Club Penguin: The Hidden Link (ft. Doctor Who as The Ducktor)

Chapter 24

Chapter 24: A New Love

            It’s now the year 2006 and the day is January 10. The two of them never spoke since New Year’s Eve. New Horizon Architecture has a plan to build a new house for a family who lost their house during New Year’s. They designed a new house with eco-friendly features. They had a meeting on the design and took 2 days for them to agree. So they started the 3D modelling. After work, Chris and Alicia still didn’t talk to each other. When they arrived, Alicia broke the silence.

            “Ok, why aren’t we talking to each other?” asked Alicia.

            “You never dared to ask or talk to me” said Chris.

            “So why don’t you break the ice?” asked Alicia.

            Chris just fell silent. He doesn’t want to talk about it.

            “Is it something about New Year?” asked Alicia.

            “No it’s not” said Chris.

            “Oh really?” asked Alicia. “Cuz for what I know, that’s when we started to not talk to each other”.

            Chris started to leave the room till Alicia blocked his way.

            “Wait!” said Alicia.

            She went to her room and came out with the bouquet of flowers what was supposed to be given to her on New Year’s Eve.

            “Do you remember this?” asked Alicia.

            Chris didn’t respond. He was still upset.

            “Answer me!” she cried.

            “Yes!” said Chris. “And where did you even get that?!”

            “I found it in the park! Back in New Year’s Eve!” said Alicia. “And I know they were from you! It has my name on it and it was on the spot before you left! Why did you leave?”.

            “I left because you we’re with your ex!” yelled Chris. “I wanted to give you these on New Year but the sight of seeing you with Mikey was telling me that you’ve worked things out and I was too late”.

            “If me and Mikey worked things out, I would have moved out! But I haven’t!” said Alicia. “Besides, I was over him a month after he broke up with me”.

            “And why’s that?” asked Chris.

            Alicia went close to him and kissed him. When it ended, she hugged him.

            “You really don’t know” said Alicia. “Because I was in love with you!”

            “Wha…” said Chris.

            “You took me in when I was in need of help! If it wasn’t for you, I would not have a job. Back in the New Year’s Eve Party, I wore that dress you gave me. The long silver one. It was beautiful” said Alicia. “I know you have feelings for me too!”

            Chris fell silent. He was speechless. He has no words. He has no idea how to react. It never happened to him because he was known as a nerd and a geek. No one fell for him so he gave up on love till Alicia.

            “Please…. Please say you do” said Alicia as she cried.

            “I do love you” said Chris. “Since the day you started in Club Penguin. I tried to go to you but you’d seem busy or I was shy. It was no hope of me going to you anyway, knowingly that I’m a nerd or a geek since Middle School. The good thing was, I wasn’t bullied. I never thought that you would love me back”.