She Will Be Loved

Chapter 25: Busted

Dean, Hanna and I are walking to our next class. Hanna's trying to hint out that she wants Dean to give her a puppy as an Anniversary gift, but this guy is clueless as fuck.

"Isn't he so cute?" Hanna showing a picture of a puppy Corgi on her phone to Dean.

"So, so, so cute!" Dean imaginarily squeezing the puppy. Hanna winking at me, gesturing at her boyfriend being dumb. "But wait, how can you say it's a he?"

"Huh? What?" Hanna sarcastically ask from his stupid question. I only facepalm my face.

"How can you say it's a he?" He repeats.

"Oh my god!" Hanna sighed in frustration that left Dean dumbfounded.

"What?" He ask her. She only rolls her eyes not bothering on answering his question and stomp away to our classroom. Dean looks at me. "What did I do?"

"It's the puppy." I answer him.

"What about it?" He ask me again, still no clue.

I release a breath and told him about it. "She was hinting she wants a puppy as a gift."

"A puppy?" I nodded. "As a gift? But I've already bought a bracelet which she wanted to buy last week."

"You did what?" I exclaimed. "You know you're suppose to wait till the last week before actually buying her anything. It's like the golden rule of buying her presents."

"What should I do now?" He ask me for advice. He looks so worried biting his right inner cheek.

"Return it and wait till Wednesday to confirm that puppy." I pointed at him with aggression. "Understand?" He nodded eagerly. "Now, go follow her. Try to bring the conversation back to the puppy, without being caught."

"Okay." He holds his fist firmly and enthusiastically.

"Go on, get her tiger." I push him to go to her.

I smile as I look at Dean running to follow Hanna. "Kids." I roll my eyes at them both.

"What happened?" Liam sneakily ask making me startle a little.

"Liam." I slap his arm.

"Sorry." He apologizes. "What's with the two?" He nod to where Dean and Hanna went.

"Giving me headaches." I make circles at the side of my temple.

"I see that." He chuckles showing his dimples. I know was probably gawking at him right now and I had to retrieve my calmness. I swallowed in and look away. Just when I did that my eyes randomly landed at Lucas that definitely caught me, fantasizing at Liam for he was slowly shacking his head with hands on his hips while his lips curve up on the side.

My eyes widen from his display that I panicked. I turn away as quickly as I could, thinking of ways to escape my misfortune. When I heard Lucas's voice calling out to Liam with footstep growing nearer to where we stand.

"Liam, my man." The two boys made their usual handshake. "What's up Ellie?" I can simply picture Lucas's smirk. I squeeze my eyes together and tried to compose myself, before finally facing Lucas.

"Hi." I said with a greeted teeth.

"You look like a robber getting caught in action." His smirk grew wider and I know what he was trying to say.

"W-what? Like w-what do you mean?" I stuttered in my words making me look guiltier than I was. I purse my lips together as he laugh at my pathetic self. Liam was just standing next to me knowing nothing.

"What so funny?" Liam ask his friend which somehow was not through laughing from his new profound humor, that is me.

Lucas glance towards me with raised brow. I was ready for him to blurt out my secret to Liam and I know this is my end. "I don't know." He shrug his shoulder but was still looking amused.