Realisations?

the plane arrived at the airport. shayna was getting really excited now. she was finally in london! she gripped timothy's hand as she watched the plane land.
"gosh i'm in london," she said.
"believe it," timothy replied, kissing her on the cheek.
"wow. everything looks so different here."
"get used to it dear. you're gonna spend a couple of years here."
shayna smiled back at timothy and returned to getting all excited again.

they waited patiently for their check in luggage at the conveyer belts. timothy only had one checked in while shayna had two.
"i'm still amazed at what you are bringing over," timothy said, piling her luggage on the trolley.
"i had to bring over some books too. they are all in one bag with some other stuff," shayna said.
"other stuff?" timothy repeated, his raised his eyebrows. shayna just smirked and slipped her hand around timothy's arm.
"do we need to get anything from the duty free shops?" she asked, "maybe your parents would like some alcohol or some chocolates for tammy."
"alright. let's grab some before meeting my parents outside."
"your parents are already outside?" shayna said, shocked.
"of course. what were you thinking? they were so excited when they knew we were coming," timothy said, putting bottles of wine into a basket.

shayna got a little worried, "yeah... but..."
"don't worry dear. they will love you because their son has already fallen head over heels in love with you and would do practially anything for you."
it happened again. she didn't say anything back to him. all she did was smile.

after getting the duty free goods, they pushed their trolley out to the meeting points. timothy and shayna looked around to see if they could recognise anyone.
"timothy honey!" someone shouted. both timothy and shayna turned to the direction of the call. there they were. all three of them. shayna started to panic in her heart while timothy smiled and pushed the trolley towards them.
"oh darling i missed you," Mrs. Leong said, hugging her son.
"mommy, daddy. this is Shayna, you remember her from my college days?" shayna was surprised timothy called his parents with such endearing terms.

Mrs. Leong thought for awhile and then smiled, "oh yes! it's a pleasure to meet you."
Shayna smiled, "it's so nice to see you and uncle too... and of course you too, tammy."
"so both of you together now, aye?" Mr. Leong said, noticing his son holding onto shayna's hand constantly.
"nothing gets away from your eyes, daddy," timothy said, hugging his father.
tammy was a sweet looking teenage girl. she looked asian but her actions and the way she dressed all seem so british.
"did you get anything for me?" she asked timothy, her accent was obviously british.
"we certainly did. here are some chocolates for you and shayna bought some wine for mommy and daddy."
"that's really sweet. come along now. the car is waiting outside," Mrs. Leong said as everyone started exiting the airport.

shayna was amazed to see a limo parked outside. it obviously belonged to timothy's parents because they were going in. tammy was too.
"that is your parents' ride?" shayna asked timothy as the chauffeur placed their bags into the boot.
"yeah. they like to travel in style. hope you don't mind."
"i thought you said they weren't rich! you lied!" shayna said, almost angrily.
"in terms of back home, no. but when they came to london, yes, but just a tad bit."
"darlings. get into the car!" Mrs. Leong called out.
both timothy and shayna smiled back at her. "You still lied. i don't like it." shayna said, slapping him on the shoulder before boarding the car.

***

dawn broke as colin woke up from a dazed sleep. he wondered if he had slept at all. he then heard another person about to wake up right beside him. colin then realised.

oh god. i didn't!

colin turned and there she was, lying next to him and sleeping soundly. it was confirmed. he had done the worst thing last night. colin turned to his other side, not wanting to see her face. he plunked a pillow over his head and kept telling himself how stupid he was.
"colin? you awake?" lila asked, her voice sounded sleepy.
"yeah. i am," colin replied.
"did you sleep well?" she asked, pressing herself against his back.
"i'm tired, lila."
"alright. you rest some more while i go change up. i'll be right back," she whispered to colin. he watched as lila slipped out from underneath the covers and into the bathroom butt naked. he still couldn't believe what he had done. he actually had sex with lila. it must have been the alcohol he said to himself as he fumbled around to find his boxers. it wasn't around the bed. it must have been in the living room. colin couldn't remember where they did it. it could be either in the living room or in the bed... he just couldn't remember what exactly happened.

his head was stil throbbing and he couldn't bring himself to wake up. lila came back from the bathroom, fully dressed and snuggled close up to colin.
"had enough?" she asked cheekily.
"lila. i'm just not feeling well right now..."
"i can stay and take care of you," she suggested. colin quickly rejected her offer.
"it's alright. i think you better go. i have work later," he lied.
"call me?"
"i'll try," he replied unwillingly as lila planted a kiss on his lips before going off.

as soon as he heard the door close, he pulled the covers above his head and started to scream into his pillow. he couldn't believe he was that stupid. now no one can save him.

colin wanted to pick up the phone and dial tyler's number. he then remembered that they were still angry with him. if he told them that he slept with lila, things would become worse. who could he turn to now? then his father's words came back to him about moving on and having other women in his life.

maybe lila was going to be the shayna-substitute.