the genius' first love

11 Strawberry trap

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11 Strawberry Trap

6th day of the conference

8:00 AM

"Lalalalalalala"

I was humming gleefully like a kid in the hallway. I just finished a warm bath and was on my way back to the quarters.

I woke up today in a good mood. After reviewing some stuff, I tucked myself early on bed last night because today was the final rounds of my competition.

Luckily, the beast and I hadn't cross path since yesterday morning, so my day had been peaceful all throughout. Weird things happen only when he was around.

I wondered where the beast had been sleeping all these nights. After our last encounter, I didn't think I can face him comfortably. Until this time, I haven't really figured out why he acted that way and why I responded the way I did. Whenever I thought about it, it was far too complicated for me to solve it than my calculus home works.

"No negative thoughts today Xhemin, alright? You need to focus!" I mused to myself as I crossed my fingers while walking.

I saw everyone absorbed with morning routines when I flew in the quarters. The San Sebastian students were in chaos, each was occupied with their own things. I saw someone putting her make up on, someone scanning documents and few students fixing their beds.

I saw the boys arrayed in formal suits in one corner. Huzey and Ziggy's performance ended yesterday, and today will be the evaluation of their scores. It was a formal gathering, no wonder why they were dressed up like that.

I realized that they were conferring seriously with each other like businessmen. Their expressions were stern as I approached.

"Something wrong?" I asked curiously as I halted before them.

"Xhem I'll assign you to a new coach." Coach welcomed me with some bad news. Going to the competition alone was a bad news for me.

"What?" A disappointed half smile hung on my lips as I put my two hands in my hips.

"I am not literally transferring you over to another coach if that's what you are thinking, Na-ah…" He shook his head and started explaining, "But it would be difficult for me to check on you today, so I asked another coach to go with you."

"Coach? What's wrong? Don't you like me already? Why are you giving me away?" I asked in rebellion. This was the first time that coach assigned me over to another coach in my entire competition years. Also, the last time I checked, there was only one coach for Rivendell Academy, so to whom could he possibly handed me over?

"Xhem, the venue of your competition was changed. All the computer-related contests were transferred to a nearby university. Since it is Ziggy and Huzey's evaluation today, I need to be there. So, I ask another to watch over you while you are at the competition. Anyways you won't really be needing my presence there." He explained further.

From the looks of it, it was just practical for him to choose the evaluation of the boys than my contest. For the evaluation, coaches were required to attend. On my competition on the other hand, his presence was merely as a companion. He didn't really need to be there.

"In short, coach chooses to stay here with us and you need to go on your own" Ziggy said in his attempt to plant a distraught feeling on me.

"Meaning, we are already abandoning you" Huzey added to make me feel worst.