Chapter 2

"So you know that I like a senior from the sophomore year of Grade 10 right?"

Vanessa, with her hands fidgeting nervously, spoke in a fast-paced manner, her words tumbling out in a jumbled mess. Her awkward smile betrayed her anxiety, and she struggled to maintain eye contact, her gaze darting around the room. Despite her nerves, Vanessa did her best to convey her message, her voice growing in strength as she spoke.

Kennedy just hummed 'Yes' and focused on eating her lunch, making Vanessa feel relieved.

However, not more than two seconds had passed Vanessa breathed a sigh of relief when Kennedy suddenly squinted and looked at her friend and said in a very surprised and unexpected tone, nearly giving her a heart attack.

"You said WHAT!?"

"You…..heard what I said." Turning her head away from Kennedy in slight guilt.

"Bro….. I knew something was very fishy about you these days. I knew it was something big but this is way more unexpected."

Kennedy continued staring at her friend with a blaming glare and investigative look.

Vanessa finally turned to face her and in a small voice said.

"I'm sorry."

Waiting for an answer from Kennedy, Vanessa looked at her with expectant eyes with a hint of girly coquettishness.

Seconds later, unable to bear her friend's cringe puppy eyes, Kennedy sighed.

"Fine, that's enough."

Vanessa giggled to herself at Kennedy.

'I knew this would always work.'

"Van, who's the guy again?"

Faced by Kennedy's question, Vanessa slightly blushed, the slightly chubby cheeks of her round face turning peach in color.

" Umm…." Vanessa mumbled, unable to answer or rather unable to express her mind.

"Wait…." Kennedy, in a suspenseful tone, looked at Vanessa with eyes that seemed to know who it was, leaving her gulping her saliva with nervousness.

"Is it the athletic soccer enthusiastic senior, Kyle?"

Kennedy asked with an expectant look for affirmation. However, to her surprise, Vanessa gave an awkward smile, shaking her head.

"Then is it the super smart, psychotically good-looking otaku, Zane? Or.. or…could it be the music prodigy, Alexander?"

Kennedy was in a predicament, confused about who her best friend, Vanessa Grace, the typical uncrowned campus belle, would have a crush on. She had guessed the most probable ones but none of them seemed to even catch her attention a bit.

"Well……don't tell anyone hmmm?"

"Obviously! I won't! Tell me who it is."

"It's Preston from Class 2 of the Sophomore Year (Grade 10)."

Vanessa mumbled a soft sentence as she blushed once more and walked out of the Cafeteria in embarrassment.

"What? Who's that?"

Kennedy was unsure of who it was but surely determined to find who it was.

5 Hours Later, Grace's Family Mansion

Vanessa, who was back home from school, scrolled down Instagram reels on her phone, eating chips, laughing at people on social media, and enjoying her time when all of a sudden, she remembered the events of today and suddenly got up, mumbling to herself in worry.

"Hopefully, Kennedy won't tell anyone."

At the same time, at Burton's Family Mansion

"Hey Violet, are you busy?"

Kennedy was on the phone with someone at the moment.

As Kennedy dialed the phone, she could feel the tension mounting within her. She knew she had to make this call, no matter how difficult it was going to be. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, someone answered. It was Violet, the recipient of Kennedy's call. Kennedy could sense the sadness in Violet's voice, but to her surprise, Violet quickly changed her tone. In an instant, her depressed expression was replaced by a fake, cheerful demeanor. Kennedy couldn't help but wonder what was going on in Violet's life that made her put on such a facade.

"So What's up?" Violet asked Kennedy.

"Okay so….. Vaness told me not to tell anyone but I'm telling you. So don't spill the beans either. The thing is, can you tell me about a guy named Preston from your class?"

Kennedy asked in an earnest tone with caution.

"Oh? Preston? You finally consider it to be serious only now?"

Violet couldn't help but let out a mischievous chuckle, teasing and playfully mocking her.

"So you knew as well?! But why did she tell me so late then?"

As she tried to make sense of the situation, her expression shifted to one of utter disbelief. She turned to Violet, her voice tremulous as she asked for clarification. At that moment, she was certain that she was the only person Vanessa had confided in. It was a shock to realize how mistaken she was, as Violet's response made it clear that she was not the first to hear this news.

" She did tell you first, at the beginning of the year to be precise, now it's March, don't you remember? Well, she did procrastinate a lot before finally telling me since you never remembered his name or minded nor bothered to keep him in your mind."

With a playful scoff, Violet told her friend and cousin carefully without hurting both sides of the friendship.

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