21 days ; wheesa

day 5

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hwasa's pov

i felt someone pushed past me. the next moment i knew, my things dropped onto the floor with a loud thud. the impact drew up stares from the students around me, some shaking their heads with disapproval at my clumsiness. a tap from my back made me whirl.

"get out of my way!" keres sneered.

i was pretty sure he was the one who shoved me. but it wasn't that fact that disturb me.

it was the fact that he was wheein's ex-best friend. they used to be close, until he craved for fame and popularity in school. he left wheein one day, telling her that he was done with hanging out around "a loser" who was not popular and influential. wheein was upset at first, but later grew increasingly indignant about the matter. she felt that her popularity did not determine her self worth. she decided that she did not deserve someone who was so low and shallow. therefore, she hated keres after that incident.

but since wheein started to obtain outstanding results in her examinations and display reliable leadership skills, she got recognised in school to be one of the most trustworthy and hardworking student. her responsible and caring nature soon captured schoolmates affection and even teachers, started being biased to her. yet she never once bragged about her acheivements.

there was no history between keres and i, but i absolutely abhor him. what he had done to wheein in the past was inhumane. it was clear to me that he wanted to gain wheein's attention and trust again, because she was getting popular. in addition, he made no attempt to cover his jealousy towards me since wheein was close to me.

a hand gently pressed my stuffs back onto my palms. my gaze shifted to the person who was now bent over the floor, clearing and picking up the remains left. wheein remained quiet as she helped carry some of my items and guided me towards the classroom. she entwined our hands, leaving a slight tingling sensation on my fingers.

passing me a drawing, she held a small, mischievous smile.

it was a stick figure, with hairy arms and legs that looked amputated. its mouth was drawn wide open, the eyes an ogling mess, nose tilted too much. it held a stupefied expression. basically, it was pure disastrous, yet hilarious to look at.

no longer able to hold my laughter in, i threw my head back and cackled, causing wheein to crack up along with her contagious laughter. after a good fifteen minutes of laughing, she turned to me.

with twinkled eyes, she spoke, "wanna guess who that is?" i shook my head at her question, causing her to flash a wide grin. "it's keres."

"that is an accurate representation of him." i nodded my head in satisfaction. suddenly a realisation dawned upon me. "you saw what happened just now?"

wheein hummed in agreement.

"he won't disturb you without me provoking him. i'll be here." she assured me. "anyway," she tossed a lopsided smile, "do you want to go to the beach with me tomorrow?"

i would go anywhere with wheein.
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