Doted On By The Mafia Boss

The abrupt question sent Jack into a daze; he was unable to guess why his friend was asking him about the age difference. The boy who was currently feeling the cold breeze on his face was more unpredictable than the weather itself so trying to guess his wild thoughts would be a sheer waste of time. He asked, "What do you need that for?"

Ryan looked at him and said in a serious manner, "Catherine is five years younger than me."

Jack's face was still for a while as he tried to puzzle up the latter's words but it didn't take more than two minutes for him to realize what he was up to. He sprung up on his seat and having no control over his tone he voiced out, "Ryan, are you crazy?" Ryan sat unmoved on his seat but someone did give a response to his sudden yelling. The driver turned back and asked, "Is there a problem, Master Jack."

Seeing that his words had grabbed the attention of the chauffeur the boy could estimate just how loud he was a while ago. Assuring that it was alright he turned to Ryan and repeated the question in a rather hushed tone, making sure he wasn't stirring unnecessary trouble.

People would only see age difference when it comes to one thing and it was marriage; now Jack dared not to come to a conclusion without hearing what he was cooking up in his head. Ryan slipped into a trance; his thoughts slowly floated back to how ethereal she looked, how different she made him feel and how his heart used to thump inside his heart when she was around.

Even though he was just a 10 year old and barely contacted the outside world he still had some idea about what was up with him. He had a passion for reading and had come across several stories where either of the protagonists would feel the same as he was doing now- when they meet the love of their life.

night when he was experiencing a surreal kind of anxiety and sleeplessness. Laying on the bed he stared at the ceiling with nothing but only thoughts of her wandering all over his mind. At first, he was a

for people's questions. He made a fake account proclaiming himself as a 18-year-old to get access to everything on the site. Even though he found it really lame the boy still typed out his queries after a

about her that he was unable to sleep and was pretty restless lately. He even typed out the fact that he was going to meet

comments started to flood under it. A lot of people were sleepless around the world it seemed; Ryan scrolled through the comments

it even something you ask? A lady in thoughts, sleepless nights, skipping heart, racing emotions... You are in love

too was the

love, pal. I totally agree

all chanting the same thing as the other that he was in love. Ryan logged out of the website and slammed his laptop shut; he dropped back on his mattress and

was a time when he even doubted if he will ever fall in love or do something romantic with his life. All his life he had never had anyone he cared for, not even his

one in the past ten years who actually made his heart function. Else than surviving and preparing himself for his uncertain future