Mess Series #1: Faded Smiles

Faded Smiles #11

Aryl's POV

"Hey, baby!" I was back with my senses when I heard that familiar voice and automatically rolled my eyes as he passed by.

"Can you just please stop, Tristan? Can't you see, I need to focus!" I irritatedly whisper as he sits beside me and gets the book that I was reading a while ago.

I am here at the library to do some review in Science. When I arrived here at school, I directly went to Miss Arabella to tell my decision and as usual, she looks happy and even hugged me because of it.

"So you are back as a nerdy chick?" I gulped in frustrations and looked at the man who was sitting beside me and gave him a death glare.

"I. Am. Not. A. Nerd," I said with irritation that make him uplift his cheeks.

"Oh really?--" he didn't finish what he said when a hand put a red slip on our desk.

I glanced at the person who was holding it and my jaw dropped as I saw the man earlier who was looking at us blankly.

"Did you know the library rules?" he blankly said as he looked at me with fuming anger in his eyed.

Why are you mad?

"I am the one who has the right to get mad because you are the one who gives me assumptions and hurt me unintentionally," I said in my mind as I fought the urge of his blazing eyes.

"Yes, we know. And we're sorry for that. My girlfriend is clingy as usual. " I suddenly turn my glance to Tristan that was sitting calmly and hold my hands when he said the word girlfriend.

"That is against our school rules. No PDA inside the campus premises." I glanced at him and saw how blunt his anger is. His jaw clenched and his hands are strongly closed to make a fist.

"Why do you care? Who are you?" Tristan asked as I give my strength to pull my hands off but he holds it tight even more.

The senior suddenly stand straight as his cheekbones are uplifted and lend his hands to Tristan. "I am Timothy Sky Garcia, grade 10 section one and the campus president."

He is the student council's president?

I glanced at Tristan when he suddenly laughs and looked down as I quickly look at Timothy with his stern face.

"Oh, I'm sorry for my rudeness. Mister Student Council's President. I think my girlfriend and I need to go. We don't want a bad record, you know, may you excuse us?" Tristan asked and held my hand as he walks to the exit door of the library.

I remain silent as he drags me from behind as I harshly pulled my hand to let go.

"What is that all about?"I looked at him with disbelief and trying to hold my temper when I saw him beam.

"What?" he innocently asked that makes me punch him to his broad shoulder.

"You said I am your girlfriend! You liar!" as I said that, I already hear his soft chuckles that make my blood boil even more.

"Why? I always said that when someone is pestering you, and don't you remember that you ask for that?" he said while patting his shoulders that I punch.

I looked at him with disbelief and the memories of that part of our friendship harken back to my mind.

"Hey Aryl, flowers for you," a man with three tulips said as he lends me the flowers.

I glanced at him with a blank emotion and quickly divert my attention to the book I am reading.

I am in the library and I can't just focus because of this man who was holding his flowers.

"Hey, I have no time for courting. I am very busy with my studies, that why get lost!" I whisper while looking at the book I was reading and I know he heard me because he leaves as I said that.

I rolled my eyes in annoyance when I heard another footstep that was walking towards me.

"I don't want to hurt you, so please stop!" I said as I looked at the man in front.

"Oh! The suitors are giving you a hard time, huh?" Tristan whimpered as he sits beside me.

"They didn't stop so that I need to be harsh," I said while flipping the book page I was reading.

"Need a little help?" he said while having a playful smile that was formed in his lips.

I nodded my head and gently come close to his ears "I need a boyfriend."

I glanced at him and his reaction makes me chuckle. He looks dumbfounded. "So you need a. B-boyfriend? Are you proposing?"

I laughed at his thought and pinch his reddish cheeks. "No. I mean a fake one."

"Why?" he said with his brows turn in one line.

"To stop them from pestering me. "I whisper as he nodded to my plan.

"So! Are you in... Or... Are you out?" I asked while holding his hands hoping that he will agree.

I felt relieved when he nodded and hold my hands "Sure. A little help for my best buddy."

I uplift my lips and hugged him because of joy "Thanks buddy," I whispered while hugging him and I feel his arms that were coating my waist.

"You are always welcome, baby," he mumbled and kiss my forehead that makes me closed my eyes for a second.

I timidly looked at him and I saw his teeth because of his square smile "It's okay, baby. I understand." He playfully said as he kissed me in the cheeks before running away from me.

My cheeks suddenly turn into the red as I bite my lips due to that thing.

"So, you really are together?" I glanced at my back to saw the Council President who was intently looking at me.

I looked at the ground to hide the redness of my face but I was dumbfounded because of what he did.

He walked towards me and he harshly uplifted my face and wiped my cheeks that Tristan kissed awhile ago.

"It is sad that batman's wonder woman is cheating on him," he said while directly looking at my eyes.

"W-what... What are you talking about?" I asked nervously while taking a step backward but there was a barrier that makes me stumble but two strong arms catch me before I hit the ground.

"Oh! The batman saves his wonder woman from falling," he whispers and winks at me before helping me to stand perfectly.

"You are not Batman and I am not your wonder woman!" I shouted with my lungs and leave him while laughing.

Wonderwoman? Is he joking?

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To be continued...