Najia talent competition for students. Hmm.... Get a chance to win a blah blah vacation blah blah two million naria blah blah new car. Pfft who cares!

I lay on my bed reading and rereading the flyer. It was tempting but not that tempting. I was still pondering whether I should do it or not. That's if I even have a talent to show.

"Wow! You should definitely do it"

I turned to face Vivian's adorable face.

Why have I been seeing cute in everybody's face lately. Is it too much of seeing Dylan...nah it must be too much of seeing myself.

"No! No! I won't and don't think I am behaving like all those movies were the girls pretend they can't do it so that some random handsome guy will tell them why they are as precious as a gem and they have a unique talent that the world needs to see! Blah! Blah!" I blabbered.

"Um...Okay then! But whatever you do, you will be great" she proclaimed.

"Awwn! You're such a good person" I lifted myself up and hugged her.

"I want my orange juice now" My little sister yelled from downstairs.

"Well, I better go get Rosy her Orange juice" Vivian giggled. She stood up and headed out. I took one last look at the flyer before putting it into my bag and heading out for school. I arrived at school a bit late because of my driver

*good me😇* why lie?

Okay...because of me! I wanted ice cream so we stopped in a restaurant called Dominion pizza.

It was so worth it.

That's what I thought at first until I was almost flogged for late coming. I was punished instead. I was told to clean some empty class rooms and the Computer lab.

It doesn't sound much right but for me it was worse than uh...death.

I am beginning to think I am extremely lazy...Nah!

I was finally done with the biggest work I had to do since the beginning of this year. I entered the classroom and was greeted with the pleasant sound of noise, laughter and singing. Wait... Singing? That's not normal. I walked past everyone and stopped at Choima's seat.

"Girl, why are they singing? Did someone die?"

Choima lifted her head from what she was writing and faced me.

"What? No! For the Talent competition. Duh!"

"Oh, so you know?"

"Yeah! It was announced yesterday during our break time. You weren't there. Where were you?" She questioned as she scanned me from up to down.

"I was with Dylan," I answered straightforwardly.

"Duh! We all know that but I want you to gist me" she insisted.

"I was with Dylan that's all"

"Oh, come on! Susan, I know there is more" she whined like a child that wanted something but was denied it.

"Sorry! Nothing else" I faced my seat but was shocked to see a cute face I mean a normal face staring back at me.

"What are you looking at?" I questioned harshly.

"Why don't you tell her the truth?" Dylan questioned back

"What truth?" We both asked.

"You know those cute things you said to me yesterday"

"What cute things?" Choima said as she drifted closer to get every detail.

"The usual, I have feelings for you and all that. She told me secretly that she has a crush on me but openly she pretends she hates me"

Choima covered her mouth and her eyes widened.

"So it is true that you like him?" Choima threw the question at me

"What? No! He is obviously lying"

"He doesn't look like he is lying to me"

I shook my head in disbelief.
"So somebody must look like they are lying before they can be declared lying?"

"Susan! Tell me the truth"

"Aargh! It's not true. He is sick upstairs that's why he is saying nonsense"

"Why are you denying your love for me" Dylan acted as if he was disappointed.

"Oh, you want love? I will show you love" I hit his head with his book that was on the desk.

"Ouch! Is that how you show your love?" he cried out.

"Yes! Do you want more?"

"No! Wait! Choima, I was lying. Are you happy now?" he glared at me. I nodded and dropped the book on the desk.

"Jerk, stand up. I need to sit inside!" I snorted. Since our seat was at the window, there was only one entrance and that was through Dylan's side. That was the only way I could sit at my corner.

"What if I say no?"

"Why do you like frustrating me?" I sadly whined as I hit him.

"Because it is fun to frustrate you" Dylan mockingly whined back.

"I will surely kill you one day" I sighed in defeat. I had to climb my desks to get inside at my corner. I was so annoyed that I refused to talk to him through out our classes and everything.

"Sushi"

"Don't talk to me" my brows were knitted and I pursed my lips. I frowned as I forced on my book.

"Sushi, I'm sorry" Dylan spoke in a child-like voice.

"I said don't talk to me and don't touch me"

Dylan ignored what I said and tried to touch my face.

Relax! He is just trying to get under your skin. Relax.

His finger was so close to my face. I decided to do something crazy. I leaned and snapped my teeth close to his fingers.

