Chapter 3: the transferred student
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I woke up to my alarm clock, but for the first time since Kristian moved across from our house, I felt the laziness of getting up in the morning.
I'm so sad, I feel like I'm depressed because of what happened yesterday. I hope they have forgotten what happened! Ahhhhhhgghhh!!! It's annoying. Why do I feel like I really confessed to him that I like him? I mean, I know it's true that I like him, but not in that way! I'm really stupid. I never thought that I would confess my love to him like that.
I bowed down when I saw that the light was on in Kristian's room. Wait, why did I bow down? The window is always closed! Not to mention that there is still a curtain. I can only see it when the light is on in his room, especially when the sun is not peeking.
I have to go to school now before him! I can also let him go first, but what if I get late?
Alright, I'll let him go out first.
I hurried to take a shower and got ready so I couldn't keep up with Kristian. Good thing I know what time he comes out so I can really avoid him.
Before I left our gate, I peeked a little to see if Kristian was there or if there was any sign that he was going out of their house.
"Hey! What are you doing there!?" I almost peed in shock when I heard Mom behind me.
"Huh? Nothing. I was just checking our gate. You know, nowadays! We should check our gate as maybe the thief will find a way to come inside the house." I said while still shaking because I got startled.
"Ahh is that so?!"
"Yes Ma, it seems to be a trend nowadays to break into houses, especially when there is only one person inside."
"I see! Okay! Go to school now. You might be late."
"Alright, Ma. bye"
"Oh, by the way, I might be late to come home later, okay?. I'm going to see my client."
"Copy! Alright, Ma!" I said, but of course, before I went out, I peeked again to see if Kristian was going out. When I saw that he wasn't going to come out, I immediately went out of our gate. I didn't even close the gate properly and I sped up just to avoid that person.
Maybe it's better if I just take the bus to school instead of walking!
Imagine if I found out while I'm walking, Kristian is walking behind me. That is so awkward, and I don't know how to act in that kind of situation. It's like I'm avoiding him, but how do you avoid the person you like?
I feel like a walking zombie as I lack sleep
"Hey, that's the one who confessed to Kristian!"
"Really!?"
"I even heard he shouted all over the campus. As if Kristian was going to give his attention to him."
"feeling! He's not even a girl, so Kristian doesn't pay any attention to him!"
Ohmygad! I was not informed that the whole school knew what happened to us yesterday! It's just one night but they all know it. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised because Kristian is so popular that the whole school knows everything that happens to him. Shame! What face will I show in our classroom?
Every student I meet looks at me and whispers. I want to blame Pol for what happened to make me feel better, but I know for myself that it was really my fault and not his.
"Aaaay!" I screamed when I suddenly bumped into the man's back. How did I know? Because the back is hard and I could also smell his perfume. Why do I always get bumped these days!?
I immediately held my forehead that hit his back while listening to the whispers of those gossipy students! Why did this happen to me when it was my last year in high school?
"Hey! Aren't you sorry?" The man said after I bumped into him. I just kept walking as if nothing had happened. But he chased me just to make me apologize to him, but I ignored him because I was not in the mood to talk.
"It's that Kristian!"
"Gosh, he's really handsome!"
The blood flowed in my veins and my eyes widened when I suddenly heard Kristian's name. I looked behind me and suddenly I saw him walking in the distance, so I panicked.
I was so in a rush to hide that I suddenly grabbed the hand of the man I bumped into and dragged him as I ran. I didn't listen to the whispers of the students we met because my goal was to get away from where Kristian was.
I ran far, dragging the man I was holding and when I noticed that we were far from Kristian's radar and I saw that there were not many students, I immediately stopped running and leaned against the wall while sitting on the ground.
"Ahhhhhh!!! I don't want it anymore! Why is this happening to me!" I said while crying.
"Ahhhmmm.... Excuse me.!" I didn't pay attention to the man I was with because he probably just wanted me to apologize to him.
"Ahhhhh...... Uhmmm.... Excuse me?"
"What!!!?" I shouted while still shedding tears.
"t-that's my hand... Can I take it back?"
My eyes widened in shock and I looked at my hand that was still tightly holding his hand. My heart!!
"Oh sorry!!!!!" I said and quickly let go of his hand.
He also sat on the ground next to me, that's why I looked at him. I thought that when I let go of his hand, he would leave and come back to whatever he was going. But he still stayed by my side, even though we didn't know each other.
Then I noticed that this man was also good-looking because I just looked at him. Yes, he is handsome, but of course, my Kristian is even more handsome.
"What are you doing?" I asked him.
"I'll go with you... maybe because of what you're going to do."
"Heeeee!???"
"Ahh, nothing!" He said with a laugh. Why do I feel it means I might do something bad?
"I'm Jerold, Jerold Torres."
"Huh!? Torres!? Seriously? Torres is my last name too."
"Really? What a coincidence! Maybe we're related."
"From the looks of you... It doesn't look like it" I said, to which he replied with a laugh.
"You, what is your name?" He asked.
"Jepoy..." I said.
"Jepoy? So you're the famous one that's being talked about here on campus right now?" He said with a laugh.
"Ahhhhh..... Don't remind me." I said, hiding my face in my hands.
"What year are you?" I asked him.
"Guess what?" He even made me a fortune teller. Can he just tell me?
"Hmmmm... I think it's a third-year student."
"How did you say that?"
"Ahmmm.. you look handsome and your body looks strong, so it's not in the first or second year. It's not in the fourth year either, because if you were a 4th year student I would have known you. I'm a 4th-year student." He just laughed at what I said.
"Did I hear it correctly? You said I'm handsome? And my body is beautiful and elegant?" he said. At the same time, he posed as if he was a model.
I immediately laughed at what he just did because, from his appearance, you would not think that he is a mischievous and cheerful person.
"You! It's pretty thick. Hahahaa!" I joked with him. But he just raised his two eyebrows at me as if he was trying to be cute.
"No. I'm in my 4th year. I don't know you or see you because I'm a transfer student. Actually, today is my first day and I didn't think that the first person I'd meet at our school would be famous on campus." I widened my eyes at him with disbelief.
"what? I'm telling you the truth. I just transferred here. It looks like my stay at our school will be fun", he said.
"Why?"
"Because you're here." again, I widened my eyes at him while saying he was crazy.
He just laughed and said he was just joking.
I can't explain it, but I know we have just met now, but the lightness of my heart towards him seems like we've known each other for a long time. I really feel that Jerold and I will be good friends.
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