Crushing On The Enemy

07- detach

Back at home, I sink onto my bed, feeling exhausted from my first day of school. Mom usually gets home at night so I'm all alone. I decide to warm up some left over rice and chicken from the meal mom prepared last night, and I make my way to the living room to watch some television.

My phone suddenly rings, and I glance at the screen to see Bella's name flashing. I pick up the call, lowering the volume of the television to hear better.

"Now you have to tell me everything that happened at school today!" she exclaims, her voice bustling with anticipation just as I answer the call.

"School was okay Bella," I reply, making sure to act normal.

"Just okay?" she questions eagerly.

"Mhm. Yes Bella," I say, feeling a bit frustrated. "Today was just the first day. What did you think would've happened?" I question, wondering why she's having so much expectations.

"Hmm you're right. I'm sorry for being too nosy," Bella apologizes.

"No you're not being too nosy," I interject, feeling guilty. It's me being unnecessarily rude," I sigh. "I'm sorry Bella, I'm just tired."

"That's okay Soraya. I understand. Let's talk tomorrow okay?" she says reassuringly and I agree with her before she ends the call.

I honestly feel terrible with the whole Nathan thing. I know it's just physical attraction but It's not right and it's not fair to Bella. I made a promise to her to make them pay for the pain they caused her, and no matter how I'm feeling at this point, I'm not ready to back down.

I decide to put these weird feelings aside and focus mainly on the goal. I understand that I have to get close to Nathan for this plan to succeed. I just need to keep reminding myself that he hurt Bella. Whenever I recall the day she showed up at my house, crying and broken, I get pissed off all over again. I make the final decision to stick to the plan and this time around, nothing will get in my way.

It's 3AM in the morning and I can't seem to fall asleep so I find myself going over the plan to get close to the trio. I think Henry and I will kick it off just fine. With Nathan being a player, it shouldn't be too difficult. But that's not the point; he needs to genuinely fall in love with me. So when I break his heart, he'll truly feel the pain. He has probably never experienced this before, but this will be his first. He'll learn his lesson the hard way. And for Natalie, she seems closed off. I'll need to find her soft spot to be able to reach her.

I head to my desk and turn on my computer. Opening google, I type in a series of searches: "how to make a guy fall in love with you," "how to win a playboys heart," "how to break a playboys heart."

Ugh, I groan, feeling uncertain, as I place my head on the desk, overwhelmed by the weight of my plan.

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Feeling a tap on my shoulder, I startle awake
from my sleep. I realize I slept on the desk, and I suddenly feel a sharp pain in my neck. "Ouch!" I wince, when I realize it's stiff.

"Esi, why did you sleep at your desk?" Mom ask, her voice laced with concern as she notices my discomfort. She then rubs some ointment gently on my neck which eases the pain a little.

"What says the time?" I ask, stretching my body.

"It's already 6am. Your breakfast is on the kitchen counter. I have an early morning shift today, so I have to get going," Mom informs me.

"Are you okay with taking public transport?" she inquires which I nod in response, assuring her that I'll be fine.

If you haven't figured it out yet, my mom pampers me a lot. And yes, it feels good most of the time, but I wish she could trust me some more when it comes to certain things.

She walks out of my room and I immediately collapse onto my bed, intending to sleep for just twenty minutes more. However, twenty minutes turns into an hour and I find myself rushing to get ready as fast as I can. Hastily devouring my yummy breakfast, I exit the house.

I walk to the junction and wait for the next bus to come. Within a few minutes, it pulls up and I board. Slouching in my seat, I let out a heavy breath.

Oh man I'm so exhausted. Exhausted from sleeping?

The scorching sun doesn't make my situation any better. "Such bad manners I have," I mutter to myself, realizing I didn't greet the passenger beside me.

"Good morning," I greet, only to realize that the passenger beside me is Nathan.

He continues to gaze out the window, his reply blunt as ever. "What's so good about the morning?" he questions, finally turning to face me completely.

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Soraya says she isn't backing out of the plan? How far can she go???

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