In the midst of the crowd, all I see is you

CHAPTER 8

MIKHA

We have given 2 days off for us to recuperate our bodies and be ready for the upcoming intensive activities that they have yet to disclose to us on what kind of training it is.

We're currently at the rooftop of our dorm, enjoying the night breeze and the calmness that it offers.

Despite being with them for a long time, I still tend to be quiet on one side, contented by just looking at them being playful with each other.

"Mikhs, would you like to join us to play Jenga?" Maloi said the most clingy person I've ever met.

Sometimes, I get a little shy when out of the blue, she's back hugging me already. There were times that she would gonna squeeze my cheeks and when she saw that it had turned bright red, she would kiss and then tell me how cute I was.

"I'm good here, Maloi. I'm more fascinated in eating my ice cream for now." I chuckled as I raised my hand, showing them my chocolate mint ice cream.

"Come on, Mikhs! Join us, get loose for a while." Colet followed up while giving me a knowing look.

Have you ever met a person who easily gets angry but at the same time, behind his/ her words lies a caring heart? Yes, mine is Colet. When she gets angry over something, she would automatically switches to her native language. After she voiced out her thoughts, she would always say that there's a button on her brain that has been pressed, and that's why. The left side of her brain is the anger button while the right side is joy.

"Really Colet, I'm fine here. Go on and you guys have fun." I shake my head but the smile on my lips is visible.

"Let her be, guys. Mikhs, just tell us if you need something, okay?" Gwen said, the most quiet person I've met in my whole life.

If I could describe Gwen in one word, it would be nonchalant. She's the most laid-back person I know. To the point that if there would be a contest for the most quiet person in a room, she would win that undisputedly. She's also very naive and fragile that's why Maloi always tells us to protect her at all costs.

"You're not fair, Stacey. You're cheating." Sheena pouted her lips as she swatted away Stacey's hand.

Sheena is the youngest among all of us. She's like the baby in our group. I grew up being competitive, always wanting to win in everything. But with Sheena? I'm willing to lose just to make her happy and hear her heartily laugh without any inhibition. All of us have a soft heart for her. Because, who wouldn't be? She's a ball of sunshine full of innocence.

"I'm not a cheater, Sheena. I'm just too good of a player that you can't outdo." Stacey flipped her hair.

When I first met Stacey, I thought that she would be the last person that I was going to be close to. She has this Barbie aura in her, very kikay. According to her, her blood color might be pink, that's why. See? I'm into red or anything that dark color was dominant. Just like with Sheena, I have a soft heart for her. The audacity of her to make me wear pink is unbelievable to the point that even I, can't believe it. But, she still does anyway.

"Stopped it, you guys are too chaotic," Jhoanna said as she helplessly tried to pull Sheena away from Stacey.

Jhoanna is the second to the youngest of us. She's always the one that Sheena and Stacey love to annoy. I swear, there weren't days gone by that the two were teaming up against Jho. Two things that I admired about Jhoanna the most were that, she's the most patient person I know and loves to lead others by example. I can't recall a moment where she gets mad with the antics of Shee and Staku. But if the situation was serious, you wouldn't want to see the mad version of her. I vouch for you, she's more scary than Colet.

As the night progresses, we continue to embrace the solitude of happiness that we're feeling at the moment.

Moments like this were for keeps. It's very rare for us to have this free time. So, we were enjoying ourselves while it lasted.

I'm the type of person who doesn't easily let others come close to my comfort space. Much more to easily get comfortable with touching my hands. And above all the kinds of physical contact, I hate kisses. But with Maloi? I'm fine with it.

I don't like the feeling when someone was raising their voice at me. But with Colet? I could take it.

I value the moment of quietness in a world full of uncertainty. Something that Gwen and I share in common.

I don't like the feeling of losing. But with Sheena? I'm willing to be a loser for she was the only exception.

It's not my forte to please someone, so if you succeed in pushing me into something I don't used to do, that means you're important to me. And that's Staku for me, folks.

Lastly, I somewhat disagree when people don't fight back. That's why, if Jho couldn't fight for herself, then I would do it for her. No one has the right to annoy her like we do.

I may be away from my real siblings, but at least I gained another six siblings in the likes of Maloi, Colet, Gwen, Sheena, Stacey, and Jhoanna.

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Author's note:

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