02

As they exited the room with smiles and laughter, Alyssa was looking in the wrong direction and collided with Clydesdale, who had spilled his drink all over himself.

"Oh, my. I'm so sorry Clydesdale, here's my handkerchief to wipe that off," Alyssa quickly apologized and bowed to him before pulling out her handkerchief and wiping the stain off his shirt.

"Hey, it's okay. It was an accident, and besides, I have a fresh pair of shirt in my bag, so don't worry," Clydesdale reassured her as he laughed.

"Are you sure?" Alyssa inquires, her voice concerned. "I can treat you for the harm I caused," she insisted.

"I'm sure," he said calmly, "you don't have to treat me." He shook his head. "We must be leaving. Bye," he said, waving goodbye as they slowly faded from view.

"Nice going darling lol, there was your opportunity and you wasted it," Camille says, patting Alyssa on the shoulder.

"Don't laugh! He'll hate me huhu," Alyssa screamed as she whined.

"What Camille is trying to imply is that there are other chances to get closer to Clydesdale and I'm sure he doesn't hate you," Jelyn remarked, smacking Camille on the shoulder and glaring at her.

"Besides, it was an accident; you didn't plan to spill his drink," Christine reassured her.

"You're right, that was an accident," Alyssa sniffles as she wipes away her tears.

"You've already apologized, so I'm sure he won't hate you, and plus, you've had a chance to talk to him since he's your crush and all," Camille taunted Alyssa, smirking.

"Stop, wait, hang on... did I hear this right? You have a crush on Clydesdale?" Ma.Elvira asks, looking perplexed while pointing at Alyssa.

"Kamjagiya!" Alyssa cried in terror, as if her spirit had left her body. "Elvira? Were you here the whole time?" she inquired, lifting her eyebrow as she felt her heartbeat. "You terrified me to death," she whispered nervously.

"Hello, ladies, and yeah, I've been here the whole time," Elvira replied, waving at them and explaining with her hands behind her back. "I didn't intend to frighten you; I just didn't realize you had a thing for him because you two seem so close," Elvira said, her arms crossed. "Wait, does he already have a girlfriend?" she inquired.

"The trouble with having a guy friend is that if you treat him like a best friend, you'll end up falling for him; I've had a crush on him for a year and a half," she adds. "Yes, he has a girlfriend; you don't have to remind me; it will just make me feel worse," she said, despondently.

Camille inquires, "But didn't you say you fell for him because of his deep voice, not because you two were close?"

"At first, yes," she admits, "but as we became closer, that's when we started treating one other like close-close friends."

"Isn't it shocking?" Immaculate inquires as she leans against the wall, interrupting their discourse. "Who knew she had a thing for him," she commented as she approached them and crossed her arms alongside them.

"It wasn't that surprising; everyone knew, or at least most of us did," Angel added.

"Immaculate? Angel? Okay, is everyone listening in on our conversation?" Alyssa said, rolling her eyes and drumming her foot with her arms crossed.

All the females walked out feeling horrible when she yelled for everyone to come out, scratching their arms and looking away.

"We weren't trying to listen in on your chat; we were simply passing by and were curious when you mentioned having a crush on Clydesdale," Nikki said as she took a step nearer.

"I warned you not to snoop on them," Lory remarked, slapping Nikki on the shoulder. "Everyone knows she has a thing for him and can't move on."

"Guys, guys, I just received the email," Athea announced as she dashed towards them, waving her phone in the air.

"If you've already received your email, it indicates we've received it as well," Immaculate said.

Everyone frantically checked their phones to see if the email had arrived. Camille yelled her section when everyone was so focused on the section they were in.

"I got mine! My section number is EE22," Camille said as she jumped about.

"I've got mine, too! Wah! We're in the same class, Camille!" said Alyssa.

Immaculate reviewed everyone's email and stated, "We're all in the same class, EE22."

Jelyn hugged the others and stated, "That's fantastic, we're back together again."

