Hide and seek (editing)

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G W E N ' S P O V :

Another days of undying rumours passed by. And I just can't complain but I am wishing for this to end cause wether I like it or not, it's affecting my study, my relationship with my friends and it's affecting Austin so damn match.

We've been officially together for less than a month. But we cannot act as a normal couple, cause I don't want to, even if he wanted to. Cause I don't want others to trashed talk Austin too like what they're doing to me.

Emily picked me up today, not Austin. I didn't even saw him this morning. Not even a text. He's been busy this days. Maybe because of college application.

I didn't asked Austin about Paris or either his plan for college. I actually know that he'll go abroad before we even start the relationship. And if I remember, I told myself to make most out of it before he leave. But now that I already have him, I cannot seem to think that in few months time I have no choice but to let go.

And because final exams is approaching. I should also be busy by now. I went to my locker to put on my stuff, thinking that.

"Announcement: all seniors and juniors, go to the theatre hall, now!" It's Lisa's voice from the speaker.

What the hell is this. I want to go home so I could finish the k-drama that I've been marathoning for days.

I started walking where theatre hall is and look for Emily or David! But I can't see them. So I just keep on walking. As I entered the hall, I heard someone calling my name and saw Ems and Dave waving at me and gesturing me to come to them, at the center, our most favourite place whenever we go for movies. And they already reserved a seat for me.

"Oh there you are! How'd you get here ahead?" I asked both of them as I sit in the middle.

"Well! We're faster than you!" Dave replied and smiled.

"Have you seen Austin today?" I asked.

"We haven't!" And I just nod.

"Hi everyone!" We snap to look at the flatform infront of us. And we saw Gab holding a microphone. "Most of you wouldn't be interested of what we'll going to show you. But this will make you understand things and stop the hate. This will only take less than an hour. I hope all of you finished it."

Then Gab moved out infront. And the lights dimmed. The only light you can see is the one in the big screen

"I didn't know Gab is such a speaker!" I whispered to Emily. But Ems just nod and smiled at me.

Then the movie starts. I am not interested at first but I heard a familiar voices.

"Why are you taking picture of her, son!"

I looked at the screen and I saw a boy. It's the 10 years old Austin. And I saw me. Playing in their company's garden. And if am not mistaken, that was Mr.A's voice in the background.

"Dad!" An annoyed voice of tiny Austin.

I gasped as the video in the screen changes with me and Austin as a child having a photoshoot. Some started to realize that it's us their looking at as the video roles, as we get older.

"You're taking picture of her again!" Gabby's voice in the background.

It's Austin and you can see in his cellphone screen that he's taking a picture of me. While I am in the library reading something.

"Shut up Gab!" Austin said.

"You're such a dork!"

And another video. Mostly of how Austin is caught by Gab or sometimes of his parents taking a picture of me. And how I was also caught glancing or snicking a peek of him. How did gab take those videos?

And a video of Austin waiting for me to wake up in the clinic when I bumped into Gab.

"Kiss the beauty, man!" Gab said.

"This wasn't sleeping beauty, fucker! Stop with your fairytales." He replied annoyed.

And I am so embarrassed when the video of Austin watching me practice for the cheerios rolled. And also our kiss in parties, the one in truth or dare.

Then a video of me in my room. In my bed laying in my stomach, holding my phone. And it focus to my phone screen and the name can be seen as '❤️mylove❤️'.

Thank God they blurred our convo.

Then I look up as I notice that someone is watching me. "What are you doing here Bry?" I shouted. And it ends there.

And was caught in the video sneaking out of our house to go to Austin's car waiting for me.

BRYAN! He's going to used that to black mail me given a chance. I knew it. I can't help but to face palm myself thinking about that.

Then the background music played, it's the song that was played when me and Austin dance to the prom. And the video of the prom rolled. We look really good. Maybe he got this from school's admin, the one that video covered it. In past forward. From when we go down to the staircase and when we dance and when we're crowned as king and queen. And when we kissed. And I just realized now, how Austin look at me all along, with love, that I didn't notice.

Why? Maybe I was focus with what I felt!

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