Flickers

Chapter 112

With clear skies and pleasant weather, I greeted the day with a smile on my lips as I stood straight inside the court, my eyes swiveling into the corner as I tried to look for the familiar figure of Eric.

He was far away from me, I was at the front with my friends who held big smiles on their faces while he was in the back. He must be cheering for me after all I was in the place of students who have high honors.

"Can't believe we're gonna graduate this following week" I heard Georgia says to my front. I agreed with her internally, it was too slow at the beginning but then it all came faster than a blink, and here we are now.

I can't believe I'm graduating soon and just one step away from being a college. Looking at the familiar buildings with nostalgia, the hallways I used to walk through, and the canteen that was brimmed to the fullest on the first day.

The teacher we used to pole fun of for her terrible makeup skills, the shed we used to hang out with to chat about the activities we need to do this week, and the court we used to practice on every Friday for our role-playing and dance performance.

Everything came back to me and I cherished it all in my heart.

"You seem so preoccupied with your thoughts, mind sharing it with us?" I snapped out of my reverie with someone elbowing me.

"Nah, you might cry once you hear it"

"What? You're already feeling sad, we still have a week! Besides I'm not gonna cry, maybe of laughter seeing you all cry babies" I laughed in amusement at Alex's words, for sure she wouldn't cry, only at the research subject.

"Espe I think you should confess, we only have little time after all" I teased Espe who was looking lost in the air.

She was quick to shake her head like a rattle, blushing from the words I said making us poke fun at her even more.

"What? Do you want us to help you then? But your crush doesn't like girls after all"

"Ey! We have the same problem!" Alex high five Espe who was now repeating the words no.

Her crush is the definition of the words tall, dark and handsome. Unfortunately, he was our teacher but hey, who doesn't have those times where we had a crush on some of our teachers!

It was then time for receiving the diploma, we have done this a couple of times so we have relaxed. The only annoying thing was that we have to stand up and wait for all our classmates to return to their seats and only after the can we sit.

"Espe! It's your chance!" I shake Espe's body left and right. She has this silly smile on her face and I can't blame her.

Her crush was on the stage giving a handshake to our male classmates. We were so overjoyed that one of the teachers gave us looks making us calm down though the grin on our faces never left.

"I told you! You should go and shake his hands tightly! Make sure to never wash it for a week so it'll stay!"

"Shh!" She made a quiet signal, her face fully embarrassed, she couldn't look at the stage without turning her head away from her crush.

I happen to met eyes with Eric's, I was just parallel to their section and I smiled at him. He gave me the biggest grin making me remember the time where he asked me to be his girlfriend. In Korean!

I laughed foolishly, I was like Espe who has been given a hint of sweetness and warmth burst out of my chest. I never knew how much I loved Eric and seeing him cheering me and looking so proud when I received the announcement that I was part of the honors gets my heart tightening in delight.

I smiled at him for the last time, hoping for him to see the love that I pass through my eyes and he did. His friends booed us from the back making me softly chuckle at them.

Then it was the end of the boys, Espe was second in line to receive the diploma and she was literally one step closer to her crush when he left.

We screamed no in our heads, looked at each other with mouths wide open as we couldn't believe what has just transpired in our very eyes.

Espe bowed to the crowd, we didn't see her face and all we thought was what bad timing!

"Espe, don't be sad!" Jeline hugs espe while I patted her backing comfort.

"Oh God, that was too funny! Haha! I told you espe, we're destined to be forever single!" Alex laughed maniacally as we look at her with helplessness.

"Don't worry, we still have our adviser!"

The day ended with us comforting Espe while Georgia and Alex laughed till their stomachs aches. Maybe Espe and her crush weren't just in the right timing.

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