Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 104

Carla watched Sean and sighed feeling dejected. Sean had snatched the phone from her and he had never acted in such a way before. Carla didn't know what to do.

She breathed in deeply to try and calm her nerves. Carla was at a loss on how to handle her ten-year-old brother. Soon he would be entering the teenage years which would be even harder because he was already starting to defy her. Even though she had practically raised him by herself. He was as stubborn as a mule.

Carla wondered who Sean had taken after to be so mulish. Because, neither her mom nor dad were ever like that.

Carla could feel her heart beating fast in her chest when she saw Sean dialing the numbers. She felt nervous and her palms were sweating. She could recite Terence's number even in a dream, but she didn't know that Sean could as well. Carla didn't know that Terence and Sean were that close.

'My gosh, what a terrible sister I have been, ' thought Carla. At that moment she had realized that Terence had also won over her only family member. And that Sean must be suffering the severance from Terence just as much as she was.

Carla's heart sank. She had always put Sean first. Whenever there was a choice between her wishes and Sean's, she would always choose what would be in the best interest for him. Sean was still a little boy. He didn't have two loving parents to look after him. She had to try and fill that gap and be a mother and a father to him. He had no one else in his life except for her.

But when Terence came into their lives, he had been a positive role model for Sean. Filling the father-like figure that was void in his life of which Carla couldn't. He had obviously become very attached to Terence and that was why he liked him so much.

It was inevitable that Sean would become close to Terence.

The phone didn't ring long, but to Carla, it felt like every second it had rung was equivalent to an hour. A few seconds later, Terence picked up.

Sean had already put the speaker on before he dialed. So every sticky beak in the bus could hear the conversation. They had all become even more curious than the first time when they had called Rhys by mistake.

Once again, they leaned forward in their seats, eager to hang on every word said. It was a combination of human weakness and the need to fish out more gossip where ever possible. So they could have something to spread around and talk about later.

What was also surprising, was that the two school teachers who had, up until now, been acting as neutral peacekeepers. But they too seemed to be just as keen to join in on the fun and contribute to Carla's discomfort. Everyone held their breath once again in total silence and listened carefully.

"Hello—"

Terence's husky voice could be heard. It sounded like he was woken from a deep sleep.

Carla did a mental calculation. Since Terence was somewhere abroad it must be around four or five in the morning where he was.

Sean felt jittery all of a sudden at hearing his voice. He sat up straight and his voice went high pitched penetrating everyone's ears, "Terence!"

It was indeed Terence. Sean was so excited that he felt like screaming for joy.

But strangely enough, he also felt great relief. These past few days had been a nightmare for him. He was forbidden to contact Terence in any way, no calls and no video chats. The two were literally separated from each other by Carla. Hearing Terence's voice after such a long time was like a breath of fresh air for Sean.

"Hey— Is that Sean?" asked Terence on the other end of the line.

Terence was still in a sleepy daze, and he felt surprised as to why Sean would be calling him. A few things had flashed through his mind of which made him suddenly become more alert and awake. It was an unknown number, the kind that he wouldn't normally answer. At first, he wasn't going to pick up but when he saw that the call was from BH City, he changed his mind and answered anyway.

His initial thought was that it might be from Sean so he didn't hesitate to pick up. 'It is Sean then. What has happened? Why is he calling me out of the blue, all of a sudden? Thank God, I answered it, ' thought Terence.

"Terence, it's really you! I'm so happy to hear your voice. Are you in JA City now? Carla and I will be there soon. Can you come and pick me up? Terence, I have missed you so, so, so, much! I really, really do. Do you know how much I have missed you?

I miss you more than I can bear. Will you come?"

Sean's voice had not broken yet, so the tone of his voice was still childlike and adorable. The people's hearts in the bus melted when they listened to him speak to Terence.

"Sean. Listen to me, why are you and your sister going to JA City now?" asked Terence hurriedly because he was surprised by the whole call. Terence sounded different, his voice was deeper, raspier and sexier. Before Sean could answer, Terence continued, "Sean, good boy. Listen to me. I'm at a place called Dubai at the moment. Dubai is on another continent so I won't be back for a while. Do you understand? Maybe, maybe when I get back— How long will you stay in JA City? How about when I get back, I come to see you?"

What Terence said sounded like a promise to Sean. It was precisely what Sean wanted right now. Because it meant what he said was true. Sean was overwhelmed with emotions, he felt like crying. Partly from the joy of proving his point to the people on the bus and partly because he was chatting with Terence once again. It reminded him of how much he truly missed him. The people on the bus, gaped at each other in surprise.

Sean wept with joy, "Promise? Terence, you're the best! We'll be in JA City for a whole month! You have to come back before I go, please! I'll be waiting for you. We can go to the amusement park together. Promise me, Terence." Sean knew that Terence would say yes to anything he asked, so he asked for a lot. Because he wanted the others to hear how close they were.

He wanted to show them how Terence An, spoiled his brother-in-law, Sean Ji.

Then they would have to admit that he wasn't a liar.

Because he didn't lie about knowing him.

'Sean must love, respect and feel proud of Terence, ' thought Carla painfully.

Terence didn't let Sean down. He laughed on the other end of the line. He had to admit that it felt good to be needed by this little boy.

"Of course, I promise! How could I say no to my little Sean? I'm going to take you to the best amusement park and I'm going to take you to anywhere else you want. How about this? When you settle in, you can write down all the places that you wish to go to and then we can go to them together and cross them off your list one by one. Won't that be great?"

Hearing what Terence had said, tears ran down Sean's little cheeks like a river. He felt like a lost child that had finally been reunited with his parent. Terence's words encouraged Sean and he wiped his tears away and raised his head proudly.

"Terence, can I ask you one more thing? I want to tell my friends that you are my brother-in-law. Can I tell them that?"

Carla froze as she felt like she had just been hit by a bus at full speed. 'Oh— Please no! Please no! Please no! Where did that come from?' Carla screamed in her head. She sat up like a deer caught in the headlights. Everyone around her felt the same. They stared wide-eyed at Carla in shock. She was so embarrassed she wanted to die. Terence would think that she had manipulated Sean to get back at him. What would everyone else say if Terence said no?

Carla couldn't stand it anymore. She burst out and yelled at Sean, "Sean, stop it! What are you doing?"

Carla quickly sprang up out of her seat and rushed over to Sean, trying to snatch the cell phone back from him. "Damn it, Sean Ji! Give it to me! Give me the phone! You little monster! Hand it over or I will kill you!"