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CHAPTER TWO
“So, Good night?” James said as soon as he took Yi Shuan home. Yi Shuan just nodded her head and let out a sweet smile. Yi Shuan was about to go inside when James pulled her and they accidentally kissed. Yi Shuan was shock at the same time happy. James held into her waist while Yi Shuan put her arms around his neck to deepen their kiss. After a minute James broke the kiss.
“Ahh. I-i'm Sorry.” Yi Shuan said as she bowed. Because of embarrassment, she quickly turned her head and went to her door. But James grab her hands. She turned her head back into James again and stared in his eyes.
“Yi Shuan, I love you.” James said which made Yi Shuan's eyes widen.
“What?”
“ I love you.” He repeated.
“...”
“ I love you, Yi Shuan.”
“....”
“ I understand if you- “
“No! I was just shock. I-i didn't know... “ Yi Shuan said. James stayed silent. Same with Yi Shuan , but for her , there's something that is missing. Its sincerity. Yi Shuan felt nothing. Not even a single spark nor sincerity while he was saying 'i love you' to her. It was like nothing to him. Sure she love him, but there's really something that is missing.
“I-i got to go.” Yi Shuan said but before she enter their door, she heard a sigh coming from James. Right, then, she felt guilty about the whole thing.
“ Say it again.” Yi Shuan ordered him which made him stop from his path. He turned to her and say, “I love you.” Now, sincerity was heard. Yi Shuan was not actually tearing up, she was just so happy that finally her wish came true.
“James, I—“
“Just say it, Yi Shuan.” James said which made Yi Shuan laugh.
“ I love you too.” Yi Shuan said shyly.
“So, you’re my girlfriend?”
“Yeah.”
After that night, Yi Shuan and James are officially a couple. Let's see where does this bet end, shall we?
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Saturday night, James took Yi Shuan home after their date in the amusement park. James bid good night to Yi Shuan, while she did too. After Yi Shuan went to their door James went off too. Around 10PM, Yi Shuan called James to tell him goodnight.
JAMES: Hello?
YI SHUAN: James..
JAMES: What? *sigh*
GIRL: James....
YI SHUAN: James? Is there someone with you?
JAMES: None. Its my sister, Fretzie.
YI SHUAN: Can I talk to her?
JAMES: She's asleep now.
YI SHUAN: But I just--
JAMES: Stop it, Yi Shuan. I'll be off now.
YI SHUAN: Wait, James--
But James hunged up. There. She began to worry. She began to worry about what James did. Then, she went to James house to check him.
“What the hell!” James shouted.
“Just tell me! Who is that girl on the phone!”
“I told you! Its Fretzie!”
“Why does it sound not like her voice?!”
“Because we're at the phone!” James shouted at her again. ‘How can she be this pathetic. She should be thankful that she became my girlfriend.’ James thought.
“You know what?! Why don't you call Fretzie if its her!” James shouted as he slammed the door in front of Yi Shuan. After that, Yi Shuan's tears began to fall from her eyes. She never expected that James would yell at her like that. Sure they fight sometimes, but, this time, it was more.
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YI SHUAN: Fretzie?
When Yi Shuan went into her room, she decided to call her.
FRETZIE: Yes, Yi Shuan?
YI SHUAN: I just wanna ask if, you're the one who called James when were at the phone?
FRETZIE: Yeah. That was me. Why?
YI SHUAN: Nothing. See you tomorrow, Bhest :)
FRETZIE: No boggies. Night.
YI SHUAN: Night. *hangs up*
“ So, its true.. “Yi Shuan said.
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“James, I told you, I'm sorry.” Yi Shuan said while catching up on James. They were at school. Until now, Yi Shuan was still pleading. What can she do? She began to boil up without even asking properly.
“James... “There students began whispering some thing like, “Did they fought?” , “Hmp..! Its good that James finally found her true self.” and other things. But Yi Shuan didn't bother to hear anymore of those.
“James.. Please. I'm sorry.” Yi Shuan pleaded once again. But there, James turn around.
“Stop it, Yi Shuan. If you continue to judge with this things, Then, I'll surely break up with you.” After that sentence, James walk away. Yi Shuan has nothing to do but to stare at the walking away James.
“Stupid you, Yi Shuan.”
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“Can I break up with her now?” James asked his friends as soon as he found them.
“Why dude?”
“She's just so annoying. She accuse me of cheating on her? Why would I cheat on her? She's so pathetic. She should be grateful.” James said annoyingly.
“Well, its already close to the fifth month.”
“What does that mean?”
“Tell her dude. Then break up with her. Make sure that you did, okay? We'll be watching you.” Ivan said as he made the hand gesture of, I-will-be-watching-you.
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“Yi Shuan, we need to talk.” James directly said when Yi Shuan approached him.
“James, I'm so sorry.”
“Shut up.”
“Let me tell you this. I'm breaking up with you. okay? It was all a bet. I don't love you from the start. We just have a bet.”
“W-what?”
“It was a bet.”
“You didn’t love me?”
“No. I didn’t.”
“Can you just say it again one more time?”
“I Love You.”
“It was a lie?”
“Yeah.”
Yi Shuan was tearing up that time. But James on the other hand didn't know that why is there a bit of pain when he saw Yi Shuan cry? She's nothing to him. She was all a bet. And an ugly nerd.
