The Deep Forest

Famous Childhood Friend

"Yo Alice!" 

Stephanie greeted her. Alice wonders what makes a beautiful girl excited on a cloudy morning. she responded lazily and leaned her head on the table. Stephanie sat in front of her facing the back.

"What's wrong with you this early Alice?" Stephanie asked curiously

"What are you doing that is bothering me. I am still sleepy"

Alice raised her head and sat up straight. Stephanie frowned and sighed in annoyance.

"You need vitamin B complex Alice"

The term is always used by Stephanie when she sees her best friend experiencing laziness syndrome. The word complex refers to something similar to a spirit

"Yep. I think now is the right time for the B complex"

Alice said lazily. Stephanie shook her head in disbelief. Her view focused on something else

"You don't want to take off your sweater? It's already in class"

Stephany stared in surprise. With alacrity, Alice immediately took it off.

"Oh God, it's still morning and you're the second person to comment on my sweater" 

Alice folded her sweater and put it under the table.

"Will?"

Stephanie asked, smiling mischievously. Seeing that Alice took her sweater back and threw it at Stephany. She laughed so hard making the whole class turn to her. But she still didn't care and still laughed at Alice's behavior

"I'll bet that this morning you also did that to Will"

"Of course! Because you two really like making me throw my beloved sweater, "Alice grumbled

"What's wrong with your handsome neighbor?"

Hearing Stephanie asks about Will, Alice's face turned serious. Seeing her behavior Stephany wondered about Alice's talent at being able to change her facial expression so quickly

"You know, this morning he broke down the door in my room and launched all his nagging about going to school and whatever it was that finally made mom threaten not to give me money if I skipped" she muttered

"Hey isn't that a good move?" asked Stephany

"Are you taking my neighbor's side?"

"Of course" Stephany smiled in satisfaction and threw the blue sweater back to its owner.

"I can't help thinking, Alice, if I were you maybe I would never have told him to come out. I am willing to pay dearly just to be alone with him in the room. ”Stephanie began to babble

"You are crazy"

"Hey, who doesn't want to share a room with the coolest guy in St.Paul?"

Alice was used to facing Stephanie's behavior who always deified her neighbors. She always thought about what good Will was when he was little. They are always together until they know every part and nature of Will to its roots. It's just that there are many girls in her school who don't have the same thoughts as Alice. For them, Will is a God who has a host who always follows him and that's Alice.

Such an assumption is very disturbing. If it wasn't for her mom who always complained to go and go home with Will, she wouldn't be diligently waiting for Will to finish the club.

Taking a deep breath, Alice leaned her head back on the table and murmured

"Me"

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St Paul's high school contains students in various categories. Starting from the glamour student to the nerdy category. Being a favorite high school made St. Paul's existence much in demand. Alice one of them.

But the part she liked the most was the fact that in the cafeteria there was a variety of foods that she could choose at lunch. Unlike the other girls who competed with each other to look for the popularity, typical of high school kids.

"Are you done?" Alice asked Stephanie who had just come out of the bathroom.

"99% good," she said steadily.

She had just improved her makeup and shortened the skirt so that the long legs of hers were visible. Alice was used to seeing this, and sometimes wondering about Stephanie's legs always been beautiful whatever she was wearing. They both walked along the corridor to the canteen

"Let me guess, I'll go home alone?" said Alice

"Yes, I'm sorry. You know I'm like this when I meet Cam later ”

"What will you give Cam? Aren't you two celebrate your anniversary now? "

Stephanie was shocked and immediately stopped, followed by Alice

"How do you know?" she asked in surprise

"Who doesn't know that every day you nag about your anniversary and you've explained it to me three times just for today"

Alice snorted in annoyance. Stephanie laughed. Alice ignored her friend and opened the cellphone. She saw an incoming message from her mother ranting about breakfast.

She was unconscious when someone approached and patted her shoulder from behind. They both turned their heads together. Its William

"What Will?" Stephanie asked

"I want to talk to Alice," Will said

"You can talk now neighbor" Alice looked at Will in surprise

"Neighbors? Since when did you call me that? " said Will coldly.

Alice realized that Will was slightly offended and made the atmosphere strange. She was surprised, even though this morning she called him a driver and the response was fine. Alice suddenly felt guilty

"Neighbor --- Stephanie's voice broke the silence

--and my time will run out if I see the two of you act so lovely like this. "I'll go to the canteen first, Alice, I'll leave you strawberry pudding," Stephanie said casually. Alice glared at her best friend and walked away. Actually Alice was a little afraid of the mood changes of the guy in front of her. It feels like not usually William.

"What's going on now, Will?" Alice emphasizes the word "Will"

"I .. can't take you home from school later"

"Club?" Will nodded.

Alice cursed when she found out that she really had come home alone. She had thought about how cruel the people were to her today. William did not say much. There is something in him that is strange today.

Alice began to feel uncomfortable when the girls who passed by the corridor looked strangely at her and threw a teasing smile at Will. Unconsciously Will looked at Alice's direction

"Don't mind it" Will said, closing Alice's eyes.

"Don't worry, I'm used to having famous weird friends "

Alice smiled mischievously followed by Will's laugh

"Oh you're right, I'm really weird. A strange guy who has extraordinary charm "

Will smiled with satisfaction. Sometimes Alice had trouble replying to Will's words, which were difficult to dispute. Will muttered again

"Of course, only weird girls like me"

The sentence hangs in the air. Will's gaze was blank

"That's your business William, as long as I'm normal" joked Alice, William was silent for a moment

"And I always hope you get weird"

After finishing his words, William walked away. Alice had hit his arm but as if William did not feel anything even turned his head. To Alice at the time, it sounded like a mockery to her. But if there is Stephanie maybe the meaning will be different. Really different.

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