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EVERYONE APPLAUDS THE principle when he ends his boring speech, and we all get up, wanting to do nothing but leave the grounds of Roset High when he dismisses us. 8964 copyright protection533PENANA9LNCzUh3XG 維尼
Assemblies are boring. Never fun unless you have entertainments, aka random performances. But that rarely happens, especially when everyone's too chicken to get up there. Our last performance was a pianist. 8964 copyright protection533PENANAx8yadnclQA 維尼
Zion. 8964 copyright protection533PENANAAB0lxPud15 維尼
I remember the sound of crickets echoing throughout the auditorium when his name was called out. No one expected him to ever play the piano, much less go up on stage. But he did, and my my, was he spectacular.8964 copyright protection533PENANA8khZi5PNfF 維尼
As I follow the parade of students outside, yesterday's incident flashes in my mind—not that it's left it anyway. How can it? A teacher tells me some good looking human likes me and plans to sit him next to me, and you expect me not to overthink it?8964 copyright protection533PENANA11ZP6QAIUi 維尼
Sigh. I don’t want to get involved with anyone this year, much less a guy like Zion. I mean, there's nothing wrong with him and I wouldn't mind, but it's Zion. There's no need for me to even spell it out. 8964 copyright protection533PENANAxmDDdhWQcK 維尼
"Yoohoo, Valleyhills!”8964 copyright protection533PENANAdN9eg4cy4Z 維尼
I groan and pick up my pace. Come on, you're nearly there.8964 copyright protection533PENANAxyhtjuZigE 維尼
"Aye Vel, come here for a second!"8964 copyright protection533PENANANIRnqGq4DR 維尼
Go away.8964 copyright protection533PENANAi0zICsaYKd 維尼
"Vellary!”8964 copyright protection533PENANAiPzUNd7JsR 維尼
I halt in my tracks, nails digging into my palms, and turn around. "Yes, Hugo?" 8964 copyright protection533PENANAtxTsjBAQm5 維尼
He waves me over to where he is with the rest of his friends. "Come here!"8964 copyright protection533PENANAu3upu4Gc4P 維尼
I hesitate, but eventually make my way there.8964 copyright protection533PENANAI0UDgR7MiZ 維尼
"What?" I snap, mouth tugging into an unimpressed frown. Hugo and the rest of his friends are huddled together, some leaning on the brick wall, others seated on the concrete stairs. They look like a wannabe boy band. 8964 copyright protection533PENANA5eNHhJjTIm 維尼
Hugo shrugs. "Nothing. Just wanted to say hi.”8964 copyright protection533PENANAoZHT9fzE0G 維尼
I purse my lips, ignoring his snickering friends. The urge to throttle this boy is getting significantly hard to hold back these days.8964 copyright protection533PENANA8aAdciZHGQ 維尼
Exhaling through my nose, I narrow my eyes at Hugo, and pivot, intending to make my way to my parked car, when I bump into someone. 8964 copyright protection533PENANA2pjCEEVwOF 維尼
"Oomph!”8964 copyright protection533PENANA5zTnbXHl68 維尼
I stumble back a little, and look up when strong hands steady me.8964 copyright protection533PENANAd4EhlY9xy0 維尼
Zion stares at me with his doe-like eyes, surprise etched on his face. He retracts his hands from my shoulders unsurely, and to ease the awkwardness, I smile awkwardly.8964 copyright protection533PENANAjWXURT7vK5 維尼
Yes, awkwardly because I'm pretty sure I was grimacing, not smiling.8964 copyright protection533PENANA1fJuSJVmS8 維尼
"Sorry," I manage to squeak out, my cheeks reddening. Please god, don't let him hear my beating heart. 8964 copyright protection533PENANAb5GXgkR0Nx 維尼
His mouth twitches up into an amused smile, and he shakes his head in what seems to be dismissal. "It's okay." 8964 copyright protection533PENANAgNFbTp41Tn 維尼
I blink. Instant voicegasm.8964 copyright protection533PENANAi6GnMudRhl 維尼
Clearing my throat, I gawkly avert my attention from him and to my parked car. “I’m just gonna...” I point at the silver thing.8964 copyright protection533PENANAxGrAHpABy1 維尼
A nod is the only thing my mind acknowledges before I quickly leave, making my way to my beautiful car. I can still feel his eyes on me; when I stop to unlock my car, when I get in, and when I lock the doors behind me. I don't dare look in his direction though, not when yesterday's words still roam my mind.8964 copyright protection533PENANAxYfZEdi9dh 維尼
My goodness.8964 copyright protection533PENANA59Qnk1LKaJ 維尼
I sigh tiredly and insert the key into the ignition, lips twitching when the it roars to life. But compared to others, its roar sounds like a kitten yawning.8964 copyright protection533PENANA0SBv5L2rbn 維尼
A few students walk past, and I purse my lips, waiting till they pass. Somehow though, while waiting, my eyes traitorously cast a glance in Zion’s direction, only to meet the eyes of another. 8964 copyright protection533PENANAhUwQADnnN4 維尼
Immediately, I look away, releasing the parking breaks and speed out of the car park. Escape, I need an escape because it wasn't Zion who was staring at me the whole time, it was Hugo. And my god, did he look pissed.8964 copyright protection533PENANAJSHSJGx0MI 維尼
