Trouble Maker's Lover

7 : Ephipany?

She looked outside the window from her pink cozy bedroom. She sat on the side sofa, next to the window, knees on the chest. Her head tilted a bit and her lips sighed every few minutes.

She never hates people. She finds them some kind of interesting subjects to learn. People were born to be unique in their ways. That means they are complex and confusing as well. That's what makes them interesting, at least according to Peony.

They are not evil by choice. It is believed that people are bad for any reason. Environment, pressure, and even family problems can cause someone's bad behavior. They can change. Humans can't forever be bad!

But this boy probably is a special case.

"Why do I only feel the negative side when it comes to him? Ugh, he makes me mad!" Peony grunted. She hated the anger and annoyance that she had right now. She was never used to that kind of negativity.

Unfortunately, living around this type of person forced her to feel like that! Even more frustrated, she hated herself for hating the boy. She was supposed to understand him, but she can't comprehend someone so damn sarcastic and blunt as him.

She held her chest. It hurts so deep whenever he came across her mind. Something that she never had before. A hurtful feeling of hating.

This is her first time.

***

School ends. She anxiously waited for Benji in front of his locker. Her mentality was still dazed about the incident that happened just now. That boy got some guts to fool around like that! She bit her lower lips and held her anger inside.

"Baby..." Benji came and tucked her hair behind her ear. She tried to smile but she couldn't hide her frustration.

"What's wrong?" Benji asked Peony. He could sense the vibe because she had never acted like this before. And Peony was not a person who can easily hide her emotion. It's obvious if she got angry, sad, or happy.

Her expression tells everything.

"N-nothing! I'm in a blue mood today..." she stared at her red high-top Converse. Lips pouted a bit.

"Really? Why?" asked Benji. She was about to explain things when she saw Yu, leaning onto his locker, watching her attentively. She quickly turned away from his gaze and looked at Benji.

"Ah... Maybe I'm just tired..."

"Baby, you need to relax and enjoy a little bit. Stop working so hard!" she nodded. Benji's words calm her down.

"Honey, can you walk me home? Maybe we can have ice cream on the way?" Benji frowned. Peony never demands something like this before. Well, this is new!

"Baby, you know I'd love to! But, I need to finish up my physics project. The due date is just around the corner! Maybe next time, okay?" Peony looked gloomy. Right now, all she wanted is Benji but even he got no time for her.

"Okay, I understand. Maybe next time?"

"Good girl! I need to go now, and perhaps we can video chat tonight?" she grinned and nodded. Benji hopelessly smiled at her.

"I love you..."

"Me too. Wear something sexy tonight," Peony gasped and playfully punched Benji on his shoulder.

"You bad!" he winked at her before he left. Peony smiled while looking at her boyfriend slowly disappeared into the lab.

"I don't trust him," Peony got startled by a voice behind her. She looked around and saw Yu casually leaning just about an inch away from her. She skipped back and frowned.