Chapter 6

Riu's POV

She's been so out of it since last week. I don't really care... I probably am just curious. We go home together sometimes and she's quieter than usual everytime I see her or get near her.

I don't want to ask, meddling is not my thing. I'm basically useless when it comes to dramas and comforting but if she wants to talk about it then my ears are more than free to listen if it helps.

I'm being extra nice to her yet she's still acting like ugh nevermind.

I'm probably being a nuisance to her at some point. After all I've been greeting her or bombing her messenger with good mornings and good nights. Though she never complain about it but I bet what I'm doing might be somewhat annoying in some ways. Why am I even doing that? Can someone just slap me or something.

---The Next Day---

Arghh I'm getting tired of waking up so early without getting enough sleep. Better get moving so I can leave this place early as well.

"Good morning" I heard my older sister greet me as I went out of the bathroom.

"Yo!" I greeted back.

"Let's go to school together..." She said.

"Well if you want to do that then enough with the talking and move fast. You're a slowpoke after all, am I right, Liz?" I told her while I'm fixing my things, truth be told though I don't really have a lot of things to fix. I just bring or grab what I can. I'm not like the other girls who needs to do a lot of regimen for their skin and faces or bring a lot of things such as make up other than notebooks and pens. While I on the other hand has a bag with a single pen and who knows if you can still call that a notebook plus my lunch sometimes.

"I'm done! Let's go" She said after 1234567890 years. Damn! what a snail.

We do go to school most of the times but when we get there we go separate ways. She's a college student after all. Compared to me she's really good looking, but I don't care. I'm not insecure about that. If I wanted to ve pretty I would have done something to fix myself in the first place but I don't. I'm contented with who I am. I'm not particularly ugly so just let it be right?

After her friend slash classmate arrived, we rode on the bus to the city plaza and usually we ride together on another vehicle to get to the school but I decided to part ways with them as soon as we got off the bus.

Taking my phone out, I immediately create a message and sent it to her.

'Hey, Let's go to school together. I'll wait for you near the Xxx Store'

I didn't bother checking of she replies after I saw it being seen already. I don't accept a no when I made up my mind anyway and she knows it.

But then my messenger dings for a message and as I check it was my best friend.

'Men I saw you by the store. You sucker you never wait for me yet you're waiting for someone else. Damn! I'm so jealous hahahahaha'

And that's what my idiotic best friend told me and sent a lot of funny emojis and gif after. my god this piece of sh*t really like messing with me but I love that part of her. She might be playful but she's a real friend.

'ding!

'Ok... though you don't really have to wait'-Lumi

'Good morning by the way'

And with that unconsciously I felt myself smiling but I remove it right away. She greeted me back haha Yeah right it made me happy... just a little... but I might look like a creep if I let it be.

I decided not to reply and wait for her instead. After a few minutes she then arrived and we rode a cab to get there.

Yeah we don't really talk to each other personally that much.

"Slowpoke" I mumbled as we get inside the cab.

"What did you say? It's not like I told you to wait for me" She said, smiling lightly.

Cute

"You're slower than my sister" I said trying to annoy her.

"Never knew you had one"-Lumi

"Anyway don't you have anything to do other than to annoy me each time you can?" She said and laughed a little.

"I've got nothing" I said as I hand over the money to the driver. I felt her gaze on me but I just ignored it and look outside till we get there.

She was silent but as soon as we got out, she smacked me.

"What the??"

It wasn't painful but why did she do that?

"You could have let me pay!" she said. My god is she throwing a tantrum because of that?

I laughed, I couldn't help it. It's just funny and cute. Who would've known that this foxy face woman who looks like a stone would throw a tantrum over that and act so childish.

"Quit laughing" she said as she started walking.

"Alright Foxy haha... Anyway it's normal for me to pay. I ain't rich but I don't like getting free things out of something that I started." I didn't wait for her reply and parted ways with her without looking.