"Ahh! Did you just tried to bite me?" he gasped.

"No, I wanted to pet your hand"

"Are you are dog, werewolf or vampire?"

"No! I am an abnormal mermaid, fish head with human legs. I wanted to turn you into our kind since we are few and are in search for new members"

There was silence between us before we burst into laugher.

"If that's true, I am never going to any beach" Dylan declared.

"Me too! Just imagine one of their male comes to a girl and be like" I deepened my voice "Hey baby and you turn and see fish eyes looking at you" I burst into another round of laugher.

"The whole beach will clear"
Dylan added.

I turned to Dylan to say something else but meet Denzel's face. His face was coming from the back seat. He came from there and placed his head between us.

"So what are you two laughing about?" he asked.

"And how does it involve you?" I asked. " I didn't know you like to put your nose in someone's business. I thought you said only girls like to do that"

"No na! You see Tasha and the rest girls with some dudes said that they will pay me if I find out what you two a laughing and talking about so it's just business"

"Wow! That's serious?" Dylan asked.

"Yep! So make my job easy and just help me out. What are you two talking about?"

"Fine! We are talking about mermaids" I answered.

"Really? That's it?"

"Correction! Abnormal mermaid" Dylan added.

"What is that?"

"A person with fish head but human legs" I replied and stifled my laughter.

"Ehh! How is that funny?"

"Can't you imagine that?" I yelled.

"You can't imagine them walking and talking real life?" Dylan joined and yelled.

"I can but I don't get it"

Dylan and I both shook our head and replied, "You wouldn't get it because you are not us"

"Wow! Did you two plan that or just automatically?" Denzel exclaimed, slack-jawed.

"What?" We both asked at the same time.

"That!"

"Oh that!" we said again. I shook my head.

"Wow! You are like twins or robots programmed the same way. Wait, are you robots?"

"Really? Robots? You watch too many cartoons" Dylan told him.

"No, I don't" I tapped Denzel.

"Anyways, Denzel just tell them that the things we talk about, you would never understand unless you are us, okay?"

"Okay!" Denzel left. I stared as he told the group of girls gather around Tasha's seat before Tasha looked at me and eyed me.

Rude!

"I didn't expect this to happen so soon" Dylan complained.

"What are you talking about?"

"You know all those things where a lot of girls wants to date you and you will have to avoid them so you wouldn't break someone's heart and stuff"

"Wait, are you saying that's about to happen to you?"

"Well, it always happens to me and my cousin since we are just so irresistible"

"Brag!" I scoffed.

"No! I am not bragging. It is the truth and I don't really like it. It makes being friends with a girl awkward" he ran his finger down his hair just the way Charles used to do his.

"Is that some kind of thing you and your cousin do to make you two look cute?"

"What thing?"

"The way you ran your fingers down your hair just like Charles" I pointed to his hair.

"Uh! I never notice that. Wow! You know, I heard that if you have a crush on a person, you will notice every details of the person's action. So who is it? my cousin or me?" He leaned close to my face and I could hear my heartbeat.

"Shut up, jerk!" I felt my face burning as I stood up and left the class.

Just because I noticed one thing. Stupid Jerk.

I stayed in one of the empty rooms for a while before heading back to class. I passed one empty room with the door opened. In the room was Dylan and Tasha talking alone. His hands were in his pockets and he leaned on the wall staring at the window which made the sun rays dance on his face. His beautiful dark brown eyes shown clearly. From his disinterested look, I assumed that he wasn't paying any attention to what Tasha was saying. I felt something strange but I ignored it and was about to pass by when Dylan called out.

"Hey sushi, where have you been? You haven't answered my question. You can't ignore it forever"

"Shut up jerk" I yelled at him and stomped off.

Yes! I can avoid it because I want to and I always do want I want.

*evil me😈* should we tell her?

*good me😇* Nah... Let's enjoy the moments while it's still fresh <evil laugh>

*evil me😈* Wow! You are so evil, let switch names.

*good me😇* It's not easy but I try, hmm ok.

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I am so sorry for the late update. I will do my best to improve. More updates will be coming very soon! Very very soon! Enjoy this

So what do you think of Dylan and Susan relationship? Cute, right?

Who do you think Susan watches the most
Charles or Dylan?

Don't forget to vote and comment OK

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