same thoughts

"Huh? A relief? What am I relieved for???????"

"What are you feeling relieved for?" asked Romeo right away, as if he were reading her mind.

"Who's feeling relieved?", She says awkwardly," What are you talking about?"

"But you just said that....."

"Oh, by the way, you're the representative of our computer science and sports class, right? Congratulations", And she starts clapping right away, without even letting him finish his line.

"Well, thank you I guess?", He says, "And I remember that you'll be taking care of the library stuff along with Alex, right?"

"Yeah correct", she answers him after taking a break from walking," I don't believe that Alex was forced to join the library staff, that was a bit hilarious."

"You know, I always admired poetry and novels", Says the girl after noticing that a lovely sunset is about to join the scene, "Since I didn't have what's so-called friends because I keep transferring, I found myself getting attached to reading poems little by little, it did make me forget about my loneliness, to be honest. And I can write poetry as well!"

"Really? Do you write poems? Let me hear one of them then."

"How the hell did I spell it out?", She starts thinking after knowing that she told quite a secret, "Even mom doesn't know that I write some poems."

She starts looking at Romeo for a while, an unchanged expression as usual. However, it does feel like he won't be leaving her any soon unless she satisfies him by giving him some of her work. To avoid embarrassment, Lina faces him by her back and closes her eyes while taking a deep breath.

"It might sound a bit messy, okay?", She says while trying to calm down a bit. She looks at the astonishing sunset and the way it adds a lovely atmosphere followed by an enjoyable breeze, and some green leaves tagging along, which made her hair dance in the scene, "As lifeless as it looks, the sky is still full of signs of love, it tells stories of love. It got you and me gazing at it, the sun and the moon switching for it. From Sunrise to Sunset, from Moonrise to Moonset. Always says my Heart Beat, that in love with you my mind is. I'm your sun as you are my moon. So I'll die every night, to let you breathe and light those nights. Just for the sky to tell you the truth, about how much I love you, how much I want my life for you!"

She turns around and finds the boy still gazing at her calmly. "I wish I didn't blush so fast", thinks Lina while starting to get more adorable with those cheeks switching to the red," I wish, that I had some ability to keep my emotions to myself!" In an instant her cheeks are rosy and Romeo feels her embarrassment as if she wrote it in little notes and handed them out.

"I know that it's a bit messy and you might've expected better", Says the girl since she wants to get rid of that awkward atmosphere, "But I've been working really hard on this stuff. I don't really have a given talent so all I can do is give it my all on something I like you know!"

He raises his hand and pats the girl's head right away. "I really envy you", he says.

-Lina: "Huh?"

"To be able to work hard on something, that's the talent that I want to gain the most", Adds Romeo after taking off his hand," Those lines you said are really amazing Lina, I actually memorized the whole thing.

As she found herself out of words, it didn't take that long and Lina's phone rings, telling her that she got a message, it was from Romeo?

"I wasn't able to reply to your messages because my phone got broken. I'm sorry if that bothered you or anything, I didn't mean to do so."

"When, did you write this message anyway?", Such a question was on the tip of her tongue, and just like last time, she didn't dare to spell it out. He didn't only tell her that she's talented in a way, but he's deeply sorry for an act that he didn't do on purpose. It's the blush of roses this time, that peek of champagne pink. The color-infused cheeks dimple with the blossoming smile and her eyes shine in a way that only deep happiness can bring.

"Did you like it?", Says the girl right away, "Did you really like it??"

"Yeah, it was nice", He answers after turning around and starting to head off to the class, "It's about time to get back home don't you think?"

"Sure, see you tomorrow then ^^"

The next day comes by. His phone started ringing at 5 am, it was an alarm. He wakes up and switches it off. He tidies up his bed and changes his clothes. His room, just like the rest of the house, is quite little but it's well-organized, way too organized it even looks more spacious than it's supposed to be. Without forgetting that it's pretty clean as well. Then he takes the rest of the time until 7 am to take care of his studies. When the clock ticks at 7, he stands up and goes to the kitchen. It appears that someone else's in there, she's a fine gorgeous woman in her late thirties. Just like her son, she has long wavy hair but brown-colored, breath-catching honey eyes, magically natural-thick eyebrows, and just pure natural beauty. As she was holding a cup, you can notice that her hands can't stop shaking and it didn't take that long for the cup to fall on the floor and get shattered. So, she kneels and starts taking those shattered pieces. And that's when our boy barges in and prevents her from doing so, as she sees his emotionless face, you can notice that her eyes get a bit brighter, because of those dreadful tears locked in there.

"Give me your hand mother", Says Romeo while lending his hand," I'll help you get back to your bed, okay?"

Without adding a word, she tries to raise her hand toward his while trying to prevent the shaking. To avoid making her get eaten by even more frustration, he stretches his hand more and grabs hers right away. Then he puts her to her bed and gets back to the kitchen to make breakfast for his mother; an omelet, cheese, and tomatoes with some bread tagging along and a black coffee. And he makes a cup of chocolate milk for himself. They are short on money, and Romeo does prioritize his mother's health before his, that's why he keeps offering her such a breakfast every day. He puts everything on a plate and then goes to Leila's room to find her shedding tears as usual.

