Olive's permission

Sigh****

******* Soon it was break********

Everyone went out for break but Olive will as usual stay in class. So, Olive was in class reading a Sidney Sheldon novel when she got a note from Archie. Her heart skipped a beat receiving the note from him, wondering what he wrote that could make him leave immediately after giving her the note.

" Olive

I still like you. But, when I see your face and the way you behave, I stop liking you gradually. I really think that you should forget about "US" and let us just continue as friends.

Archie"

The tears welled up in her eyes after reading the note. Memories of their last flashed before her eyes. That short note brought a long strain of emotion. But, the tears refused to pour.

" We had already broken up, so why did I still expect more?"

Olive not forgetting that she was still in class with the break almost over refused to cry.

Olive then made her decision to forget about him instantly.

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It's been weeks since the incident. Olive decided to prepare well for her upcoming test.

" You have been visiting the library frequently now. Are you reading or do you just like coming here?", Mr Thomas, their enish teacher in charge of the library asked.

" Yes Sir. I am determined to read and sometimes clear my head", Olive responded.

" That is very good. You are becoming studious", he commended.

' Do I really visit the library that often? I have to look for another place to be alone'.

Olive prepared for her test alone because her friends already formed their own reading groups. Don't even ask about Iris.

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With the blink of an eye, the test week finally came. Olive was prepared but still had doubts on her Maths and Physics. Maths and geography were the papers for Monday. Olive wrote it with less confidence.

It went to the fourth day of the test which is also the last day with them having only chemistry as the last paper. As usual, she read alone. This time; memories came. Memories of her and ARCHIE reading together for chemistry also. Well, they both did well.

' Olive, read and forget about him for your own happiness'

The test came to an end and the scores were released early. To her greatest surprise, she did excellently well.

Her school finally went on its mid-term break.

Olive was bored to death at home. She heard a knock on her door, she knew who was there but didn't know how to face him. She rushed to tidy the house before welcoming Archie.....Adam...and James.

What were these other people doing here????

She only expecting Archie.....at most Adam, but not James!!

" Why is James here?How?,Why???", Olive asked them.

Adam didn't reply and instead entered the house. The rest followed suite. James finally replied saying, " I don't know your house, so I decided to join them when I heard they were coming to your house"

Only after the answer did Olive notice Archie seating very comfortably on one of the chairs. Nervousness immediately swallowed her.

She immediately didn't know what to do or even what to say to either of them. Adam broke the awkwardness by asking Olive to give him food.

Olive: "....."

" Ummmm....I don't know what you guys want. What would you like to eat?".

Both Adam and James know of the relationship between Olive and Archie.

Adam and James raided the house and ate what they saw without waiting for Olive's permission. Archie on the other hand did not eat anything which completely made her sad. They did speak to each other but it felt distant. Memories flooded again but she tried not to let it overcome her emotions.

After eating, Adam and James found an excuse to leave which meant, Olive and Archie being alone. Olive really found it awkward so she went to her balcony to check on the boys from upstairs. She waited there until they returned and then she also went back to meet Archie and the boys.

Olive was shocked when she heard Adam ask, " Have you guys done it?". She instinctively said " No!!!".

James immediately asked, " Oh, do you guys were actually planning on doing it?"

Olive: "..."

She had no idea what they meant by that but, she could roughly guess what they were trying to say.

Sugarpie1's note: I know my readers have a bad mind by the "It"^0^. Hint: The "It" here refers to them making it and maybe kissing :).

She really wanted Archie to come to her rescue but, as usual, it was just her imagination. Luckily, the boys did not continue to make things difficult for her.

They all chatter about about lot of things and played game before all the boys remembered that they had another place to go. Adam and James left first. Olive was really reluctant to let Archie go and that was when she realized she likes him but scared to admit it.

About was standing by the door about to go when he was Olive," Should I go?".

Olive was made dumb by that question and answered "No" without thinking.

Archie looked satisfied with that answer and told the boys to give him a few minutes.

He came back him and hugged Olive, which made her shut the door and immediately she felt a smooth, soft and moist lip on hers.

She had almost forgotten how it felt like to be kissed. Worst, she had forgotten how it felt like to be kissed by that lip which she almost always dreamed of every night.

That completely caught her off guard. It wasn't like they were just kissing for the first time, in fact, they had both lost count on the times they had kissed but, this feeling was different. She had a sudden surge of butterflies in her tummy.

Her brain immediately told her to stop him after the kiss went on for almost a long time.

" We can't be kissing. We have already broken up", Olive managed to say

" So, you are trying to say that we can't kiss right?"

Olive was worries that she would make him upset so, she rephrased her words and said " I don't think it's right since we have already broken up".

Archie's face immediately darkened. Olive saw that and immediately kissed him for fear of making him angry. He then proceeded to deepen the kiss which made Olive relieved.

The kiss went for a long while and Olive couldn't push Archie away because she was stuck between him and the wall. That moment was cut short by the sudden knock and voice of James and Adam.