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Mark : I enjoyed eating with you after school. By the way, keep the beanie. You looked really adorable in it. :)

My cheeks flushed as I read this. I looked at my reflection in the mirror as I took off the beanie, smiling as my fingers went over the 'M'.

Me : I had loads of fun earlier :) By the way, the girls are organising to have a beach day tomorrow. They asked me to invite you & the boys. You don't have to if you don't want to. No pressure.

I took off my clothes, folding them neatly as I placed them into the laundry bin. I got into the shower and let the water wash off the smell of chicken and vanilla.

I dried myself off and changed into sweatpants and a white shirt. I went over to my phone and saw that Mark had responded.

Mark : Do you want me to go? If I do go, can we ditch them and hang out together? This may or may not be be a joke. ;) Ice cream sounds good, don't you think? So what do you say?

I thought about it. I was pretty sure that. the girls wouldn't even notice that I was gone. Mainly because I didn't talk much anyway. I'm sure it would be fine.

Me : It wouldn't be fun without you there, I guess. And about the ice cream, how about we go for milkshakes instead? I'm in the mood for vanilla.

I guess being around him and his vanilla scent, has made me want vanilla. That sounds weird.

Mark : How about a milkshake and pizza? I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.. Guess I'm going then :) Oh & The boys have agreed on coming too.

I smiled at his response. After which, I texted the girls and updated them on the boys. I packed a drawstring bag that would contain what I needed.

I didn't bring anything to swim in because I had no intention to. I didn't feel comfortable being exposed. I barely even exposed my arms. Everything I owned had sleeves. And if I had to wear something sleeveless, I'd cover it up with a flannel, jacket or cardigan.

Yes, I was that girl.

After I packed, I crawled into bed and got on my phone again.

Me : That's good. Looking forward to it. See you then! Good Night :)

I plugged in my earphones and started listening to music. I didn't have any specific genre that I liked. I did have preferences though. I liked acoustic music. Is there a genre that acoustic music is categorised under?

Mark : You know, my room window is aligned to yours & I can see you, right?

I widened my eyes and looked over to my left. Just as he said. Mark was sitting by his window. I smiled as I saw him eating, again.

I went over to my desk which was positioned at my window and sat down. My phone rang. I looked down to see that Mark was calling.

"Goodnight, my ass." He says, adding a little laugh only for slurping noises to accompany it right after. "You're eating again?" I asked, changing the topic.

"Yeah. There's some leftovers. Want some?" He asked. I looked up to see him staring right at me. "No, it's fine." I tell him. "Liar." He say, a smirk forming on his face.

I rolled my eyes at his expression. "What are we going to do at the beach tomorrow? Other than what we have planned." As he said that, I couldn't help but smile.

It felt like we were some secret. But again, there was no 'we'.

With that thought, my smile faltered. I guess I've come to accept that. I wasn't delighted by it.. but what can I do? I'm just one of the many girls who like him. Just one out of a million.