R.P.W Files

Zachandrea's Confession

Bright yellow and orange exteriors of the house blinded the players. All of their happy and excited faces gone as they stared up under the striking sun rays aiming at their skin. "This is too corny for me," one player behind Clarence have said. Her tone is so annoyingly girly that made Stacey shot her glare towards the girl's direction. Leanne and Zachandrea are quick to stop Stacey from causing trouble by grabbing her arms and covering her blabbering mouth.

"So.. can we enter now?" Lance started after a great awkward cough. He has no idea why the house was painted like this, he made sure it will looked modern and do not hurt the eye when glancing over. Everyone except Stacey remained standing in front of the house. Along with the running footsteps of Stacey away from their circle, Ara had spoken, "I'm backing out. We'll stay in our dorm. Right, bub?" Clarence nodded as Ara looked at him knowingly and then they strode off. Other players started to walk away after Ara and Clarence with their own reasons such as "dormsickness" and "ugly looking house, no way."

Zachandrea was standing after Leanne and looking dumbstruck. Yellow and orange? She had suspected Stacey has something to do with this, and so Zach told Leanne. "She did it on purpose. I don't know, like, maybe she doesn't want everyone staying with us?"

"Probably." Agreed Leanne before following Lance walk inside the house. Unlike the house exterior's view, inside was perfectly stunning. It was as if living in a private resort even though it is actually in a subdivision. Well, players that refuses to stay will envy us for sure, Zach thought as she tried looking for Lance. She have decided. She'll confess. She doesn't care about the points nor her rank anymore. All matter to her at that moment is her feelings towards Lance. Whatever happen after that, she'll accept it wholeheartedly and no regrets.

"Hey, Zach. What's the matter?" Lance asked when she spotted him outside the lawn doing some stretching. Zach bit her lip, her fingers fumbling against her shirt, obviously too shy to speak. "Zach?"

Lifting her up to Lance's voice she looked at his eyes. For a moment, Zachandrea thought about the consequences she always fought for. If she confessed, she'll lose both friendship and whatever it is that she's feeling. Will she be able to take it all wholeheartedly and no regrets? She don't think so. She took a heavy gulp and ask instead, "Do you like somebody?"

"I do." Lance answered and it seem to break her insides. Her stomach turned, and her knees become so weak. It hit her like a speeding bus and had left her wounded and broke. "I like her a lot." Zach wanted to cry but she know she mustn't. She's not known to be weak at all so she tried her best to stop the tears from the back of her eyes. Her gaze fall onto Lance's wrist whose silver chain locked around it. Zachandrea stared at the chain like it was the beacon of hope on her current situation, thinking she had lose the game against Lance.

"WHAT?" Leanne stopped pacing when she heard about Zachandrea's confession to Lance. Her reaction made Zachandrea burst into soft sobs. "Hey, it's going to be alright.." She feel guilty. Zachandrea warned them before everything else but they did not listen. Now that the consequences are happening, Leanne started to be scared.

"He said... there's somebody else she liked... and it hurts a lot." Zachandrea bursts, trying to dry her cheeks from tears but it keeps on running down. Leanne was rubbing her back when Jave entered the living room. Both of their heads shot up towards his shocked expression. His eyes were wide and glancing at them respectively before stuttering, "W-what's happened?" Zachandrea bursts again in tears thinking how pathetic she is right now. Leanne on the other hand sighed and turn to face Jave, "She lose against Lance. She fell in love."

Love. That single word is too foreign for Leanne and she can not explain why she feel so awkward to Jave. She's worried that maybe she is losing the game too. Her brain seem to not function that moment, she was preoccupied at the thought of confessing up and was lucky enough she was able not to do so. Then Jave answered while frowning, "No way, her points will go down."

"Can't you see that I'm broke here? Do you not care about me at all, Jave? I thought you were my friend!" Zachandrea answered before walking out from their sight leaving Jave in total awestruck. In a blink of an eye, Lance's rejection to Zach became his problem. "What on earth--I just say 'no way!'"

"You worried about her points not her feelings, that's what she meant." Leanne informed him, suddenly feeling cold towards everybody. "So, Zach and you are now friends?" She did not tore her gaze towards him until he answered, "Yes, and with you too. I've decided to make friends with the both of you since the moment you help me wipe the eggs your friend had thrown at me." Something pricked inside Leanne's chest after hearing the word 'friend.' She bit her lower lip out of confusion and shook her head a bit which Jave had seen. He wanted to ask what's wrong but decided not too. He doesn't want another problem to carry on his shoulder and instead he said, "I'll go talk with Zach. She seem to be always in her red days.." As soon as Jave's voice faded, Leanne took her seat on the couch looking so troubled. She wanted to test her luck on Jave, but she don't want to be like Zach. She's really confused!

"Hey Leanne." Lance greeted happily, coming in from outside. Leanne obviously did not look fine at all and became straightforward, "What will happen to Zach now that she confessed to you?"

"What do you mean 'confessed?'" Lance looked so puzzled trying to remember when did Zach confessed to him, "She did not confessed to me. She just asked if there's someone that I like."

"And?" Leanne squinted her eyes at him and waited for his answer, "And I say yes." Lance paused to suppress a chuckle before continuing, "Seriously, I feel something's going on here." Leanne rolled her eyes at him and slumped her body against the couch. "Oh please, you're not numb. Or are you really?"

Lance did not expect what Leanne said and blink. Did Zachandrea already had a feeling for him? A sudden twirl inside his chest at the very idea and he managed to ask cautiously, "She likes me?"

Leanne flapped her hands on to the pillow she's been holding, "Oh come on! Of course! She'll not cry over you if she don't have a slightest interest towards you. Duh!"

"She cried?" Lance frowned. Leanne performed another roll of her eyes, "Am I going to repeat everything I've just said? Just go and tell her you feel the same way."

"How did you kno--"

"You're too obvious! Just go already! You're pissing me off. Goodness..."

Leanne watched Lance pave through the way Jave had been walk to follow Zach a few minutes ago. With a great sigh, she whispered, "Should I try my luck too?"