Crystal

chapter 20

"Hen!" Christian called Henry while walking to Henry fast.

Henry heard Christian calling him, but he didn't want to stop. Henry swallowed his smile while walking faster to avoid Christian. He was fastening his steps when he saw Grace in the park. She was waiting for him on a bench.

"Grace..." He mentioned his girlfriend's name while taking a seat beside her.

"Hi baby!" Grace greeted her boyfriend while smiling at him, and at that time, Christian stopped in front of them. He put his hands on his hips while staring at Henry. He was ready to stop his friend if any word got out of his mouth. Henry smiled when he saw Christian's act.

"Grace..." Henry called his girlfriend while glancing at Christian.

"Hen!" Christian wanted to stop Henry's next action. He felt that Henry would tell Grace his secret.

"What?! Don't worry, dude... Listen first!" Henry talked to Christian while smiling.

"Hen, stop! I don't want you to talk about anything." Christian took a step toward Henry while shaking his head.

"Don't worry, Chris! Relax... okay... " Henry opened his eyes wider while talking to Christian to calm him down.

"What's going on?" Grace made wrinkles between her eyebrows, she was impatient looking at her boyfriend and his friend's act.

"Um... nothing." Henry shrugged his shoulders and acted like he had nothing worried about.

"How about Ricky?" Henry glanced at Grace.

"Ricky?" Grace was looking at Henry. Her sight was telling that she didn't know what her boyfriend meant.

"Yeah... Ricky and his crush. What's the end of their story?" Henry nodded his head while looking at his girlfriend.

"I don't know. I haven't met with him. Why?" Grace made wrinkles between her eyebrows while shaking her head. She thought that Henry was not like usual. She was wondering if something had happened.

"Just want to know. Tell me if something happened to him." Henry was thinking for a while... and he thought that it was not the right way to find out and it would be late if Ricky would get Christian's crush first.

"No! No! It's not right. Um..." Henry was shaking his head while thinking.

"What!?" Grace made wrinkles between her eyebrows. Henry's actions made her more curious.

"How about your friend, Crystal? Is that the correct name?" Henry looked at Grace.

"Yes, Crystal. Why?" Grace nodded her head while looking at him and the wrinkles between her eyes didn't disappear. She was still curious.

"Does she have a boyfriend?" He continued asking her.

"No. She said to me that she didn't have a boyfriend." Grace's answer made Christian feel relieved, at least he had a chance to get close with Crystal. Christian felt happy and he was only standing in front of them while paying attention to them. He wanted to know what the next information Henry could get.

"Nice! That's the point!" Henry was smiling while looking at his girl.

"I have a friend..." Henry tried to explain to Grace.

"Um hm..." Grace was nodding her head while hearing Henry.

"And... he is interested in Crystal and I want them to get close." Henry looked at Grace while explaining to her and she was nodding her head. She got what her boyfriend meant.

"Um hm... Is that him?" Grace glanced at Christian.

"Huff! Hen..." Christian exhaled and rolled his eyes. What he was afraid of was happening. Grace knew his secret!

"A ha ha..." Grace laughed, looking at his act.

"Come on, man! You're not a boy!" Henry opened his eyes wider to look at Christian. He thought that Christian was too slow.

"Huff... Not like this what I want!" Christian was shaking his head, his hands on his hips.

"So what do you want? Tell me!" Henry looked straight at Christian's eyes.

"Um... I want, I want to meet her naturally..." Christian tried to explain what he wanted to him and Crystal. He thought that it was not a secret anymore to Grace and Grace was paying attention to his words.

"What do you mean?" Henry made wrinkles between his eyebrows.

"I want her to know me naturally, and... if it works, maybe she, maybe we can..." Christian thought that it was the right way to meet Crystal, naturally.

"Naturally..." Grace mumbled while nodding her head. She was thinking about how Christian and Crystal would meet naturally. She got an idea, she opened her eyes wider and looked at Christian.

"I'll use my birthday for you! I'll have a birthday party and I'll invite her, so she will see you there." She suggested an idea.

"Your birthday is still more than a month away. I think it will be too late if Ricky or someone takes her first." Henry looked at his girlfriend, he thought that it wasn't a nice idea. He wanted Christian to meet Crystal soon.

"But he wants it naturally! It's difficult to happen in here." Grace looked at Henry's eyes. She wanted Henry to relate with the condition.

"I think it's a nice idea..." Christian nodded his head. He thought that Grace's idea made sense.

"Nice! See..." Grace was smiling while looking at her boyfriend. She felt won, her idea approved.

"I think I have to go to class." Grace said after she saw the time on her phone.

"See you baby..." She shifted her butt to hug Henry.

"See you babe..." Henry hugged his girlfriend while saying those words.

"Bye Chris!" She was walking to leave her boyfriend and his friend.

"Thanks Grace!" Christian said to her when she passed him.

"No problem..." Grace waved her hands while walking to her class.

"Keep it a secret!" Christian turned his body to warn her.

"Don't worry!" She yelled.

"Chris..." Henry was a little bit worried about his friend.

"What?" Christian walked toward the bench to sit beside Henry.

"I think it will be too long if you wait until Grace's birthday." Henry turned his head to see Christian.

"I don't think so." Christian was shaking his head slowly. He was considering Henry's words.

"How if Ricky took her first?" Henry looked straight into Christian's eyes. He knew Christian had not been in a relationship for almost a year and he also had not been interested in any girl for that long until he met Crystal. He thought that Christian's love life was barren.

Finally, Christian met with a girl who got his attention, so he wanted Christian to be more active to get his love. He didn't want another guy to take his crush.

Christian couldn't answer Henry's question. Half of his mind agreed with Henry's words. 'Da**!' Christian swore in his mind. He became anxious...