"Isn't that great? Don't worry about us, Alexis. You should go." Zaki said as they all made me go towards Ezra. I'm not even worried about them; I'm worried about myself. With that, Ezra held my arm and gently pulled me to wherever he wanted to go.
"W-Wait."
Ezra stopped walking and turned to me. His smile didn't vanish as he tilted his head. "What is it?"
"I… I want to watch Miss Ravenwood pageant."
Ezra's eyes widened as if he just remembered it now. "That's right! How dare I forget about it. Let's go and support Mitch." I nodded to what he said, and the two of us made our way towards the gymnasium.
However, he still didn't let go of my arm! Why is he not letting go? Does Ezra think that I might run away from him? Am I a prisoner of his or something like that?
"Uhm… can you let go of my arm?
“Do you like sweets? I know a café where they sell delicious baked goods.” Ezra’s smiling from ear to ear, which causes me to smile back at him. “Hmm. I like sweets, but I prefer salty foods. My favorite is cheese.” “Really? I know they also have baked goods made out of cheese. We should check it out.” I nodded thousands of times. If someone ever wanted to kidnap me, they should just use cheese to lure me in, which would be a total success. That’s how crazy I am for cheese. Don’t ask me why I don’t know either I just love it! Ezra and I walked down the hallway with other people walking around us. Some are giving flyers as we pass by their booths, and some laugh around with their friends. So this is how a school festival feels like? It’s really festive, and it makes my heart feel bliss. Except for the fact that I’m with Ezra right now, and he’s th
Ezra and I went inside the horror booth, but it wasn't scary like I thought. I'm not really fond of scary things, but this one I don't hate at all. "These things look interesting. Do you think they'll let me borrow this after the school festival?" I turned around to see Ezra holding the skulls decoration that he picked up from the ground."I think they'll make you pay if you want it."He laughed, but it didn't take long until he stopped because someone suddenly appeared in front of us. Ezra flinched, and so did I as I moved closer to him because I admitted that I was scared."We should start moving towards the exit," I suggested. I don't even know why I wanted to get inside this horror booth when I know how much of a scaredy-cat I am in real life.I didn't even notice that I was already clinging to Ezra's uniform while I walked right behind him. "Are you scared?" Ezra asked, w
Even though the school festival continued the day after that so-called school date, I couldn't pay attention to anything at all. I haven't even congratulated Mitch for winning the Miss Ravenwood pageant. It's all because of what Ezra did. He kissed the back of my hand! Who wouldn't feel flustered after that?"Lia? Are you alright? Your face is red."I shook my head to remove all those thoughts concerning Ezra, and I looked in Jasper's direction. "I'm fine. It's kind of hot here." I said an excuse while fanning myself. We're waiting for the camera director to arrive to start the interview."What do you mean hot? The air-conditioners on full blast in this room."I couldn't say anything back to what Jasper said, and so I just let out an awkward laugh while scratching my cheek.Well, that was a failed attempt to hide that I was in a daze."I'm sorry, I'm kind of out o
"Hurry up! I already divided you all into groups since you'll be sharing rooms with each other."We hurried out of the bus because of coach Alfred. Due to the traffic on our way, we arrived later than expected, which explains why the coach's making us move faster. I guess we already have something we need to complete for today."After putting your things in the rooms, change in your clothes and go for a jog towards that hill." Coach Alfred pointed to the hill behind the inn we'll be staying in.Since the others were already rushing, I followed them, and it turned out I was sharing a room with Mitch and Ezra. Even though there are others with us, I feel awkward that I need to stay with the two of them in the same room.I know I shouldn't get controlled by my emotions again. We're here to train anyway, not to play. We all went outside after changing into training clothes, and Ez
Dinner was served, so we all went to the dining area with grumbling stomachs. "I'm so hungry I could eat that hill!" Joaquin said as soon as he got his share of food."Then why don't you eat it? Pay me if you can't." Arata butted in, and the two of them started bickering. I went to the counter and took my food. I might as well sit somewhere else. I don't want to get dragged into their bickering.Without paying attention, I sat beside Mitch, and he didn't mind me at all.When I realized that he was sitting beside me, I really thought that he would leave because of me. I might have thought too great about myself.With all that running, I became famished. I never even thought I could eat a whole bowl of rice and more meat. I've never thought this before since I need to maintain a good body for Lia, though I never really gain weight, so it's not a problem at all."It's nic
The silence following what Ezra said made my ears ring. All I could hear was his breathing mixing with mine, and the cold wind touching our skin made me want to hug myself. However, my body's temperature rose due to the heat I could feel due to what Ezra said.Ezra scratched the back of his head as he laughed. "I know you don't feel the same, which is why I apologize for my insensitive actions the past few days." He said with an expression that I couldn't comprehend."Hey! Alexis."Our eyes went to the bottom of the hill, where we saw Mitch and Royce.Did Mitch just call me Alexis? Even though he's been calling me Lexi before…"It's our turn to take a bath," Royce said. I stood up, and Ezra did the same.The two of us went down the hill while Mitch and Royce waited, though as soon as we arrived at the bottom, Mitch turned around and started walking away.&nb
Alexis's POV"What happened to your eyes? They look disgusting."I heard Arata saying towards Mitch as soon as we woke up. That's how my attention was grabbed by Mitch's appearance. I knew it. He was really crying yesterday at the lockers towards the bathroom. But why would he be crying? Did he and Royce get in a fight?"Stop playing around and tidy up your mattresses," Armin told us, though I already finished with mine. "Oh, Alexis, you can follow the others outside now. Eat well." He said to me and patted my back, making me go out of our room. Although I was worried about Mitch, I didn't need to. Mitch doesn't need me anyway."Alexis."After hearing someone call me, I turned around, and there I saw Joey. "You're going to eat too? Can I come with you?" I nodded with that; even though we're not that close,
"Ah!"I grunted as I knelt on the floor after all that running we did. "I think… I might die today." I said with blurry vision, but Ezra pulled me up while laughing. Is this entertaining him? Seeing my disheveled look? While I look at him, he doesn't look like he ran like us many times. Why is it so unfair?Our manager appeared out of nowhere, giving us all the drinks we needed. "Royce, here you go," Angelica said to Royce while she gave him a drink. The expression on her face tells that she's head over heels, Royce, though I don't think it bothers Royce. More like he doesn't care at all."Let's all get to the court and start the warm-up," Ezra said as he let go of my hand and started walking in front of us. I looked at my hand and tilted my head. Why did it feel so weird when he suddenly let go of my hand? I should be feeling weird that he was holding my hand, not the other way around.&n