𝓛𝓲𝓯𝓮 𝓗𝓪𝓼 𝓘𝓽𝓼 𝓦𝓪𝔂

Seventeen

Chance's Pov

“Woah! here I thought you're a gay because in six years we've been friends, you didn't show interest on a girl.” Ember said and tap my shoulder.

“Tssk.. do I really look like a gay?” I frown, and look at the three of them.

“Not really.” Raht said then the three of them laugh.

“Tssk... As if you guys had been interested in girls in six years we've been friends. Maybe you are the gay, not me.”

“Ember left the group. I still didn't find the girl caught my interest.” Ember acted as if he's going to walk away but later on laugh at his own words.

“By the way, did your grandpa allow you to be here in his office?” Brion ask.

“Ofcourse, why wouldn't. We're partner in crimes.” I smiled remembering grandpa's words when I told him that I'm going to use his office for something. He agreed and ask me about what will I do on his office, since we're so close to each other I told him the truth. My real plan is to confess my feelings to Savy but this ass came along. Fvck them! It's so difficult gathering a confidence just to confess to someone.

My grandpa told me that he wants to see who's this girl caught my attention. That's one of the things I like from grandpa, he is supportive to me and considered all the things that I did. Unlike my grandpa from father's side, so cold blooded and so serious. Maybe all the businessman in the world have the same attitude as his. Grandpa Harley— father of my mom, is so kind to me. Mom is kinda rich because their family owns multiple Universities in different areas here in the world. While my grandpa Elrod— father of my dad, is so distant on me. I don't know why, and he's not rude to me too. He just treated me equally, not so kind and not so cold. Tssk...

“Vanth, let's go our class is about to start. Stop daydreaming of that girl.” Raht said.

“I'm not daydreaming, I'm just thinking on how to avoid the three of you so you won't interfere my confession.. tssk.. what to do now? I lost my confidence again and back to a shy one. This is all your fault!” I comb my hair irritatedly with my left hand and walk out of the office not minding them calling on me.

“Hey! It's not our fault, we knock first before we enter aren't we?” Ember reasoned out.

Raht agreed and Brion keep silent.

I didn't mind them I just walk towards our classroom.

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Savy's Pov

It's already 6:39 pm and I'm already in our house. On my class awhile ago, I keep on thinking on Chance's words. Now I understood, the guy who put stuffs on my locker is really him. His words are the same.

“stop being so sweet towards Mr. Weast -,-”

That's the first letter he put on my locker together with the pink rose and the two boxes contains chiffon cake and coffee with guidelines.

“I knew it, you stayed here and wanna be alone. I know you still haven't cry since Mr. Weast died and you just kept the pain in your heart. Do you know that sadness is normal for a person to feel? Because we are humans and capable of feeling and reacting what happened in our surroundings. We feel sad because we're sorry for what happened and we feel disappointed. However, if this will continue and doesn't fade in time it can cause depression and other mental illness. And do you know that if you become depressed you need to be treated. Because if you won't, there's a possibility that it will make you lose your sanity. So, my point here is— don't build up a wall and lock up the pain in your chest. Let it out and cry, seeing a person crying doesn't make them think that you're weak. Maybe some people will think that way but the people who knows life will understand. People who knows life could tell that you are brave. You cried not because you are weak but because you stayed strong for too long and suffered a lot, that's why you cry because you carry heavy emotions and can't stand anymore. Cry all you want, it can lessen the pain and sadness you are feeling. Either the people will judge or sympathize you, don't mind them they are not the one feeling the pain you are currently experiencing.”

That is what he told to me, causing me to cry in front of Arch's graveyard.

It's the same because that person who put stuffs in my locker called Arch as Mr. Weast and Chance called Arch on his surname, Mr. Weast. The similarities are so vivid.

And also, that person left a note under my chair is named C.V. so it's not impossible that the person who puts that stuffs on my locker and the person puts a note on my chair is one person. And that is Chance, I can't believe it, how come? I didn't even think that it's possible.

But I'm still thinking, why would he bumped me back then causing my phone to fall from my grip? Why would he barged in to the rooftop that time and told lies that he forgot something but the truth is he didn't. Why would he do that?

What is his reasons, I wanna know.

After eating dinner I went inside on my room and lie down to my bed. I raised my left arm and saw the bracelet Arch gave me, it become a habit. I just wanna make sure that I won't lose it. The words written on it are still unknown to me, also the words written on the portrait too.

My phone rang and I saw Mrs. Weast name on the screen so I answered it.

“Hello Sav, how are you?”

“I'm kinda fine Aunt Aeryn, how about you?”

“I'm not gonna lie that I'm okay. I miss my son so bad. By the way did you open the box already?” her sad voice was replaced with excitement.

“Yeah, it contains my favorite books and different kinds of coffee. All the things inside are my favorite, I'm so happy but it will make me happier if Arch would be here and he's the one giving this to me.”

“Let's just accept that he wouldn't be here anymore. By the way, I need to hang up now. Maybe we'll talk some other time here in our house, and have some coffee?”

“Okay Aunt Aeryn, if I have a time. Bye.”

After we hang up, my phone rang again. This time it's an unregistered number.

“Hi Sav...”

Much better, he didn't call me Savena anymore. I know it's him, his voice become familiar to me.

“What do you want? By the way where did you get my number?”

“I don't want anything, I just call to.. uhm.. ah nevermind. I get your number from the files of the school, my grandpa help me to find it.”

“Grandpa?”

“Oh uhm.. nevermind. Uhm.. about what I told you in the office awhile ago, that was all true and—”

“Yeah, I know. I already think about the things that might help me confirm your confession.”

“And... I–I wanna let you know that I like—”

“Yeah, uhm.. I need to go, I am going to eat dinner. Bye.”

I ended the call. I lied, I'm done eating dinner and I'm about to sleep.

Days passed by like a wind. Chance is always to the rescue when I'm in trouble. Not trouble on having a feud between my classmates, trouble because I often zoned out in the class and become unaware of my surroundings. Many students notice that I become weird, I'm like a walking with a cold body— a walking dead.

I'm not sure if this is because I often thought of Aria, grandpa and Arch. I often thought what happened to them and my memories with them. Weeks had passed and then months. Time is so fast, just like how the things change. I didn't notice I become a very silent person. Every night I stay awake and only fall asleep at dawn. My mind is always occupied that's why I can't sleep properly at night.

Mom become worried, and I am too. I'm worried on myself because even I, I'm not aware on the changes of myself. What should I do?