THE OLD ME BACK

Chapter 23

"Wow, you really are the talk of the town huh," She commented then bursted a little chuckle. I didn't knew where they came from because they appeared all of a sudden. Her friends looked one another before they darted their eyes to me. "Can I be her next girlfriend if ever you break up with him?"

I stared at her seriously.

"No, just kidding," she added, then tried to taste some sweets displayed on the stall we were in. It's second day of the Foundation Day, and apparently, there were students who roamed around and enjoying the stalls and booths prepared by the Student Council Officers. Choosing to ignore her, I transferred to another stall. To my surprise, they followed right away.

"Hey, try this, Alesha. For sure you will like it," one of Thea's friends offered me a glass containing orange juice I guess. I was about to pick the other one but she insisted me to drink her offer.

"All right," I shortly said, then I drank it. A little bit sour but the rest of the taste was so sweet which suited to what my tongue longed for.

I smiled at her afterwards. "You can try it, too. It's good."

"How about this, Alesha? I guess we have the same taste when it comes to drinks." Thea intervened. She gave me a glass that has a strong smell of lemon.

Whoa, the sourness of lemon was really great! I liked it so much.

"How's the taste?" She asked me out of curiosity.

"It's sour, yeah," I answered something which was too obvious.

"I told you it's good," she concluded without hint of my confirmation. "Anyway, we plan to go to the club later. Do you want to join with us?"

"I'll try if I have nothing to do later this evening," I replied then tried again the lemon juice. While I was drinking a glass of lemon, someone abruptly did a blindfold on my eyes.

Oh no! What's this?!

"Let go of me! Please!" I shouted repeatedly. But I only heard the laughter coming from Thea and her friends. What's the thing to be laughed at huh?

Whoever this person was, he's already grabbing my hand as if I was a suspect. I did my very best to let go of his grip on my hands but he's so strong enough to control me. Argh! Was there no one who would get panicked?!

The yells feeling like giddy was the next thing I heard next to the laughter. He suddenly pushed me but good thing I was able to balance myself. Did he think I was that easy to be pushed whatever he wanted to?!

"Oh my gosh! So sweet!"

The blindfold on me was suddenly taken away so my eyes could barely see what's happening around. What captivated my eyes was the petals on the red carpet. The students who were standing by were already shouting with so much excitement. The idea came up on my mind when someone forced me to hold a small bouquet of flowers. Next was the guy who came out of nowhere.

Gosh, it's Kurt, wearing white long sleeve.

"Is this a marriage booth?"

No one responded. He just held my hand that made people who were here felt giddy.

The acting priest spoke words that were usually said during the wedding ceremony, until the most exciting part came in.

"Mr. Kurt, do you accept Ms. Alesha as your wife for the rest of your life?"

"Yes," he excitedly replied, I can see in his eyes the unexplainable joy.

"How about you Ms. Alesha? Do you accept Mr. Kurt as your husband for the rest of your life?"

Many shouted "yes" while I was in the middle of my silence. I already knew what to respond. This was maybe the perfect scene to do it. But before I uttered a word that would make them all shocked, I seriously looked at him, then gulped for a while.

"Yes?" He responded for me, but I shook my head and this area became so silent with some murmurs followed.

"No, I can't," courageously I said. He eventually loosened the tight of my hand so I was able to walk out from that marriage booth.

While I was running away, I got bumped into someone I never expected to cross along the way in the right side of the quadrangle. It was so fast that I realized I was already at the top of the lying body of this guy on the floor.

Oh no, this would be Zack, I should not be mistaken on this.

"I'm sorry," I hurriedly got up from his body and composed myself. Gosh, this would be really a perfect timing for my next trap.

"It's okay," he hurriedly got up too, but I found out he got bruised on his elbow. So I abruptly held his hand but he somehow refused to.

"Don't mind me. It's just a bruise."

"No, it's my fault. I want to accompany you to the clinic." I insisted. "Let's go."

I grabbed his arm and we both run towards the clinic that was few meters away. Some journalists in our school captured us running away and I would not wonder on the next day, I was in the next blog on the bulletin.

"Good day! How may I help you?" The school nurse greeted.

"I got bruised," Zack said directly.

"Please sit down Mr. Zack. How about you Ms. Alesha?"

"I just want to accompany him. Please heal his wound. I'm worried."

Zack looked at me unbelievably, but he diverted his sight right away to the school nurse when he was already started to put the medical kit. Afterwards, I requested the school nurse to leave us two for a while and she nodded.

"What do you want?" He asked then sighed. He even gave me a bored look before looking away.

"You. I want you."

"Do you think I will fall for you?"

"Why not? Am I not famous? Gorgeous? Talented? Sexy? What else do you look for a girl that I don't have?"

"I don't want a game," he uttered straightforward. "I want a genuine heart."

"Can you resist me even if it's just a game?"

"Wha--what are you doing?" He got stuttered as I walked towards him with sexy gestures. Yes, I was seducing him until I could hold his chest and locked him through my arms.

"No, please."

"Give up now," I said, then I could not help but to smirk.

On the next day, there is a message booth on the stage area, so I decided to write on a paper and be read it using megaphone. I meant to do it because the Boylight was in a tent and practicing their dance number.

"Dear my love Zack," the first line that the SSG officer had read. Many students who were in the quadrangle yelled and felt giddy, as if it's their love letter. "I want you to know that I love you. I want you in my life. No matter what people say against us, as long as we love each other, our hearts would be calmed. Very truly yours, Alesha."