SWEET RELIEF

~(Chapter nine)~

Steph pov
(Finally.)

I love my sister I really do but sometimes it's hard to understand her. She clearly likes Karan but she's trying all her effort to push him away. Sometimes feel bad for the guy.

I mean if we are being honest if a guy chased me like that, I'd fold. Karan is a good guy from what Nick tells me. He's nice, attractive and actually knows how to take care of people.

I've never understood how my sister always gets hit on by the pretty ones. She always makes them back down, I want to hit her at times. I always have to work for me to be seen. She's just this quiet, mysterious, peculiar and cute girl. Most people think she can't hurt them but damn, she can do a number on them.

I'm currently watching her try to run away from Karan. I know that he stood her up one day of punishment and one thing Stella is good at is, silent treatment. She will not talk to you even if she gets hurt and you are the only one who can help her.

I've never been invested in my sister's love life but I will make sure she falls in love with Karan. The only issue is that I have to make sure that my feelings towards him remain platonic.

I mean what could possibly go wrong. I could do this for my sister.

Right?

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Stella pov

The punishment was over. Actually had been over for a week now. Still I wouldn't look Karan in the eye.

Gosh was I petty. I mean, he did apologised and bought me stuff but still no response. Just cause he apologised doesn't mean that the wrong wasn't done. He had some nerve bribing me with food, I would never fall for that.

If I even see him in the hallway, I'd rather take the long way to class. Apparently not today.

I was heading for history class and I was so sure the place was clear of him. Only that I didn't realise we were in the same class. The class  had been combined. The teachers decided to teach the concept at once, for both classes.

It was also a shock to see the only empty space was next to him at the back of the class. I may have woken up late today.

"Morning."

I pretended that I hadn't heard him and just took my seat. I wanted this to end and very fast.

"Can we talk?" Did he seriously think I would talk to him after he bailed on me? Rat.

I wanted this lesson to end. How could he be in all the classes that were joined, it was weird. Since when were year three and four taught the same things?

In some school, seniors are year five and six. Karan would be senior next year, that will bring him a lot of pressure, so he wouldn't have a lot of time hanging around us. I was actually trying to make this easy fit us.

If I happened to fall for him, I would need a hundred percent attention, I knew I was clingy and easily got jealous. I didn't want my feelings to get in between our life. I'm not even sure he feels the same for me. Goodness, I had some much boy issues and I hadn't even realised.

Just to add on Mark and Collins being a constant nightmare. That Collins guy made it his mission to have petty arguements with me during lessons. Out of nowhere, I would be included in debates I had to interest in.

"I know that this seems like a surprise for all of you," Mr Kim spoke, "but we thought that with the joint classes the syllabus would be easily covered."

"So we decided to pair all of you," said a woman I didn't know. Maybe she was Karan's teacher. "Each group will contain four members, two from year three and two from year four. We expect maximum cooperation and team work."