Unknowingly Yours

I step back as I opened my locker. There's almost a dozen of big packed chocolates that's on the ground, someone obviously slid it inside from the small opening causing it to fell on the ground when I opened my locker. Does that person wanted me dead with diabetes? I laugh to myself, although I love chocolates, this is too much. "Wow, from who?" I look at Mia who picked the chocolates from the ground. "I don't know. Have some so we could go to our classroom."  I put the remaining chocolates inside before closing it. I'll bring that to our dorm after class.   "You know, your admirers are really dumb. No courage at all." Mia commented while munching a chocolate. "What admirers? I have none." I smiled  "Oh please! You're really naïve." She rolled her eyes at me. I pouted while walking. If it's really true then why am I seeing none of it.  We continued walking when I noticed the man walking from the other side of the corridor. Don't tell me his room is beside ours? My steps became slower, he's still the only one who could make my heart beat so much. "What happened to you?" Mia turned to me. I lifted my gaze from Ashton to Mia before keeping up to her.  I shook my head and continued walking facing my head down. We entered the room immediately, I sat next to the window at the back along with Mia. "Eli, Ashton's classroom is beside ours. I don't like it." She said after placing her bag. "I know but why?" I absentmindedly ask.  She turned her whole body to me and look at me accusingly. I already know what she would say to me. That I am not over him. Which is absurd because I feel like getting over him isn't necessary cause were not together, I just like him since grade school. "You still love him? Get over my cousin already!"  I had to cover her mouth because she almost screamed. My face heated when some of my classmates look at us. "Mia please, your mouth! You really want everyone to know my stupidity, are you? For the record, I don't love him okay?" I hissed at her. "Oh really? Like is an understatement. You love him and maybe you should admit it to yourself because it'll help you move on."  "There's nothing to move on. I just like him, that's all. I'm sure it'll fade eventually." "Yeah yeah, whatever!" My day went on thinking ways on how I could avoid having in contact with Ashton even though we don't really talk. As much as possible, I tried avoiding him because I might embarrass myself.  I got up when I think of the chocolates in the locker. I was about to ask Mia to come with me back to campus building but I saw her face timing Mark. "Hey, I need to go back to the building. I forgot my chocolates." Thankfully our dorm is just inside the campus and it's still 6 pm. "Wait for me I'll acc-" "No need. I'll just go by myself." I said while getting my sweater. "Be careful Elise, I heard there's a ghost just roaming around the campus." I heard Mark talk. "Don't scare her!" I shook my head while smiling before heading out. There's barely no one in the buildings anymore. The lights in the classrooms are all off except on the hallways. Now I feel uneasy remembering Mark's words. I hurriedly went to our locker area and opened mine but I almost screamed when the door to the nearest classroom opened, I automatically shut my eyes and brace for something when I heard  footsteps coming my way.  I slowly opened my eyes and saw Ashton looking at me. I exhaled deeply, I'm relieved that it's just a human but also nervous cause of all people, why should it be him. "What are you doing here?" He asked as he's nearing me. "W-what are you doing in that classroom?"  "Just throwing garbages. It's late, why are you still here?" "I j-just want to get something." I turned to my locker to get my chocolates but there's no chocolates left inside. I confusedly examined the things but the chocolates are gone. Did someone stole it? "Why is it gone?" I asked myself.  "Let's go, it's late." "Huh? I still wan-" Ashton pulled me to his side before slamming my locker shut. "Find it tomorrow." He said while walking. I awkwardly walked beside him. I don't know what to say, I feel so nervous. We're still walking for a few minutes but I feel like I walked with him for many hours. I thought he would go on his way to their dorms but I noticed that he's still walking beside me.  "Uhm, your dorm is that way." I stopped and pointed the opposite way to the boys dorms "I know. Walk faster so I could go back to our dorms immediately." My face heated when I realized that he would walk me to my dorm. I nodded shyly before walking. I'm really embarrassing. I bowed my head while walking when a group of students were walking passed us. Ashton is quite popular in the university and I don't want to stir rumors. "I'll go ahead. Thank you!" I didn't look at him while bidding goodbye. Gosh! My heart's about to explode. I entered the dorm room still flushed. I can't believed I walked with Ashton. "How's your walk?" Mia asked me flatly as I entered the room. "What are you talking about?" I walked to my study table feigning innocence. "It's all over the school's forum, you know." I turned to her wide eyed before checking the underground forum of our school. What a bunch of nuisance. I'm sure it's one of the students earlier. I look at it for minutes when I noticed Mia glaring at me. I know she's telling me with her eyes to explain. "T-that was just nothing. I'll go to bed early. Good night!" I stood and immediately went to bed. "What about your chocolates?"  I sat again on my bed and pouted. "It's all gone. When I look up to it inside my locker, there's nothing left." "Huh? Weird."