-The Canteen-
"Let's sit there." Lani suggested, counting the number of people going to dine together in her head. It was supposed to be five people meeting but an uninvited guest, Zou Haoran joined them too. Well, his presence wasn’t that unexpected when they actually took his only friends in the school.
Without wasting any time those four sat down. Zou Haoran and Opal sat on either side of Caleb. While Lani chose to sit in front of Zou Haoran leaving two seats empty.
After some time, Layla and Ryan joined them. "Sorry, we are a little late."
They run their eyes across the table to scan those three in front of them. Only Zou Haoran seemed to be a little out of place. Everyone was having a canteen meal except him. His food was brought by his driver, prepar
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All the tiring classes were over. It was time to leave. Some were leaving, exhausted and some were filled with excitement in the anticipation of completing their plans. Meanwhile, Zou Haoran was waiting for his friends in the car. Not after long, Caleb arrived. "Where is she?" Zou Haoran asked, seeing no sign of Opal with him. Caleb just opened his mouth to answer but at the moment she came."Sorry, I was a little late." Zou Haoran nodded his head, "Let's go". They had plans to visit Zou Haoran’s new place. His parents bought a house so that he could live with comfort even if he is not with them. Their new school wasn't near to their residents despite being in the same city leaving them with no choice but to make these arrangements.
Layla’s expressions were urging her to spill the beans and break this suspense she was creating."You know… they told me that he’s an excellent student, a topper. They found it from their networks." Her eyes were sparkling as she was practicing one of her liked activities."Hmm…Topper?" Lani nodded."There is a rumor but no one dares to speak it loudly..." Lani had lowered her voice. She was whispering. “...that he might have some connections with the Zou family.”“Isn’t it... just an assumption.”Layla shook her head. Then she remembered that he seemed to be rich. “Did something slip from your tongue?” Her eyes were looking at her sharply.Lani gulped under h
Layla was standing in front of a shop. Her head was up, looking at the name written on the top of it. The shop’s name was Aroma where the 'O' was replaced with the beautiful top view of a cup of coffee.When she entered, a bell chimed on her head making the owner aware of someone’s arrival. She went to the counter and smiled at the old man who looked like in his fifties. "Hello, Uncle Fu, I’m here on time."He was the owner of the shop. He flashed a fatherly smile at her. "Hello, little girl. Are you ready?"She nodded. “Find your aunty Fu in the back room.” He showed her the way to enter a room behind the counter.This shop was run by the Fu couple. Due to Frs. Fu’s health, they were having some difficulties in menia
Layla was impatiently waiting for Lani to get ready so that they can leave for school."My singing goddess, you should cut off your long hair." Layla couldn't help but complain seeing her taking time to do her hair. As much as those waist-long black hair looks beautiful, they proved themselves trouble too. Well, Layla was kinda spared from this trouble as her hair only covers half of her back.With another break-recording speed, Lani was ready to leave. "I’m ready, my singing disaster, we can leave at any time."While these two girls were busy complaining and teasing each other, Opal was sitting quietly, waiting for them to finish or that's what they both thought. In reality, Opal was busy thinking about last night's events when she showed her newly bought things. It wasn’t the first time she, the second
-The Canteen-Like always, the canteen was bustling with students and the smell of food was wafting in the air. They all were eating, chatting, and relaxing the moments they got away from their studies.At one of the tables there, four people were seated together: Lani, Opal, Caleb, and Zou Haoran.Caleb didn't think that they would end up eating together… again. But then again, Opal and Lani have become friends as well as roommates, so it was understandable. But the most shocking news for him and Opal was Zou Haoran's new position in the student council. He was aware of his friends' thoughts but didn’t think he would act this fast since Zou Haoran refused to spill any beans on his ways to deal with it.
His eyes moved from sheet to sheet pasted there, reading their contents and seeing the purpose they served. Momentarily he halted on quotes and drawings which were giving a beautiful look to the board. “Who drew them?” he asked.Layla turned her head to see what he was doing, “They were already on the board. We just rearranged them and a few are from the art & craft club.” He nodded in understanding. He could see the traces of being old on them.Then, his eyes stopped on a sheet with the title "List of events". He started reading it.The information on it was divided on the basis of months. It was well arranged and written with dates too. August, October, November… in November, one particular occasion attracted his attention. 'Hmm, it shouldn't be an event.'
Like yesterday, Layla was doing her job in the shop "Aroma".She was picking empty trays, also looking around to observe people. While doing so her eyes fell on a boy biting his straw while struggling with a physics problem. She felt an urge to at least offer him help, "I can help you." She was wearing a harmless smile on her face."Oh" The boy, of course, didn't believe her even a bit. Though it didn’t affect her mood in any way. After receiving a dull response, Layla resumed her work. Just then, her eyes fell on a familiar face."What are you doing here?" she asked the boy in the glasses."Mom asked me to come." He answered while sipping his coffee.'If not for my aunt, you wouldn't come.' When she was scolding him in
Reaching her room, Layla saw a lock hanging on the door. She took out the keys and inserted one of them into the hole of the lock. After twisting the key and removing the unlocked lock, she entered. As soon as she opened the door, the pink zone in her room greeted her first. She went to her bed, thinking how many shades of pink this room has and how much pink tax Opal is paying.Just then Opal entered, she was smiling. Layla found her smile beautiful yet silly. "You're back. I thought you might take time." She asked meaningfully.Layla found it a little strange as her question was not making any sense to her. "Why you thought so?" she asked without beating around the bush.Seeing her straightforward attitude, Opal decided to be honest. "Umm… I saw you with Ryan. So, I thought…" Opal was scratchin