As soon as the first official video of ��Tronica�� was uploaded in Troy��s Reels that day, it gained 50k viewers within the first minutes. The video would trend on WhyNTube for a while��Troy had no doubt about it.
��So, how long will it take for the fake couple to be real?�� asked Hernan, handing Troy a drink.
Troy was replying to the comments on the video with a big smile on his face. Though it was not possible to reply to all the comments, yet he was trying to reply to as many as he could. After all, the comments of his fans always made him happy. ��Why do you think like that, Hernan? She sees me as a best friend. Nothing more or less.��
Hernan took a sip of his drink and chuckled. ��Please. Have you seen the way she looks at you? Her eyes are filled with love only for you.��
Shaking his head slightly, Troy dropped his phone and smiled saying, ��Even if it shows love, it is just as a friend.��
��You won��t know until you confess, Troy.��
Troy gritted his teeth and took a deep breath. ��Hernan, I won��t confess. She left me without a goddamn word. Even though I still love her, I can��t forgive her for leaving me alone these past three years. What kind of friendship did she maintain, huh? Leaving her best friend without a word. Nice way to show her love.�� He let out a humorless chuckle.
Hernan watched Troy taking another sip of his drink. He asked him curiously, ��Will you forgive her if she explains why she left? Will you confess your love then?��
A small, genuine smile evolved on Troy��s face. ��We shall see.��
A soft knock on the door of the terrace disrupted the late-night conversation of Hernan and Troy, who looked up at the door.
��I didn��t expect the two of you to be here.�� Danica walked into the terrace and said, looking at an empty beanbag, ��Mind if I join?��
��Not at all. You are free to join us.�� As soon as Hernan said that, she sat on the beanbag and took the drink Troy offered.
��Can��t sleep?�� asked Troy.
She shook her head and started drinking. ��I tried to sleep, but it was my habit to watch the stars before going to sleep. Unfortunately, I can��t carry stars in my room. So I decided to come here and watch em�� for a while.��
��Is Aziel asleep? He was tired after roaming with me the whole day,�� said Hernan.
Troy asked Hernan, ��He is enjoying your company a lot. Will you take him out tomorrow as well?��
��Of course. I promised to take him to the mall tomorrow.��
��As long as Aziel is enjoying it, it��s okay to me,�� Danica let out and turned to Troy. ��What is the next video we will shoot?��
Troy shrugged his shoulders. ��Maybe something else. I will let you know.�� Even though he said it casually, Danica could notice the glint of mischievousness in his tone.
She arched an eyebrow at him, while he smirked, which he tried to hide from her.
��Let��s call it a night then,�� announced Hernan, already guessing what Troy would do to Danica in the next video. He wanted to enjoy the show.
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��Are you sure we won��t do any video today?�� questioned Danica, following Troy to his room.
It was afternoon already. Aziel was out with Hernan as usual, being a part of his vlog. Trevor directly went to Washington to shoot for a cover there since he was a famous model. Danica and Troy were alone in the mansion.
Danica has been poking Troy ever since he announced he wouldn��t do a video today. Troy would vlog and post almost every day, so there was no way he wouldn��t make a video today. After all, today was like a casual day.
��No, Dani,�� Troy answered for the umpteenth time and took a bar of chocolate. ��How about you keep quiet and eat this?��
Narrowing her eyes, she took her favorite chocolate and started to unwrap it. ��What will you do today if you won��t vlog or make any videos?��
��I will just gossip with you.�� He gave her a cheeky grin, which instantly melted her heart.
��What do you want to gossip about?�� She broke the chocolate into half and gave it to Troy, before munching on her one.
He ate his portion of chocolate. ��About your life.��
��My life?��
��How you were doing for these three years.��
Sighing, Danica started, ��I got a full free scholarship in Princeton, so I shifted to an apartment in New Jersey with Aziel. We are living there nicely. I aim to be a fashion designer, so I am studying it as my major. That is all. Oh, and I don��t have that many close friends. I only have one close friend there because I barely talk to people there, except when related to studies. Now tell me about you.��
Troy was disappointed when Danica still didn��t explain why she disappeared without telling him anything. Yet, he began speaking, ��I always wanted to be a WhyNTuber, and you encouraged me in high school to start my own channel, which I did. And currently, all of us in the Rose mansion are attending an online college.��
��Oh, so you guys are doing online classes,�� Danica uttered, to which Troy hummed in response.
Then he asked, ��Do you have a boyfriend?��
She glanced at him, hearing the question. Then she answered, ��Yes.�� Troy was unsure how he should react to the piece of news. Pin drop silence covered the room until Danica burst into a fit of laughter. It was a very long time ago Troy had watched her laugh openly, like this. It was also the first time Danica laughed openly in these three years. Her laugh was still melodious to Troy. He really missed her a lot. ��I have a fake boyfriend. That counts, right?�� she said in between her laughs.
Troy started smiling as well, seeing her old self coming back to track. He let out, ��Even you are my first girlfriend. I mean, fake. And I never had any girlfriend in my twenty-two years of life.��
Danica grabbed his hand, still laughing, but it stopped instantly when Troy asked her at last, the question he was dying to ask, ��Why did you leave me without a word? Why didn��t you attend the prom and disappeared?��
She felt silent.
