He woke up with his hair all frizzy and snarled. He shut his alarm that had been off for about thirty minutes now. Yes, he’s late for his 8:00am dance practice. As he realizes that, he hastily jumped off his bed towards the bathroom to clean himself up.

As he makes his way to the mirror beside the bath tub above the sink in front of the toilet, he notices something weird about his face. His eyes are quite swollen, his skin still smelling like the place where they used to hang out.

 His clothes are still the ones he wore last night; black leatherette jacket his granny gave for his birthday two years ago, his favorite green shirt and acid-washed denim pants he bought from a mall sale just a week ago.

He’s feeling a little bit light-headed and his muscles seem to be throbbing from yesterday’s football practice.

After having a long look at himself in the mirror, he had a queer reflex to glance at his eyes. The moment he had a glimpse of his eyes, the glance suddenly became a stare. He remembered everything–everything that had happened between him and his best confidant, Alexia Mia.

***

“Don’t leave meeee!!!” a boy cries as his mother exits the room of the Day Care Center, the one known for being the best in molding kids and giving them a strong foundation.

 In that same room is seated a 6 – year – old girl named Alexia Mia Benedict. She’s the daughter of two of the most prominent people in their place, Miss Rachael Aspen, a respected accountant and banker, and Mr. Raymund Benedict, one of the most known police officer in their place because of his outstanding record in duty.

 Xiamei is always wearing a smile though her front teeth are chipped and plagued with tooth decays for eating too much sweet, candies and chocolates. She had her curly hair tied in two pigtails one at each sides at the back of her head. Her bright green long sleeved over-all dress and pink socks stunned every eye that looks at her.

Well, every one except this little boy seated at the opposite side of her table is responding to her vibrant aura. His name is Daniel Grey.

Daniel Grey lives in the house that is located two blocks from that Day Care. Their family is famous in the neighborhood for being known as one of the well-off heirs of the Grey’s who was believed to own the whole town and the nearby ranch of horses. His parents are Miss Rosie Smith, who s a well-known veterinarian, and Mr. Danilo Grey, now the inheritor of the ranch.