CHAPTER 15: His Approval

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...”