"I told you not to cry anymore mother", He says after putting the plate down and getting a piece of cloth out of his pocket. Gently, he starts wiping off her tears, which made the poor woman cry a bit harder.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sor....", She says as she tries to grab on her blanket a bit harder with her shaking hands," I wanted to share that burden with you. But it appears that I'm causing more trouble.

"You're not a burden mother", Says Romeo after putting the plate on her lap and taking his cup," I'm doing all of this because I want to, not because I was forced to. I'll be getting home late today, so don't worry about me."

"Okay, I will try", she says after starting to calm down a bit," So you've got a part-time job today, right?"

"I do", He answers while slowly getting closer to the door," I'll ask Miss Winston to take care of your meals for today. Take care."

Romeo gets out of the house at 7:45. The school isn't that far so he'll be going on foot. Thinking that he'll be having some peace of mind, at least for now, a boy comes from behind and pushes Romeo. Our boy turns around without changing that emotionless face of his, to find Alex, who's wearing a smile at its finest, behind him. He puts his arm around Romeo then they keep walking together.

"Good morning Romi", He says after taking some chocolate out, "You can't live without me you know, I brought some chocolate!"

"Thanks", Adds Romeo after taking the chocolate, "Where's the love of your life?"

"Unfortunately I won't be able to use it today, I need to change the tires. Do you want to tag along after school?"

-Romeo:" I need to work today."

"I see", Says Alex after getting a bit down, "I'll ask Maria then."

After getting into the class, those two find Lina and Maria having some fun while chatting.

"Well you clicked faster than expected", Says Alex after getting closer to those two," Good morning."

"Hi there Alex", Says Maria while gaining a lovely shine in her eyes after seeing her Alex," Good morning Romi!"

"Yo", And he doesn't add a word after that. He simply takes his seat next to Lina and keeps hearing their chatter. It didn't take that long for Alex to decide to ask Maria to come with him. And the upcoming wasn't really expected. The girl stands up and keeps glaring at Alex intensely then says.

"You always keep on prioritizing those two wheels of yours", She says while pointing at his chest with her finger," Maria look at my new tires! Maria, look at how shiny my lovely bike is! Maria, should I paint it black or keep it red?"

"Oy Maria, who said that I prioritize my....."

"Your actions say so!", She interrupts the boy," Now I'm genuinely pissed!!!"

"Maria, I really didn't mean to!", Says the boy while trying to cool off the atmosphere.

"Just get lost, four eyes!", And she leaves the group just like that. Lina stands up and it appears that she wanted to go and help her friend calm down a bit. However, Romeo catches her arm, asking her to forget about it. As for Alex, he makes quite a long depressing sigh and gets back to his seat while trying to realize what was wrong with his act.

"It's better to let her think about it on her own for a while", Says Romeo after forcing Lina to sit down.

"That, wasn't expected!", Adds Lina while trying to comprehend what just happened."

-Romeo: "Don't worry you'll get used to it"

"You're acting like it's not something out of the ordinary for them to get into a fight!", Says Lina while still keeping her eyes on the other two.

Romeo didn't interrupt the silence, he didn't respond to what Lina just said. So, she turns to her deskmate.

"You're telling me that they are actually used to it?", Screams Lina, without even realizing that the teacher has just got into the classroom.

"Lina, I'll be asking you to quiet down!", Says Mr. Brown while glaring at the girl. After that, he takes out his laptop and shares the desktop with his students by screening it on the slideshow. He opens his bag again and starts looking for something else, but appears that he wasn't able to find it.

"Romeo, you're the representative of the computer science lab for this class, right?", Aske Mr. Brown while focusing his interest on the student.

"Yes, it's me", Answers Romeo after standing up.

"Then I'll be asking you to go to the lobby and bring my USB flash disk. I'm afraid that I didn't copy the documentary here."

He goes to the lobby and takes the flash. Thankfully Mr. Brown's name was written on it so it didn't take him that much to find him. He did take some glimpse of the documentary before getting back to the class though. On his way back, he finds three students, one of them is a girl, still standing in the hall even though it's class time. Actually, you can notice that the girl is a bit bothered by the other two. She's holding some papers while those two are forcing her to be glued to the wall, which does make her a little worried.

"We finally meet Sara in person", Says one of them before taking out his phone.

The other boy raises his hand and starts playing with Sara's hair, "So you're from the Elite Class", He says, "You must be really smart, right?"

"No, n-not really," She says awkwardly while trying to get her head away, "I work hard enough to keep up with my classmates."

"Now if you excuse me, I need to get back to the classroom", Adds Sara after taking some steps away. Those two are taking it too far since they grab her hand and press her to the wall again, and then one of them shows his phone without hesitation.

"Oh and hardworking as well. No wonder you're the most famous girl in the school. Give me your number okay?", He said so while getting closer to her even more.

