Hello to you too

Well.....he did response, not what she expected. Did she even know what she expected?

"Okay" was her only response. There were a thousand things running through her mind and she could only say"okay".

"Olly", her mum called out.

"Ma, she responded a little bit shocked. Her mum did not say anything more but stared at her for quite some time and left. That got Olive thinking ' Did she get to find out my thoughts.Oh no! She must not know about Archie yet'.

On the other hand Diane, Olive's mum was also thinking' I see her now, she has the face and the body of a model I'll have her try out right after she is done with school.

Both had different thoughts and both though they had been caught by the other. Diane was scared Olive would find out about wanting her to become a model, that was why she didn't say anything for fear of being caught.

Olive became restless after that, thinking her mum had caught her or maybe she heard something. Finding it difficult to sleep that night, she decided to call Iris, her best friend.

" Iris!!!!", I think I'm in trouble", she exclaimed.

Iris being confused and not knowing what to do asked ' You said what,"

Then Olive explained what happened between her and her mum to Iris," So I decided to talk to you, maybe you might find any solution or something".

Iris helplessly said " I really have no idea how to help you with this. But I will tell you to stop assuming things, maybe she just wanted to look at you".

" She wanted to look at me?. Iris I don't think you know what you are saying. I am her daughter, she has seen me, she knows me". olive said.

" Well, you are right, but I still think that this is all you imagining things. If you had not done anything wrong you would not feel like. So I suggest you just relax your mind, sleep well, act like nothing happened. And if she brings it up, answer honestly. But if she doesn't talk about it, just forget it and know that she was looking at you for another reason. And, you can maybe ask her why she was looking at you". Iris explained m

Olive thought hard about it and thanked Iris sincerely, the two chatted for a while then greeter each other good night and ended the call.

The next day, Olive's woke up with complicated emotions and did not know what to do. She later decided to dress up before going to check on both parents.

" Good morning dad", Olive greeted with a smile on her face.

" Goodmorning to you too. I hope you slept well,". That question removes the smile on her face, but could only reply with a faint"yes". In her mind she was thinking ' Slept well my foot!!. If only you know that your wife's action yesterday ruined my chance of having a good night rest'.

" Where is mum?", she managed to ask.

" She has gone to work already. Well she said it is something very important so she can't drop you off today. I guess it's time you become a big girl and go to school alone".

This totally left Olive speechless, "Great, just when she found out she has already decided to stop dropping me off at school. If she knows more, what would she do?',

" What do you mean?", Olive's dad asked.

" Nothing dad. I was just blaming myself for having to wake up late and missing my chance to meet mum before she left".

" You should get going now", her dad replied, as he said that, he handed her money needed for transport and her lunch break as well. The money given to her was more than expected and that shocked her.

Seeing Olive's shocked look, he chuckled and said " Your mum won't be picking you up either, so that is the reason I added to your money a little bit" The colouron Olive's face drained, and that made her to repeat the same thing in her mind m" I am doomed!!".

Olive unhappily went to school that morning and totally forgot about what Archie had told her the day before. As the only thing on her mind was yesterday and her mum.

" If it isn't the girl who ruined my sleep just because she could not sleep ", Iris joked with a smile on her face. But, that smile instantly faded seeing Olive's facial expression and the cold gaze she got from her.

" Iris, I'm not sure I am in the mood for your teasing this morning" Olive coldly said. Iris being known for her bad temper instantly flared up saying " Don'tyou dare give me this cold attitude, I should be the one angry because I tried thinking of how to help you out when we ended our conversation last night, and due to that I could not sleep. I understand that you are not happy, but you should at least tell me instead of making me feel bad".

Olive honestly had no words to use to refute. She was really at fault, and the friend she made angry just now had actually stayed up late to help her out. That led Olive to say " I am very sorry, I should have explained instead of giving you any attitude. You stayed awake because of me, I am honestly touched by this. I am going to explain why I responded to you coldly. I am really sorry". Olive then explained everything to Iris. Iris had a smirk, then told Olive her plan. That did help boost Olive's mood.

And before you knew it, the two settled their dispute, and were back to talking like nothing transpired between them few minutes ago.

" Archie!!!", a girl screamed.

'Oh no, he is around. I actually forgot about him, what do I do? Should I greet him or ignore him?'Olivesilently worried.

"Do none and snap out of it", Iris said.

Archie is that kind of guy every girl wants to be with. That kind of guy you would see only in commercials, so having someone like that in school and as a classmate was just so cool . So, no surprise that girl got all excited and screamed at the sight of him

"Hey, you are?", Archie asked confused.

And oh, Archie is a friendly guy but doesn't like company. He does not even know the names of all his classmates.

" It'sme Alicia. We were partners in our last chemistry project just last week", Alicia disappointedly answered.

" Oh, howare you then?", he asked with a smile. " I am really sorry I didn't remember you"

" It's okay. And I am fine, thanks for asking ", Alicia blushed.

Jealousy suddenly painted Olive's face "Why would she blush when talking to him. He hasn't even said he likes her and her face is already red. I don't even know the big deal ", Olive scolded.

" You still like him Olive, just admit it ". Iris said.

" No I don't. I only said i MIGHT still like him". Olive wasn't lieing when she said that She doesn't mind if he talks to other girls, but she suddenly gets jealous seeing him close with other girls. Trust her, there is a big difference there.

" Hey Olive". Olive looked up, hoping that the person just now was actually Archie. But was disappointed to be met with the face of Robert, the class clown.

" What do you want?", Olive asked due to her disappointment.

" Nothing, just decided to say 'hey' to you ", he said smiling mischievously.

If only Olive knew Robert was just a distraction.

"Oh, okay then. Hello to you too". She forced out a smile. Robert then left with a feeling of accomplishment. Olive looked at the spot where Archie was, but found out he was no longer there. She looked at where he usually seats and saw him reading a book and looking a little bit troubled.