"Choosing a Love Song"

Sydney widened her eyes in shock. She wasn't ready to be confessed to.

"Please tell me it was a joke," Sydney raised her eyebrow, "It's only a few days after we've met."

"Oh… You're saying that we have to get to know each other?" Matt grinned, "Sure, Syd. I'll keep that in mind. I'll ask you again after we share more secrets."

He winked at her, then rode his Ferrira car. "I'll send you a message later."

The car accelerated but Sydney stayed in front of their house, still stoned. She got confessed to by the school's VIP. If she was like the other girls like Greta and her underlings or Juana, she might have been the happiest girl in the world after being confessed to by Matt.

But no. She convinced herself that she wouldn't be swayed that easily.

Sydney went inside, greeted her parents, and directly went upstairs to her room.

"I need to concentrate…" She couldn't get him out of her head, as his voice lingered in her mind, "No, no, noooo…" She shook her head, hoping that she'd forget what happened.

After changing into her pajamas, she quickly scrolled down and looked for songs on Joutube and Spootify. She only had until tonight to choose a song for the inter-school concert.

"Are there really no songs that can fit my voice… Inspirational songs… Ugh, why are these all love songs!" Sydney took a whole two and a half hours just looking for a song.

A sudden text interrupted her.

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

VIP Matt 10:10 pm

"Hey, bestie :)"

Sydney 10:11 pm

"Olivet is my bestie, not you."

VIP Matt 10:11 pm

"Ouch. Can't you have two besties?"

Sydney 10:12 pm

"If it's you? No thanks."

VIP Matt 10:12 pm

"If not, how about your boyfriend? ;)"

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Sydney turned beet red as she saw Matt's reply. She didn't know if he was just messing with her or his feelings were real.

He might be just another playboy, and Sydney was careful not to fall for his antics. But her steel heart wavered that moment when he listened to her worries about her illness. She saw the sincereness in his eyes, and how he strived to make her smile. She appreciated it very much.

There came a follow-up message from him.

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

VIP Matt 10:20 pm

"Syd? You're thinking about it seriously? ;)"

Sydney 10:21 pm

"No! I'm just busy looking up for songs."

VIP Matt 10:22 pm

"Then I won't bother you now ;) Good luck!"

Sydney 10:23 pm

"Thanks, Matt"

Sydney 10:23 pm

"You're always welcome my dear Syd ;)"

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Sydney became redder than she was when she read that Matt called her 'my dear'.

"Wait a minute! What am I thinking of?!" Sydney talked to herself as she saw her blushing self in front of the mirror. "I need to focus on choosing a song!"

Ever since the grilled corn moment at the beach, he had been on her mind like crazy!

Since she couldn't find any inspirational songs that could match her voice, she then decided to find a good love song.

After an hour, she found a song entitled, "Never Knew I'd Love You", which was a challenging song. The verses of the song were mellow, and there were build-ups during the pre-chorus. And then, the first notes of the chorus would be very high. It fits Sydney's voice very well.

But she also needed to feel the lyrics, and it would be another challenge for her. She planned to seek Lenoir for advice on how to sing it.

She sent the title of the song to Miss Elle and drifted off to sleep.

The next day, she was surprised to see Lenoir in front of their gate.

"Lenoir! Good morning!" Sydney exclaimed as she approached him. "Why are you here?"

Lenoir responded, "I slept at my friend's house."

"Ah, your friend that lives in our neighborhood, right?" she uttered and looked around. "But where is he?"

"He's… He's attending a different school."

"Ah, really? I thought he's in our school, too."

"Let's go?" Lenoir asked her, "We're going to be late."

"Yeah, let's go!"

When both of them arrived at the entrance of the school building, Matt walked towards them, "Good morning, Syd… You went to school together?"

"Lenoir slept at his friend's house, which was near our house."

"I see," Matt stared at Lenoir, suspicious of him. He then placed his shoulder around Sydney and said, "Bye Lenoir. We're going to class."

The annoyed Senior glared at him as they walked away. 'He's one stubborn boy. How do I compete with him?' he thought.

And then Mathematics class came. The teacher announced that he would be giving a bonus quiz to them. He said, "The first ten who could answer will be given +5."

Those who were good in math answered as fast as they could. Four students quickly came to the teacher to pass their papers, followed by two, and then three. Juana was about to pass the paper when Matt Duncan also stood up at the same time.