S C A R L E T

"Scarlet!" Asa screamed when she saw me in pajamas. What now?

"Morning."

"Scarlet, you can't just be going late to school everyday! Come on, it's up to the bathroom with you. Chop chop!"  Asa turned me around and started pushing me upstairs against my protests. When she got to the bathroom door, she kicked it open and pushed me inside. Should I waste time? No. I should not.

After taking a shower, I sauntered into my room only to find Asa waiting for me and sitting on my bed. "What?" I asked. My only response was that she raised an outfit up, at least that is what I could make out.

"Wear these to school today." She ordered as she stood up and the pushed the cloth to me.

I took the clothes and inspected them suspiciously. "These are not my clothes." I observed.

"Of course they aren't! I bought new clothes for you." Asa informed. "You need to wear something other than baggy trousers and over sized shirts, otherwise you will grow up to be a ninety year old spinster."

"Since when do I care about how I look?" I threw the clothes back on the bed but Asa ran and picked it up.

"Since now! You are growing up to be a lady. I don't want you to be a fashion disaster, and besides if this outfit does not make the boy you like stare at you, you can give it away."

"I don't like any boy." I deadpanned.

"Oh God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." Asa muttered to herself but I could hear her clearly. "Which kind of teenager does not have a crush?!" She exclaimed incredulously.

"Me."

To cut the story short, I ended up wearing skinny jeans that were ripped on the knees on a big shirt. At least the shirt is big but the jeans are so uncomfortable.

"Come, let me style your hair." Asa beckoned.

"No. My hair is untameable." I refused.

"Don't worry, I got you." She assured and I reluctantly allowed her to make my hair. She miraculously smoothened my unruly hair and left a side bang that almost covered my eye. "Your hair grew!" She commented and helped me to put my eyeliner around my eyelids.

"Asa, I'm not sure about this." I looked at myself in the mirror. I didn't look much different but the difference was there.

"You look fine, and besides it is still trousers you're wearing."

"If you make me wear a skirt, I would kill you." I threatened.

"You won't. Come eat breakfast and it's off to school with you." Asa said as she led me downstairs to the kitchen. After breakfast and my red mix, I got into my bike and drove to school.

I got to school the same time Sunny and the cat drove in so I parked beside them and removed my helmet before getting off. It was then I noticed a pair of blue and green eyes on me. Raising a brow, I looked at Sunny as his eyes raked over me like some scanner.

For some reason, my heart beat increased. Why?

He caught my eyes on him and turned pink on his cheeks before looking around trying frantically to avoid my eyes. "Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz!" He mumbled the letters of the alphabet before running off.

Ayo corked his head and looked at me in confusion and I shrugged before walking away, trying to calm my erratic heart beat. Why did that happen?

"SENIOR SCARLET!" I heard the sound of footsteps approaching me. I didn't need to turn around before knowing who it was. Bara. My junior who still thinks I am a gay boy when I am neither.

"Hn." I grunted as she and my fan girls got to where I was and surrounded me. Why did I dance in that competition?

"Omg! You look so hot and...feminine." A girl from the group squealed.

"I saw senior Logan ogling you! He definitely likes you!" Bara squealed. That girl is a stalker.

"Do not go around spreading rumours." I chastised the girls. "Now go to class."

"Awww." The groans of disappointment filled the air. Once I narrowed my eyes at the lot, they all scrambled away.

Do I really look feminine?

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"And besides if this outfit does not make the boy you like stare at you, you can give it away."

Asa's unreasonable voice had been ringing in my head since the day she said it. At first I paid no attention to the words but the problem arose when I caught Sunny staring at me. People stared at me in general but Sunny's stare on me made me feel...uneasy.

Ever since that day, I found myself wanting to check how I looked whenever he looked at me...which I've never done before! I do not give two shits about my appearance but I found myself trying to tame my flying hair when I saw him from afar.

My heart started throbbing to the extent that it hurt and my knees felt weak, I almost fell one day. You know what the annoying thing is? I caught myself staring! Me. Staring!

I need help. Do I need a cardiologist?! What is happening to me?! My blood boils and my breathing becomes short and erratic.

It took long but I discovered that Sunny was the reason behind all these strange diseases, weird as it may sound, and that it was best to run away from him. Wait. I am his seat mate. *groan* Have I been rambling all this while?!

"...let... Scarlet?!" A voice snapped me out of my thoughts.

I subconsciously held my breath when I saw the owner of the voice and my heart sped up again. Oh no.

I backed off and ran far away from him. He is bad for my mental health.

L O G A N

Eh?

I watched as Scarlet's figure disappeared into the crowd that had gathered. What is with her lately? She has been running away every time she set her eyes on me. Is it because she caught me staring (not once or twice) and decided that I was some creep? Does she hate me for it? Why am I so worried about her hating me?

"Man, just run after your Cinderella." I didn't need to look before I knew who it was. Ayo is still set on me liking Scarlet and he is totally wrong.

"Don't start." I warned and stomped off to his car. It was closing hours already and we were preparing to go home.