A breath-catching moment it was, as Romeo steps in and stuns the three of them with his action. He takes her hand and pulls her to him gently, then puts his other hand on her waist. The girl, who didn't even know how to act, keeps looking into his eyes without even thinking about telling him to get his hands off of her. It was as if she was enjoying the moment.

"Why did it take you so long to get back to the class?", Says Romeo after taking his hand off her waist but he keeps holding her hand, "I got worried you know."

"Worried? And who are you to get worried about her?", Asks one of them after getting a bit irritated.

"Her boyfriend", That's our boy's response that got out of his mouth without giving it a second thought. He keeps holding her hand and goes straight in the direction of her class while leaving those two surprised.

"I believe this should be far enough", Says our boy after taking off his hand. Before letting go of her, it felt like Sara wanted to keep on holding onto him for some reason," I don't think that they'll be following us until we reach this far."

The girl is still spacing out, trying to comprehend the mess she just got into for sure. Then there's Romeo, snapping his fingers right in front of her face and helping her get back to reality.

"Are you alright?", Asks our boy.

"Oh! Oh yeah, I am... I'm fine thank you for asking!"

-Romeo: "I'm sorry for holding you like that out of nowhere. I bet it felt creepy for you."

"No no not at all", She says," I'm sure that you did that to help me get out of that situation. I'm actually grateful." After that she bows a little down, to show off her gratitude," Thank you very much!"

"No biggie", Romeo turns around and will be heading back to his class now. As for Sara, while seeing him getting further little by little, her grip on those papers gets a bit intense.

"It's on the tip of my tongue", She starts thinking while gaining rosy cheeks," Just ask him, Sara, what's so hard about it."

"Ummmmm, Excuse me?", She finally decides to ease her mind. Romeo turns his head to her and gives her a bit of attention before she finishes off her piece of mind," Can I... Can I ask you, your name?", She said so while gaining a clumsy spirit.

"It's Romeo. Nice to meet you, Sara." Then her takes his leave.

"So this is the Romeo that everyone keeps talking about!", As she gets in her classroom and takes her seat, it does feel like she's still spacing out.

"Sara!", Whispers her deskmate after touching her gently with her elbow," Something wrong?"

"No, it's nothing", Adds Sara while wearing a warm smile," I'm just a little tired I guess.", She keeps looking at her arm, the one that Romeo held, and starts thinking. "He was so gentle back there. And his voice, his tone is still hitting on my ears. So weird..."

Finally, Romeo gets back to his class and gives the flash to the teacher. After getting back to his seat, Lina didn't hesitate to ask him about the reason behind his delay. "It took you long enough!", She says, "We've been waiting for almost 15 minutes you know!"

-Romeo: "I wanted to watch a bit of the documentary before watching it with you."

"Oh, what is it about then?", Asks the girl after getting a bit excited.

"Atoms and stuff.", And she gives quite a sigh after hearing his answer, physics is the thing that she doesn't get the most after all.

Class is over, at last. And Lina finds herself invited by Maria to have some fun together in a famous coffee shop.

"Let's sit here Lily!", Says Maria after pointing at a certain table," It's on me today, okay? Order anything you want!"

"That's sweet, thanks.", Adds Lina after getting a bit surprised, "Did you call me, Lily?"

-Maria: "I did. I and that four-eyes have this habit of giving our friends nicknames that only both of us will call by it. It's something like a code between us."

"I see... Then tell me, which ones did you give them nicknames?", Asks Lina after giving her interest in such a simple topic.

-Maria: "Romeo, we call him Romi, I think you already know that. Adam, the representative of our class in the student council, we call him Prez. Alphonse is Al, Nadine is Nana."

"Nana! that sounds really cute..."

"Excuse me, can I take your order?", Interrupts the waiter.

"Yes please", Answers Maria while holding the Menu," I want some Dango and... A cup of green tea as well..."

"Okay", He says after writing it down," And what about you Lina?"

"I think I'll be ordering some...", She stays quiet for a while, realizing that something off happened just now, "How the hell do you know my name?", She asks after raising her head to look at the waiter. That's when she gets surprised by finding out that Romeo is actually the waiter. She stands up while putting both of her arms on the table and yells:" I did notice that it was your voice, to be honest, but I thought that I'm just hallucinating or something. You're actually a part-timer? Why?"

"Why?", Lina starts mumbling on her own while looking into his eyes, "Why do we always run into each other? What kind of weird fate can this actually be?"

"Umm, Lina", Romeo breaks the silence while tapping on Lina's head with his pen," Doesn't it feel like we keep running into each other a bit too much?"

Still looking at him without adding a word, as she gets even more stunned when she noticed that he's wondering the same thing as well. Buzz, another enjoyable chill gets into her body, but this time, her heart sings quite an unexpected melody that made this cutie heat up a little and draw a little giggle on her expression.

"He's actually wondering the same thing!", Starts our girl thinking while getting haunted by happiness, "Wait, hold on a minute! Why the hell am I getting happy for? What the heck is this feeling? I'm feeling... It's just, weird!"