THE LOVE BUS

The lab class today will be held outside as they needed to gather samples of rocks. They will be grouped in 2's and write an analysis.

Kevin was the first to get on board the school bus. As he saw Amy come in, he called her and asked to sit beside him. Edmond boarded the bus late and saw that Amy was already seated beside Kevin. Seeing this as not a good sign, he went to the professor and whispered on his ear. The professor stood up and made an announcement inside the bus:

"To avoid confusion in selecting your lab partner, you will be paired alphabetically according to your last names."

Amy and Edmond shared the same last names "Park" while Kevin is Oh. For obvious reasons, Amy and Edmond ended up as lab partners.

Edmond smiled but still not yet satisfied. He whispered some more to the professor. The professor added:

"The lab partners should sit beside each other during the ride so they can start discussing their analysis."

Amy's fist started to clench. She is so angry at Edmond now and said: "Stalker san!!!"

Edmond came to their chair and waited for Kevin to give up his seat. Kevin just smiled in disbelief. He was outsmarted by Edmond but what puzzled him the most was how long he plans to keep his mischievous acts on Amy.

Having no choice, Kevin stood up. Edmond sat beside Amy. Amy looked with fierce eyes at him but he didn't pay attention. He asked her instead:

"What happened to the nice looking hairstyle over the weekend?"

Amy was surprised by his question. She wondered how he got to know her new hairstyle since she hid it today by tying it in a bun.

Edmond further added: "I feel like eating an ice cream today."

"I wonder if someone will try to steal it away from me."

Amy turned her head instantly and looked at him with shocked eyes. She can now confirm that Edmond was stalking her over the weekend. She turned to where Kevin was and in a low voice said: "help."

Edmond just laughed and put on his earphones.

During the bus ride, Amy ignored Edmond the whole time and just kept staring outside the window. Edmond started to get sleepy. His head slowly fell as his sleep deepens. Finally, it landed on Amy's shoulder. She pushed it but again it slowly fell. Seeing no use to resist, she let him lean on her shoulder. She looked at him to check if he was really sleeping or just playing with her. He seemed to be really in deep sleep as his mouth is partly opened. She smiled at how he looked asleep but as she observed him more, she realized how extremely good looking he was. With smooth skin, pointed nose and kissable lips, she thought to herself how foolish she was for not noticing these and that she was so lucky to have a stalker like him.

She noticed his earphones and got curious about his type of music. Slowly reaching to one of the earphones while trying to protect his head from falling off her shoulder, her face brushed Edmond's nose and woke him. He did not move and just continued to stare at her. Amy saw that he had opened his eyes and realized how too close their faces were to each other. Shamefully, Amy pushed him away and immediately looked outside the window. Edmond laughed a little. He knew all along that she was just trying to reach for his earpiece. He took one and gave to her freely.

Amy took it and they both listened to the music. From the looks of Edmond, Amy guessed that he is into heavy metal or rock as most guy teenagers are but to her surprise, it was an old song sang by Elvis Presley "Can't help falling in love with you." Edmond guessed what she was thinking and decided it's his turn to tell a story.