"Okay. What happened anyway?" Ayo asked.

"Just open the door!" I snapped.

"Cranky."

I realized that I raised my voice and sighed. "Sorry. It's just that I saw Scarlet standing in the middle of the hallway looking lost and when I asked what's wrong, she ran away!" I complained.

Ayo opened the door and we both got in. "Maybe she didn't just want to talk. You know how Scarlet is."

I groaned in frustration. "You aren't getting the point. She runs away every time she sees me and avoids me in class!" I ranted. "Is it because of something I did? Is there something wrong with her somewhere that she is trying to hide?" I pulled my hair in frustration. " Arrgh! Why are girls so difficult?!"

A Y O

I watched in amusement as Logan ranted about how Scarlet had been purposely avoiding him for weeks now. It was pathetic to see that the morons clearly liked each other and were avoiding it. Scarlet , I know she is naive and the chances of her being new to this feeling is 110% but Logan, he is pushing the feelings back.

He feels like if he moves on from Shelia, then all the time he spent with her was not real. Stupid logic because it had been half a year since Shelia died and the love he felt for her was real. It's just natural that first loves never last. Never. The possibility of first loves working out is a rare thing.

The first person other than me to find about the two bozos was surprisingly Don. He caught Logan staring at Scarlet during gym class and noticed the look in his eyes whenever he was with her...at least that was when she didn't run away from him.

Phyllis caught on next because she was Scarlett's teammate. She told me how Scarlet complained about racing hearts and how she wanted to go to the nurse. It was hilarious.

"Should I tell her?" Phyllis had asked that day.

"No, let her figure it out. Logan is in denial, the moron." I responded.

"Fu fu fu. This is fun and unexpected." Phyllis snickered.

It didn't take long for everybody in the clique to notice the funny interaction between the two, Scarlett's nickname for Logan, how Logan would sneak not so subtle peeks at Scarlet, and how they were flustered and awkward between themselves.

In short, he likes her, she likes him, everybody knows except them.

S C A R L E T

I took the bus today. What I was wearing was black all through because I didn't want a particular somebody to spot me because of the vibrant red I usually wore.

I snuck out of the bus, ignoring the stares I got, and quickly dived behind an ornamental shrub. Uncharacteristic, I know but my health is on the line here!

I crouched and peeked stealthily at the parking lot. Dang! Their green car is there so they've arrived. Looking around the school gates for a familiar brunette, I ran into the school when I didn't see one and made it safely into the hallway.

"Yo Scar!"

Sugar nuts and cheese balls!

When I turned around, I saw Ayo who was the one that greeted me and Sunny. Blood rushed to my face when I saw him in that turtle neck shirt that hugged his body.

I put my right leg back.

He was shining, he is handsome.

I spun around.

Why did I think he was handsome?!

I sped down the hallway ignoring Ayo's calls for me. I ran to the rooftop and slammed the door shut while heaving not because of exhaustion but because of my hysterical heart beat. Sensory overload...

"Senior Scarlet?!"

"Kyaa!" I screamed and found myself on the other end of the rooftop. My eyes narrowed when I saw a familiar girl looking incredulously at me. "Bara." I seethed.

Even if she felt my wrath, she ignored it. "Woah, you're looking good! You rock the black colour!" She complimented. It was then she noticed my discomposure and frowned. "You look like you were running away from something."

The irony.

I scoffed and walked back to the door before cracking it open and taking a peep only for it to slam shut. I hissed at the junior I have become attached to but she just adjusted her glasses.

"You will tell me what is wrong." She commanded.

"Buzz off." I shooed. She frowned and I frowned harder.

In short, I ended up telling her my predicament while leaving out some details like who I was running from. I've grown soft.

"So you're saying your heart races and your knees grow weak around a certain person?" I nodded. "Your stomach churns as if you have butterflies in there?" I nodded again. I think it's a parasite that is in my stomach, although when I told her that she outright laughed at my face. "O. M. G."

"You know what's wrong?" I asked. Phyllis and Asa won't tell me anything.

Bara suddenly squealed, her braces shining in the light of the morning sun, and held my hand. Am I supposed to be happy because I am sick?

"You. Are. In. LOVE! YIIII! Who is he?! Who is he?!"

Did I just hear the L word?!

"Hold on fuzz cake, what did you just say?"

"You have a crush on somebody! Who is he? Is it your classmate? Obviously it is. One of the Beasts?" Her words started to fade into oblivion as I sat frozen on the floor.

I like Sunny?!

"And besides if this outfit does not make the boy you like stare at you, you can give it away."

The boy I like...stare at me...how in the world does Asa's speech correlate to this situation?!

"How do you know that? You're a nerd." I deadpanned.

"Nerds have feelings too, jerk! Just because we focus more on books doesn't mean we don't know emotions!" Bara yelled.

"Okay." I nodded and went downstairs to class with Bara on my tail yelling to tell who it was.

I clenched my fist when I saw Sunny from afar and quickly averted my gaze before Bara could catch on.

I like Sunny?!

Frozen peanuts in a milkshake.

I like Sunny.

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