Can’t or don’t

Morning alarm rang and Oriana and Eleo woke up at their respective homes. Both of them reached the entrance of school at the same time and their eyes met. But, they didn't greet and walked towards their class. Even when they sat beside each other, they didn't talk anything for the whole day and left after class ended. This scenario happened for almost a week and it was noticed by the class teacher. The teacher then told the class that she was going to switch the seating position and asked which students wanted to switch their positions. Immediately, Oriana raised her hand and it surprised the whole class as they thought Eleo was the one who wanted to change position. Even Eleo was surprised but then he just went with the flow.

Starting from the next day, both Oriana and Eleo were separated and sat far from each other. Eleo as usual minded his own business at his new sitting place but he was bothered by his busy parents and the unknown person who didn't reply to his message. On the other side, Oriana tried to mingle with her friends by holding up her tears for being separated from Eleo. Even though it was her decision to switch seats because she felt it was bothersome for Eleo to have her with him. After a few days, Eleo forgot about that message while his parents were still busy with their work. Oriana somehow managed to be happy and playful with her friends. That's how they ended their first year before their second year of primary school.

After they finished their first year, they had ample of time to enjoy their six weeks holiday break before the school started. It was Christmas week and finally, Eleo's parents came back from their business trips. He was overjoyed with their presence however he noticed that his mother was five months pregnant. Mr. Horus mentioned to Eleo that he will be getting a baby brother soon. Eleo was surprised and at the same time, he was glad that he will be having a companion to play with him. Upon Eleo's parents' arrival, their family gathered and also invited some of their relatives to celebrate Christmas with them while Oriana's family also happily celebrated their holidays.

By the end of December, all the kids started to prepare to enter their second year of primary school, the same goes for Eleo and Oriana. Meanwhile, Eleo's father was preparing for another business trip to South Korea while his mother was busy meeting with designers to decorate room for their baby. Since both Oriana's and Eleo's families are wealthy enough, their parents placed them in one of the elite schools located at their place. Both of them were in the same class but sat separately. Neither Eleo nor Oriana knew that they would be attending the same school again as she taught he would change this school after the holiday break ended. Since they met again at this school, Oriana hoped that she could be on good terms with Eleo no matter how long it takes to build their friendship. Oriana was determined to not give up on their relationship and find all the possibilities to mingle with Eleo.