To Express Happiness || Fayne ✔✔

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''Aaron!!''.

Irina's ear-piercing shout pierces through Aaron's dreams as he jolts up in the middle of his sleep.

'' If you stay up late, I'm gonna have to seize the phone. Heck, do you even use it?'', Irina says while making the bed.

Aaron doesn't pay heed to her words as his eyes close again.

'' Mr. Reeves, that phone is really precious to me. Once I became 'the cool kid' in the class cuz I could flex with two iPhones while others could only dream of  one. I literally kept two iPhones in two of my pockets and one day Shae was like suuper jeal--''.

''Oh hi, Irina. You look pretty today.''

These words run from Aaron's mouth like an empty wagon let loose down a mountain. It falls and falls, wrecking itself every moment until it crashes hard to the ground, and then he comes back to senses, but it's too late.

Irina stops folding the blanket after she hears them, and instantly stares at Aaron, her cheeks reddening. When she looks at Aaron's drowsy eyes still closed, and thinks he's talking while sleeping, she couldn't help but burst out in laughter.

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''Aaron!!''.

Aaron slaps his forehead as he hears Irina from his shower.

''I'm ready, so are the guys. You have 5 minutes or else you'll have to make the bed tomorrow''.

''  But I don't even sleep on the bed!!'', Aaron says as the hot water pours down his shoulders.

He receives no reply, which means he really has to hurry. He quickly washes all the foam and dresses up, leaving his hair uncombed. To hide it, he takes the towel and keeps rubbing his head as he opens the door, and finds Irina standing near the main door, with skinny cropped jeans and vermilion-colored tops; the red scarf wrapped elegantly round her neck and her hair tied half up, half down.As Aaron notices how her cheeks looked chubby and vibrant with that hairstyle, Irina places her hand on her waist and breathes a 'Humph!'. 

'' Well you ever be a gentleman? Look at your hair. Here, take the comb'' , Irina says  before passing the comb to Aaron.

'' Task failed successfully'' , Aaron thinks. 

They both exit the room, Aaron still tucking his t-shirt. Irina locks the room afterwards and they visit Shae's room, where the boys bro-fist and the girls hug. The partnership breaks in the corridor, as Zack walks beside Ashley, Shae beside Irina, and Aaron walking behind Neha. Neha slows her pace to catch up with Aaron.

They both wave a hello at each other and silently walk towards the elevator, when Neha taps on Aaron's shoulder and asks,  ''Soooo. How is it going?''.

Aaron replies with a ''What do you mean by it ?''. Neha giggles while Aaron flushes, looking away.

After they settle, Aaron says in a low tone, '' Well..I could ask the same thing to you in the same sense''. 

Neha narrows one eye at Aaron, and soon replies, '' Well...I face-timed Malcolm yesterday so yeah pretty much I--''.

''Not that'', Aaron interrupts.

Neha shrugs. '' Then what?''.

Aaron smirks, poking her. '' What did you guys talk about before we rode the cable car?''

 '' Me and Shae? Nothing?''. Neha tries to hide it, keeping her face expressionless but she just can't. Aaron's weird smirking opens all her emotion gates.