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#3 Wrong Number?

"Hello..."He picked up!

"Hey...you know,it's just...something happened today and I'm in a bad mood. Sorry for being mean to you..." I tell him everything without stopping, I'm too afraid he won't forgive me in his reply.

"Wai..."

"And may I ask for your forgiveness...?"

"Look, listen. Are you Alicia?" Wait ,this doesn't sound right.

This isn't Aden's voice!

"Sorry! Wrong number..."I felt so embarrassed.

"Wait, I'm Jacky." He said.

"You're the guy whom I accidentally bumped into?" I'm searching this name from my memory.

"Yupp... What happened to you...?" He said.

His voice is so gentle. It could be the most comfortable voice I've ever heard.

"I had a fight... with my friend." I said and tears formed in my eyes immediately.

"That boy that was with you that day?" He asked me.

"Yupp... Some idiots made fun of me at class today when he's not around... They said I'm a weak girl and cannot be strong without Aden...And I'm in a bad mood so I hurt him... But I didn't mean it, really..." Tears started to fall out from my eyes.

"It's okay...don't cry...You can apologise to him tomorrow."He comfort me.

"What if he's mad at me..."

" Trust me, he won't. I can tell." He said confidently. I can feel him smiling.

"Whatever..."I sighed," Anyway, sorry for disturbing you."

"No, it's okay, really." He chuckled.

I smiled.

"You can tell me if you're having problems,okay?" He said with his gentle voice.

"Thank you." I replied, "Goodnight."

"Goodnight beautiful."

This guy seems nice.

I thought.

And then, I went to sleep.

* * *

The next morning.

I woke up at about 9 in the morning. I brushed my teeth and went down downstairs to have my breakfast.

How do I apologize later?

What if... He doesn't want to be friends with me anymore?

"What if he's mad at me..."

"Trust me, he won't. I can tell."

The words that Jacky said appear in my mind.

What does he mean he can tell? By what? This made me so confused.

But maybe he's right. Maybe Aden is not mad at me. Maybe we could still be friends.

I picked up my courage and walked to his house. His house is just next to mine. We're neighbours since we young.

I pressed the doorbell. My heart is beating so fast, hell knows how much I appreciate this friend.

"My brother is not at home!" Aden's sister said while walking towards the gate.

"Where have he been? It's early yet. He should be in his bed this time." I asked.

"He said he and his friends are going for a trip." She said and smirked evilly, "What makes you want to find him so bad?"

"When will he be back? Nah, just have something to tell. Keep your mind clean girl." I pushed her head playfully.

"It's tomorrow night, if I'm not mistaken." She put her hand on her chin.

"But Monday is the semester exam... What is he even thinking." I'm confused.

She shrugged and shook her head.

"Anyway, thanks for your information." I sighed, walked back home.

What a bored afternoon.

I took my phone and called Jacky.

"Hey." He said.

"I can't apologise to Aden." I said, hardly smiling.

"Why? What happened?"

"He's not around. His sister said he's on a trip with his friends and I could only meet him on Monday."

"Oh, I see...But Monday is the start of this semester's exam isn't?"

"Yeah... Which means it's difficult for us to see each other because we will be busy studying."

"Can't you wait 'till the exam's over?" He chuckled. His laugh is so cute, making me smile.

I giggled.

"Trust me, remember? He definitely will be happy to hear you still want to be friends with him. I can tell. Really." He emphasized the word"really".

"By what? You can tell by what?" I asked, since there's an oppurtiunity.

"I-It's..."He hesitated.

"What?" Curious is taking over me.

"...Nothing. Just my thought."

"Wai-"I wanted to asked him one more time but he cut me off.

"I'm tired. I'm going to have a nap, you should too."

"Okay then..."

He hung up.

Well, he's weird.

* * *

I went to my bed.

Suddenly, I felt something like a bell just rang when I sat on my bed.

And look I found-- a Doraemon plush with a little bell hung around its neck.

It's smiling happily. There's a love shaped plush hanging on his right arm, it's saying "Love".

I hugged it tight. Memories came into my mind.

It was sweet, but it hurts so much more than that.