Freddie cared very much about Hayden, and Hayden never dodged from his care.
But the care Freddie had for Hayden was mostly because of when she helped him escaped from the underground boxing life. It was a life transformation. Therefore, the more he achieved, the more he felt grateful for Hayden.
Freddie was still young, but he had seen too many that made him lost interest in his peers. However, Hayden was the factor that his life transformed, and she became his belief.
Hayden wasn’t qualified to tell Freddie if what he felt for her was love, but she knew that Freddie was just a little brother for her.
“I understand,” Freddie seemed down, and he looked awkward when he stood up.
Hayden followed him to the exit of the dressing. Freddie turned around.
“Hayden, can I ask for a hug, as an encouragement?”
Hayden was stunned for a second, then she opened her arms and smiled. She gave him a big hug, “Break a leg!”
“Thanks.”
…
“Freddie, good show!”
“Freddie, I love you.”
“Freddie!!”
During the concert, Stella stood among Freddie’s fans and tried her hardest to shook the glow stick she was holding. The fans were encouraged by her and started to scream Freddie’s name at the top of their lung.
Everybody was screaming for an encore at the end of the concert.
Hayden almost couldn’t stand the screaming of the fans. She raised her voice and told Benjamin, “Stella is crazy. You should leave first if you can’t stand it.”
Benjamin smiled and handed her a pair of earplugs.
“Genius!”
Hayden was surprised. She wore the earplugs under her hair and blocked the noises out.
The screaming got even worse when Freddie returned onto the stage. Haden looked at the stage’s direction in a comfortable look. She nodded her head along with the music as if she could really hear them.
Freddie wore a white shirt and carried his guitar on the stage. He smiled in Hayden’s direction.
“This is a song for the most important person in my life. She changed my life. I used to think she was my belief, but she reminded me that my initial belief was freedom. It shouldn’t be anything else…”
The pink neon light was like waves in the sea. They grooved along with the music. The auditorium became so quiet that only Freddie’s song was flowing in the air and into everybody’s heart.
His belief was written in the song, and it touched his fans. However, it didn’t touch Hayden. She still looked calm and awkward when she grooved with the music. Earplugs caused Hayden to miss out on a romantic confession.
Stella’s voice turned hoarse after the concert ended. She fell asleep on Benjamin’s shoulder before they arrived in the car park area.
“Let’s go to your house first. Let me help you to send Stella back home first, then I’ll call the cab to the hotel.”
“It’s okay. Alayna’s home. I’ll send Stella home to sleep first, then send you back to the hotel. It’s not too far,” Hayden buckled up and drove the car onto the highway.
The concert was held in a sports stadium, and it was located rather far away from the city. It took Hayden one-and-a-half hour to arrive in the city centre, which was why she needed to take a half-day leave in the afternoon.
Right after Hayden’s car drove out for the car park area, a little boy shrugged off a man’s hand and chased after her car. He tried his best to run near the car, but he couldn't catch up with a vehicle’s speed. The car disappeared from his sight not long after he started running.
“Noah.”
Joseph quickly followed Noah and tried to hold his hand.
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