-KRISELLA-
It was a quick peck, a split-second mont when our lips t, but why does that affect so much... such that I almost experience sleepless nights if not for that hot milk?
In this country, I am a commoner, lowly, so I almost gave up on Alex. Yet, why does he have to act like that...and make confuse all of a sudden?
At the end of the kiss that night, it was him who broke away from . Although I was still stunned by it at the ti, he pretended it did not happen for the next few minutes... like it was a natural thing for him to do.
And the nerve of him to ask if I was alright! Of course, I am not! How could he be so oblivious and stupid at the sa ti? This whole love thing drives nuts, I swear!
"Uhm Krisella?"
I snapped back to reality, my eyes filled with fury. "What?"
Suddenly, I rembered that I was sitting in our school cafeteria and was stabbing the poor piece of cake in front of with my fork nurous tis.
"What are you so mad about? You have been in a sour mood lately since you arrived in school." Calin pointed out, looking at with all wariness. "Are you alright?"
"Is it about a boy?" Ariella made a guess, a very accurate guess indeed. When I didn't respond, Maggie and Cailin looked at her like, Girl, please.
I tried to calm down. This has nothing to do with my personal affairs, so I better leave my friends out of our hot ss.
"Nothing. Sorry, I was just not in the mood to talk about it," I sighed and looked at them apologetically, trying to persuade them not to push through with this whole conversation.
One of the things I should be thankful about is having such genuine and understanding friends. One look like that from and they will eventually understand that I am not uncomfortable discussing my personal matters.
"Alright. But if you are already comfortable about it, you know you can always confide in us. We will always have your back, no matter what." Maggie smiles a friendly smile. And it made feel a bit better, knowing that I have such people of whom I could really trust with.
As you know, I cannot tell them I am in love with Captain of the magic army and that things have been really complicated between us, or they will eventually discover I was the girl in the dating rumors lately.
I guess I will be facing this problem alone. It was like that, as always.
On ti, the school bell rang at five in the afternoon. Our last period teacher, Mr. Wimbshaw, dismissed us only after he gave us our howork that was due by tomorrow. Everyone groaned as usual, but we already knew we had to deal with it. Anyway, I will have the Royal Library all to myself later, so I don't have to worry about stuff such as this.
I was on my way towards the alleyway where a ntor will pick up (and hoping and praying it wouldn't be Alex!) when I saw sothing that imdiately caught my attention.
"A circus show?" I wondered to myself, my forehead creasing a bit as I peeled a small banner off from the wall. It says here that the show would be held at the end of the month, the sa day as my birthday!
I always rembered the ti I went to so circus shows with my whole family back in our ho village. One of the circus troupes I grew up with is known worldwide for performing amazing tricks. I forget who the troupe is by na, but because of them, my childhood was complete.
The show will also be held at Bartholow Square's auditorium room, where we went on a field trip. There would be many people watching them, since they're quite famous as I ntioned. I should invite my friends as well! Wouldn't that be cool?
Taking all this into consideration, I humd to myself happily as I walked into the alleyway, where I spotted Lucas (thankfully!) patiently waiting for with one hand on his coat pocket.
"There you are," he says and smiles at . I smiled back.
It was all a quiet trip back to the castle when he suddenly stops and whips his head in my direction.
"Did you and Alex have those aningless fights of yours?" he suddenly asks, which has taken by surprise.
I tried to deny it by acting as if I was not affected by his question. "No, we haven't. Why do you suddenly ask?"
He actually pleaded with to pick you up instead of him doing it! It was on the schedule that he would be picking you up today, and I had already left to go to the orphanage when he suddenly stord inside my office and pleaded."
Wow, he must have really hated then, Alex, setting aside his ego and pleading with Lucas to avoid !
"Oh, I didn't know you guys have a schedule. I thought Lancelot was randomly choosing between you guys all along."
"Lancelot just ca with it himself."
That is so like Lancelot, I thought. He is truly a well-organized person who likes to make things according to plan.
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After all of my training sessions are over, there isn't much else to do for . Alex and I have kept it professional during our training, only discussing topics he is teaching earlier-- nothing more, nothing less.
Deep inside, I am so bothered seeing him put on a straight face and behave like the obnoxious, irritating jerk I knew once when deep down I'm just as bothered by it. For n, the world has always been that way.
Whereas for won, like , we always end up losing and suffering because of them. The world is unfair, indeed.
I was still contemplating these thoughts inside my head while I was researching inside the royal library. Of course, I did ask permission to Lancelot to use it for academic purposes and he let , thank goodness, but only if I act more carefully so that no one from this palace knows about our secret. I assured him that I won't fail him this ti.
Flipping the page of the book I was looking through, I heard loud footsteps approaching , so I quickly hid my notebook and pretended I was doing so casual reading around here. I've always been prepared for situations such as these.
"Don't bother hiding your notebook. It's just , Krisella."
My head jolted upwards upon hearing the voice of Alex, silently laughing in my direction. He keeps on taking steps towards that it made anxious now of his sudden presence.
"Well, how did you know I was here?" I already know how, but I still asked for the sake of having a decent conversation with him.
"I have a mouth to ask Lancelot of your location," he says knowingly and gives a look like, Really? You have to ask that?
"And what brings you here then? As you can see, I am busy studying, so I don't want to be disturbed at the mont."
His face softens and gives a pleading look. "I won't take up much of your ti. I swear."
Since he ca all over here, might as well hear him.
"Okay. Then what is it that you wanted to say?"
An awkward silence fills the air after that. No one has spoken anything after that. I can't help but raise my eyebrow at him.
"Well? I thought you won't take up much of my ti?"
"Geez, don't pressure like that! It's also disturbing for , you know?"
"Just get to the point already!"
"Alright, alright!"
Then he clears his throat and sighs. "I'm sorry... for making you feel uncomfortable that day. I knew I shouldn't have kissed you, but you made feel so thrilled that ti when I felt down, and I can't help it!"
He didn't hear a word from , so he continued.
"Just don't dwell on that so much. Think of it as my way of showing gratitude, perhaps?"
His words echo in my head like a broken record. Showing gratitude, huh?
"I think I am done already. Please go back studying."
He started walking away from here, but I couldn't help but ask, "Do you like ?" in a voice so strange that I also couldn't recognize myself.
He stops and turns around but is not making eye contact. "You already know my answer to your question."
Ouch. "Oh, okay."
He glanced at my face as he left, trying to find so kind of reassurance... or whatever that is he is looking for.
"But we're good right?"
As sincerely as I could, I responded...
"Yes, we are."
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