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15

Bright was surprised by the harsh response by Win. This is what he feared the most.

"Where were you the entire day? Do you know how tensed I was?", Win asked without wasting any time.

"I'm sorry", was all Bright managed to say. Win grabbed Bright's hand and took him to the football ground where it wasn't crowded so that they could talk in peace.

"Let's talk about what happened today"

"Sure"

"You tell me. I don't want to end up assuming anything Bright. We always talk about everything together, why can't you tell me now?"

"It's not the same Win"

"So do you...like me?"

"I do.... but I know you probably don't like me back...", Bright began and Win tried to interrupt him but Bright cut him off, "I knew I had this feeling for the past few years but I didn't know what it was. And it seems like everyone else knew about it except me. And now with the whole presentation this morning, I had to rush it before I could think about it clearly"

"So you're telling me that you didn't mean to confess?"

"Well kinda. I don't regret this. I know that this is what I feel right now. But I guess I shouldn't have done it this way, I didn't know our pictures were going to be presented and all that"

"Hmm", was all Win could respond to that. This was all too much at once.

"Like I said, I know you probably won't like me back. This is all too sudden but please don't change the way you are to me...", Bright got a light wack on his head for saying that last bit.

"You won't even let me speak and don't ever say that. You're always going to be close to me, understand?"

"Hmm, so what do you have to say", Bright asked, hoping to get a positive response and looking away.

"Well, I'm not quite sure. I did think about us before but I didn't take it too seriously because... do you remember what I told you and your brother the other day. All this love and all that, as long as it doesn't affect my time it should be fine. And being with you definitely makes my life a lot more fun even though you bully me most of the time...."

Bright was surprised at Win's response. His stomach was doing somersaults and his face was getting all red again. "So what does this mean for us?"

"Let's try this... let's start dating? We should take it slow and all that I guess, since we are both new to this. Let's just be how we are right now, but maybe put a label on it?", Win replies shyly which made Bright break into a smile. This wasn't the response he expected, but he was glad that this is what happened.

"Let's not tell our friends about this right away?", Bright suggested

"Oh hell no, we know everything", Off shouted while coming out of his hiding place with Luke who was holding his phone up.

"How long have you been hiding there and what are you doing Luke?!", Bright asked with his eyes wide open.

"Your brother is on call, he didn't want to miss this moment", Luke said and just then his brother shouted from the phone, "So I guess I win the bet sucka"

"What bet?", Win asked and crossed his arms.

"Ahaha nothing, let's go have lunch yeah. Ugh you guys are so cute", Off said changing the subject and dragging the new couple to the cafeteria for lunch.