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Ch 7 - She Hates The Dance ×

After we left her house, we decided to go back to my room and play video games once more.

"Man, I can't believe that she don't know us... I'm hurt." Luke said while trying to beat Michael.

"Yeah, It hurts too." Michael agreed. I just nod. Should I?

"But theres an advantage really..." Ashton said. "Being friends with someone who don't know you're famous feels like you're a normal person... I mean you know what I mean right?"

Maybe Ashton is right. Besides, its nice to talk to someone who don't care about being on the spotlight.

"Dude! Do you have her number already?" Michael asked after beating Luke again.

Luke and Ashton turned their heads towards me, anticipating for a yes. I frowned at them. "No."

"Awww. Come on! Don't be such a baby. You should have asked when we're still there!" Michael said.

"Why would I even do that?" I asked him.

"Because you like her!" He blurted out.

That caught me off guard. Me liking her. Do I like her?

"You like her don't you?" Ashton asked. Whoa. Its just days since I met her.

"I don't know. I mean..." I trailed off.

"You mean you don't know right now but you know you're gonna get there soon." Luke said with a smile trying not to laugh.

"Yeah, I agree with Luke." Michael said.

"I really don't know." I said once more.

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Its Saturday, I got really bored so I took my bike and roam around the neighborhood. I decided to go to my usual spot on the park where no one really go to. Its behind a large tree (don't ask me what kind of tree it is. I don't talk trees.).

I pedalled a little faster to get there. A lot of people whom I usually seen before was still here. Its really good to be back and feel the wind rushing through my face again as I did before.

When I got there, I was actually disappointed to see someone sitting on my spot. So my spot is not a secret anymore... But I decided to go there anyway. As I got nearer I recognized the person sitting on my spot.

"London?" I said as I lay my bike on the grass. She turned her head to me and smile.

"Hi."

"So you found my spot." I said as I take a seat beside her. "Its nice right? The view of the sunset."

"Yeah. I like it here. And its quite and a little breezy." She said. The wind slightly blow her hair. I can't help but stare at her. She's really beautiful. Her dark brown hair, her hazel eyes. The way her brows furrows through the sunset...

"I like your friends though." She said cutting me through my compliments to her in my mind.

"Oh, them..." I said nervously. "Sorry about them though. Their very loud last night."

She laughed a little. "Don't be." She looked at me. Damn, it feels like I don't know. I don't even know how to explain this. "They are very cool honestly and jolly."

"Yeah...Don't you have work today?" I asked.

"Its weekend. Besides, I'm only allowed to work for 20 hours because I still go to school." I'm quite surprise of what I hear.

"You still go to school?"

"Yeah but I'm about to finish it in a few months anyway." She said.

I don't even have the slightlest idea about that.

"How about you? Do you miss school?" She asked.

"Not really? High school is hell for me...and I don't like other school activities."

"Like?"

"Like...dance and party. Aside seeing my friends its only playing foot ball that I get excited too."

"Ohh. I hate dance too." Huh? I frowned.

"Why? I thought the dance is like the well anticipated event that every high school girls looked forward to."

"Well not for me. I mean, yeah its fun but I do really have a bad experience on it." She said. A crease forming in her forehead.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Well, I asked this guy friend of mine to be my date. So I thought that we've been friends since childhood we're gonna enjoy the night and have fun. But no! Instead after dinner he left and went with his friends and everyone is dancing and I was left on the table sitting alone and look like a complete idiot."

"Whoah! I'm sorry to hear that."

"It doesnt end there... He came back right before the last song." She said. I shouldn't have asked about the dance.

"Did he asked you to dance then?" I asked quitely.

"Of course not. He just sit and waited until the song ended. He even have the guts to send me a message that its sad we didn't get to dance. Damn it!"

I fell silent after listening to her. I don't know how to react I mean, I'm not friends with a lot of girls. I thought high school dance is like "magical" event for girls but its not for all the girls really.

I feel like I owe her a dance just to compensate her bad experience about it.

"I'm so sorry to hear that, really." I said. "Uhh, do you to grab some ice cream?" God, I think I really looked like a complete idiot to her.

She smiled at me. "Why do you always know the right thing to say at the right moment?"

That really made me feel better about myself.