CHAPTER 11
I CAN’T GET MY MIND OFF HER!
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she veered her gaze.
“I still got your crying face etched in my heart,” I flopped on the couch and took a deep breath. “Even when thinking and praising Sakura; your crying face would just suddenly pop up. And why wouldn’t it? It was you all along,” I covered my face with my arm. “Can you even imagine how those made me feel?”
I was hoping for Chiyo to react but she didn’t. She just stood there by the door.
“After that you attended club activities like nothing happened between us. It pissed me off how calm and happily smiling you were while I was spending sleepless nights thinking about you,” I wiped my face.
I’m feeling hot.
I looked at her but still nothing! I feel like a total retard and a big fool right now! Is this some sort of revenge? This is not funny.
“Are you happy now— seeing me like this? I might have overlooked some things about you because I was trying to forget everything that has to do with you,” I faced her; she has her hand already on the knob. I have to make this fast.
“I remember telling you something when I started middle school and joined the art club. I told you, ‘I saw your photos on the Art Club’s yearly compilations of works and…’ ”
“And I REALLY love your work!” Chiyo finished the sentence for me. “It’s your fault,” she looked at me with blank eyes and twisted the knob.
Haa… I’m such a chump! Such an a#^hole!
I wasn’t able to see Toph and the others after that. I’m too occupied with Chiyo that I stayed in the office for some more time to recuperate and reorganize my thoughts. Chiyo said that it’s my fault… was dumping her the only reason? Aargh! F@#%! I know I’m still missing something but I don’t know!
“Good morning,” it’s the first day of school again. I met Toph halfway through our classroom. He said he came from the teachers’ office.
“Sorry I wasn’t able to see you at all during your exhibit and even after, I was dealing with some things,” I apologized. “I wished I could’ve joined your after party.”
“It’s okay. I was busy myself too. I was only able to talk to Honoka after the exhibit and the after party—well, it’s pretty boring. The press was all over me and I didn’t have enough time with Jae and Honoka,” Toph answered me.
“Was Chiyo with Honoka till the end?” I suddenly asked him.
“She was. She even congratulated me and praised then gave some advices, it was embarrassing,” Toph shared.
Maybe he knew. Or he just did that night.
Lucky him.
“Are you okay? You seemed not yourself today.”
“Ah, let’s just say I have a bunch of things in mind right now,” I solely replied.
“Eh? Is Naoki finally having a real love problem?” Jae suddenly rammed at us, wrapping his arms around me. “Are you finally giving up Sakura and finally facing real love problems?”
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Teen Fiction[EDITING, again] Naoki Graen, Sakura's avid fan, has been fed with unreliable informations about his Idol, his Venus and his Muse. When he finally did meet her, the reasons behind her hidden identity was even surprising than the person itself.
