1.Fair Youth
3rd person P.O.V.
'Pity the world, or else this glutton be,
To eat the world's due, by the grave and thee.'
- William Shakespeare , Sonnet 1.
Closing the book , Xiao Zhan exhaled a deep breath. Seriously, what a line. Being a literature student, "Love" is like cereal for breakfast, 'eat healthy stay healthy'. He had always compared it with cereal because that was the least food he wanted to have as breakfast and so is love. He , who chants about love most of time, unfortunately never felt it.
Xiao Zhan , who was also known as Zhan, was a literature student in Keats university. In his 24 years of life, he never had a chance to come across the feeling of love. That didn't mean he didn't love his sister but he had never ever come across a soul reciprocating the love that were romantically written in sonnets, that astrophel felt for stella, that Shakespeare felt for fair youth. Nah... but that never been an obstacle to his life though. He's like a free bird who lived his own life without being tensed about another person.
Xiao zhan's P.O.V.
Putting the book on the table, I stood up to wake my little sister up. Seriously , how can a person sleeps this much huh?
"Bubble, wake up now. It's already 10 in the morning. How long do you think you're gonna sleep? Don't you have anything to do just because it's Sunday morning? Wake up already. I'm making your favorite breakfast hon. Wake up or should I go upstairs?"
I yelled from the downstairs. My sister, Xing Fei is such a deep sleeper. What kind of person goes to sleep at 3 a.m. and then sleep till noon? Still she pretend to be a health conscious. Hmph! idiot girl.
3rd person's P.O.V.
"Aaaaa , Gege, can you not let me sleep for today? Ughh it's just 10 in the morning but look what you made me do? Aaaaa I wanna sleep please. 60 more minutes and then I will be up for sure." Xing fei aka. Bubble whined from her room.
"Okay no problem, I will not cook anything today , I will just read books and you do all the house chores. Go ahead , happy sleep baby." Zhan smirked after saying this. He knew that his sister would never agree to do this.
"Okay, okay I'm coming. Why do you have to ruin my sleep every single holiday huh? What are you my brother ? Aaaaa wait " sniffing the smell she said, "don't tell me you prepared my favorite tamagyoaki this morning? Ughhh Zhan ge, I love you soooo much. Muaaahh"
"Aish, what are you ? Look at yourself, a minute ago you were cursing me and now look, your arms are almost going to kill me by your tight hug! Seriously, how much do you eat that you are this strong? Now get off of me, and go freshen up then eat your breakfast. I won't wait more than 15 minutes. Go, go shuh."
After 20 minutes of delaying, they finally sat down to eat breakfast. Xing Fei has always been a really bright student. She was Xiao Zhan's sister and they were their only family. It had been more than 3 years that Mr. and Mrs. Xiao left them. Xiao zhan was left alone in this world with a huge amount of money and properties. Though Xing fei was originally his cousin but after her single mother's death, Xiao family adopted her at the age of 6. They didn't push her to change the surname since that was the only thing left for her from her mother.
If one asks this two brother and sister, that what is the most precious part of their life? Undoubtedly and unknowingly they would say about their sibling respectively. The unseen bond between them is unbreakable for ever.
"So since it's a day off , what are we gonna do Zhan ge, why don't we go to the amusement park today? I really wanna go there not to enjoy rides but to hear the chaos hehe." Bubble was babbling while chewing her breakfast.
"No, I won't be available today I was just waiting for you. I will be leaving for uni after you finish your food. Mrs. Keats asked me to meet her today though I don't know why." Said Zhan while putting his used dishes into dishwasher.
"Oho by the way, now I remember, my friends were saying that there will be some student who will come from abroad. Probably Mrs.Keats is going to talk about this with you, since you're the president of student council." Xing fei said.
"Yeah, I heard that too. Let's see what's waiting for us. Haha. Okay now go and do your stuffs, I will be leaving then and also don't forget to take your medicines."
Xiao zhan said from the doorstep.
" Okii doki zhan ge bye bye kisses and hugs be safe on the journey." She yelled bidding goodbye to her brother.
Xiao zhan's P.O.V
Getting off from I car, I started walking fast.
I was quite late due to the huge traffic on the road. Never been in my life I was this late at any cost, in any place. For this Bubble was also responsible; if she had woken up a bit early , I didn't have to...
Thump
"Ouch, I'm so sorry. I really didn't mean it. Please don't mind. Are you hurt somewhere? Let me help you. I'm so sorry. Please don't mind." Said a voice, husky yet gentle soft yet heavy with an accent of... probably a French.
"Umm no I'm fine," I said. Dusting myself off , I tried to stand up but couldn't . Damn, don't tell me my ankle got sprained now. Ugh, I hate everything. I told myself but still pretending nothing happened I looked up and then the view made me awestruck.
Is he an angel ? How can a mortal human be this serene? How on earth? why on earth? Where have you been ? What good deeds I have done to face you? Who are you?
His face was full of guilt and tense yet a slight smile was there. Not of sarcasm,but of assurance. Since I was unable to stand up comfortably, he, without any second thought held my hand and put his arm around my slim waist. Baam! never had I ever in my life felt this feeling of skinship. What kind of unknown , inexpressible feeling is this? I can't bear this feeling anymore.
"Umm, thank you for helping me. I guess I can walk now." Sliding his hand I said. At that time , if he noticed my face , he can easily see the pinkish tint all over my face as if someone threw a box of pink powder on my face.
"Are you sure? " He insisted, "Once again, I truly apologize for the inconvenence. Have a good day. I will take my leave then". He was charmingly polite. Like a person from age old Britain, came and apologized to me, to Xiao Zhan, a literature student . Haha. Those were simple words, even unusual with heavy words in a normal conversation but to my ear , it sounded like notes being played. What kind of human have this manly, melodious voice? He seemed to be in hurry so I let him go with a goodbye. But in my mind, the only lines I could murmur by then were:
By wonder, by my troth, what thou and I
Did,till we loved? Were we not weaned till then?
But sucked on country pleasures, childishly?
- John Donne, The Good-Morrow
I smirked happily and proceed to Mrs. Keats' room while slightly limping with my sprained leg.
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