DARREN’s P.O.V.
“Hey, bro,” I could feel the sleepiness in Elijah’s voice.
“Hey...” I smile for apparently no reason.
“Why did you call me at the middle of the night?” he asked.
“Nothing... I just... I couldn’t sleep.”
“Why? Is this about Teacher Claire?”
“How did you know that?!” I sit up from laying on my bed.
“I can sense your happiness over here.” He chuckled. “Claire was just like that earlier this morning. I often caught her smiling to herself while we’re at work.”
It felt nice to heard those words coming from Elijah. Thanks to him, I could finally sleep now knowing that our feelings are mutual.
“Bro, you two are in love!” he shouted at his phone.
I pulled mine away from my ears because of his high pitched voice. Is he really a dude or what?
“I’m glad to see that your plan is working so well with your Dad. But I wanted to warn you, Darren. Please don’t break Claire’s heart. She’s very fragile, you know...”