I HATE HOMEWORK. It's stupid, it's annoying, it makes students depressed and a whole lot of other mental issues, and I despise it. 8964 copyright protection533PENANA9Ig4sbmvm5 維尼
Picking up my dropped pen, I continue summarising notes into my book from the online text. As much as I love history, the notes are time consuming, which prevent me from doing the things I love, like cooking with grandma. 8964 copyright protection533PENANAmFKWdh08QJ 維尼
"Vellary!"8964 copyright protection533PENANAeT3liNynpo 維尼
Sighing, I finish the last of my notes quickly, making sure they're still readable enough.8964 copyright protection533PENANAjlu3YaZZrW 維尼
"Vellary!"8964 copyright protection533PENANAt9hpw0Y3MI 維尼
Holding back another sigh, I get up from the couch and make my way to the kitchen. She's most likely asking me to get her a pot she can't reach or something. Not that I'm any taller. 8964 copyright protection533PENANAyzCy9FoPt9 維尼
"Yes, grandma?" I reply, leaning against the door frame. 8964 copyright protection533PENANAnCepbd5EcD 維尼
She looks up from the bowl of cooked potatoes and casts me a soft smile. "Do you mind giving me a hand?"8964 copyright protection533PENANANxbm5x6Vzg 維尼
Instantly, I perk up. “Sure, what do I need to do?"8964 copyright protection533PENANAwfEbLiurDt 維尼
She motions me over and places a small cup in my hands. "Make mash potatoes."8964 copyright protection533PENANAxj91Ve1Mi5 維尼
Huh? I look from the cup in my hands to the cooked potatoes in the bowl. "You want me to squash the potatoes with a cup?" 8964 copyright protection533PENANAM2W8B0063R 維尼
She hums in reply, heading over to the pot on the stove. I, on the other hand, stare at the bowl of potatoes, the only food that I can happily compare myself to. Because a potato can turn into fries, and everyone loves fries. 8964 copyright protection533PENANAoxPrkBD4K1 維尼
And so, the process begins; the process of repeatedly bashing the poor potatoes further into the bowl with some small cup. They turn out looking good in the end, or at least, that's what grandma tells me. 8964 copyright protection533PENANAALip0ypcUd 維尼
Half an hour later, the food is ready, table's set up, and my stomach's grumbles are loud for the neighbours to hear. 8964 copyright protection533PENANASS5ltmtDeV 維尼
After scooping a spoon of mashed potatoes for me and one for grandma, I take a sea and watch as grandma sets the bowl of boiled vegetables on the table. She takes a seat across from me and smiles brightly, as if signaling me to start eating. 8964 copyright protection533PENANAmnmR0vAfFF 維尼
Immediately, I take a chicken breast, with a whole lot of boiled vegetables, and place them on my plate, giving the tongs to grandma when I'm done.8964 copyright protection533PENANAGYaUyHYwOh 維尼
"Good?" Grandma asks once I take a bite of the chicken.8964 copyright protection533PENANAhBxadblcBF 維尼
I nod, taking another bite. 8964 copyright protection533PENANAqNm4SQDfgS 維尼
We sit in silence, filling our hungry stomachs until grandma suddenly stands up and walks to the kitchen. I frown, but shrug, continuing to eat. This is so good. 8964 copyright protection533PENANAe0ZHIeiSBN 維尼
Grandma has always been the one that everyone's loved. Even back when my parents were still alive, we'd always go to her place because of her fantastic cooking skills. My mum didn't know how to cook, no matter how many times grandma tried to teach her. The memory of her burning rice brings a smile on my face. I pick up a piece of broccoli and take a bite. Delicious.8964 copyright protection533PENANAa2m1np1tgA 維尼
THAT NIGHT I lie in the comforts of my room, staring at the glowing stars orbiting the white walls. My dad stuck them up, one by one, since I used to be scared of the dark. After he died, they became a source of reassurance, something to stare at whilst thinking. And as the years flew by, so did the belief that those stars were the answers to my problems. Long gone was the scared girl without a mother and father to guide her, and who's solution was to stare at the stars for answers. Instead, what replaced her was me. Who ‘me’ is, I still haven’t figured out yet. 8964 copyright protection533PENANAgQaUWXJT3l 維尼
I stare at the glowing stars above me, and soon, I find myself thinking—more like overthinking. Do I want to sit next to Zion? Does he really like me? Am I starting to like him? I snort. Of course not. What the hell? I don’t even know him.8964 copyright protection533PENANACI5gJAXCho 維尼
I roll over to my side, the clock signalling that it's way past my bedtime. Sleep sleep sleep, I need sleep. 8964 copyright protection533PENANANWsbJYWV2S 維尼
I have to stop overthinking. It's not healthy for me. What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?8964 copyright protection533PENANA4AITSXbn0C 維尼
Finally, it's as if a vacuum cleaner has appeared and removed all the fog in my head. And for once, the answers needed for my roaming questions are found. Well, at least one of them is.8964 copyright protection533PENANAbN9E7sR6wz 維尼
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