Me Before You
Chapter 23

Christmas has come, everyone in Wellington is celebrating today. They put up Christmas music everywhere. In fact, Christmas trinkets shops look crowded to the corners of the streets. Christmas is very special here. Unfortunately, the celebration is not marked by snowfall, something most synonymous when Christmas comes. Because, yeah.... Every December, New Zealand is in the summer. Unlike the northern hemisphere that celebrates Christmas full of snow.

Just today, Joshua Spencer held his first fan meeting in a specially rented hotel auditorium. Some people have come and look enthusiastic about this event. Even Joshua who had been standing not far from the entrance could hear their call about J.Dawn. A smile immediately appeared on the boy's lips. A little embarrassed but he was very happy, because people really appreciate the results of his work.

Most of Joshua's fans are female, Joshua thinks that the rest of the⸻male⸻might have come to just drop off his girlfriend to meet with Joshua today.

Joshua felt a pat on the back of his shoulder, he looked up and found Adrian waving at him with a typical male smile.

"Waiting someone?" ask Adrian.

Joshua shrugged his shoulders. "Yeah, maybe." he said.

"Then we're the same."

Joshua bent his brows, as if asking. Realizing the intent of Joshua's gaze, Adrian hurriedly said, "Ferdinand, he said come with someone."

"Oh." Joshua said short. It must be his girlfriend, Joshua thought.

"She told me you've met Felicya," then Adrian approached Joshua, "is she pretty?" adrian whispered, making Joshua could not help but laugh. Adrian habits, his eyes are often neat, no doubt that Angela often beware of leaving Adrian far away.

"All women are beautiful, as long as you know." said Joshua wisely. Adrian to throw a sigh of annoyance heard Joshua's words.

"Yes, yeah, I know... Wise Mr. Spencer, I don't know how many women like you, I mean your writing." - Adrian.

Joshua immediately nodded. "Shut your mouth, you almost exposed my identity" the man half-whispered.

Adrian twisting the eyeball, puffed up. It's so annoying to talk to Joshua. If they are found together, they never get along, although not so on. There are sides they can get along, depending on the atmosphere.

"YO, HELLO!" a voice suddenly blared among the small commotion of the fans. He was Ferdinand Smith, the person who was currently the most excited. He's not alone. As promised, she came with her boyfriend, Felicya Sesya.

"O... look! Who's coming!?" sahut Adrian did not lose his frenzy, when he saw Felicya holding Ferdinand's hand.

"A little control, you're in a crowded place." sizzled Joshua. Somehow Joshua felt their circle of friends was unhealthy. They like to show their own shame.

"Hey, guys, just relax. This is our show together. Oh, I heard Angela and Monica were on their way here."

Joshua was immediately silent on the spot as soon as he heard the name Monica come out of Ferdinand's mouth.

"You're serious?" joshua said he could not believe that Monica was really coming.

"Barusan Angela told me." Ferdinand replied casually as he showed his phone.

"Well, Angela really. He didn't return my message, but he did tell you." Adrian said when he grabbed Ferdinand's phone and saw Angela's message.

While Joshua was still overwhelmed with a sense of unworthiness. Between surprise, joy, nervousness, everything becomes one. Suddenly his heart was beating. It's crazy, it's beyond expectations.

Monica really came and will meet him. Oh, Joshua can't wait for that. She wanted to know how the girl would look when she found out that Joshua was her favorite writer.

When his thoughts drifted, suddenly the two people had⸻Ferdinand and Adrian⸻ threw their excitement again. Even more horrendous than before. Joshua also looked at what became the center of the excitement of this friend and it turned out.... Angela has come together.... Monica Frances's. Joshua and Monica's eyes met. Making Joshua wrong behavior and reflexes berdeham unworthily.

It's fitting that these two friends are excited, it turns out they welcome the arrival of Monica Frances.

"Oh, so this is our new candidate?" ferdinand exclaimed while nudging Adrian, but his eyes pointed at Joshua.

"Hey, Angela, it turns out your cousin is pretty jug⸻AW!" adrian sahut and in one second, he already got a hard pinch on his waist. The culprit was of course Angela. "You should think if you want to persecute, not in public places." wrote Adrian while holding the former pinhole Angela.

