Old Crush!?

Ashton stretched out & slowly opened his eyes while Fiona was sitting on bed noticing him. He looked at the staring girl with a billion stars in her eyes. Last night, her face'd lost her usual color but it seemed that this morning she's more beautiful than her usual self. Her hair were messy but it added to her beauty. Fiona blinked a few times when he saw him staring back.

"Good Morning",She called out softly.

"Oh, good morning", Ashton woke up from his state of daze. He got up & hugged the girl on the bed,"How are you?"

"I'm fine. When did you come?"

"Last night. I'd something to tell you", Ashton handed her a high quality paper. The 1st thing she saw was the symbol of the college she was studying in. Then, she saw "St. Martin's College" written on it & directly underneath it was written "Letter of Acceptance" in a fashionable calligraphy.

"You got in the same college?", Fiona was beaming with happiness.

"Yes", Ashton was over the moon when he saw the girl's joyous expression.

"Wow, when're you joining?" Fiona almost clapped her hands while Ashton was quite amused.

"Today."

"Today, right? Then, hurry home. We're in the same class. Our teacher said us to gather at the school hall before 8 A.M. today", Fiona was quite excited. Her excited demeanor infected Ashton.

"Okay, I'm leaving. See, you soon", Ashton disappeared quickly while Fiona kept chuckling. She got down & showered quickly. She found her favorite dress & quickly put it on. It was a white sleeveless short frock with printed blue butterflies & a lace hugging her waist. Fiona got closer to the mirror & looked her self-reflection in the mirror. She gently brushed her hair with a comb & let it hung loosely to her waist. She smiled at herself, picked up her bag & dashed out of her room. She looked at the time in her watch. It said 6:45 A.M.

--Dinning Hall--

Even Peter, Piya & Aunt Rosa was affected by her good mood. The girl wore a dazzling smile as she sat down on the table for breakfast. She greeted everyone with "Good Mornings".

"How're you feeling now?", Aunt Rosa asked as Fiona was rushing her food down her tummy.

"Fine, Aunt." As expected of the girl! 👧

Without wasting much time, Fiona dragged Peter out of the building & dashed towards their waiting car.

"What's up with you?", Peter was greatly amused to see her cheerful demeanor.

"My best friend's joining the college!", she almost jumped out of her seat. Peter's eyes grew a bit colder, unknown to Fiona. Humph! Better, if it's a girl! 😤

--St. Martin's College--

As soon as the car stopped, Fiona jumped out of the car & landed into Ashton's arms, much to the annoyance of Peter. Peter got out of the car with a dull expression. When he was 'bout to walk away, Fiona called, "Hey Peter! This's my best friend Ashton."

"Hello, nice to meet you", Ashton stretched his arm for a handshake.

"Hi, I'm Peter",He shook Ashton's hand.

"Thanks for taking good care of her", Ashton said pinching Fiona's cheeks while she responded with a dazzling smile.

Peter's face was like the bottom of a pot. Ugh!😥 Why does it sound like I'd been taking care of his girlfriend?

Peter nodded in response.

--School Hall--

Everyone was gathered in the huge auditorium. Almost everyone was busy guessing what the occasion was. Even Fiona found herself thinking about that. Ashton was standing beside her attracting a lot of attention.

"Who's the handsome beside, milady?", a boy cried out with anguish.

"Shh...Only a God like him suits our Goddess",a girl pointed at them.

"...", Peter was in the worst mood according to Fiona. But little did she know that the worst was yet to come.

Very soon, the Madam Principal entered the stage & stood in front of the mic. Her gentle voice quitened everyone in the hall.

"Hello, everyone. My dear students, you all might be wondering 'bout the purpose of this gathering today, right?"

The hall again erupted with chatters.

"Dear students, our faculty is honored to have a new teacher as a member. Please welcome to the stage Mr. Nick Andersen to the stage. I'm very glad to say that he's just a few years senior to all of you & you'll find it easy to mingle with him."

While everyone buzzed with excitement, Ashton noticed the change in Fiona's expression. Her eyes were wide & her shoulders were slouched in disappointment. She's in a complete daze.

"Fiona?", Ashton called out worriedly.

"Huh?"

"What's wrong?"

"Oh, that. How can he be a teacher? Why must it be him? He was my old...", Fiona covered her mouth when she realized that she's 'bout to say "crush".

"Your old what?"

"..."

Just then, a cello-like voice filled the auditorium, "Hello everyone. I'm Nick & I'm looking forward to meeting everyone."

As Fiona looked at him, she shivered gently. Suddenly, she had a sudden eye contact with him! An eye contact? Are you kidding me? And to her surprise, she was unable to break the eye contact. Fiona gulped with fear.

"Fiona?", Ashton's clear voice rang in her ears & she quickly broke the eye contact.

"..."

"Are you okay? You look pale."

"Oh, I'm going to the washroom."

Fiona dashed out of the auditorium while many pairs of eyes were locked on her retreating back.