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I just came back to my senses when Chelsey suddenly pinched my arm and said with a small voice, "He's so handsome. Do you know him?"

"My cousin." I lied.

I turned to Joshua in a daze when he suddenly spoke. "Get in. Do you want to be caught in the rain?" He said that with a smirk.

I said goodbye to Chelsey and Nathan who didn't say a word. I fastened the seatbelt and sat down properly.

"Why did you take so long to get in the car? It's okay for you to be caught in the rain as long as you're with your boyfriend?" Joshua said teasingly after he drove the car.

I turned to him with wide eyes. "No! That guy was just my classmate."

He turned to me with a mocking expression. "Why are you so defensive? If I were your boyfriend, I would be really hurt if I found out you denied about us."

I looked at him angrily. "I'm not being defensive. And one more thing, he's really just my classmate."

Did I really sound too defensive just now? You do not have to react that way, self. So what if my Nathan is my boyfriend? I'm sure Joshua doesn't care about that. I will only be disappointed if I hoped he cares somehow.

"Don't worry, Chloe. I won't report you to your mom." He even winked at me to annoy me even more.

I didn't answer him and just looked out the car window.

After a few minutes of silence, I simply turned to Joshua and shamelessly appreciated his handsomeness. He looked so good in his short and spiked haircut, it made him look younger than a normal 19-year old guy. I looked at his gray eyes which when he looks at me, makes my young heart tremble. His sharp nose and red lips, to his jaw that tightens everytime he speaks, down to his adam's apple that made him look more manly, to his broad shoulders and then down to his masculine arms that stretched the veins as he maneuvered the car. I can't compare Carl to him because at first glance, I can already see his advantage.

He suddenly turned to me so I anxiously pretended to dig into my bag. I heard him laugh and said, "I might melt by the way you stare at me."

I did not say a word because I knew I would be even more embarrassed. He spoke again. "What are you looking for in your bag? Gold?" He then laughed mockingly.

"Don't talk to me." I said in a low voice.

"Are you angry? Oh go ahead, I'll just let you stare at me, I won't bother you anymore", he said seriously but his voice was full of sarcasm.

My only wish at this time is that the earth could swallow me up to put an end to this shame.

"Why are you here again? Aren't you studying?" I asked him in a rude way.

He chuckled, "Didn't you miss me?" He asked playfully. When I did not speak, he answered my question properly. "I had a class earlier but like you, there was none this afternoon. I also don't know why we came here. Mommy just took me with her. I guess we'll be staying here for the weekend again."

I nodded and said, "Next time don't come, you're just a nuisance."

I held back a laugh as he touched his chest and acted like as if he had been hurt. "How can I see Angel if I don't come?" He sounded so serious as he said that with a small smile on his lips.

I blinked twice and pretended to be typing on my phone when I could not find anything to answer to what he said.

Does he like Angel? I felt a light sting on my chest because of the thought that he likes my sister.

"You arrived just in time, I just finished serving a snack. Come on, eat first." Mommy greeted us when we got home.

I kissed her on the cheek and said I was still full so I would rest in my room first. I just don't want to be sluggish in front of them so I will go down later when I am in a good mood.

When I entered my room, I arranged my belongings and immediately soaked in the bath tub with my favorite lavender scent soap.

I can't like Joshua because I just met him and I also don't like his behavior. What if he likes my sister? I should have nothing to say about that.

I just ignored that thought and went up after a few minutes of soaking in the tub. I put on a robe and went out of the bathroom.

As I was wiping my hair, suddenly there was a knock on the door. I thought it was just mommy or Angel so I immediately opened it. I quickly covered my chest even though it was covered in a robe when appeared else came out from outside.

"Why didn't you say that's you, Joshua?" I said in a panicked way.

He replied foolishly, "I didn't know that you get surprised when you see someone handsome. And what are you covering up for? You have no chest."

I gaped. "Rude!"

He blocked the door with his hand when I was about to close it. "Your mommy said go down and eat."

I just rolled my eyes at him and I even heard him laugh before I completely closed the door. I can't believe that guy!

I deliberately delayed my dressing to annoy Joshua and as I expected, he knocked on my door again and shouted from outside, "You should tell your mommy if you don't want to eat. It's tiring to go back and forth here."

I heard his footsteps leave so I opened the door and checked the hallways to make sure he was gone then I went out and walked ahead.