Between I Hate You's.

05📂To stay.

05. | to stay.

Please.. don't get use to it.

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⏱P R E V I O U S L Y..

He meets my eyes again, and answers..

"Like I said you're unhealthy. Since when did you last eat these kind of things? In fact you barely eat. I'd mostly see you eating chocolate or chips on lunch or recess. I'm just taking the opportunity to actually feed you something that'll make you healthy..."

Okay I've got to admit. M-my heart.. fluttered. Wait what?!!! No way. I mean.. okay at least my heart.. softened at that. That's it. T-that's the right word.

"Tsk. Eat come on.." Then I was just even more shocked when Daniel grabs a fork and went ahead to grab some on the "extra vegetable" t-that's for me... a-all along? And... and freaking... f-fed me.

My eyes blinked twice as he waited impatiently and arrogantly for me to eat it wakening me up when he kept giving looks to just eat it.

I gorged on the one piece broccoli, blinking like an i***t. I ate the broccoli even though I hate broccoli with my whole entire body, and I'm not even exaggerating when I say I hate it to the point that when I see it, I have a not so appetising expression on my face. But what's weird is... the fact that it's a broccoli didn't bother me at all to begin with, and now that it's on my mouth... why the hell does it taste so sweet? A-are broccoli sweet? I-is it supposed to really taste this delicious?! But at the same time, the only thing on my mind right now was the fact that Daniel is acting like this. What has he eaten that he's completely being different.

I look down and was never planning to meet his eyes, but then I couldn't helped it after awhile. I glanced at him and continued on, until he felt someone's eyes on him which made him meet mine which made me now break the eyes contact like a coward quickly, and ate more vegetables like a coward again. My health is thanking me though.

?Daniel's POV.

I met her eyes when I felt hers on mine, and I wish I didn't because then I just realised more how much I'm acting so much on behalf of what I really feel.

She breaks the eye contact and buried her eyes deep into the food, as if by doing so, she could also bury herself deep. While me, I followed on averting my eyes to the food in front of me also and played with it with my fork.

After some time, I couldn't help myself anymore but wonder about what the hell happened with Cheanne... and Jordan.

I glanced up at her uncomfortably, then played it cool again while playing with the food that I dearly hate. Why the hell did I get vegetables? Just to be a good example to this kid? Tsk.

"So... about the confession.." I asked looking at my food, as if it was her.

But then myself couldn't help but get it straight to the point and look at her, stopping whatever the hell I was doing, pausing looking up at her "What happened?"

She was only staring back at me and at that moment I wished I could read minds.

Not long ago...

She scoffs so loudly maybe the whole cafeteria heard,

"I knew it!! How did you know about it?! I knew it!! You were trying to fool me again!! Wow and you really gotta get someone as sweet as Jordan to play your stupid games?!!"

Somehow I boiled hearing her talk bad about me. It's not like this is the first time, maybe what angered me is the fact that someone else was involved. She's so dumb she doesn't know that I'm only trying to help... maybe I'm actually more dumb.

"Stop making up stories in your goddamn head Anna!"

I guess my voice was so loud that I could feel heads turning in our table, and especially Cheanne turning quiet, face softening, as if a realisation came to her from my loud respond.

Just after I exploded, I realised that too and the table were only left with a big silence, and our faces soft but also undeniably unexplainable. Peaceful indeed, as if a weigh in my shoulder has been lifted off, but now I'm only faced with some more. And her, as if my words made perfectly sense that there is no way that confession was a joke. This is the first time I wished it was.

We both break the eye contact, then I hear her mumble and talked to herself, which made me look at her again "Why do you have to be so angry about it?"

I want to tell her that I ask the same question right at this moment.

"So your Jordan's now?" I finally managed to asked after the silence, talking to the table instead of her.

She looks at me, and I had no choice but to look up as she stared for a pretty good time.

"Are we close? Why do you have so many questions ha? As far as I can remember.. we were enemies one day ago.. what has gotten into you that you've been saving and even curious about my personal life mr bored? Why do you want to know?!!!"

"As for me... isn't it obvious? I want to know... I want to know because.."

