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Eli's POV

Rylen's bag and mine were almost the same. They were both dark brown. On top of that, we sit next to each other during lectures. So, I'm guessing this girl accidentally sends me cupcakes instead of sending it to Rylen.

I would like to believe they were all for me but the fact was undeniable. Moreover, I can't eat cupcakes or any cake for instance. I'm allergic to anything dairy. So yeah, they're so not for me.

Rylen was quick to stand close to me. He stared at the silver box like a how a child would stare at cotton candy.

"Hand it over. Now." He commanded. That was how he normally spoke.

"What's with the paper balls today Ry?! They were annoying and a bit painful might I add!" I scolded him.

"It was either paper ball's from me or small stones wrapped in paper from Eric. You pick. I prevented a lot of pain dimwit! Now give it to me!"

I sighed and handed the box to Rylen. He did save me from Eric after all.

The second he had the box in his hands he opened it.

I could smell the thick aroma of rich chocolate that wafted in the air. How could something smell delicious? I pouted at the mouthwatering delicacy in Rylen's hands.

"I would share this with you but then again....."

"Just shut up." Rylen laughed and put the box inside his bag.

"Why don't you ever eat it right away?" I asked him. He always waited until we left campus. I didn't know about the rest of the world but when I get dessert or candy, I eat them then and there. I never wait.

"Well, because I usually crave for sweet stuff late at night so I save these for later." He quickly answered and shrugged. His tone was off but I didn't think much of it.

I said goodbye and left campus, feeling bad about not getting to spend time with the coolest girl in our university.

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AJ's POV

I just couldn't do it. When the day came for me to actually give Eli the most meaningful cupcake ever, I just couldn't. I chickened out when the time came.

Weakling.

I know I should have just admitted my feelings for him, I should've tried, I should've at least gave it to him and then ran away. At least he would have known the truth.

Instead of owning it, I cowardly placed the silver box in his bag.

Again.

So that brings me to where I am now. Resting my head on Cora's lap while she played with my hair and tried everything in her power to console me.

Nothing was working. Dissapointment was eating my guts. Why was I such a failure? Why couldn't I do it? Why was I feeling like this? I was the type of girl who could simply glare at a person to make them rethink their entire purpose of existence. But here I am, wallowing in self pity.

"Stop over thinking. Just stop AJ. Your feelings are understandable."

"I'm a weirdo and a wimp." I mumbled.

"You still have tomorrow and then the next day and the next. Stop acting like it's the end of the world. You have time."

"Maybe I should stop. Maybe he doesn't like me like that."

"AJ, you don't know that! You'll get another chance I promise. So stop. You're stronger than this. You're not going to give up just because you were a little shy before your crush are you?" I shook my head against her lap.

I want ice-cream.

"Give it a rest for tomorrow and make him another cupcake on Thursday. Remember not to put any note inside because you can say whatever you want to him in person." I gulped at that.

"Can we get ice-cream?" I solemnly asked. Cora chuckled and said yes. We stayed like that a little longer though. Cora played with my hair and made sure I was feeling a little bit better.

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"Two chocolate scoops, one scoop of cookie dough, one strawberry scoop with two yam scoops please." I desperately ordered. I wanted the ice-cream immediately. Like that very second.

"Let the next person order sailor man. Step aside." Oh for the love of everything that is good!

Why can't I get a damn break from these humans?!!

I didn't bother to look back. Instead I simply stepped to the left.

"Whoaaa, no come backs? That's a first." The idiot laughed before stating his order.

I only rolled my eyes and waited for my treat. Cora had chosen her ice-cream and a spot for us so she was patiently waiting there. I wanted to be patient too but Mr.Asshole here wouldn't let me be. As soon as he finished ordering he started asking more stupid questions from behind me.

Turning back I glared at him. "What do you want Jaxon?" I grumbled. To my surprise, alpha queen bee was right next to him. He was staring at me. It was creepy because whenever he stared, he would do it without blinking. Like he was processing every single detail about whatever or whoever he was looking at.

I looked back at him slightly irritated.

Why did he have to stare this long?

Whatever his problem was. Why can't he make himself useful and take care of his faithful sorority children? Like the one next to him.

"Can't I have small talks with you once in a while?" Jaxon pulled my attention to him.

"I don't enjoy our small talks." I bit back. I was extra mean because of my gloomy mood.

Where the hell was the ice-cream?!

"Excuse me ma'am?" The ice-cream lady spoke to me.

Oh here it comes. If they say they're out of ice-cream I'm going to lose my shit and blow up the whole place.

"Yes?"

"We're out of chocolate right now so would you like to choose a different flavour?"

Out of what?!!

"Huh?" That was all I could manage.

"We're out of chocolate." She repeated her ghastly sentence.

"How?" I blurted.

"How what?" The lady looked a little puzzled.

"How can you be out of chocolate? Chocolate. Out of all the flavours. How can you run out of the king of all flavours?" I almost whined like a three year old.

"She'll have two scoops of cookies and cream instead." Jaxon quickly ordered for me. The lady smiled back and resumed her work.

