Chapter 54: Envied
I-It’s Maris. Our famous cool and hot girl classmate. ’D-Did I do sothing wrong to her?’ I gulped as I felt my hands getting all sweaty due to nervousness. "We’re in the sa group, right?" She asked, and I nodded. I’ve never been this nervous talking to a classmate before.
Her mouth curved into a smile. "Then what are you standing there for?" Maris grabbed my arm and pulled
into the room. "Your most awaited person is here." She said, causing Carla, who’s already inside, to feel surprised.
"W-Welco, Noelle." Carla greeted , and I didn’t want to say anything, so I smiled back at her. "Let
help you with your luggage." She suggested as she chose the bed in the middle for . Initially, it was a little awkward, but Carla didn’t stop talking to . She’s not asking
weird things, like what happened to my parents’ wealth, etc.
"Okay, that’s enough. Let’s go." Maris said after being on her phone for a while. "Miss Valencia’s calling for everyone." She said, making
feel awkward again. Did I make her angry with how slowly I put my belongings on the bedside table?
Maris left the room while Carla and I followed her from behind. "Don’t mind her. She’s not mad." Carla reassured . "Maris’s shy because she also wants to get close to Noelle since we were in our first year." That hot and ideal Maris? She wanted to get close to soone like ?
"Where’s Ryzen and Aron?" Carla asked. Oh, I rember that every group contains three girls and three boys. Kaoru’s in the sa group as , but we can’t stay in the sa room since he’s a boy. "There they are." A wide smile ford on Carla’s face as she held onto my hand and pulled
towards the others.
Ryzen smiled at . "I see that my child is getting along well with Carla and Maris." He said while snickering. Was that supposed to be a joke? "It looks like we’ll be playing with your crush. Does it make you happy?" His eyebrows keep going up and down while pointing his finger behind him.
That’s where I saw Night standing with Bethany and that other girl I t before. I rember her na is Francesca, the girl I took the special examination with.
"Does it bother you when girls flocked around Night like that?" Carla asked while she was still holding onto my hand. What should I say? "N-Not that you have to answer if it makes you uncomfortable. Sorry for being nosy." I was surprised to hear her apologize that quickly. ’I haven’t said anything yet.’ Is what I thought.
’Here cos my awkward acting again.’
I cleared my throat. "I-I do feel envious sotis, but I am starting to learn to accept everything now," I said. Accept what? Accept the fact that I can never be with Night because he truly despises ?
"That’s so sweet of you," Carla said, amazed by what I said. To be honest, nothing was impressive with what I told her. I an, I’ve been Night’s stalker for almost three years! If I don’t accept that I can’t be with Night now, then until when? "I think Night is interested in Noelle, too, though." She whispered, which I missed because Andy’s timing was really great.
"Hey! I see you’re having fun with your group." Andy said after he dived towards
and pulled
into a hug. "Please take care of our Ellie. She’s been weirdly passive these days; I think it’s because Night broke her heart again." He said, not knowing anything. I ignored him since the activity was going to start.
Maris and Carla helped
a lot, and it was surprisingly fun. I never thought I could enjoy doing sothing without Ace or Andy since I’m used to always being with them. "We should try the bungee jump, too," Maris suggested with an expressionless face. She’s just like Ace. They’re both incredible. "Is it okay with you, Noelle?"
I nodded without hesitation. I’m actually curious about bungee jumping. I’ve never tried it before since my dad thought it dangerous and forbade
to do such things. "Is it scary?" I asked Maris, and she shook her head. We have different definitions of what’s scary and what’s not, so I’ll just try it to find out.
"It’s fun," Maris said, and I trusted her. We went up, and I felt dizzy with how high we needed to go. "So of the advance class students are here." I heard Maris whispering into my ear while holding Carla’s hand. Carla’s afraid of heights, but she didn’t want to miss this chance either. That’s why Maris supports her while I walk first in front of them.
So of the advanced class students are Bethany, Francesca, and Night. ’Ugh, he’s here too.’ Although they all stand at the top, none are really trying for the bungee jump. ’Then what are they doing there for?’ Is what I thought as Maris talked to the person handling the bungee jump. "He said we’re free to go. Who wants to go first?"
I can see how Carla fiddled with her fingers. She probably didn’t want to, so I raised my hand. "I’ll go." It’s my first ti, I can feel my heart beating so fast, and I don’t know if I’m scared or because of excitent. The man handling the place put on the equipnt I needed.
"You don’t have any heart diseases?" The man asked, and I shook my head. "Afraid of heights?" I shook my head again as I peeked below. If I fall right now, I’ll fall into the deep lake they have. This is near the swimming pool. They said it’s deep, but I’m more afraid of eting a crocodile there than the water is too deep.
The man left without saying anything, so I stood there waiting for him to return. "If this isn’t Noelle with the princess complex." Francesca, sitting beside Night before, stood in front of
with her arms crossed. Maris still cald Carla down, so I couldn’t talk to them. I want to avoid talking to Francesca or Bethany because I know they like Night. ’Well, that’s what I think about Francesca since she’s hanging around Night too.’
"Do you want to get everyone’s attention again?" Francesca asked. I don’t know why she hates
like this, but I don’t want to make her hate
more. "Why aren’t you answering? You used to be so straightforward it was honestly annoying." She said while moving towards , making
back away.
The corner of her mouth turned up. "Oh my, is Noelle afraid of ?" She said as she pushed my chest gently. "It’s amusing seeing you scared like this. It’s honestly so annoying seeing you all happy and noisy before." I looked at Maris and Carla, but they were still busy, and I didn’t want to make them feel self-centered if I didn’t handle this alone.
I already tried to ask the man handling the bungee jump to start since Francesca’s being an towards . However, all I saw was Night’s eyes on . He’s looking at , but he’s sitting still beside Bethany. "What? It’s kind of boring when you don’t respond. When your parents died, I thought you finally had nothing left in you." Francesca said, making my forehead crease. Why is she talking about my parents now?
"I don’t understand why you hate
so much. Did I do sothing bad to you?"
Francesca scoffed. "I can’t believe it." She started laughing, causing Maris and Carla to look at us. "You’re acting all innocent now, huh? You acted all innocent before, too, until when are you going to act like that? As you can see, it doesn’t work on Night at all, doesn’t it?"
Maris stood up from her seat with Carla holding onto her arm. "Is there a problem here?" She asked Francesca, but she got ignored.
"Shut up, peasant. I’m not talking to you." I was stunned after Francesca called Maris a ’peasant.’
Maris scoffed. "This girl thinks she’s so royalty just because her grandfather’s the school principal." Her eyes turned deadly as she stared at Francesca. "Sorry to pop your bubble, your highness, but you’re not so high-ranking goods you think you are. You’re just riding your grandfather’s wealth." She said. ’I think that applies to
too.’
Anger filled Francesca’s face as she rolled her eyes. "Oh really? Doesn’t that an Noelle right here is worse than ? She thinks she’s the school’s princess because her parents sponsor the school."
"Why do you keep hating on Noelle? Is it still because you’re jealous of her uniform? Wow, grow up." Carla said, but I could see how her legs were trembling. She’s terrified of heights but went here because I wanted to try the bungee jump.
Francesca laughed. "Her parents are already dead. They’re no longer the school’s sponsors." She turned to
with her piercing gaze. "You might as well go and die." She said as she pushed
off the platform.
"Noelle!"
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