"Can't you just leave your basket eyes once. I'll really leave if you're still like this." Angela's reply was no less cruel.

The atmosphere turned even more boisterous thanks to the arrival of Angela and Monica. As soon as Angela arrived, everyone immediately had a friendly conversation, in contrast to Joshua and Monica. They both chose to be quiet.

"Actually Monica," said Angela suddenly, "i did deliberately invite you here to meet Joshua and." then Angela brought her lips closer to Monica's ears, whispering something. In less than five seconds, Monica's eyes immediately rounded, followed by her gaze on Joshua.

Although it can't be heard, but Joshua knows that Angela just told Monica who Joshua really is. Then Joshua sees Angela code Monica to approach him. Monica slowly approached Joshua followed by the gazes of the people⸻Adrian, Ferdinand, and Felicya. Joshua clearly saw the sparkle in Monica's eyes. Well, the girl's eyes were glazed over, as if expressing haru or something.

Monica immediately hugged Joshua as the girl stood in front of the man. His embrace was so tight, as if he didn't want to lose Joshua again.

Joshua smiled briefly, then he hugged Monica back. "I love you" said Joshua, who was heard to the ears of Adrian and Ferdinand. The two looked at each other, then cheered in the crowd.

"After this how about a triple date?" exclamation Adrian.

"I agree." Ferdinand replied quickly. "Well, our national writer already has a boyfriend now, how do fans feel about knowing this, huh?" ferdinand's gaze fell on Felicya who had since seen the moment of Joshua and Monica.

Realizing she was being stared at, the girl turned to Ferdinand, furrowing her brows.

"How did you feel after you found out Joshua Spencer had a girlfriend?" ferdinand repeated.

"That's great, I'm glad to hear it. Besides, if I'm jealous, someone will be angry." said Felicya in passing. Ferdinand was at a loss for words.

Yeah, at least now that it's all clear, there's nothing to hide anymore.

...-ooO-i...

"Why didn't you tell me from the start that you were J.Dawn?"

Joshua shrugged both of his shoulders, then said, "surprise" he said with a smile on Monica.

They are currently spending time together with a walk around the hotel. After the fan meeting was over, Ferdinand and Adrian had their own show with their girlfriends. Yeah, they want to have quality time together, especially Adrian, he seems to have missed it hard with Angela.

The show went well. The fans were surprised after seeing Joshua, they didn't think that a J.Dawn was so handsome. Some even say Joshua is like a character in the comics.

"Tell me, how do you remember everything?" joshua said later.

"I don't know either. All I remember is when I opened the book you gave me, all of a sudden my memory of you popped up."

"You didn't experience anything, did you? I mean, dizziness or something."

"There was, but it didn't hurt so much."

"Then..your feelings after seeing the incident?"

"I'm a little sorry and blame myself. But how else, it's all happening." Monica then exhaled loudly. "I told my mom, so I was allowed to go to Wellington. At first I didn't give you permission, but I made sure everything would be fine, because it was you." Monica paused, then looked at Joshua.

"It's good to hear that you're okay." Joshua replied with a smile.

"I'd rather hear that you're the same Joshua I met twelve years ago and now you're my favorite writer." Monica held onto Joshua's cheek with both hands.

Joshua immediately hugged Monica, occasionally kissing the top of the girl's head.

"I'm curious about something" Monica said on the sidelines with Joshua. Joshua who heard that also immediately loosened his embrace, so that he could see the girl.

"What's that?"

"You said something before you left, I just heard the word 'A'" Monica said.

Joshua laughed immediately. "I said it a while ago. Even before the show starts."

"I don't remember what?"

"I love you."

Monica's face immediately flushed red upon hearing those words coming out of Joshua Spencer's mouth. Wow, if it goes on like this... Monica could be crazy for Joshua.

"I love you" she said once again as she hugged Monica.

"Don't say it again, I'm ashamed." said Monica, laughing in Joshua's arms. But of course Joshua continued to say the sentence repeatedly, until Monica could not bear to keep smiling.

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