I looked back at a smirking Jaxon. He then casually looked behind him. When he saw that alpha queen bee was busy talking to someone on his phone, he stepped closer to me. A little too close.

"I know you sailor man. I know what you like. And very recently, I know who you like." He whispered and stepped back. My eyes widened but at that very moment, my order was ready and people were expecting me to take it quickly.

I grabbed my ice-cream and strode over to Cora.

I knew Jaxon was aware of everything. I knew it. He dropped the biggest hint at the bakery the other day but I brushed it off and pretended to be clueless about it. Now, he's being really open about my little secret that I assumed no one outside my circle would ever find out. He wants me to admit that I like Eli. Why was he so hungry for a story?

"AJ are you alright?" Cora asked worriedly.

"Jaxon knows. About Eli. About the cupcakes." I muttered.

"What?!" She whisper-yelled. "Did he tell anyone?!"

"No. I mean I hope so." I stuffed my mouth with ice-cream. I was so fed up with everything that I didn't even feel the sensitive sensation of the ice-cream on my teeth. From my peripheral view, I could still see the bastard smirking at me. Alpha queen bee looked between me and Jaxon. He seemed confused for a second but then he went back to being uninterested.

Hopefully, Jaxon didn't reveal my secret to anyone.

After our ice-cream date, I informed Cora that I wanted to visit Mrs.Quincy and told her to go back to our room.

I was still frustrated with myself so I wanted to do the only thing that would calm me down. I wanted to bake cupcakes.

After a short greeting to my favourite couple, I immediately got started with the baking. For the store, I chose to bake apple pie cupcakes with rich vanilla frosting.

They were easy and I only had to make two batches so I was done in a much shorter span of time.

I contemplated on making Eli's cupcake. Cora did tell me to take a day off. However, the idea of leaving the store and going back to my room didn't seem pleasant at the time. I knew I would be beating myself up about what I did. Or what I didn't do.

That was how I decided to bake another cupcake with a note for Eli.

I plan on baking him a rich lemon flavored cupcake with zesty lemon buttercream frosting. The finishing touch would be full-flavored lemon puree poured over the frosting.

Mmhmmmm.

Hey, I hope you had a great day yesterday. I know I didn't. I once wrote that you'll know the real me soon. That soon was supposed to be yesterday. Yeap, I was going to place the cupcake in your hands but guess what?! I didn't expect it to be so difficult. I think I actually became a bit insecure about showing the real me to you. It's funny because I've never been insecure about anything before this. Before you. I do want to give you a cupcake in person but I'm having trouble finding my confidence and until I do, here's another one.

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The Next Day

Jaxon's POV

"Arrrrrghhh!!"

"What?" Rylen asked from beside me.

"I didn't do the damn report Rylen. He's gonna screw me over because of this."

"We can skip if you want. It's not a big deal." Rylen muttered in a bored tone. "Plus, I need to train in the gym today. There's a match tonight." He fished his phone out of his jeans pocket.

Damn it why did we have to come all this way?! If only I knew I didn't do my report earlier.

"Such a waste." I grumbled. We were already near our lecture hall when we decided to skip. Thankfully we were earlier than usual. Meaning there wasn't anyone here yet and the best part, our lecturer wasn't here yet.

"C'mon man, let's go now before we run into Dr.Rajen." I slapped his shoulder. Rylen wasn't even listening. He was too busy texting someone on his phone. Most probably someone at the gym.

Just when I was about to yell at him, I heard soft footsteps. It could've easily slipped past my hearing if it weren't for my unnecessary anxiety.

Fearing it was someone important and possibly someone who could get me in trouble, I quickly pushed Rylen and myself behind the wall, near the stairs.

"What the fuck?" He demanded. I put my forefinger over my lips, signalling for him to shut up. Slowly, I peeked from behind the wall. To my surprise, it was none other than AJ walking with a silver box in her hand.

I knew exactly what she was doing and if it weren't for Rylen being next to me, I would have laughed at her. However, I couldn't do it then. I couldn't let Rylen see this because I knew Eli and him were close. Very close. Not many people were aware of that but I was.

Thankfully Rylen was still focusing on his texts.

Hurry the fuck up sailor man!!!

Unfortunately she stopped walking and looked around.

Oh God, stop wasting time!

She then slowly started walking towards our lecture hall. Just as I turned to make sure Rylen was busy, my eyes landed on the staircase instead. My heart leaped up to my throat and I almost spat it out.

No!!!

Turning back, I saw Rylen standing on my left and watching AJ go inside with the silver box.

His expression was unreadable at first. He just stood his ground and numbly stared at the dark haired girl walking into our lecture hall. I wanted to say something to him. Unfortunately, the words got stuck in my throat. Probably because my heart was still there but all jokes aside, I have never seen Rylen like this before.

He seemed beaten.

I've seen him get  beaten physically more times than I can count but staring at him at that moment, there was no other way to describe his reaction. 

What was going on in his mind?

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Well I guess poor Rylen didn't know tough AJ was the one sending those cupcakes. 😏😏😏

Anyway, that's all for now. Share your thoughts 💭 💭 💭