No Reason But Us

Chapter 11 : Volunteer

A couple of days later, inside Felix's art room, "Hey," Oddey walked in all of a sudden and got a little addled from seeing him again since the date.

"Hey, Oddey," Felix said.

"Hey," Gage greeted as well, but Oddey did not want to acknowledge his presence.

"Felix, can I borrow your USB? I misplaced mine, I need to print out an assignment."

"Oh, mine is full for now. It's filled with my videos for film club," Felix answered.

"You can borrow mine," Gage offered.

"Uhm... thanks, but I'll... just find another way," Oddey declined then left, which made Gage feel dejected since he was trying to help, and Felix could sense the heavy tension between them.

"She's still mad at me. I thought you said that she's okay."

"That's what she told me, but I guess she's not entirely okay," Felix replied.

"Well, I don't blame her anyway." Gage shook his head and read his script again.

"She'll get over it."

"It just sucks that's all."

"Well, at least it's worth it," Felix remarked, which Gage found odd to hear.

"Uhmm... What's that supposed to mean?"

"I mean, at least you and Courtney are friends, right?"

"Yeah, I guess, but I didn't mean to hurt her feelings."

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Later, Oddey was in the classroom with Rita, and they were writing down notes of the lecture on their laptops while having a quiet conversation. "By the way, my parents loved the backdrop," Rita whispered. "They didn't even know that we're the ones that made them."

"Really?" Oddey giggled.

"Yup. Thanks again. Coffees on me."

"That'll do." Oddey's phone buzzed. It was a text, and she didn't seem to like the message she received. "Ugh... Crap."

"What?"

"I got a text from the theatre club about the schedule of the meeting. I almost forgot about that."

"So what's the...? Oh... I get it now."

"Yeah, I'm gonna see their faces again," Oddey moaned while pressing her pen down on her notebook and writing down her notes since she was still feeling the bitterness inside just thinking of those two.

"Woah... chill. Quit then?"

"I can't, It'll upset Madame Vestia. I mean the fact that she's desperate enough to ask for help from just about anyone."

"Oh..." Rita cringed.

"Can you sign up?" Oddey pleaded.

"Sweetie... I wish I could repay what you did by doing this instead, but from part-time jobs and the schoolwork, I'm not sure I can do it all if I add that to my list. Sorry."

"It's okay."

"Just... ignore them so you won't have to... you know."

"If only if it's that easy."

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Gage was reading his script and acting out his role in an empty classroom, but he was having a hard time because this was the first time he had to play a main character.

"Hey!" Courtney came and dropped her bag at the side. "How's the practicing?"

"Uhm... okay, I guess, but I did memorize the first part already."