Chapter 16: Encountering a Nemesis
CHAPTER 16
Ethan’s POV: Encountering A Nemesis
I had wrapped up my schedule for at least two days as I wanted to surprise her. I rushed to our apartment and picked up our things then rushed off to the airport.
My assistant had already booked my flight so I boarded the plane directly and waited for everyone to quietly enter as well.
I switched my phone to airplane mode and connected to buds. Closing my eyes to have a few minutes rest.
“Seat 14B please” A squeaky voice sounded next to me. I tried tuning off the sound as I focused on my music.
“Ma’am there must be a mix up. Seat 14B was paid for in advance.”
“That can’t be true. Here is my boarding ticket. Seat 14B”
“But ma’am…”
I refused to acknowledge them as I kept my eyes closed. I was the one who paid for seat 14B. I had formed a habit of paying for all the seats beside me whenever I was boarding a plane to avoid any disturbance of any kind. The mixup should be on their end and has absolutely nothing to do with me.
“ETHAN MONROE. I knew this had something to do with you, you slimy old geezer bastard without the slightest bit of home training”
Now what the fck now? Who the fck was this?
I opened my eyes to see who had interrupted my rest and low and behold, my worst enemy.
“Rena. Oh I should have known”
“What trick did you manage to pull off in order to sabotage my plane seat?”
The guts of this woman.
“Did you really think I have nothing better to do than to stalk you and take your seat on the plane?”
“That’s your problem. Otherwise tell me why there’s no one on my seat and I am being told someone else paid for it even before I did?”
“Because I did, you blockhead. Everyone knows I hate disturbances during flights and you just happen to be the combination of both disturbances, noise and chaos.”
“Please you both are causing a nuisance and we will be forced to take legal actions against the both of you if you don’t quiet down”
The flight attendant reminded us as I calm myself down. Rena wasn’t worthy of making me lose my temper.
“But there’s literally no one seating at the seat. Can’t you just take it from him and give it to me?”
“That’s not possible Miss. According to our reports, he made the payment first from his own money by the way.”
“Then what do you suggest I do? Find a new seat”.
“I don’t think there are any vacant seats on the plane. You see, every one here has something or someone taking them to Shanghai. Hence the crowd.”
“So what am I to do then? It’s not my fault this happened”
“Sir…”
The flight attendant looked at me and I already knew what she wanted to ask for.
“Fine then. She can have the seat. As long as she promises not to stress me out here”
“Thank you so much Sir”
The flight attendant took Rena’s bags and loaded them while Rena took the seat beside me.
“You don’t know how grateful I am. Finally you acted like a grown up and not a little kid”
I ignored the chatterbox beside me as I closed my eyes once more. But apparently she had other plans.
“And that’s why night after night, I will be fcking you righhhhhtttttt… Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday… Seven days a week”
“Must you sing such a crass song out loud like that. Don’t you think there other people around. Do you have….”
“Hold up now. Insulting me I can bear. But insulting the Jeon Jungkook. Nope. That I won’t take. Do you know who Jungkook even is and you are calling him crass? Stupid Ethan Monroe”
Did she just call me stupid? Over a K-pop idol?
“Girls and their fcked up mentality about Jungkook? What does he even have to offer you?”
“The same thing footballers have to offer you. Listen, let’s just get this over with. Don’t you dare fucking diss me about my seven boys. All I want is a peaceful flight so I can see my Cupcake”
Cupcake? Wasn’t that the useless name she call Lila?
“Cupcake as in Lila? You are going to see my Sister?”
“Duhhh”
She said in a tone that called me dumb in many ways but one.
“Who else in the world deserves to be my Cupcake?”
What did Lila see in this weirdo that made her regard her as a best friend and a manager?
“Why are you going there? You said you had a family emergency”
“A family emergency I have taken care of. Did you really think I would allow her go off to a new land and shoot a movie premier all on her own? No fcking way dude”
“I reserved my comments as I laid back down against the head rest.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, please lock your seat belts and prepare for take off”
My seat belts were already buckled as I stylishly glanced at Rena. Her’s were fastened too but her clenched knuckles said a different story.
Don’t tell me…
“Are you afraid of heights?”
She nodded her head sharply as I let out a chuckle.
“Hold my hand” I reached out to hold her palm as she squeezed my hand tightly in return. She had a really stron grip. But I never complained once as I let hold onto me for dear life.
“Oh no no no no” She kept on singing this mantra as she tightened her hold with each passing minute.
Not knowing what to do, I did the only thing I did whenever Lila was tensed when we were still kids. I sang.
“You were there for me each time that I cried. I was there for you but then I lost my mind. I know that I messed up and I promise I, ohhh I will make it right…”
I felt her visibly relax as she placed her head on my shoulder.
“You sound really good. Not too bad Monroe”
Ohh I know Rena. I know.