TGJ 2: My Grumpy Jerk (On Hiatus)

Chapter 22

"You're making me worried. You're acting strange since the other day," Chocho remarks, and I am back to Earth again.

"Huh?" I stammer while constantly blinking my eyes.

"You're spacing out. What happened to you?" she asks confused.

"Nothing, I was thinking if I will run for President in the coming student council election," I tell her.

"What?!" she freaks out. Oh, I haven't told her about what the jerk said to me yesterday.

"What has gotten into you? Why are you running for that position?"

Is that shocking though?

"Okay, let me explain," I tell her and she prepared herself to listen to what I have to say.

So, I explained everything and she could not help herself from being stunned.

"Kawaki told you to go against Shinki?" and she leaves her mouth hung up.

"He suggested it," I correct her.

"So, what made you agree with him? It might be..." she sounds suspicious of me.

"Huh?! Nothing! I have no choice though and he came up with a better option although I hate to admit it," I can't help myself but stammer.

"Why so defensive? I was just asking you why you agreed with him instead of going against it," she narrows her eyes on me as if to say she is still suspecting me of something.

"Never mind that. I have to go against them, against that bastard. If I won't, it's the end of me. The council has injustice in it already the students' voices must be heard. We must fight for our rights as students of Grà!" I say full of determination.

"You sure sound like an activist but, if that's what makes everyone happy, I'm in!" Chocho puts her right hand on her chest as a sign of commitment to her promise of joining me.

"Thank you Chocho for supporting me since the start," I hug her.

"But..." she mutters and makes a worried face.

"But what? Is something wrong?" I ask with a twitching brow.

"I should be the one asking you that. Is something going on with you?" she asks and it makes me wonder about what she means.

"What do you mean?" I don't understand her.

"You still look bothered even after having remedy to your problem," she remarks and it leaves me dumbfounded.

"I don't understand what you are talking about," I tell her though I have a strange feeling within me that I could not explain. It can't be...

Can she feel it? Is it showing?

"Is that about the other day?" she asks. She's odd. I don't know what she is talking about.

"What the other day?" I ask while raising one brow.

"At the amusement park," she mutters slowly.

Amusement park? Ah, about that...

"Huh?! What about the amusement park?" I freak out. I don't know why I reacted that way.

"Are you jealous during that time and it still bothers you?" she is teasing me.

"Huh?!!" I think I got annoyed all of a sudden.

"Your face is red," she giggles.

"Shut up!" and I give her a pout. What happened in the amusement park has nothing to do with my feelings right now. Was it? I don't know.