Enemy to Friend

"Every new friend is a new adventure. The start of more memories", this a quote from Patrick Lindsay I found on the internet months ago, it's kinda ironic thinking where I am now. The first day in the new building was "great" suuuper great." I informed Jessie. She looked at me, probably catching my sarcastic tone. She looked at her hour glass, checking the time to see if lunch break is over.

"Okay, spill the tea Zi, what actually happened?" Probed Jessie, she picked up her lunch and started eating it. My stomach growls witnessing her eating a delicious tuna melt sandwich. I on the other hand, is stuck with a pre-loved pizza I found under my desk. Don't worry, I bought it the night before.

"I found out my other roommate is James. THE James Lao." Her eyes suddenly went big after hearing what I said to her.

"Wait, are you joking?" She Faltered, she couldn't even believe the news. (Honestly same)

"I am not kidding." I confirmed.

"I wish I can do something but you know I'm busy as of the moment." She commented. It's true, being in a new school building must've been very stressful for the school officers, and that sucks knowing Jessie has limited to none time left to hangout with us.

"No it's okay, it's my problem to deal with not yours." I reassured her. She smiles and continues to eat her tuna melt sandwich.

Ever since I defended that person, James Lao was harassing, I wasn't able to let my guard down. I was absolutely paranoid knowing James is pissed at me and is probably out to get me. Everywhere I go, I feel like he's watching me and waiting for the right opportunity to get revenge or worse. I couldn't even go to the bathroom without bringing a fire extinguisher on hand.

Suddenly feeling blue, I decided to head to the dormitory and called sick in for school. Jessie backed this up and created a story to say to the teachers that I was having a serious case of stomachache and explosive diarrhea due to the pre-loved pizza I ate earlier. Leave it to your friend to back you up but also humiliate you.

I quickly ran to our dorms, not wanting to see any of our schoolmates now that everyone is probably informed by my supposed "Explosive bowel movement".

Happy to arrive on our room, I opened the door, ready to clear my thoughts and most definitely will continue studying for the upcoming Hellviana Elite Exams.

"I should probably work on History and Mathematics since that was supposedly the hardest part of the exam." I said to myself. As I was opening the door and was busy talking with my consciousness, I bumped in to someone. I looked up to the person I bumped into, it was him. The nightmare I did not want to face. I bumped into James fricking Lao.

"Oh great. It's you." He said, not a single life or enthusiasm was heard in his tone. I felt my soul shivering as I watch him went back inside our room.

"James, if you're mad at... at me for what I did to you earlier, I'm sorry, okay. I-I-I just wanted to save that person from you." I stuttered, it was pathetic at ego crushing to see me afraid this way but I do want to live another day.

"No, I should've been the one apologizing to you." He unexpectedly said, to my knowledge, I didn't know that James knew how to say the word apologize or to feel guilty. I watch in awe as I saw James smile at me, making me see a whole another person and side of James. Maybe he turned a new leaf? Why would he do that in the first place? Why did he suddenly become this nice?

"We got off a wrong foot Zion. I'm sorry for what a said and did on our first encounter." He stated. I was still in shock by this and by him. Did THE James Jonathan Lao apologized to me?

"Wait a minute, is this a trap? Are you really apologizing to me?" I said, unsure of what I just heard and unsure if this was legit. He looked at me and I saw annoyance in his hazel brown eyes.

"Are you seriously gonna do me like this? I just apologized to you and you're thinking it's a"trap"?!" He growled.

"Can you blame me for thinking you have ulterior motive? I mean, you're James Lao, the INFAMOUS James Lao. Famous for bullying and harassing people that's in your way." I explained.

"Do you really see me that way?" He asked, his eyes turned unexpectedly from annoyance to hurt. He got up and started to walk away, confused as to why he's suddenly hurt by what I said, I grabbed his hands to stop him from walking away. He looked at our interlocked hands and then looked at me.

"James wait. If I hurt you by what I said, I'm sorry but you've got to tell me why. Why are you suddenly apologizing to me? I questioned him.

"I like you Zion." He said, my eyes widened by this response. (Is he confessing his attraction to me?)

"I wanted to be your friend from the beginning. I wanted to be part of your stupid group. I wanted a friendship like you and your friends have." He declared. I sigh in relief that what I thought was happening did not happened. I mean I was okay with it, I just didn't know what to say or react if he did confessed his attraction for me.

"But I guess that wouldn't happened since everyone is afraid to take me a chance to be their friend." He added. I instantly hugged him, I was happy to know that he's trying to be less of what he is. He's trying to at least apologize or make friends.

"We're happy to become your friend. I am happy to be your friend James." I said to him.

It was hard convincing the others to befriend James but I persuaded and constantly bugged them about this, and a couple of hangouts later we were happy to call him our friend and happy to add him in our little family. We tried befriending Kyle Inigo but it seems like he did not like the idea and did not like us. He constantly complained to the school officials whenever we invite the girls in our room. Kyle moved out to another room a couple of days later, and honestly I was happy that he moved out. It was awkward whenever we bonded and he's just sitting in his corner and mentally judging us. I was just happy that my enemy turned into my friend.