Elvira smirks as she nudges Alyssa's elbow. "So, did you ask him if you're in the same class again?" she inquires, raising an eyebrow.

"I haven't asked him yet," Alyssa shrugged, "but perhaps we'll be in the same class again. And, I hope his girlfriend isn't in our class since I can't really take seeing them together," she added.

"Well, quit waiting and go ask him," Elvira grumbled as she continued to push Alyssa. "He's just over there on his locker, now's your opportunity," Elvira pointed to Clydesdale.

"Can you please stop pushing me, I can't simply walk over there and ask; shouldn't he be the one to ask?" Alyssa exclaimed, panicking and asking as she fought to break free from Elvira's hold.

Camille inquires, "What are you guys doing?"

"Help!" Alyssa screamed for assistance as she tried to explain why Elvira was forcing her to go ask Clydesdale about his section.

With a mischievous smile on their faces, all of the girls stare at each other.

"Oh, no. No, no, don't you dare!" Alyssa said, shaking her head.

Elvira smirked and asked, "What? It's not what you think."

Alyssa responded, pointing at them, "You better not."

"Oh, see, he's going this way," Camille said as she pulled Alyssa towards Clydesdale, who just happened to notice her.

After being pushed towards Clydesdale, Alyssa accidently bumped into him, but Clydesdale saved her in time because to his rapid reflexes.

They exchanged glances for a little minute before Clydesdale let her go. "I'm sorry, Clydesdale," Alyssa apologized. "Are you okay?" she inquired.

"Yeah, I'm OK, Lys. Don't worry," he assured her. "How about you? Are you okay?" he said, worried.

She grinned shyly and answered, "Yeah, I'm OK. Thank you for catching me."

"That's great to hear, and oh, by the way, everyone just got their email; have you gotten yours yet?" he said, relieved.

"I got mine, how about you?" she inquired.

"I just got mine, and my section number is EE22," he explained.

"Hey, we're classmates again," she shouted, "and I'm in EE22 as well."

"Wow, that's pretty wonderful," he said enthusiastically.

"I can't belive were going to be classmates again, what a coincidence" she said.

"I know~ it must be faith that has brought us together again" He jokingly said as he nudge her elbow.

Camille cough interrupting their conversation "Uh-hmm, sorry to interrupt since your still talking and all. We just want to say goodbye to Alyssa since something urgent has just come up" Camille explained as she kept winking at Alyssa.

"Oh, sure. No, worries" Clydesdale said in a calm voice.

"Will leave you two love birds alone," Jelyn remarked with a smile, whispering in Alyssa's ear.

"Hush, it's not what you think," Alyssa slapped Jelyn's shoulder, whispering, "You know he already has a girlfriend."

"It's never too late to make him yours, you know," Jelyn said quietly.

"Well, we've had to leave," Camille remarked as she pushed the girls away and waved farewell.

They both gaze shyly at each other after the ladies have departed, stroking the back of their necks.

"Since we haven't talked in a while," he says, "do you want to catch up on things?"

"Sure," she says, lifting an eyebrow, "but wouldn't your girlfriend be upset if she saw you with another girl?"

"Pixie wouldn't mind if I hung out with a lady, she's not the jealous kind, so don't worry," he added with a shrug.

"She must have a lot of faith in you," she remarked, feigning a grin.

"Yeah, and I don't mind if she hangs out with his guy friends; when it comes to relationships, you've got to have both freedom and a limit," he said wisely.

"Except for the fact that I haven't been in a relationship since birth, it's because no one likes me," she sighed, her feet kicking.

He grabbed her shoulders and looked her in the eyes, saying, "Don't say that; I'm sure there's someone out there who has a crush on you but is too frightened to express it; furthermore, we're still young, let's enjoy being young."

"Oh, you're just trying to cheer me up," she said, "I know, I'm not that gorgeous."

"How about we go to the school garden, which usually cheers you up, right?" he said, lifting her brow.

He snatched her wrist and dragged her outside the school, to the school garden.