed jayden`s hold on her arm and started to walk away. Jayden catch up to her.
``Mia, stop this.`` Mia took a deep breath.
`` Oh god, I`m really becoming good at lying.`` She thought. she faced Jayden. ``I`ll just get my things from the house and comeback here.``
She saw Jayden smile.
`` I will go with you then. I will just get change, wait for me inside.``
Mia shook her head. `` I will just wait for you here.``
``Okay.`` As Jayden walk through the door Mia went to the gate and saw Mentor sweeping away the leaves. She bid goodbye to him and never let mentor to stop her.
``Goodbye Jayden.``
END FLASHBACK
`` Mom, why do you have to go on a vacation at time like this.`` she sighed and seated at a stone near the Shiba manor gate. ``Why didn`t I took the credit card Uncle Billy gave me. What an unlucky day.`` She stood up and walked going away from the manor.
``I better come back next week.`` Then she stopped.
``I can`t do that. I should do it now, Time is precious right now.``
``Your correct mi amiga. Time is really precious.`` a voice she knew so well said. She faced the person and smiled.
``Antonio.``
``So who are you talking to chica?`` He said as he pulled her to a big warm hug.
Mia laughed. ``Just to myself.``
``Let`s go inside, everyone will be very happy to see you.`` Antonio said. Mia shook her head.
``Hey, everyone are worried because you didn`t show up or even called us for more than a year.`` Mia sat down on the stone near by.
``So I do believe we deserve an explanation.`` Antonio said.
``Yeah, we really do deserve an explantion, Mia.`` A voice said. Mia froze as she look at all her friends slowly sorrounding her. ``Jayden``
`` I`m dead, aren`t I?`` She thought as her gaze fall to a very very serious Jayden. She stood up.
``Hey guys, how have you been?`` She said, obviously trying to change the subject.
``Where have you been?`` Kevin asked. ``We went to your house and your parents don`t even know where you`ve been. You didn`t call them at all.``
``If you have a problem you should have called one of us.`` Mike said.
Mia sighed as her friends keeps on scolding her. Suddenly, her phone rang. Everyone were silent as they look at her, She took the phone from her pocket and check the caller.
``Conner!`` antonio said. Jayden looked at Mia questioningly.
Mia walked away from the group and answered her phone.
``Yes, I`m fine don`t worry about me.`` She said. ``When did you sneak this phone on my bag?``
Jayden and the others are still looking at her as she talk to her friend.
``You do not have to worry about me. I am okay. Yeah, tell him I`m fine, yes, I will go back there when I`m done.`` Is all they heard from Mia.
Mia sighed the moment she turn off her phone.
``They don`t have to worry about me, I can take care of myself.``
``So you left them like what you did to us more than a year ago.``
``J...Jayden`` She said.
``With that reaction, I guess I`m right.`` he said emotionlessly. ``Does that make you happy, Mia, hurting those people who cares for you?``
Mia stayed quite, she knew that what Jayden said wasn`t true, but she doesn`t have to argue with them.
``I didn`t come her to argue with any of you.`` She said. She walked away from them.
Jayden and the group looked at Mia shockingly at how she react towards them. Jayden sighed in defeat, he don`t know what is happening to Mia but he wouldn`t let her go away from him again.
He ran to her. Which made a certain maiden glare at the leaving girl.
``Mia, wait.`` He grasp her arm and turned her to face him. ``We`re sorry, we were just worried on what had happened to you.``
Mia looked away.
``If your not yet ready to tell us the reason why you did that then we are willing to wait.`` It was Lauren who had followed them .
``That is right, Mia.`` Mike said and pulled Mia`s bag and started to walk going inside the house. Lauren linked her hand to Mia and pulled her inside. while the others followed.
Jayden looked at Mia and their friends as they entered the house.
``I won`t let you run away from everything again, Mia, even from me.``
