The One Who Changed It All (Rewritten)

2. The Stranger Thinks I'm Creepy!

The lectures were finally over. The entire day today was spent in missing Jessica, yawning and once in a while wondering how long the place next to me will remain vacant. I really needed to interact more with people and make friends.

As I walked in the corridor, I saw Jessica and Ethan holding hands as they walked. I felt envious of Ethan, as now he and Jessica are in the same class whereas I sat alone throughout the day. He saw me walking towards them and waved his hand.

I smiled forgetting all the silly envy feeling, that was going on in my mind. I loved them both too much to ever feel envious. Ethan was my best friend too, he was more like a protective brother to me.
He hugged me tightly as I reached them.

" How was the day?" Ethan asked.

" How would it be when both of your best friends are in a different class than yours?" I replied faintly.

" Oh, poor girl!" Ethan teased.

" But Angel, honestly I'm not feeling that bad about you. I am more happy about being next to my love the entire day."

I rolled my eyes as both of them giggled.

" Don't worry, you will find a friend soon or maybe someone more than a friend." Jessica chirped.

I smiled at the thought of Alex and kept walking.

" Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you guys about something important," said Ethan.

" What is it?" I asked curiously.

" I had a really great friend when I had moved to Lille as a kid for four years. Even after I came back here we have been in touch throughout the years and meet every year at the boxing camps held by our club." Ethan pauses and looks at me and Jessica as we stare at him curiously.

" He is moving here and joining our university. In fact, he has reached today and would probably start attending the lectures in a day or two."

" Wow, that's amazing! Another guy in our group. Isn't it Cole your talking about ?" Jessica enquired.

Ethan nodded with a smile.

" That's great! I am sure you would love to meet him, Angel."

" I am looking forward to meeting him." I smile.

Jessica and Ethan shared their plans of going for a movie date, so I headed home alone.

As I entered Backstreet Lane, I took a look at my home. It was a two-storeyed house with white walls from the outside. A small garden in the backyard which had numerous variety of plants. While on the inside, it had wooden flooring and each room was painted in different colours.

As I got out of my car and reached the front lawn. I heard a thud! I looked around and the noise came twice more. I realized it was from the neighbouring house which had been vacant for a long time.

I walk towards the boundary wall to see what was going on there. I stood on my toes to see. There were two trucks and six men loading off boxes and furniture from it. One of them looked at me suspiciously, I turned and started walking back to my home.

As I slipped into a comfy pant and a t-shirt for bed. My phone buzzed. It was a text from Alex.

Alex: Hey! How about I drive you to university tomorrow?

I jumped with excitement reading the text and replied sure to it. I had to admit that I was feeling flattered by the sudden interest Alex was showing in me.

' Maybe, he is finally single now. ' I thought.

It seemed almost impossible for a person like Alex to be single. It was the reason why Jess didn't like the idea of me having a crush on him. She considered him a playboy as he is hanging out with a new girl almost every week. The thought of it made my mood a little dull, so I walked to my balcony to get some fresh air.

The lights of the room which faced my balcony were on. I looked at it and wondered who had shifted to the house. Just then, the glass door of the balcony slid. A tall, brawny guy stood there. I was unable to see his face properly as he was peeping into a book. He was fair and had brown messy hair. I could feel my heart beating faster than usual and a weird sensation in my stomach. BUTTERFLIES FOR A STRANGER?... SERIOUSLY ANGELINA FALCO?...

I shook my head in utter disbelief at the way I was reacting to a person I do not even know nor have I even seen properly. This kind of rapid heartbeats and the butterfly sensation was only reserved for Alex, right?

The stranger looked up from his book suddenly. Our eyes met, I panicked as the realization of me being caught staring at him struck. I quickly got back to my room and shut the curtains. I sat on my bed and took deep breaths to calm myself. After a few seconds, I found myself laughing hysterically thinking about what the guy must have thought about me. He must have found me so creepy!

I laid on my bed laughing for some minutes and then my thoughts got diverted towards Alex. I couldn't wait for tomorrow morning! I need to make sure I wake up on time so I don't keep him waiting. I grabbed my phone and texted Jessica to wake me up early just before I slept.

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