"Trixie, please have some restraint. You have created enough drama for the whole school year to gossip about," Ezekiel said. His face has a familiar, cold expression.
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A hero saving a beauty... Jennie couldn't agree more.
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Trixie was already embarrassed from head to toe, and without saying anything, she left the cafeteria. Ezekiel knows that with this scene, the girl will stop pestering him and will be out of Selene's sight from now on.
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"Geez. You should manage your admirers well. Who knows if one of Selene's rivals will just come up and ruin my best friend's beautiful face?" Jennie said, a bit dissatisfied with Ezekiel.
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"What do you mean by admirers? That little scene is a mental case. It was not counted as an admirer." Ezekiel countered innocently.
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Jennie scoffs and the two girls laugh.
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"Ah, what to do? We are reluctant to marry off our daughter," Sara said, acting a bit anxious.
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"Since when did we start signing up for a family role in our dorm?" Rose asked.
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"So, I'm the cute and lovely daughter?" Selene asked.
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Jennie almost choked on her vegetable salad. "Excuse me? It was fine saying daughter, why do you need to add some nauseating adjectives to it?" She said,
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Selene pouted. "You’re mean."
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The two girls laughed some more. Ezekiel was silently watching Selene. Since he joined their table, all he did was focus his attention on her. Like a love-struck fool.
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"Okay, enough. We will leave the two of you here. So, you can be all lovey-dovey. Seriously, you are torturing single ladies by being here." Jennie said and got up from her chair. She even dragged the two reluctant girls out of the cafeteria.
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When the three girls were out of sight, the table became very quiet. Every once in a while, Selene can't help looking around, and she could see some hurtful expressions in men's eyes while looking at her. She was clueless as to why they looked so pitiful.
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Ezekiel cleared his throat. "I was wondering if you are free this Saturday?"
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"Oh? Why?"
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"I want to take you out on a field trip," Ezekiel said, smiling.
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Selene raised her eyebrow. Field trip? What are we, middle-schoolers? "Where?"
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"We are going to admire some butterflies."
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And so, the third date was planned and settled that day. Selene is looking forward to seeing butterflies. She already imagines the butterfly sanctuary and the big garden house where they will visit as well. She was so excited that she even bought a new camera to be able to capture many pictures during the upcoming trip.
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That night, Ezekiel texted her.
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Ezekiel: Good night. Sweet dreams. :)
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Selene sent her the same message with a shy emoticon.
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Jennie can't help but roll her eyes. She can't stand the coquettish expression on her best friend’s face.
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"Looking at your expression right now, I bet that not even a month of him pursuing you, one of these days you will just deliver yourself directly into his arms."
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Selene was still in her world, immersed in her newfound love. "And so what? Jennie, what do I do? I think I already like him."
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Jennie looked at her with a disgusted expression on her face. "Go and be a rabbit. It's your choice." She said, She can't help but feel like it's starting all over again. The little girl chasing her little crush. It's just that this time, she knew Ezekiel won't be sending any mixed signals and just be together with her best friend for real.
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The anticipated third date came. They left the dorm in the morning and took the bus for over three hours. While on the bus, Ezekiel made Selene tell him what happened during those years that he was not with her. He learned that after the accident she was not able to recognize even her family. Selene was so scared, and it took almost a couple of months before she was able to remember her parents. Some of her friends she can't remember. Even when Jennie stood beside her through those difficult times, not caring that Selene can't remember a thing about her.
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"I still remember, she was crying so much, it was really hard to imagine that she's what I saw that day. She was always fierce, like a warrior."
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Ezekiel chuckled. "When we were young, my parents organized a party for me. It was my tenth birthday. And Jennie, being the fierce warrior that she was, she’s so engrossed in participating in almost every game that she even treated her crush as an enemy for the sake of prize money."
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Selene burst out laughing. "Really? I think Jennie is a warrior. She doesn't care about anything but money. She's a money-grubber."
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The bus, despite having a fully occupied passenger, felt empty for the two. While some people can't help but stare at the uncaring couple and just have their lovey-dovey talk with each other. Not even caring that there are singles who also boarded the same trip. The scene the couple created was very lovely. Pink bubbles are floating everywhere. If this will be a painting, then it will be people in a black and white blurred background while the couple has a layer of colors. bright and full of life.
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And finally, they arrived at their destination. The couple made their way to the first attraction. It was a greenhouse, and in it were hundreds of colorful arrays of flowers and plants. Selene was not that familiar with plants but still enjoyed the time looking around. There was also a rose garden, a big maze, and an impressive big fountain located in the center of the maze. For the main attraction, they went inside the butterfly sanctuary. They were given some pollen so that they would be able to see some butterflies up close. When they entered, Selene was in awe. All the different colors of butterflies fly everywhere. She felt like a fairy in an enchanted forest. She can't help but remember her dream before, about a boy and a girl and a small cage with a small butterfly inside of it. She felt emotional deep inside. It was just a thing of the past, but did it feel like she was able to feel something like the memory is still fresh? She looked at the guy beside her, who was fully absorbed in the scene in front of him. She felt a surge of emotions from the depth of her heart and she felt the urge to touch his hands, and so she did.
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Ezekiel felt stiff at first, then he looked at Selene, who was also looking at him, then at their intertwined fingers.
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Selene smiled at him. He smiled in return.
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That day turned out to be a turning point for both of them. It felt like something that was caged deep inside for a long time in their hearts found its way out and now it was freed.
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“Ezekiel, I don't know when it all started, even though I can’t clearly remember you or what happened years ago. The only thing that is certain for me is that I like you now.”
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