Somehow I couldn't continue...

"Because?" She impatiently repeated my words with a question mark.

"Because..."

Why do I want to know anyway?

She was there impatient as usual.

"Because???"

Because I don't want you to.

Was what I answered unconsciously to myself.

I ignored that stupid voice inside me that answered her question. The answer that she may never get to hear in our both whole existence.

I got back to her and finally answered "Because isn't it obvious? I want to know because I want to make sure that the nbsb tease still works for you ofcourse."

"Tsss. As expected.. what was I expecting." I don't know if I'm hallucinating... but did I just see a pinch of disappointment in her face?

Then, we were back to that freaking silence.. but intriguingly peaceful.

"So what does it still work?" I asked, finally more straight forward with what I really want. Eyes to eyes, eager to get to the point.

Her eyes left mine uncomfortably and wondered off somewhere.

"I... I... I rejected.... i-it."

And just like that, as if I could hear sweet melodies suddenly singing, and as if a rainbow was on top of my head... I had a tough time keeping a straight face on as I found my lips finally curved up... smiling to myself like an i***t.

I came back to my senses thanks to Anna scoffing so loudly again.

"Wow! Wow.. y-you're happy? Why are you happy?!!!" She nearly threw a tantrum.

I kept and tried to control my lips from going up any further and answered with a solid answer.

"Of course.. I... I... I..."

She gives me a suspicious look coming closer across from me, "Don't tell me..." she moves backwards together with covering her mouth, eyes so wide... I nearly thought I'd die.

"Of course..."

Her eyes grew bigger as I tried to find a way to cover up what the hell I'm even trying to cover up?!!

"You?!!" I laughed awkwardly,

"You?.. Cheanne.. Anna you?.. You really rejected Jordan? Wow you're becoming more fierce the more you hang around me... wow, you're becoming more confident... ha.. haha.. ha.. ha... haha.. wow... you? Wow. Hahah... ha.." I finally managed to escape as my words crumble here and there, and barely managed to make any sense at all.

While Cheanne's face settled down and was so loose. She was frowning obviously. Obviously because of my stupid reason. At least... at least that's better than her realising that maybe... that maybe... that's better right?

Before I choke on my own saliva and proved I obviously did not mean anything I just said now.. I helped myself with the glass of water next to me and chugged it off.

"What? What just because.. I'm me.. I can't do that huh? I have the right?!"

"Did I say anything? Did I say anything huh? Here you go again assuming it's a bad thing.."

"Tsk. Isn't that a bad thing.. that's an insult." She mumbled to herself.

"That's a compliment Anna. Don't get me wrong.. I'm proud of you."

"Stop calling me Anna!!!" She blew up, once again gathering attention. Tsss. As if attention wasn't on us the whole time, once in a while I could see heads turning not believing that both Anna and I are sitting together. Sometimes it's irritating being this popular.. I want some privacy too. That's what I'm saying... confidence. I thought her well. Wait.. wait why am I so happy?

"Anna Anna Anna Anna Anna." I teased.

"If you don't stop I'm going." She threatened.

"Why do you hate it so much when I call you that? You tell me but I have no right to call you that? Come on it's just a name.."

She mumbles something to herself... that I couldn't catch.

?Cheanne's POV.

"Tsk. It's not just a name.. it's deeper than that."

I mumbled and Daniel seemed to not have heard as he does not respond, unbothered.

And I'm in between sad and happy that he didn't catch on. Happy because then I could keep the reason all to myself. Sad because then he'll continue, without realising that overtime he says that name... it draws me in.

It's just a name yes. But that name is a name that's been buried deep into people that maybe once called me important. And every time he says that name... somehow there's an effect on me.. and I'm slowly believing that maybe there's a chance.. that somebody knows me enough to call me by that name.

Please Daniel... stop before I make myself believe that.

Tsss. What an emotional ride. Daniel? Me? Going to think I'm important and so connected with Daniel? Even if he calls me by that name a billion times.. it doesn't change the fact that we're enemies, and the only reason he's there is because he likes playing around with someone with great reactions like me. So stop it... Anna.