Chapter 70

Carla is not sure if Joshua's dizziness is causing him to say those weird things. She just could not fully grasp the concept he's introducing to her right now. 'You saw the red thread, right? Every person has their red thread. It is connected to the person they are destined to be with. I help those people get closer and fall in love with each other." Carla still could not speak. 'Tats and Carlo, they are my first mission. That's the reason why I really wanted them to reconcile, because they really were meant for each other." Carla remembered that night they went to Ria's house. It was very obvious that Joshua wanted Carlo and Tats to reconcile with each other. So that's why. 'Does this always happen?" Carla asked. 'Do you get dizzy and weak?" 'No. I just needed you to see to make you believe," answered Joshua. 'And Ria? What does she have to do with this?" 'She was my mentor," Joshua answered. 'Meaning, she is also a Cupid." Now Carla is starting to feel amazed at what she is hearing. 'Sorry if it took so long for me to tell you about this," Joshua said. 'Honestly, I don't know how to make you believe it. I also don't know how to bring the issue up. I can't just kiss you then tell you that, ‘Hey, I'm a Human Cupid.' Wait… I think that's exactly what happened, right?" He chuckled. 'And you really need to kiss me, huh?" That one kind of amused her. 'That's the only way I can see my red thread," Joshua said. 'Even though I can see the red thread of other people, I can't see mine unless I kiss you. That's also the reason why I didn't immediately see that you were my red thread. Also because I kept denying it for I know that a Cupid will never fall in love to anyone other than his red thread. That's why I told you back then in the garden that I can't fall in love, because I never assumed that you're my red thread." Joshua interlocked their fingers together. 'Don't ever think that Caith is still in love with me. If she ever feels something for me, maybe it's guilt because of what they did to me. But she will never ever fall in love with me again. Also, Tony is Caitlyn's red thread. I saw it with my own eyes." Carla suddenly felt bad for him. She can't help but imagine the pain that might have cause him. 'So don't ever believe in whatever post she does on Instagram. They're not real." 'But that was… that was so bad." 'I know…" Everything is clear now for Carla. Joshua bought that house for them because he is so sure that they really will end up together. 'You know, this is too unfair." Joshua frowned. 'You bought this house because you know we'll end up together." Joshua smiled. 'So, you don't really hate it." Carla also smiled. 'It's perfect." Joshua pulled her to him, making her lie onto him. Their hands are still intertwined, and Joshua kissed her fingers. 'But I get to choose the interior design, okay?" Carla asked. Joshua's laugh filled the entire living room. ******************************************************************** 'I still wait for you to call me. I still wonder if you ever think about me. ‘Cause I do… Most of the time, I do." Caitlyn Soriano continued posting on her social media accounts. But because Joshua and Carla are okay now, and she is already assured that whatever happened, they will still end up together in the end and no one can ruin their relationship anymore. Joshua even bought the house that they visited last time, and it will be renovated and redecorated according to how they want it to be. But the people who were stressed with the situation are Carla and Joshua's friends, particularly Dianne. She even asked her friends to come to Pure Act Café for them to talk about the issue with Caitlyn Soriano. "You called us all here to talk about the cryptic posts of Caitlyn Soriano?" Mark asked Dianne. "Because she's becoming so annoying already," Dianne answered. She then looked at Joshua. "Has she always been like that?" "Caith is nice," Joshua said. "I also don't know why she's doing that now." "She's probably thinking of using your happiness to gain sympathy from the people," Dianne said. "She even seems like she still haven't moved on. I wonder if she is the one who really makes her posts." "Wait! So she made other posts?" Ria asked. "Girl! You don't know?" Dianne asked. "I'm not a socialite who's always active on Instagram," Ria said, pertaining to Dianne's work as a social media influencer mainly on Instagram. 'Also, I've been kind of busy. What has she posted?" "Here." Dianne opened her Instagram account and showed Ria Caitlyn Soriano's account. "So you follow her?" Ria asked Dianne. "Her posts are viral. Even if I don't follow her, I still see them," Dianne answered. "So, why did you ask us to come today, Di?" James asked Dianne. "We have to do something about that pretentious b-" "Hey!" Ria said, stopping Dianne from what she is about to say. "Please don't go that far." "Why? I'm just telling the truth." "You don't have to say the 'B' word," Ria added. "But she's really a pretentious b*tch!" This time, Ria wasn't able to stop her friend from saying that word. She just shook her head as she heard Dianne say that ‘B' word. The others just smiled and winced at Dianne's sauciness. "But look, Di, these two are not even affected by the issue. They don't even have a reaction whatsoever," Jeralhd said. Everyone looked at Carla and Joshua. They are just listening quietly while the others talk. "Because they're confident about their love for each other," Ria said. "She's right," Joshua said as he removed his arm from Carla's shoulder to pour some iced tea on a glass. "We don't need to stress ourselves with Caith because we know in the end it will still be me and Carla." Joshua smiled as he gave the glass to Carla. The latter smiled back as she accepted the drink. "Okay, we already know that," Dianne said. "But I just really hate the fact that that woman is using this situation to gain popularity again. She's a user." "There are still a lot of die-hard fans of the JoshLyn love team," Mark said. "They are still hoping that they will get back together." "Ahm... Guys, Carlo has something to say about that," Edmalyn said, then looked at her boyfriend. Carlo nodded at Edmalyn before he spoke. "Someone who works for Caitlyn is a friend of mine. She said Caitlyn just made everything up, and she doesn't really want to go back to Joshua. At least, that's what my friend thinks because Caitlyn is obviously so much in love with her boyfriend. It's a secret that she doesn't want to reveal, so she's making everyone believe that she still hasn't moved on from her break up with Joshua." "The mere fact that she's posting photos with those cryptic messages, it only shows that she really wanted to get everyone's attention," Mark said. "So, what are we gonna do?" Dianne asked. She looked at Carla and Joshua who just stared blankly at her. "Guys…! Okay, I know you're happy with each other right now, you're secured with your relationship. But this woman, let's not let her get away with this scheme. I feel bad for those fans who think she's telling the truth. She's a liar and a user at the same time. So, come on, guys! Anyone who has an idea can contribute." "Then we'll fight fire with fire." Everyone looked at Ria. "She loves posting cryptic quotes, then, we'll do the same," Ria said. "But before we do this, Joshua and Carla, are you willing to make your relationship known to the public? Because the only way we could defeat Caitlyn is by doing bigger exposé and by doing so, there's a chance that your relationship will be exposed as well. Actually, that might be the only thing that could stop the people from patronizing her posts – by revealing your relationship altogether." Joshua and Carla looked at each other. It was Joshua who answered for the two of them. "We already talked about that. We're ready to go public." "Carla?" Ria asked, ignoring what Joshua just said. "Oh, come one! You don't believe me?" Joshua complained. Everyone laughed at his reaction. "I'm okay, Ri," Carla said. "Good," Ria said. "Josh, give me your phone." Joshua is a bit confused, but he still gave Ria his phone. "Carlo, you do the photo and I'll do the caption." Ria gave the cellphone to Carlo. "So, that's it? You'll post a photo of Carla and Joshua and reveal their relationship?" Dianne asked Ria. "Well, if it's that easy, then it won't be sensational," Ria answered. "We have to capture the interest of the public." "So what are we going to do?" Joshua said. Ria smiled smugly. "We'll do a cryptic reveal."