Another Fish Upon the Sky?

The new student

(Right after ep 12/Pi's POV)

Feeling Mork's tongue brush against my own, I felt butterflies flutter in my stomach. A huge grin appeared on my face. Slowly separating my face from his, letting a bit of sunlight seep through us. Smiling back at him, my eyes were glued to his as if I was mesmerized by his brown creamy eyes.

He ruffled my hair like a dog with a grin stretching from one ear to the other. I laughed sheepishly and sighed, feeling my cheeks burning. As I stood up, the chair squeaked loudly.

"Is it time to go?" Mork questioned as he stood up and glanced at the clock as he did so.

"Yeah I'm done." I uttered under my breath. Setting back everything where it's supposed to be, we headed out of the lab.

Holding each other's hands in a tight grasp, we were already comfortable with showing a bit more public affection. Okay no. More like I'm starting to feel more comfortable.

Mork never had a problem with public affection. In fact he was the one who always tried to convince me and tell me that there was nothing wrong with it. Although he will do so, he will still respect my decision.

I started feeling comfortable little by little as time passed by. I started realizing to not care about what other people think. What mattered was Mork and I. Having Mork's patience and love made the process of learning a bit easier.

My train of thoughts was interrupted by a familiar face in the right corner of my eye. It was Prik Pao alongside Kuea Kang.

"Mork! Pi!" She called, waving at us. Rolling my eyes, I kept walking away as if I didn't hear anything.

Mork tapped my shoulder and asked with raised eyebrows, "Aren't you going to hear her out?"

I groaned annoyingly, "alright," I dragged out. It's not like I have anything against them-other than the fandom page they created. Ever since then, I don't quite feel comfortable around them. In my opinion, I think they take the shipping between Mork and I a bit too far.

The four of us came face to face. Breaking the silence, I responded, "um."

"Kluea and I wanted to apologize for everything we have done. We're truly sorry for invading your privacy. We feel guilty for our past actions. Right, Kluea?" She ranted on with a sad expression plastered on her face.

"Yes. Yes. We now understand that it was wrong of us to do such a thing." Kluea followed his bestie.

"And I hope you may forgive us and we can be cool, leaving the past in the past." She said in a genuine tone. I kept quiet for a while, unwilling to accept the apology. It seemed that the wait for the acceptance for them was an eternity as their faces were displaying emotions of eagerness, guilt, and sadness.

Without hesitation, Mork accepted the apology with a nod. Right after Mork, I accepted too. I don't see the reason not to. Everyone makes mistakes and deserves a second chance. Plus, I'm over it and they seem like they are truly sorry. It won't hurt if I accept them into my life. They might even be good people now.

(4 months later/ still Pi's POV)

Seated in the corner of the pastry shop, I wiped my tears shamefully. I'm seated in the corner facing the wall so no one can notice my tears. I can't handle this anymore.

What can I do to prove to Mork that Dean is just a classmate? He's acting way too jealous. And what am I going to do with this child?

I'm not ready, emotionally and financially. My parents are also disappointed because they want me to focus on my career first. My brother is overreacting to the situation. It's as if he still sees me as his baby brother.