Page 10: Notes About A Missing Crush

Tuesday 18, 7:00 pm.

My Room.

Amelia.

Dear Diary.

You probably remember how excited I was when I bought new basketball shoes right..? I know, you must also be very eager to read what I was gonna write about Derrick Han's response when I show him these shoes and instantly confess his feelings for me.

I am very sorry to break your bubbles. But, Derrick Han didn't turn up today.

I hope he will. Because, I have been hiding these shoes from mom under my bed for a while now. And, it kinda makes this difficult at home if she knows, I am anywhere related to basketball instead of getting good grades.

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Wednesday 18.

Amelia.

Derrick Han didn't turn up today too. Unfortunately.

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Thursday 19.

Amelia

He is on leave again.

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Friday 20

Amelia.

Still, no clue about Derrick Han.

Alex's tution homework:

Maths exercise 3:5 1-5 problems.

History: French Revolution and Russian Revolution.

Biology: Vermi compost system and water harvesting.

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Monday 23

Amelia.

Still no idea.

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Thursday 27

Amelia.

Just inquired about him to his basketball club. They said he hadn't turned up there either. Nor does his friends know where he's gone.

They stated it was common for Derrick to take long leaves often.

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Monday 30

Amelia.

Enquired his homeroom teacher. But, still no clue.

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Friday 4

Amelia

Alex came home for tutoring today. He asked me what was troubling me. When, I told him it was about Derrick's shoe issue. He asked me what was the real problem in me hiding it at my house.

I obviously cannot tell him the truth. He would find me too uncool.

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Monday 6

After French Class.

Amelia.

Dear Diary.

Sarah Kim was worried about me. She is the only other person who knows exactly what happens if my mom discovers the shoes I've been hiding in my bedroom for Derrick.

That was probably the reason why at the third hour of our school she was all.

"You must call that jerk jock to not keep pushing things you feel uncomfortable unto you. Ugh, Didn't I tell you he's not really nice and how long will you keep being tolerant to him."

Sarah pouted holding my palms and gently rubbing it.

"Haha.." I chuckled. "It's not like I can shout at him or anything now.. And, to tell the truth, I am more worried about why he hadn't turned up for so long. Alex and the other basketball said they don't know either. But, they said he was a carefree person like that. They were just surprised he had even forgotten this obligation with me."

"Carefree person my ass! Ah, come to think of it. Why don't I hold that shoe set for you Amelia? Wouldn't that be much better to hide it from your mother..?"

Sarah suggested me.

"Really? You could do that?"

I was truly grateful to her.

"Yeah. My mother isn't really that strict as yours. Besides.. You wouldn't want to tell your mother that you are planning to internship for Basketball right..?

You have been doing several basketball couching part time jobs for earning up some money for your collage and gaining experience right since freshman."

Sarah told me.

And this was the secret life I currently live from the eyes of my mother.

My mother utterly loath me getting anywhere related to that 'stupid game' as she calls it. She thinks basketball is for barbarians and not good for our family.

But, for me it wasn't.

Basketball was the breath of my life. It was in my blood. I was born with it. I would easily give up anything just to up there on the field rather than study on that stupid Cambridge university my mom forces me join in.

Unlike, my mother I loved playing basketball.

But, considering how she practically banned me from playing basketball through force when I was still in middle school, though I tried my best to hide it from her, there is no way I could ask her to sign as my guardian at the corner of the internship form.

"Yeah. You are right. But.. "

I hesitated thinking about what Sarah said.

"I do not know who I must ask to sign for being my guardian.."

I mussed softly.

"Ha... Your life is already too complicated Amelia. Being in love with Derrick is practically destroying you. I would never do stupid things in the name of love ever in my life!"

Sarah solemnly declared hitting her chest in a swear.

This was when a bespectacled girl with messy clothes and low pony tail walked towards us with a note pad and a pen on her arm.

"Sarah.. Kim..?" The girl called as though reading from a list.

"Y-Yes.." Sarah replied.

