TGJ 2: My Grumpy Jerk (On Hiatus)

Chapter 24

He was just standing there and looking at us. No, he is just looking directly into my eyes. Even I could not explain what those stares meant.

"What's going on here?" Hana asks perplexed.

"Alright, everything needed is here we will start the presentation," Nana claps her hands to make everyone move and go back to their senses and be ready for the activity.

I did not move my eyes and we stay staring at each other. I can see how Hana switches her gaze from me to him and vice-versa.

Finally, the bastard let go of me and follows everyone else.

"Let's go," I hear from the jerk and walk off. I see how Hana startles when he speaks and she replies with 'Yes!' and immediately leaves to follow him.

What's wrong with him?

I scowl at the moron when he gives me his annoying smirk for the last time.

Nana goes out on stage to start the program and face the bored and excited students patiently waiting for quite a while now.

"Are you guys ready to meet our candidates for this year's Student Council Election?"

She appears to be lively on the microphone and the crowd roars like thunder. The weak atmosphere turned into an unbreakable noise now.

"Alright, that was a fantastic welcome to us," Nana chuckles on the microphone as if she is amazed by the noise made by the students.

"Let's kick off from the board members to the President position," she announces.

We are backstage and are waiting for our names to be called. She started and the crowd is delighted to be cheering so loud.

"I thought Kawaki will run for Vice President or the President,"

I don't intend to eavesdrop or anything I just hear them talk. It's quite loud for me to hear.

"Yeah, I thought so too but it's safe to say he should have run for Vice President. We all know who's going to win the President position,"

"You're right. It's as clear as the water that Shinki will win this. Whoever goes against him this year is a total idiot,"

Huh? Are they talking about me?

Me? Am I an idiot?

Well, I guess so too.

How discouraging this is to hear the obvious from other people and I still went for it.

Finally, one of them is called a candidate for the board members. I'm fidgeting here because I'm so tense to even hear my name being called.

I glance at the bastard and he looks calm and confident. I envy his confidence. The election has not started yet but I feel like I'm losing already.

Unexpectedly, he glances in my direction and sees me staring at him and that scene earlier appears in my mind again.

He was so close to me.

The smell of his perfume.

He breathed in my ear.

Wait? Why am I even thinking of this right now?

What I realized just now is the smirk on his face, that mocking look on his face, and his arrogance.

I can feel my cheeks heat up. This idiot is driving me crazy. I immediately look away upon realizing that I'm spacing out again.

He must be laughing in his mind right now. This is so embarrassing!