Little Crush, Big Problem
1039 Words
"You like Cody Bennett?!"
"Shhhh! Someone might here you!"
"Larissa Ricci! What on Earth did you ate to fall in love with, that." She said subtly pointing her lips towards Cody's direction.
"I mean, he is cute. Plus! he kinda looks like Timothee Chalamet." Which is true, they both have this sleepy charismatic eyes that I definitely buy but besides that, they are completely polar opposites.
She raised an eyebrow at me, giving me an are-you-serious look. To which I returned a damn-sure-babe look. We had a staring contest for a few seconds before she finally gave up, seeing that I deeply believe, that someone like Timothee Chalamet, look very slightly similar with Cody Nolan Bennett.
She whispered a whatever, before picking up hee bag and heading towards the direction of our next class. I giggle at the sight of her defeat as I follow after her.
"Its just a crush, silly. Why are you even so set on making me dislike him?" I asked on her sour face once I was able to catch up on her.
"Because he is a jerk! And You! You are so awesome, beautiful and smart! I don't even understand how someone like you have a crush on the likes of him!"
"Chill, Jill! I told you, he is cute! Besides, its just a crush. I'm sure it'll past after sometime. Relax, okay?" I smiled reassuringly at her, which she returned with a tight smile.
I smiled brightly at her before I pulled her in our next class. Ready to get lost in our professor's dull voice, only if I don't got lost in 'observing' Cody Bennett's side profile first.
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It did not past over time.
Its been a few months and I still feel. flutters in my stomach whenever Cody is around. Those tiny interactions with him just can't put my heart at ease! Geez! I feel like some fangirl fawning over her Idol or something.
Over the course of few days, Jillian still can't get over by the fact that I liked Cody Bennet. But she is less pouty about it now than when I first told her. Although it was fun seeing her appalled whenever I compliment Cody, I wouldn't want other people to hear me talk about my little crush for him.
We wouldn't want people to attack me for liking their Basketball Superstar, won't we?
"Hey, Ricci."
I was walking along the hallway of our school when one of my classmates in History, Ivan, suddenly came out of nowhere and put his arms around my shoulders. I replied with a simple 'hey', once I saw his face, smiling smugly at me.
"Where you headed to?" He asked, his eyes looking forward.
"Home."
He hummed at my answer before continuing to walk with me towards the school doors.
Ivan Walker is one of the few male students that I can actually hang around with. For various reasons that is, but majority of those reasons stems from my unreasonable fear of having male friends.
"Why'd you ask?" I asked curiously, once we've reached the double doors and he still isn't saying his goodbyes.
He seemed to be taken back by my question and contemplated for a few seconds before sighing loudly. I look at him with worry, fearing that there must be something wrong with him to act this way.
"Are you okay? Are you in trouble or something?"
"What? No! I'm fine, really. I just... I have a question to ask." He said, looking really bothered with this question of his, that is why I gave him an encouraging smile to go on.
He looked at my eyes with pure sincerity, and muttered up the courage to voice out his question.
"Is it true that you like Cody Bennett? " He asked, extremely fast that I almost doubted myself if I have heard it wrong.
"What?" I asked, my eyes wide and forehead knotted in worry.
It can't be what I think it is, right? He can't possibly know that I like Cody Bennett. I only told Jillian, and I know Jillian won't just tell on it to anybody.
"Do you like Cody Bennett?" He asked slowly, his voice full of seriousness. Very different from his usual smug and arrogant voice.
I blinked at him, and hurriedly shook my head, hoping that he would believe me if I deny his allegations.
"No! God, no! What made you think of that?" I said, awkwardly forcing a giggle out, thinking that it would cover up my lie.
It seems that it did work, since he took a very suspicious sigh of relief before smiling tightly at me.
"No. No reason...At all." I nodded at him, my forehead still knotted from the weird interaction that we had.
We stared at each other for a few more seconds, awkward silence surrounding us, when he decided to break the silence.
"So, yeah. I should go." He said, pointing his tumb towards his back.
Which reminds me, he is one of the basketball players in our school. He must have a practice to go to.
"Yeah! Definitely. I should go to. Home, I mean." We nodded at each other awkwardly, my mind screaming at me to get out of this situation already.
"So yeah. Bye, I guess?" I said, already turning my body towards outside.
"Yeah! See you tomorrow in history!" He said waving lightly as I exit the school.
I gave him a kind smile before completely turning my back from him and that awfully, awkward scenario.
Grrr. Just thinking about it makes me shiver. I wonder what made him asked that question though.
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"Huh." So that is why he asked me if I like Cody Bennett.
After arriving at home and finishing up my homeworks, I took my phone to mindlessly scroll through my social media accounts, when a video posted by a schoolmate of ours caught my eye.
At first, I was pretty impassive about the video since it was about some useless gossip in about our school. Until it got to a portion called, "Who Likes who", which is basically snitching someone's crush to the whole world.
And this is the part where I realize, that I am doomed.
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