WORRIED

On the bed was seen a woman with long hair who was rolling around with a blanket that covered half of her body. She didn't care about her bedcover which was messy because of her actions.

It was because her mind was currently drifting, remembering the events of a few hours ago. Everything is too beautiful...

It's like a dream.

Beatrice was lying on her bed, looking up at the ceiling with warm eyes. Beatrice placed her hand directly on her chest, feeling her abnormally beating heart.

"Am I sick?" said Beatrice wondering.

This is the first time...

For the first time in her life, Beatrice felt her heart beating abnormally like this and it was all because of one person...

Jeff Kenric.

Yeah, that man is the reason behind her fast-beating heart. It was all just because she remembered Jeff, the man who had managed to make her heart beat like this.

To the point that she thought that she was sick because she suddenly became strange this moreover, the warm feeling every time she remembers Jeff.

Beatrice sat herself up on the bed, she cupped her cheeks with her hands. "Am I... in love?"

DEG

Beatrice suddenly froze at her own words and...

THUD

"N-no... no... this is impossible!" shouted Beatrice, throwing herself onto her bed.

She went mad in just a few seconds after thinking about her own words and once again, it's all because of Jeff Kenric.

...

You can see a pair of feet wearing white sneakers, walking on the sidewalk with her right hand carrying a white plastic bag that matches her shoes.

She kept walking on the sidewalk swinging the plastic bag she was holding. Maybe for some people walking alone at night like this is quite scary, but for her, it's not at all.

She even likes walking alone at night like this, because she likes the silence and serenity that she will get and being able to see the beautiful night sky which always amazes every eye that looks at it.

CRICK... CRICK... CRICK...

There was the sound of crickets chirping from the bushes planted along the sidewalk, which voice made her not feel lonely.

She keeps walking...

Walking...

And walking...

Until finally those two eyes saw a flat that became her destination. She quickened her pace from walking to running and here she was, standing right in front of the dark brown door.

She then raised her hand knocking on the door.

Knock... knock... knock...

No need to wait long, the door opened slowly and the owner of the flat was seen from behind the door.

"Oh! Alyssa?!" said Beatrice surprised to see the culprit who knocked on her flat door.

Alyssa put a smile on her pretty face. "Hello..."

Beatrice opened the door of her flat wide. "You're here? Why did you come here? There is something that happened?" asked Beatrice.

She asked like that because usually before coming to her flat, Alyssa would contact her first. That's why she was surprised to see Alyssa's sudden arrival like this.

Alyssa nodded. "Yeah, there is something that happened," Alyssa then lifted the plastic bag she was carrying. "I want to have dinner with you!"

Beatrice, who had been feeling worried, slowly laughed after hearing Alyssa's words. "You almost gave me a heart attack!"

Yeah, that's what Alyssa came here for because she wanted to have dinner with Beatrice, that's all.

Beatrice then stepped aside from the door. "Please come in Mrs. Alyssa..." teasing Beatrice and lowering her head.

Alyssa laughed. "Thank you so much, Mrs. Beatrice," Alyssa replied and walked into the flat like royalty, followed by a chuckling Beatrice.

...

Beatrice sat on one of the chairs at the dining table, propping her chin while watching her best friend open the plastic bag that her best friend had brought a few minutes ago.

"So, what did you bring?" asked Beatrice, curious to see the contents of that plastic bag.

Alyssa took out the food she had bought from the plastic bag. "Tadaa! I bought your favorite food!" said Alyssa excitedly.

A fried chicken, burger, and french fries came out of the white plastic bag. And not only Beatrice but those three foods were also Alyssa's favorite foods that are why she came here for dinner with Beatrice.

Beatrice's hazel eyes twinkled. "Woah! You bought this?!"

Alyssa nodded, she already knew the reaction Beatrice would show will be like this. "Yes! That's why let's eat! You have to eat a lot, okay?"

Alyssa turned around, picked up two plates, and placed the food she had bought on them then handed one of the plates to Beatrice. After that, Alyssa also sat down at the dining table with Beatrice who sat in front of her.

Alyssa immediately ate the burger which was already very tempting and added mustard which made the burger even more delicious, and the cheese which melted in her mouth immediately when she ate the burger.

Delicious.

Only that one word can describe the taste of the burger that Alyssa is currently eating. Alyssa continued to eat her burger, then saw Beatrice who was in front of her.

But Alyssa furrowed her brows. "Beatrice, you don't eat?" said Alyssa.

She saw that Beatrice, who had not touched her food at all, it's still in the same position. Beatrice just looked at the food Alyssa had brought and bought for her.

"Beatrice? Is something wrong?" asked Alyssa again, because Beatrice doesn't answer.

She was confused at that time. She had come here to have dinner with Beatrice, but right now she was eating alone and this was a new thing to happen. Moreover, the food she brought was Beatrice's favorite food, just like she said before.

Beatrice shook her head. "No, there's nothing wrong. I just... can't eat it," said Beatrice.

"Can't? Why? this is your favorite food," Alyssa was confused by the attitude of her best friend, Beatrice.

So far, Beatrice has never refused the food that Alyssa always gave to Beatrice. Even Beatrice would have gladly accepted it but this time was different… very different.

I don't know what happened to Beatrice.

Beatrice was silent for a moment. "I... I don't want to spoil my appearance. I don't want to go back to being a nerd Beatrice," said Beatrice looking at Alyssa, then pushed the plate away from her.

Yeah, Beatrice doesn't want to spoil her appearance and wants to always be...

Pretty Beatrice.