Jennie was happy for her two childhood friends. Finally, the two were able to be together after so many years. At first, she was a bit worried that Selene would not accept him. Selene changed a lot after the accident. She doesn't easily approach men. She thought she will have a hard time being their bridge and she will need to spend her whole life helping her dumb friend. Now, the only regret would be why she always ends up being the third wheel. At first, she didn't mind going out with them. After all, they had been childhood friends. But then it finally sunk in that her two childhood friends were in a relationship. She was being a light bulb!
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"Jen, come on. Zeke found a nice cake shop out of town. I've been craving something sweet these days," Selene said. She was lazing around, huddled in her soft and cozy bed, one fine morning.
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Jennie was busy with her thesis. "Nope, I don't want to go. You can have fun with him." She said,
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"Why? I just noticed that these past few times, whenever he asked you to go out with us, you always reject him. Are you dating someone? Are you dating one of our professors?" Selene asked a bit cautiously.
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Jennie grabbed her small stuffed toy that was placed on her study table and mercilessly threw it right at Selene. "Don't be so gross."
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Selene rubbed her head and picked up the stuffed toy that had dropped on the floor. "Then, why?"
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Jennie turned to her and frowned. "Are you dumb? Don't I look like a light bulb whenever I'm with you two?"
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Selene thought for a while, then answered her innocently. "No. We're all friends."
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Jennie was thinking about what kind of person she befriended. She then gave up thinking and turned her attention to her thesis. "Just go without me. I don't want to go third-wheeling between you two."
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The next day, the lovebirds go out and Jennie is left alone in the dorm. While they were on the road, Selene told him about what Jennie said to her.
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"Well, it made sense," Ezekiel said.
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"Why? So, what if she comes with us? She's a friend, and we are childhood friends, anyway." Selene tried to reason out.
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Ezekiel was smiling while continuing driving. "Yes, we are. But it's been a little different since we started going out. She felt that awkward. Have you tried tagging along whenever your friend was with her boyfriend?"
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"Sara went with us, along with her boyfriend. It doesn't look bad."
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Ezekiel shakes his head. "How about just you, your friend, and her boyfriend?"
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"Yes. I did that too. Sara and her boyfriend then went to a hotpot restaurant. Jennie and Rose were busy at that time, so only the three of us went together."
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Ezekiel thought that she was a bit odd and stopped arguing with his girlfriend.
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When they arrived, it was already afternoon. The famous shop was not that crowded luckily, they were able to taste all the shop's best sellers. On the way back to the dorm, they bought some desserts for the other girls.
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"How about we had dinner with your dorm mates and my dorm mates?" Ezekiel suggested.
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"Oh, that would be a great idea. That way, Jennie could pick from your handsome dorm mates."
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Ezekiel looked at her. Sometimes she was smart, but other times... "How did you know that my dorm mates are handsome?"
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"On the university's forum page."
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He almost forgot that this girl was always on the social network. He was thinking if he needed to create an account to monitor his girlfriend's friends.
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On the following day, after class, they decided on a restaurant not too far away from their dorm. Ezekiel already reserved a table for eight. Ezekiel was shocked at first when Dustin accepted the invitation.
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"You rarely treat so why not take advantage of it, it will be rude not to take it." That was what he said. After all, he was a business major.
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When Jennie came, she almost went out. She forgot that a haughty guy was one of Zeke's dorm mates. Perhaps she was so exhausted from her thesis that she forgot about checking with the dorm mates first.
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When they all sat at the table and the dinner started, they also started to make a small chat.
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"Hey, are you the one who does fan fiction in the forum?" Asked the guy named Kenneth. Jennie answered yes.
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"She wanted to be a novelist," Selene answered proudly.
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Dustin snorted. "Oh, I see. So, you're the girl who always pairs your heroine with CEOs. Girls these days are into those CEO love stories, who would believe in that kind of story. It was wrong to make readers delusional." Dustin said. But who knew, years later, Dustin became a CEO, and Jennie was married to him.
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Jennie said, "of course, that is why it was called fiction. It is a form of literature, and it is not a delusion, it was just a bit of exaggeration. Also, readers are not dumb, they can still distinguish reality from fiction."
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"Yeah. But sometimes, I wonder why this CEO love story was so popular... Was it because they are hopeless and loveless?"
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Jennie almost burst out. "You."
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Ezekiel and Selene can't believe that their plan to help a friend backfired on them.
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"Zeke, I wonder, how can you keep interacting with this kind of person? I'm glad you're not friends with him." Jennie said disdainfully.
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Dustin smirked. "Of course, we are not friends. Didn't Zeke tell you we're cousins?"
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Jennie and Selene looked at Ezekiel at the same time. "Really?!" the two girls asked in unison.
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Ezekiel cleared his throat. "I forgot to tell you. Yes, we are cousins."
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Jennie snorted and rolled her eyes at the two cousins. "Selene, be careful. These two guys are cousins..."
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Selene laughed. After dinner, the group separated, and the girls went to their dorm.
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Selene was not asleep yet. Jennie was playing on her phone. "Hey, Jen, why do I get the feeling you don't like Dustin?"
