Game of Love

Like A Ghost in The Crowd

After three straight classes, it was finally their lunch break. The trio as well as the other students made their way to the cafeteria. As the three were walking down the hall, Lander noticed a girl running towards him. The girl would have collided with Lander's body if he didn't stepped aside from the girl's way. The girl crashed to a few students. 

"Lander!" the girl shouted as she regained her balance.

Lander looked at the girl skeptically, slightly tilting his head. Confusion obvious in his face as to who the girl is and how she knew his name. Wait, everybody knows him so more on the who the girl is.

"I'm sorry, but who are you?" He asked.

The girl blushed as to how Lander was looking at her. She has been waiting for this moment to come. The moment when she will confess her love to him.

"I'm Harper and I-I, umm,I just want to say that I really li-like you Lander."

'So that's what this is all about. Another love confession. Ugh, when will this end?', Lander thought.

Harper continued, "No, I think this is more than infatuation. It's love."

Suddenly, Deion called his attention.

"Lander, we'll head to the cafeteria first, okay?"

Lander nodded to his friends and turned to the girl in front of him. He tried to be a cold person towards the girl as he glared at her. Of course, it worked. Harper felt that she's a fool for confessing with a huge crowd around her. She ran as fast as she could away from the scene.

Now that that's done, Lander headed to the cafeteria when suddenly a blonde girl passed by him. Normally, he would have ignored what happened as it's just a coincidence but this time it was different. He stood there frozen for a few minutes then looked at where the blonde girl went. Unfortunately, the girl has disappeared. Like a ghost in the crowd.