"Your request in joining the Art Club has been approved. Like I said, it was quite difficult for me since you wanted to shift classes in the mid year. I hope, you value my efforts, Sarah-shi."

The girl said quickly with perky words, pushing her glasses up her nose. She wasn't nice to Sarah. She was unusually too formal, though her tone wasn't really respectful. To sum up, she didn't seem to like Sarah.

But, apart from that there was another more important thing I wanted to ask my beloved bestie about a secret she was hiding from me.

"The art club..?" The moment the certain girl left I threw Sarah a suspicious gaze. "You actually joined the art club with that club precident..?"

I practically yelled at my beautiful friend who quickly averted her eyes anxiously fiddling her fingers and whistling.

"Since, when were you interested in art, Sarah..??"

"Hey. Hey. I have always had an eye for art okay. Look at here..!"

She immediately took out her smartphone with instagram that showed the an already open page of some artistic instagrammer named lWk.

"Don't even my phone cry out my love for art!"

She argued back. It was obvious this was the page she had been checking out all morning.

"T-Then, what about your cheerleading classes? Are you just suddenly gonna bail on them then..?"

I asked her.

"NOooo!! U-Ugh, no. I am just gonna take a small break from the classes. The practices are too pressuring recently.. "

"Sarah.. I am really okay with it if that was the truth." I sighed. "But, why is my sixth sense actually tingling that, this is because you have a crush on someone..? Does this boy actually belong to the art club or something..?"

Sarah panicked almost immediately when I said that.

"No!!! It is not a crushh!! It is definately NOT A CRUSH!!"

It would be if it wasn't.

Because for one Sarah was losing her reason, just like me over Derrick. Two, there are plenty of normal looking guys who only get close to her because she's so beautiful and they might get popular if they date her. That is the reason the only people who would be perfect for Sarah are hot guys like Derrick, Alex or some other K pop idol. At least they wouldn't date her for the looks.

"C-Crush.. M-Me?.. No way.. I certainly wouldn't like a person like him.."

Sarah was mumbling to herself with a red face. It was quite a rare sight from her.

But, I couldn't ask her more as the two of us were soon interrupted by the next bell. Sarah quickly used this opportunity to rush out for the next class.

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Still Monday. 6:00

At my house veranda.

Dear Diary

Fearing, the brave rejecting champion Sarah, I know would flee again the moment I mention about this, I decided to put the matter on the side for a little while and talk about something else

Now, Holly was coming home after so long to stay as a new transfer student. And, I personally want to give her a memorable return gift.

So, I just thought why not I put up a party for this best friend of mine from Hollywood. I know, being one of the richest kids in highschool as a modelling teenager, parties and feasts are very normal for Holly.

But, it is totally another story if they were made by us. Her best friends!!

The only possible way we can protect our plan was to avoid Vanessa Choi at all costs. And, Sarah agreed with me too.

Vanessa was the unlucky younger twin of Holly, seperated at birth by two minutes. Unlike, Holly she was absolutely very annoying! stupid! nauseous and jealous freak towards Holly and her sister's friends, us. She and I never get along from the first day we met at Holly's house. And, I would pay zillions of dollars just to make her stay away from me.

So, anyway we discussed the date of the party to be on the day Holly finally return from America to our Airport. And, since, I have the access to own a spare key to Holly's apartment door that she had left with me to take care of it, that place would be our party's destination.

Wooooh!

Just thinking about them makes me feel super EXCITED!!!!

AHHH!

(Mind my language, Dear Diary)

That's all that.

But.. Why do I have a crazy premonition that .. Something really bad is gonna happen to me soon?..

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Things required for Holly's Party:

1) 20 balloons

2) Streamers

3) Pompoms

4) Cake

5) Snacks

6) Cola

7) Banners

8) Plastic plates

(Do I have them? No, ask Sarah)

9) Chairs(ask Stella)

10) Money!!!!!

(Ask money or at least try..)

.....

Call as much as many people I know. Including my basketball students from the couching centre part time job!

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