Unexpected Happenings [UNEXPECTED SERIES #1]

Chapter 40

It's finally Friday-the end of an awfully stressful week of bunch of events that i never expected to happen from events that actually made me happy despite the awkwardness throughout the days. Speaking of 'awkward', I wish I'd have the perfect word to describe the odd feeling when i spot Daniel either in his classroom teaching or alone in the office doing some printing or talking to other teachers or staff members or even just standing alone in the corridor staring at the trees with an unreadable expression across his features.

I haven't even opened Daniel's messages. I just archived them so I'll be forced to forget about it but I find myself remembering them at odd times which only ends up in me scrolling down to the end of my chats just to see the unread messages.

I finally decide to push my subconscious mind away and open the chat.

Daniel: It kind of feels awkward to text you because I basically ruined our friendship and now I don't even have the guts to talk, let alone text you like I used to.

Daniel: I'm really sorry for letting what happened the other day to happen. I have no valid excuse other than the true fact that I have feelings for you. I never intentionally meant to feel these things and to be completely honest, because I think you do deserve to hear some truth-I'm not trying to make you understand me or forgive me even, just wanted to get out my thoughts because I know I kind of left you hanging the past few days without a proper explanation.

Daniel: Here it is. I mean it when I say that I never meant to like you the way that I do now. I'm sorry but you're kind of difficult not to like. It's not just your beauty but everything about you that I've gotten to know about you is so beautiful. Everything about you is. I know how inappropriate I'm being right now. I don't care if you report me to Mr. Walker. You're worth it.

I'm sorry again for crossing boundaries and I'm sorry for whatever hurt I've caused you. The best part is, I'm not even afraid that I'm risking my job. Like I said, you're all worth it, Kiara.

I have something to ask you though. You don't have to do it if you feel uncomfortable. I'll understand.

Can you meet me outside the entrance after school? I really want to talk to you.

Hope your day went well.

I have to press the 'up' button on the lift for a few seconds more just so I could read through all that one more time before getting the time to properly let the words sink in, so I could make a decision without being impulsive.

Once I feel like I've gotten the message across, I step in the lift. Thankfully it's empty because I drop some of my stuff down and have to spend the lift journey three floors down to pick them all up and hold them in my hands.

What I don't do when I exit the lift is to look forward, because I'm stuffing books and papers in my bag which makes me knock over someone. I look up to see someone I was not prepared to see. yet.

"Daniel." I'm gripping the papers in my hands so tight, I'm afraid I might crush them. Maybe I'm already crushing them.

"Heyy. quite a mess you've got there" he motions towards my messy back since i was in the middle up stuffing my things inside. He smiles playfully though and that brings a little relief seeing that he's still the same person. He's still that friend I know.

I smile sheepishly. "I know, I dropped this stuff in the lift and wasn't bothered to put them back properly." I say, a bit embarrassed. We both walk out the entrance together towards his car.

"You um, had a good day?" he asks nervously.

"Yeah. did you?" he nods, running his hands through his hair roots. "You wanted to talk." I find myself saying.