Chapter 5 UNKNOWN NUMBER

CHAPTER: UNKNOWN NUMBER

The next day, same scenario Robert picks me up and we both go to school. But I told him that I will join my new friends at lunchtime. He agreed but insisted that he will wait for me after our class, and we will go home together. I accepted his offer as there is nothing wrong with his offer, he's just so kind...then, we say our goodbyes to get inside our respective classrooms.

Before I finally entered my classroom I stopped for a moment in front of it, and I peeked first at the end of the hallway, where that I saw the guy yesterday. Hoping to see him again...sadly, he's not there so, I decided to go inside instead.

Will I see him again?

As soon as I sat in the chair, Cherry came and sat on her chair with a grin on her face. I wonder why she looks that way at me? It looks like she's planning to mock; she will definitely tease me again.

She cleared her throat. "I saw you, huh! Robert took you here in front of our building," she said with a smile.

"Ah, we went here together, there was no malice there. Crazy-ass!" I laugh at the answer.

She poked my side at the same time. "Nothing really, Lalaine? Yieee!"

I was immediately shaken because I was tickled hard on the side. "Cherry, stop, we're just friends. You're just giving an issue about that," I slapped her lightly on her shoulder.

"Eh! Fine-so, who were you looking at in the hallway earlier?" she raised an eyebrow at the question.

I stopped suddenly when I heard what she said. Whoa! She saw it too? The sharpness of her eyes indeed! Cherry seems the gossiping neighbor you want to avoid because when it comes to gossip, she is so fast, swiftly as lightning.

I suddenly laughed at what I'd thought about her...

I bit my lower lip. "A-ah! Nothing, why?" I replied to her.

"Really? But you stopped there, oh," she pointed out the window. "Looks like you're peeking at the end of the hallway, are you looking for something there? Or someone?" she asked with a goofy smile.

"No, I just stopped there for a moment, you're just an issue, Cherry Ann! I didn't notice that you were behind me. You look like my stalker," I laughed in response to her.

"I'll surely know that too, Lalaine! Not now but at the right time!" she suddenly laughed foolishly.

"Nothing, you're just thinking about that making it a big deal," I stuck out my tongue at her.

Chelle just came when our adviser arrived, she announced that we will have our polls for our class officers. I was shocked that someone nominated me as our classroom muse. Haha really me? Well but Missy won! And it's fine with me, I also don't want to be a muse because for sure it will be included in school pageants and will be busy by chance.

That probably will be expensive!

The first period of our class quickly finished, in our second period which is English our teacher is in the meeting so she gave us a lecture and assigned someone to list noisy students. Feels like in elementary. My other classmates are very noisy, blabbering here and there. They are also singing who you've thought was in a concert.

There's even have music, while the others are completely outside the classroom. They would go to the restroom or cafeteria to buy snacks even it was not yet our break time. Disobedient, aren't they?

So, I was copying the lecture that our secretary wrote on the board, I was surprised by Ivan giving me a piece of paper. I asked him what is that but he just shrugged.

I was confused, but then I read it, this is also what my classmates and I did in our elementary school. Writes on a piece of paper when someone lists noise on the board. I laughed when I remembered my former classmates.

I absolutely miss them!

I opened the folded paper. "Hi Lalaine, can we be friends?" I laughed softly after reading that letter.

"Of course, why not?" I replied even I don't know who wrote that letter for me. Then I gave it back to Ivan and I focus again on the lecture that I was copying.

After a minute Ivan taps my shoulder giving back the paper to me. Then, I read it again.

"Can I have your number? Since we are friends now?" I'm wondering though but then; I replied again to the letter and gave it back to Ivan.

I really don't know who wrote the letter, maybe it was just Ivan. It's okay to give my number to him because he's gay and he's nice to me. Then, I looked to my left side I saw one of my classmates looking at me grinning from ear to ear. I think he is our Sargent at arms officer, but I don't know his name. At that moment he suddenly stands in front of the board blocking us that copying the lectures.

Stretching his arms...

It seems this one is foolish...

"Err Louis! Get out of there you're blocking us," Chelle shouts with an annoying voice. There was a look of annoyance on her face. Because this classmate of ours reprimanded, he stands in front.

"Hey! Louis! We can't see what we are copying! Duh!" said another of my gay classmates who was a chubby figure.

Oh, so, that is Louis Ryker Gonzales! He just smiled at them foolishly and winked at us then, leave in front of our class. Naughty Louis! He is kind of cute, a cheerful one, and I think he is smart too but looks younger than me, maybe he's just mischievous but he looks kind because of his gentle appearance.

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Time flies' school was over, finally, it was time to go home now, I remember the guy yesterday, and I never saw him again today. I was suddenly sad; I didn't even see him today. We're just on the same floor, why didn't I see him? I don't know why? I also don't understand myself as if I always want to see him but our destiny doesn't agree-so, I can't help but be a bit sad.

