WE'RE PLAYING
CHARADES

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| All this happened, more or less. |

【 TONI STORM's POINT OF VIEW 】

Rhea and I walk together, making our way to the school. We've been doing this since we met each other, talking about different things every morning. While on the way, my mouth keeps talking about Adam Cole and his braided hair. I just couldn't stop it.

"We should hurry." She suddenly snapped like she has seen a ghost.

Moments after, we heard someone screaming from behind and I excitedly turned around when I recognized the voice.

"Wait up!" Adam, wearing a black shirt since today's Wednesday, runs slowly on my vision, showering himself with his sweats.

Damn it! Why he has to be this attractive?

"Where are the other Undisputed Bullies?" I asked when he joined walking with us.

He let out a sigh and shook his head, "Kyle didn't go home last night. Bobby's just being Bobby lately, he went to school early and didn't even bother to wake me up. Then Roddy's going to pick up his girlfriend, that's why he left early as well."

"Tch." I heard hissed.

Adam turned to her and chuckled in surprise, "Wow. I didn't see you there."

"I'm not here, Reptile. This is just a projection." Rhea rolled her eyes, making Adam seemed amused, "I never thought you're a great joker, Rhea. Why don't you apply as a doctor?"

"Hey! Just stop pestering with us, alright?"

"I only came here for Toni." Adam leered at her, making me smile automatically outta nowhere.

"Then don't talk to me!" Rhea yelled at him. I shot a glance at both of them and she sighed, "Stop fighting. It's only eight quarter in the morning."

"We're not fighting!" They both yelled in unison and after that, no one bothered to speak a word.

But just in a moment, Adam talks about Jane, breaking the silence. Rhea couldn't help but rolled her eyes while I become a good listener.

【 CANDICE LERAE's POINT OF VIEW 】

Tommaso and I are walking towards our university. Johnny insisted that we should go already as he's busy arguing with his mom about something. He gets along with his mom but sometimes, they're like that. It must be their mom and son bonding. Who knows?

As per Tommaso, I glanced at him but he's scowling. I knew him since Johnny introduced me to him before and he's a man of few words. Like literally.

I remembered our last conversation where he suddenly walked ahead when I thanked him for his compliment. What I don't get was why he acted so hurt? It must be my imagination.

But this is Tommaso, he rarely speaks so his compliment taken me back. I'm surprised and also, it feels nice.

I stared at the grey sky, I immediately search for an umbrella inside my bag and almost hit myself when I remembered I left it on my room. The rain starts pouring and I close my eyes from the sudden contact of water. But, a miracle as it seems nothing hits me until I opened my eyes and saw Tommaso holding an umbrella and sharing it with me.

"Thank you," I blurted out and he just smiles.

Tommaso looks cute when he smiles, it's not the first time I saw him smiling but he rarely did it.

"Hey, Tommaso." I started as we continue to walk.

He was looking away from me, why?

"What's up with you." I punched him lightly in the arm. Tommaso grumbled some more but didn't elaborate.

I sighed again and then I had an epiphany.

"Are you flirting with me?"

He glanced at me as he took my hand and put the umbrella on my hold.

I knew that Tommaso was fast, even it's far from his looks and personality, you didn't expect him to be a fast runner. But I know he was.

Even now, because it's incredible how he bolted when the light changed from red to green.

"Wait!" I shouted after him. "Don't run on the intersection, you dumbass!" I scolded.

But it didn't seem like he heard me.

【 TEGAN NOX's POINT OF VIEW 】

I threw my bag on my seat after I reached the room. Dakota couldn't stop talking about her childhood friend Elliot Sexton is the first thing shakes up my morning.

"We played online games together and I always beat him!"

"Good for you," I said as I sat on my chair. I heard her snickered so I didn't doubt to shot a glance at her.

"Is there's something wrong? Or you envy me?"

"I never envy you, Dakota. I'm just thinking about something..." I trailed off.

"Is that the latest gossip?" She excitedly asked and I shook my head, "Never mind."

I looked at Bobby Fish and hie's with himself, no Undisputed Bullies surrounds him. I saw him writing something in his notebook. Judging from his looks, it seems like he's still having the same trouble I found out.

After few minutes passed by, Mister Orton arrived and Dakota couldn't ask for more. She feels like she's the happiest girl in the world every time Mister Orton called her for oral recitation.

We were called up for a drawing session by Coach E after Mister Orton dismissed the class. I love drawing. I lived for it. I'm too confident when it comes to the arts.

When the bell rings, we went down the cafeteria to have lunch. Dakota transferred to Kay Lee Ray's table to hear the latest gossip. She lives for gossip. I couldn't stop her about it.

I was about to dig on my lunch when someone suddenly sat on Dakota's chair as he also transferred his tray on our table.

"Whatever you noticed these past few days, just forget it." Bobby sternly said without looking at me.

"Oh, you mean about-----"

"Shhhh! Shut your mouth up! Don't speak her name and don't talk about that topic ever again." He stated and started eating his soup.

"But why?" Here I go again, can't help but asking Bobby Fish.

"Roddy doesn't know anything nor my friends."

"I get it that Roddy doesn't know it but why didn't you tell Adam and Kyle?"

"I don't want to open up with my boy Kyle. He suffers a crisis in his studies already, I don't want to give him a burden."

"Then what about Adam? Your friend's so useless."

He placed his fork down and sighed, "I don't know....it's just I don't know how to tell them."

"You should refrain from doing those obvious things. There comes a day that I'm not the only one who will notice your actions."

"I'm trying to make that happen." He leered at me. "Why are you mad?"

"Are you guys fighting?" I took a deep breathe when Dakota returned to the table and sat next to me.

"We're just playing charades." Bobby lied as he scratched his nape.

"Is that so? Then continue." Dakota said while digging on her food.

I caught Bobby glaring at me when I looked at him. "It's your turn, Fish."

"What? I'm already done. It's your time to shine now!"

I'm too thankful that I didn't develop feelings on Dakota's friends. Bobby Fish's situation isn't easy, to be honest. Why did he fell to Roderick's girlfriend in the first place?

end of chapter forty-one

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