Chapter24

Blake

"It's been a week. Why doesn't she talk to me yet?"

"Is she still angry on me?" Harry whined beside me.

I don't like the thought of Evelyn being close to him, not only him but Duke, Rick too. But what can I do, I promised myself to not get closer to her. I started to distance myself from Harry too because he always keep talking about her at our meetings or outings, this guy likes her but he didn't express to anyone about it.

I can see in his eyes, the way he's looking at her. And coming to this LaFrance, I wonder if he had any other friends in the whole campus, why is he always hanging out with Evelyn and her friends. Come on, she clearly have no feelings towards him why don't he leave her f*ck alone.

"Text her!" I suggested taking a sip of juice.

"I already did, she apologized for slapping me" he replied walking out of kitchen.

Its Saturday and we're just hanging out in my house to play some video games. My family is not home, they went for dinner.

"Then, there's no problem at all. She apologized right?"

"I don't want her sorry, I want her to talk with me again and to be with me again as before! She's talking with Flora but not with me, that's not fair" He slumped on the couch taking out his mobile.

"I texted her hundred times today as always she didn't replied to a single one. Crazy girl!" I sat beside him.

"Hey, don't call her that!" I snapped at him.

"Oh, really?" he said with known smirk while wiggling his brows.

"Why don't you already confess your feelings to her?"

"That's none of your business!"

"Then, I'm going to pursue her!" my head whipped at him and I glared at her.

"You said, you don't love her right? So I'm going to pursue her from now!" he got up and walked to front door.

"Hey, where are you going?" I yelled

"To her home. I want to see her!"

I didn't replied and after he left I watched a movie and drifted to sleep on couch.

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The next monday I was standing at my locker to get the books but then I heard someone talking beside me.

"Why don't she go out with him? He's so good looking, if I were her then I'd love to go with him!" the girl squealed.

"Evelyn doesn't deserve him! He's too good for her!" the other girl said making them to nod their heads in agreement. I fisted my palm and shutting the locker I made my way to class, as soon as I entered the class. I was attacked by girls stares except one girl, she's talking with Duke and giggling about something he said. I walked past them and sat behind her chair to right. I fished out my mobile and logged into Facebook,after sometime the teacher came and started lesson.

I scribbled on my notes just then I saw a note slipping on my book on table. I frowned and saw a girl in that direction, she's smiling and pointing to her left. I followed her gaze and saw a boy grinning and mouthed me to pass the note to Evelyn.

I gave him a death glare to which he scared and turned away from me, I opened the note and saw a writing 'Hey can we meet at cafe after class'  I crumpled the note while glaring at him and threw it in dustbin at the corner. I continued to scribble on notepad.

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Evelyn

I walked to cafeteria with Julia and Catherine asking them if they completed history assignment yet. We saw Duke and James waving at us, we waved back and stood in line to get our food. Just then the girls behind us squealing watching at something, I followed their gaze and saw Blake stood in the next line for food. The girls started capturing pictures of him and were posting on school blogs and other social networking sites. I rolled my eyes and turned around to get my food.

I didn't see Rick today at campus I felt relieved  and we walked towards our table.

"Hey, Evelyn" someone called from behind and I stopped to see it's zion from our class. I told girls to go ahead and handed them my food tray.

"What is it?" I asked smiling at him.

"Have you forgot about our art project?"

"Hey no, tell me what you're idea?"

"We can discuss it at library during leisure hour. Is it okay?"

"Yeah sure" I nodded and turned to leave.

"And Is there something between you and Blake?" I blinked at him registering his words.

"What are you talking?" I asked.

"I gave a note to him this morning asking him to pass it to you, but he threw it in dustbin glaring at me" he chuckled saying that. I stood there processing his words,

"Okay, you can go. I'll meet you at library after class" I said and he left. I then walked to my table and finished my food talking with Friends.

In the next few classes I sat behind my usual seat just for a change and asked a boy to exchange seats with me. My friends gave me a questioning  gaze but I ignored them and sat there itself, I lifted my head and saw Blake sat in the front row of mine but from where I sat I can watch him clearly.

The class started but I haven't paid any attention to it. My eyes were fixed on him during the whole class until I felt someone poking on back. I turned and saw Harry grinning at me sheepishly, I raised an eyebrow asking him what he want.

"Are you staring at your love?"  he asked mischievously smirking at me.

"shut up and do your business" I gave him a fake smile.

He exchanged seats with the one who sat beside me and turned to me "You know, he gave me permission to like you"  I frowned at him.

"What?"

"Yes, I told him that I'll make you mine and he didn't protest at all" he chuckled humorlessly.

"Who the hell is he to give you permission to like me!" I hissed leaning towards him.

"Why can't I like you, you said that you'll move on from him right?"

"Harry, I already told you that I want you only as my friend"

"But I doubt, why didn't he said anything when I told him that I'll pursue you?" he muttered lowly and thinking to himself.

"Because he got nothing to do with me! But why should he? We're Nothing to each other!"

He glanced at me and I shrugged.

"I think he likes you, but he's not realizing it" he said after sometime.

I started laughing at him lowly to not grab attention from anyone in class. He gazed at me as I've gone mad "Harry, why are you cracking jokes in class. Do you want us to get detention or what?" 

"Hey, I'm serious girl. Why are you laughing?" he scrunched his face.

"Blake liking me,  it'll never going to happen!" I stated seriously.

"I don't think so"

I shook my head at him twirling the pen with my fingers "Yes, he likes you!" 

"No"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Miss Voltaire, what's going on there?"

We whipped our heads to the source and found Miss Bethany glaring in our direction. I gulped and saw almost all students staring at us except Blake who's narrowing his eyes at us.

"Can you both tell us about what you're arguing right now?"

We looked at each other and shook our heads at her "Nothing, miss" 

"Well then, you're going to have detention. See you guys in the evening" just then the bell rang and she's out in a second.

I glared at Harry who's smiling at me "Stupid!"  I got up to leave the class as its leisure hour.

"See you at detention Eve!" he yelled from behind. I shook my head and made my way to library.

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