I just want to see him, even if just for a second...

Cherry patted my head. "Oh, why do you seem sad? The one who will pick you up is already there," she instantly pointed outside our window. "Why are you still sad?"

Here we go again, Cherry! She started it again! Chelle and Missy looked around at us at the same time.

"Oh, who is sad? Is it Lalaine?" Chelle asked in astonishment.

I shook my head right away. "No, she's just blabbering," I immediately answered her while arranging my belongings in my bag.

"Laine, Robert is here," Missy pointed outside the window and I instantly turned around and when he saw me looking at him, he immediately smiled at me.

"Yieeeee!" they said in unison, they screamed the reasons why the rest of our classmates looked at us.

I immediately glared at them. "Shh! I told you already, Robert and I are just friends, okay?"

"Fine! Just go out there, your prince charming is waiting for you," Cherry sighed as she helped me put my other things in the bag.

I frowned. "Prince charming? No, don't make any noise here, he might hear you."

"Alright, defensive sis? Probably that's true!" and they all laughed together.

I scratched my head so hard, because of Cherry's blabbering on about what she was saying. She is so voluble, the forte of her voice. I don't think she knows how to whisper; always like she's shouting at the strong point of her voice.

When I left the room, Robert and Nick were immediately outside our classroom with their friends. Cherry, Missy, and Chelle looking at me with malicious thought. I just shrugged then kissed and hugged them before I said goodbye to them.

When I came out of our classroom, I slowly looked at the end of the hallway, hoping to see him there again. But, hard luck! He is not there... I deeply sighed divert my gaze. because he was not there. The person I want to see is not there.

Nick instantly tapped me on the shoulder and leaned on me. "Laine, what was the name of one of your classmates?" he was a little ashamed to ask.

I immediately turned to where my friends were. "Who's there? The talkative one? Does that have curled hair? It's Cherry," I answered him.

He shook instantly and sniffed. "The one with the narrow eyes, the smallest of you," he said laughing.

I smiled at him when I realized who he was referring to. "Ah, that's Chelle! Do you like her?" I teased him he immediately blushed and smiled broadly at what I said.

Got it! He likes Chelle!

"Yeah, I like her! She's cute even her height," he replied with a smile as he scratched his neck.

I laughed at him, "I knew it, alright, I'll help you to court her."

"Nice! Thank you, Laine!" he answered happily then gave me a high-five.

Robert immediately joined us. "What's that?" he asked in curiosity.

"Nothing, dude!" Nick answered immediately and he stuck out his tongue at him. Robert hit him on the head. I just laughed at the two of them

I knew it! Nick will probably like one of my friends. Well, maybe Chelle will like him back, he's handsome though, and also a nice guy.

Same as yesterday, Robert insisted on carrying my bag. I just let him do it even though it's uncomfortable because of the students that staring at us. And also, I saw Louis staring at me with dismayed, he's even looked sad as he looked at me with Robert and Nick.

I wonder why?

While Robert and I were on our way home, we talked somehow. He asks me how's my day is, I just answer every question he asks. But I'm somewhat not in the mood, I don't know why! My thoughts were flying again, I think I'm annoyed that I don't understand...

I didn't see him-my crush.

Wait? Crush? Do I really have a crush on him?

As we arrived at my house, Ate Dudez is outside holding her phone looking at Robert and me with a wide smile on her face. This is another thing; I think they've been teasing me all day.

Robert greeted her with his amiable smile. "Hey, ate Dudez! What's up?" they did a fist bump.

"Hey, Robert! What's up, man? How's your day with-Lalaine?" she glanced at me with a smile and I immediately frowned at her.

Robert also looked at me then back to her. "It's fine, ate Dudez. Of course, my day was happy," he shyly said then turned his gaze at me. I just slightly smiled at him, Ate Dudez just smile from ear to ear looked like a clown, and as soon as Robert left, she teased me right away.

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So, how is it going between you and him, huh?" Ate Dudez taunt me while putting her hand on her chin.

See? She's starting it...

I nudged her and walk inside the house. "Nothing ate Dudez, we are just friends you know? So, stop teasing me to him, he might think I like him."

She followed me as soon as he closed our gate. "Well, I thought you were dating?" Ate Dudez says with a disappointing voice.

She was really pushing Robert on me!

"No! We are not, Ate Dudez. So, stop, okay? Definitely, you are just giving malice to that person's kindness," I cross my arms in my chest while shaking my head. She just put her hands in the air as a surrender then shrugs.

Don't you dare to mock on me, Ate Dudez...I'm not in the mood because I haven't seen the person, I want to see all day, I said in my mind.

After I did my assignments, I spent time in our living room. As I am lying on our couch while watching TV my phone chimes then it's a message from an unknown number. I raised my eyebrows when I saw that the number that messaged me was not registered. I tapped the button on my phone and read the message.

"Hi, beautiful!"