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Royce only chuckled.
You see, I kind of forgot that Royce had all the great muscles and abs when all I got were the, you know, flabs. I know, I'll quit consuming the sweets- one by one.
Sigh.
I tried to push him away again. It was a bad move though; I only ended up pushing myself away and further back onto his arm. Royce pulled me closer towards him once again and let out an amused smirk.
"Let me go," I complained for the nth time. My gaze was glued to my large DC comics shirt, for I could not bear to face him or else, I would punch him.
"Why?" This time, Royce asked me seriously.
"Because."
"Because what?"
I let out a grunt and stomped my feet. I turned to look at him and mustered the most angry expression. I looked into his blue orbs and let out a sigh.
I just can't comprehend how or where did his power to make me feel as if he was shooting lasers and is making me into an instant puddle with just one look in his eyes, come from. Everytime I stared into his eyes, I knew that all it was danger and trouble, but like a moth I was drawn to where the flame is even when it would hurt.
I blinked once. I was so into this staring battle that I don't know if I was doing this because looking at his eyes for more than a second was a challenge, or the fact that he himself was taking it as a challenge and I hate losing to him.
Challenge or not, this was a hidden opportunity.
That I was not supposed to take.
Sigh.
"Look, Royce-" I started, only to be cut off by Royce who spoke.
He also let out a sigh. "It wasn't Piper,"
I blinked twice. "Uh. What?"
He loosened up the gap between us but still held me by my shoulders. Royce ruffled his already messy hair and cleared his throat, before letting out another clearly amused chuckle.
"I was trying to tell the both of you this, but the girl wasn't Piper."
Suddenly, everything around us seemed to slow down. You know that part of the movie when the protagonist thought the guy would say something sweet but then ends up saying something stupid? Cue the rewind button please.
My jaw dropped. I was gaping long enough to make Royce stifle his laughter.
"E-Excuse me?" I asked, still in embarrassment and confusion.
All this time, I was sulking because I thought Piper was going to be the lucky girl and I would envy her for the rest of highschool. I was so jealous of her, but then-
"Who is she?" I spat out.
Just then, as Royce opened his mouth to reply, we heard a series of knocking on the door and the voices of my brother and sister bickering. I pushed him away from me immediately, with extra force that he stumbled down the stairs as I grabbed hold on to the wooden railings.
"Just a second!" I yelled. Royce only stared at me, wide-eyed at all the ruckus. I gritted my teeth and gestured for him to open the door as I held on to the wooden railings to avoid tumbling down the stairs.
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