As Time Passes By

Chapter fifteen: Late warning

Noelle

I was in trouble, like, in serious trouble.

I didn't even notice that Papa was behind my seat all along while I was lost in chatting with Noah.

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Noah: Wait, so you like me?

Me: Noah, please.

Noah: When did this start?

Me: Idk

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Stupidity! That was the most non serious answer I've ever seen in my life! I mean, shut up, stupidity, I tried to do my best.

Ok, I know it's fucking stupid for me to just type out 'Idk' and not even caring how cringe it is.

I know, we're not dating or anything.

We're just friends having romantic feelings for each other, and just that: friends.

"Give me that phone."

I froze, hearing the warning was a deep lecture soon after.

It was papa.

I turned around, seeing him with his eyes looking at me like some kind of maniac.

I closed every app that was running in the background before handing it to papa and trying to act like nothing happened.

He started to roam each app on the device until he finally entered Messenger. Shit.

Papa showed me the messages and demanded an explanation, his gaze was hard as steel.

"That was yesterday—"

"Yesterday when it literally said '7:30 o'clock'?"

I gulped hard before papa walked back with my phone like nothing happened.

You're cooked, stupidity. You're hella cooked..

I excused myself to the powder room soon after.

Giselle and Layla wasn't in the powder room anymore and I bet they didn't notice me slipping past them.

I rested my hands in the sink while looking at my reflection in the mirror.

Family first... Family first...

I was chewing my bottom lip when a random human came out of nowhere behind my back.

It was a she, with dark black hair with her eyes in the shade of brown and her fingers were a slender shape, creeping on my shoulders.

I was about to scream on the top of my lungs when she covered my mouth and I realized it was just Kiki, Miki's sister.

"Chill, Elle, it's just me."

Kiki smiled sweetly before turning on the switch on and brighten up the powder room.

I sighed before walking to the toilet and closing the lid before just sitting there as awkward silence filled the room.

Kiki just leaned in the sink, watching me like some kind of military dog.

I just couldn't bear the silence anymore and started to think of a topic.

"I thought you and Miki needed to stay in China for a long while."

"Oh, please. Nama would never let that happen."

Kiki scoffed before fishing out a gum and tossing one to me.

"You know, I didn't realize that the most poised and submissive would own the most broken heart." She blurted out as she chewed her gum.

My eyes darted on her gaze, looking straight at her Asian eyes with confusion. What does she mean by 'broken heart', stupidity?

"W-what do you mean?" I managed to spit out four words out of my mouth, but the first one was stuttered.

She took a step closer to me, closing the distance between me and her.

Her expression was hard and serious than Ms. Sheila's, and it was giving me the creeps.

"Noelle, I'm warning you already. Between that 'Noah Armstrong' or whoever that boy is, Nama is manipulating you to go all crazy and obsessed with that dude. Be careful, youngest. For the love of God."

Her words were like a slice in my veins. I know it's true: Nama is only manipulating me to be crazy over Noah.

However, it's too late for Kiki to warn me.

I'm already fucking obsessed with him...

I'm obsessed with a boy, who Nama was only impressed because of his potentials.

I'm obsessed with a grade younger than me, who I would talk about in every conversation I have with my friends.

And worse? I'm obsessed with his presence. His voice became my addiction, the drug that I never swallowed but I'm so obsessed about it.

The way he walked in a distance, the way he treated me was gold in a diamond army I never seen.

wanted him, wanting him to be mine and mine alone without anyone coming my way.

I want him, forever and ever..