Dream or Not: A Devil or An Angel

Chapter 5: Take Back Your Love Letter

"Yana, why do you look at me from time to time? Is there something on my face?" Alina asked with a puzzled look on her face.

Yana's eyes were wide with shock. Even though she had been seatmates with Alaina for nearly half the semester, they weren't exactly friendly with one another. They always addressed each other by their full names, which indicated that they weren't close.

"No, no! It's not that," Yana stuttered. She couldn't decide if she should confirm that there was nothing on Alina's face, or deny that she had been staring at her.

Yana's eyes were bright and clear, and she didn't have that haughty look to them like the other students had. Alina could tell that Yana was a simple girl.

"Why is everyone looking at me like I'm weird?" Alina moved closer to Yana and whispered to her. Everyone she had met so far had gaped at her. Although she didn't mind the attention, she would want to know if there was something they were keeping from her. She didn't want to look like a fool.

Yana flinched at her proximity and inched farther away from Alina. She snorted, "Don't you know?"

Alina stared at her and shook her head.

Thankfully, the morning bell rang, so Yana didn't have to answer her question. There was a twenty-minute morning reading period before their first class started. The class would begin soon after.   

Two tall and lean boys staggered into the classroom with their hands in their pockets.   

These boys seemed overly confident with themselves. Alina glanced at them but quickly averted her eyes.

She didn't know if she was imagining it or not, but she was certain that one of the boys was staring at her.

'I must be seeing things. Maybe this boy's seat is near mine.'

Alina quickly scanned the room for empty seats and found two vacant seats in the seventh and eighth rows of the third group.

She scolded herself for jumping to conclusions.

Alina opened the book closest to her and pretended to be busy reading. The articles were simple for her to understand since she had already graduated from university. However, she always had a hard time studying. After graduation, she avoided studying like the plague.   

She decided that she would try her hardest this time around and pick up the lessons she had already forgotten.   

Alina took out a fresh notebook and began to take down notes when she suddenly felt a presence behind her.

Her fingers stilled, and Alina slowly turned around. Wasn't this the boy who just arrived?

The boy in front of her was handsome. He had long hair with a few unruly strands that draped over one eyebrow, and he had a silver stud in one ear. He shoved one of his hands in his pocket and gave Alina a malicious smile.   

The boy attracted everyone's attention. They were all excited to see how things would unfold.   

Alina looked up at the boy and asked in a calm voice, "What do you want?"

Perhaps her voice was too calm and her expression too cold. The boy was stunned for a moment but quickly regained his composure. He took out a light blue envelope from his pocket and threw it on her desk. In a disgusted voice, he said, "Take your love letter back!"   

The boy's voice wasn't too loud, but it was enough for everyone to hear. A commotion broke out in the classroom. Yana's gaze flitted from the letter to her seatmate, her eyes wide with shock.