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The afternoon came by so fast and we're already doing our club activities. After all the event is coming near.

"Hey! Riu, you don't have to over work yourself" Ian told me.

"Haha I'm not, I'm just like this. We've been doing this for a few years and I've always been like this, you know that" I told him but he just said ok and ruffled my hair.

"Yo! wazzup kiddo!" I heard Jay, my dad to be at school since he treats me like a kid, said as he get near.

"Yo! sup dad?" I asked him back.

"Why asked me back? haha you like her?" he asked referring to Lumi but I didn't answer.

"I'm not gonna judge you but just be careful ok? don't let yourself get hurt" He told me with a soft tone.

'ding!

'Let's go home together' It says there as I checked the message and it was from Lumi.

I can't help but chuckle. Is she doing this to get back on what I did? Nevermind I agreed in the end anyway.

"Guess that was your princess" Jay said, trying to annoy me but I just shook my head lighly and slap his arms.

Princess, huh? hmm How presumptuous... I don't like her and... It's impossible.

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It's pass 6 PM, usually Lumi and her friends are already at home but she's still waiting.

I feel bad making her wait. Nevermind let's just go home early today.

As if knowing what on my mind, Jay and Ian just smiled and motioned that it's fine if I go home while the others smiled and waved at me. This guys are really good, Damn why are you all still single after being so kind-hearted Haha.

I took my bag and went near her.

"Let's go" I told her.

We walked together since I liked walking from the school to the city plaza when going home but the atmosphere is somewhat I don't know or maybe it's just because no one's speaking.

The silence wasn't awkward, in fact it was comfortable but it would have been better if we talk but I know I'm not good at conversations and I might end up saying useless things trying to joke 'cause I don't know what to talk about and I suck at making conversation.

"Uhm"

Is she gonna say something?

"Uhm why do you keep on holding unto my bag?" she asked.

oh.

"I dunno, I probably just felt like it 'cause it's comfortable"

"I thought your holding that so you won't get lost" She said then laughed.

You're trying to make fun of me now huh? Where did you get that confidence. Just because you're taller than me you're treating me like a kid.

And with that the quiet atmosphere starty to fade as we joke around while walking. Surprisingly... even if I'm not good at speaking to other people that much, we were talking to each other just fine and laugh most of the times.

It's good to see her smile, after all... her sadness is becoming obvious this past few days. Thank God that I was able to make her smile but even though I'm trying... we still can't change the fact that she's not ok. Oh well, let's wait till she opens up to someone and until she's ok.

"Heard you've been with a lot of people" she said out of the blue.

Who the eff told her that? what she think of me now.

Ugh! why do I even care about what she thinks of me...

"Well it just happened, It's not like I'm a flirt"

Perhaps even though I don't like the idea of love... at some point in life, I'm looking for it that's why that happened. Oh well I can't tell her that. I don't need to explain.

"Haha I didn't say you were"-Lumi

"How about you? I'm sure you have an ex and obviously a lot of people has a thing for you. You're attractive and nice after all" I said looking straight on the road.

"Maybe... maybe not" She just said. What a vague answer. But I noticed her expression changed a bit.

Ahh I see...

"Well are you interested to someone right now?" I asked trying to probe before she crossed the street.

She just looked at me and said yes but before she fully said it... I just turned my back on her on impulse.

"I see, well bye. See yah tomorrow" I said trying to wave the awkwardness away. I didn't bother looking back, I just feel like I need to get away.

She's...

She's...

Interested in someone...

I shouldn't care... but for some reason...

I don't like it. Why did I even asked that in the first place anyway. I feel heavy inside and I can't understand myself right now.

Plus now I kinda under what's bothering her. That person she's interested with might be connected... and I just don't know what to feel about that. Should I even be feeling anything about it. Argh! She wasn't even ok yet I felt like I acted rude a while ago.

Way to go Riu, what a nice person you are.