2. Life playing a game

"You are such a nerd" Anna and stace complaints to me. It was lunch time and we were sitting on our usual seats.

"No I'm not!" I protested.

-"Oh is it so? Then who is that stupid to read a book during lunch break."

-" hey! I'm not stupid and what is it with you and the others calling me nerd. Let me make it clear, I AM NOT A NERD, God! Can this day get any worse."

"Relax Mia, ohk we're sorry, you are not a nerd, this just for the saying though," I glared at her at this, "but yeah you're not a nerd, but who is this 'other people' calling you nerd?'

And yeah this brings me back to the moment during maths class.

"Amelia! Give us an answer, who?" They asked

-"Damien"

If their eyes could pop out they would have, but thank god they were still intact.

"Damien!? As in the hottest boy in school? Oh wait, it's ofcourse him, there's no one named Damien apart from him." They squealed, Girls ugh!

"So begin your story, your time starts now" Anna said

"Ohk, so I was taking my books for the maths class when I came face to face with Damien. Again. So yeah it went something like this:

Flashback

"Hey is it your maths class?" Damien asked me

"Yeah, fortunately." I said, "why?"

-"fortunately? You like maths?"

"Yes I do" I told him, " anyways goodbye Damien or otherwise I'm going to be late for my class."

"Hey wait Amelia," Damien said catching up with me.

-" what do you want now?"

-" Even I have my maths class, I think we are going to the same class."

I sighed, he isn't going to leave me anytime soon.

"Amelia?"

-" yeah?"

-" I was thinking of skipping the class. Would you like to come with me?"

-" what! No, ofcourse not, I'm not skiping the maths class or for that matter anyclass."

-"oh come on it will be fun."

-"no!"

-"you're such a nerd."

-" No don't you dare call me a nerd."

-"ohk Li, I'm not going to call you a nerd."

"Good...wait, what did you call me? Li?" I asked

-" well yes, you know Amelia, lia , Li. I kind of liked it."

-"Li, seriously." I laugh

-"well there isn't anything to laugh about... but it feels nice to see you smile...you should often keep smiling." He smiled himself.

-" well bye Damien, gotta go or I would get late for the class."

-" Bye li! Well I'm still on my plan for the bunking the class, will meet you tommorow in the class."

Present

"Wow" Anna and stace, both said silently.

"What is so 'wow' about the situation?" I asked

-" well everything, where do we start from? With the fact that Damien asked you to skip your class with him, or he gave you a nickname which is sort of cute."

" I don't know" I sighed, "I don't want to take a risk again."

"We know after that inci" They broke mid sentence

Sighing for god knows fiftieth time today I said " I know."

-"but Mia you have to move on, not all of them are same."

-"I don't think so. Every boy is the same" looking at my hand I said, " And please can we stop this conversation here?"

"Yeah sure!" Anna said, "but we are always there for you Mia even if that 'always' means us digging a pit to dispose a body off."

I laughed at that, " You know, I love you both."

-"Yeah we know we are irresistable" I rolled my eyes at that, " but you are lucky that we both love you too." And that was enough to make me smile.

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I was just there, just a few more streets to go and I'll be home. God, it had been a long day. I just want to go home, take a hot shower and change into something comfortable.

I was walking down the streets when I heard footsteps behind me. I whirled around just to see no one there. I turned back and continued walking when I could hear the footsteps again. This time a little closer. And suddenly, I was grabbed by the waist and twirled around.

I crashed against a hard chesr and as always I was mesmerised by his green eyes.

I took a step back immediately, not wanting to stare at those green eyes again.

"Hi Amelia" he said

"Oh hi Evan," I said still not meeting his eyes, " what are you doing here? You shouldn't be here."

He sighed, "look Amelia, I know me appearing out of nowhere after god knows how many years is shocking."

-" yeah definitely shocking."

-" but I came here to talk to you, talk to you about US."

This time I looked up only to meet his intense stare. He looked the same as always, just more muscular, and hotter. Same sharp jawline, same green mesmerising eyes which once drawned me in them. But the person in frong of me was not the same Evan I knew.

" I don't think there's anything to talk about." I said

"Ofcourse, there is the need to talk."

-" Evan, we are done."

-"No, we're not!"

-" Yes we are. Now please leave me."

-" no! I'm not leaving until we talk."

-" not now, I don't know, maybe never." And with that I turned and stomped my feet. Evan was not following me anymore. Thank god!

Just 5 minutes more and I'll be home. Again, I heard the footsteps behind me.

I knew Evan was not going to give up easily.

As the footsteps grew closer.

I stopped in my tracks. Anger was consuming me. Evan you are so dead.

The footsteps stopped too. I turned around anger all over my face, only to loose into blue eyes.

Not what I was expecting.

It should be green, not blue!

But them I took the appearance of the person. Hmm, much hotter.

I face-palmed myself.

What the hell is the problem with me?

I just called Damien hot!!

I suddenly looked down realising that he had noticed that I was checking him out.

" Are you done, checking me out?" He asked amused.

A small blush crept up on my cheeks.

Stop blushing Amelia!

Are you stupid?

Oh yeah, ofcourse you are.

"What are you doing here? Ar..Are you following me? Again?" I asked trying to change the subject

"First of all, I wasn't following you then, nor am I following you now, Li." Then he sighed, " what do you think? I don't have anything else to do than just to follow you?" He asked.

"Oh! I'm sorry."

"It's okay Li."

" but what are you doing here?"

"What would a person do after school? Go home. Right?" He said

"Wait! Are you trying to say you live here?"

He thought for a while and then answered, "maybe," and with that he laughed, "Li! I'm here after school, telling you indirectly that I live here. And still you ask me, if I live here."

I felt embarassed.

"I'm sorry." He stopped laughing and looked at me intently and said, "Don't be sorry, it happens."

I nodded and started walking again.

Why does Damien need to live near me?

I hate my life.

I seriously do hate you! Life!

Damien started walking beside me. We were walking together. It felt somewhat good and warm!

Strange!

After a minute passed, Damien asked, "Li?"

"Yeah"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Yeah sure."

"Is everything alright?" He asked concerned.

I stayed quite for some time and then answered in a mere whisper, "Yeah...why?"

"Oh nothing." Though he was watching me intently.

"Hmm"

We were walking when he again broke the silence, "don't"

Confused I turned to him, "huh?"

"What I mean is don't be like this."

"Well thank you Damien...but I don't need anyone's concern."

"See, this is what I was talking about, be the feisty one." He smiled.

I shook my head smiling.

"Well Damien I think it is time to say goodbye." I said pointing at my house.

"Really! I live there!" He said pointing at the house just in front of ours. "Maybe it's a coincidence too that I got my house just in front of yours." He winked at me.

What?! This can't happen. Is Life planning to play a game with me?

"Bye Amelia...see ya tommorow." He said turning towards his house.

"Bye Damien." I replied back, "and I hope we never cross each others way ever again but I doubt it's ever going to happen." I whispered too low for him to listen.

He turned his head and asked, "did you just say something?"

"No...nothing, nothing at all."

He nodded and disappeared into his house.

And as for me...well, with heavy legs, I too collapsed into my bed.

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