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Jennie put down her phone. "That jerk bumped into me in the corridor but didn't even stop to help me pick up my things. I tried to make him say sorry to me. Do you know how the girls around looked at me? Like I intentionally bumped into him, so that I will catch his attention? Girls these days..." she said exasperated and her expression and loud voice exaggerated.
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Selene was shocked. "Really? When did this happen?"
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"Oh, you were always together with Zeke, so you don't know. I came from the library to borrow some books, and those books are not the lightest. Oh, never mind, I don't want to remember it. Every time I do, it makes me angrier."
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Several days passed by and the two didn't see each other again. Jennie's mother called her and told her to have some coffee with her since she was near her dorm. She wore a nice floral dress, with a strappy shoulder, the hem only reached her knees, and she wore heels. It was also the time she straightened her curly hair and made some pink highlights on the end. She looked fresh and very cheeky.
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"Oh, Jennie, is that you?" Her mom almost screamed. She can't believe her daughter could be this pretty.
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Jennie smirked. "Mom, why do I get the feeling that this was the first time you saw me looking this pretty?"
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"Because it was the first time indeed."
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"Jennie glared. "I hate you, mom."
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Another woman, who was at the same table as her mom, laughed.
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Jennie looked at her. Her mom pulled her to sit beside the table. "Jennie, come on, sit first. This is an old friend. I can't believe we were able to see each other again in this lifetime. She was a childhood friend of mine. Just call her Auntie Danica."
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"Hello auntie, how are you? My name is Jennie."
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"What a lovable lady. You looked exactly like your mom." Auntie Danica said.
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Jennie has a positive first impression of this lovely woman. She was stylish from head to toe. She looked like a rich woman.
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"Jennie, auntie Danica used to live beside your grandparents' house. They just moved when we were both in high school. And then when she was in college, she studied abroad. After that, we were not able to see each other and eventually, lost communication. Good thing, Our other friend is still in contact with us." Her mom said.
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"I regretted not seeing you those years. We have a lot of catching up to do." Auntie Danica said.
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"Where's your son? Is he on the way?"
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The woman looked at her phone. "I think he's on his way by now. I'm sorry, your daughter arrived before that boy."
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"It's not a problem. We should get together with our other friends. It's been a while since our last class reunion. Don't you think so?"
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The two mothers keep on talking. Jennie was not bored, since she was fascinated with their stories. She can't believe she was the same as her mother. Their attitudes in college are the same. This is the first time she heard some tale of her mother's youth. After an hour passed, someone arrived at their table. He kissed his mom's cheek. "I'm sorry, mom. I was a bit busy."
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Auntie Danica playfully slapped his shoulder. "Don't ever make me wait again. Do you know how long my friend and her daughter waited just for you? Are you that important?"
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"Danica, don't be angry with him. He already said he was busy. He’s here, it's okay now."
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When the guy looked around the table, he saw a familiar face. But it was a bit unfamiliar with the way she looked right now.
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Jennie can't speak. Fate was playing with her right now.
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"Jennie, this is my son, Dustin. You and he attend the same university."
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"Yes, mom. She was friends with my cousin, Zeke.."
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"Really? What a coincidence?"
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"Zeke? Jennie, is that Zeke Selene had a crush on?"
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"Mom, Selene, and Zeke are together now."
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The two women were a bit dizzy with the information, and forgot about the real agenda if Dustin didn't ask her mom." Mom, why did you decide to go to the city? Do you have some errands here?"
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Danica looked at Jennie's mom and then smiled at her son. "I just thought that since you are near I'll invite you for dinner."
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They ordered and had a little chat. Mostly, it was the woman talking and the young ones listening while eating. Jennie was eating, and not looking at his side, but when she felt he kept on looking at her. She felt a bit irritated and wanted to yell at him to stop looking. When the two women were busy talking, she glared fiercely at him.
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Dustin was taken aback, and without him knowing, he smiled unconsciously.
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Dustin's mom told him to take her to her dorm since he came in his car. He drove her to her dorm. Even if Jennie doesn't want to, it is an advantage to save some taxi fares. She thanked him, but before she was able to get out of his car, he said something.
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"You look beautiful, just wear that kind of clothes from now on."
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Jennie glared at him. "Why would I believe you and your compliments?"
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"Are you still mad because of the things I said at our last dinner?"
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"Huh. I just don't like to take compliments from guys like you."
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"Like me? What kind of guy am I?"
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Jennie smirked. " A haughty, cold-hearted, and arrogant guy."
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"Really? Just like one of your CEO characters?"
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Jennie realized something. "Bye." That's all that she can say, then made her way inside her dorm as fast as her feet could take her.
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The following day, she received a bouquet of roses. She can't speak.
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"Jennie, why do I get the feeling this scene is a bit familiar?" Selene asked, a little confused.
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Jennie was about to explode. She grabbed her phone from the desk and dialed Zeke's phone number. When he answered the call, she asked him to give the phone to his cousin.
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"Hello."
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"Do you need to recycle your cousin's approach in trying to flirt with girls? Like, really?"
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"But that is what I read in one of your fan fiction..."
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Jennie: Dead.
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