She went to school the next day as usual and met with her friends.
Then she saw Jace.
She tried to avoid him, but he kept making eye contact with her. She looked away.
After classes, she was discussing with her friends when she saw the same girl she saw with Jace the day before. The girl went to meet Jace, and they were playing together and laughing.
She felt very bad in her heart. That was when she realized she had already started having feelings for him.
She didn't want to show it, but her friends noticed her mood changed.
"What's wrong?" they asked.
"I'm fine," she said, even though she knew she wasn't fine. She tried to act normal, but it wasn't working.
So she excused herself and told them she was going home.
When she got home, she met her aunt. Her aunt said, "Come, I need to discuss something with you. I've been meaning to tell you. You will be moving to your hostel tomorrow."
She was shocked. "Ah, you didn't tell me on time. I need to get my things ready."
She went inside, arranged her things, but even though her heart was still heavy about Leo, *she was eager because now the real university life had begun. She and would finally move to her hostel.
She kept thinking about the message Jace had sent. She refused to reply at first because she was angry, she had seen him with another girl.
She ate, played games on her phone to distract herself, and then slept off.
When she woke up, she couldn't ignore the message anymore. Her mind was telling her to reply.
So she replied.
He said he wanted to meet her in school the next day.
She said okay.
She suddenly became excited, even though part of her was still angry because she saw him with someone else. But the fact that he wanted to see her tomorrow and that she was moving to her hostel made her happy.
The next day in school, Lena went as usual.
When she got to class, she saw Jace. He was just with all of his friends. She felt shy to approach him, but he walked up to her and greeted her. She felt that butterfly feeling immediately.
She went inside the classroom and sat down. Unfortunately, class for the day was canceled. So she and Amy and her other friends decided to stroll around campus, just walking and talking. She thought everything was over.
Not until she saw them together again, Jace and Tata.
Amy and her friends noticed her mood changed immediately, so they started asking if anything was going on between her and Jace, but Lena denied it immediately, saying nothing was going on.
When Jace saw her, he waved at her, but he kept looking at Lena. Tata was now giving Lena side eyes in a bad way. She immediately felt somehow and told Amy and her friends to walk faster so they could pass them.
After strolling and having snacks and other stuff, Lena went back to the classroom.
Then Jace went inside to meet her. She immediately told him that she didn't want any issues with his girlfriend.
Jace said, "They are not dating, we are just friends."
At that particular time, Lena became very happy because at least they were not dating.
So they talked about school life and other stuff and Lena told Jace that she would be moving to the hostel that day.
Jace said, Okay, there is no problem with that, that she could invite him to her hostel if she didn't mind.
She wanted to decline the request, but something in her couldn't just say no. So she said it was fine, that when she settles in properly, maybe the next day he could come and visit her, that she didn't think she would be coming to school that day.
Jace left after they finished talking and told her bye.
Amy immediately turned to her and said, "Ah Lena, you said there was nothing going on with this guy?" Lena said no, they were just friends.
After the whole day in school, she went to make sure her files were all stamped and completed at her departmental office.
After that, she went back to her aunt's quarters to move her things to the hostel. Her aunt got her a ride that would take her there, and she moved her things.
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