BLIND DATE ( ENGLISH VERSION )

ALEXA’S POV

I am currently lying in my bed while staring intensely at the ceiling. I am letting what happened earlier in the rehearsal finally sink into me. I know in this kind of thing, I am no longer a first-timer who could not connect what I felt these past days. However, I am still scared to admit those kinds of stuff, and I am still confused about what is happening. Geez, this cupid! There were a lot of people, but he still chose to play with me.

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I stood up because of the loud sound made by someone knocking on my door. Who could that be, and why it seemed like he/she want to destroy my door?

” Wait!” I exclaimed, so he/she stopped knocking out my door.

I checked myself in the mirror to see if I was still presentable to face whoever was knocking on my door. After making sure I looked fine, I immediately opened the door because if I did not, I was sure he/she would knock again.

” What do you want?” I angrily said to the one who knocked on my door loudly.

” I apologize, beshy! I thought you were sleeping,” Rhea said. She also made a cute peace while making a peace sign.

” Tsk! It seemed like you wanted to destroy my door,” I frowned.

” I am sorry,” Rhea replied. She laughed first before passing through me.

” It seemed like you immediately miss me,” I sarcastically remarked after closing my room door.

” Well, you have a story to tell, remember,” She responded while sitting relaxedly on my bed.

” You did not let this day pass,” I unbelievably told her and sat beside her.

” Well, I should know immediately,” she replied.

I could not help but shake my head because of the way my best friend acted. I expected that she would bother me to tell her the story, but I did not expect that she would not let even this day pass before bothering me.

” So, what now?” Rhea asked, which made me back to reality.

” Well, as if I have other choice. You are already here,” I commented.

” You know me. If I want to know, I will make way,” she proudly said.

” Whatever!” I exclaimed and rolled my eyes. But Rhea simply laughed at me.

” Make it fast, tell it to me,” Rhea said while shaking my shoulder childishly.

” This was what happened. Mommy called me in her office. At first, I thought it was about the fight happened in the cafeteria, so I was shocked when,” I stopped.

” What?” Rhea hastily said it like she wanted to hear more. I slightly laughed because of her reaction. My best friend is a certified gossip lover.

” Do not simply laugh at me, what is next?” Rhea said while frowning.

” Yeah, you are so impatient,” I replied, then laughed.

” When I was about to enter the office, James opened the do—-”

” WHAT?!” Rhea exclaimed, her heart out. I covered my ears because of how loud she exclaimed. Gosh, this girl is making me crazy.

” Lower down your voice, beshy. If brother came here again because of your voice, you will be dead,” I threatened her, but she simply made a peace sign.

” But what did James do there?” Rhea asked in wonder.

” I was about to say that, but you interrupted me,” I sarcastically replied.

” I am sorry. I will not do it again,” Rhea said like she was zipping her lips.

” Then what happened next was James went there to asked my mother if he could court me once again,” I continued and looked at her reaction.

“asdfghjkl—” Rhea incomprehensible said. I immediately covered her mouth because I knew she would exclaim again. Rhea hit my hand multiple times while glaring at me.

” I will remove it but promise me you will not shout,” I calmly told Rhea, and she childishly nodded, so I removed my hand from her mouth.

” You are too much, beshy. Are you planning to kill me?” She angrily asked.

” I apologize, but I knew you would shout. I was just afraid that my brother will come here. We did not have anything to say to escape from him,” I tried to defend myself.

” Fine, I forgive you,” she said

” Now, let us go back. So what now? Are you making a comeback? The last time I checked you said he had a fiancée,” Rhea asked one question after another.

” Well, he said that they were arranged to marry each other, but it was cancelled. So he is single,” I explained and lay down on my bed.

” If that so, he knew that you are with Ken, right?” Rhea asked.

” Well, he already know that my relationship with Ken was fake,” I answered after standing up again. I slightly got nervous seeing Rhea’s reaction right now. She looked so serious, and it did not happen too often.

” Beshy?” I tried to get her attention.

” You did not even tell me that James knew everything already?! I thought we were best friends!” Rhea hastily stated and acted like she was wiping tears from her eyes.

” It does not suit you,” I commented.

” Psh, you really do not know how to apologize,” She harshly replied.

” I am sorry. I simply forgot it because of the roller coaster happening in my life today,” I said and made a cute face for her.

” You would not pass me through that, Alexa,” Rhea lectured me.

” I am so sorry. Do you not leave me any more?” I asked with a sad face.

” Hmp! I love you. That is why I do not want you to be hurt. So, what is your plan?” She asked, which made me let out a heavy sigh.

” I still do not know, beshy. I am still confused,” I admitted.

” Well, it is between a second chance for James, or you will gamble with Ken,” Rhea replied.

“You made an easy choice, beshy,” I sarcastically told her before lying weakly on my bed.

” I know it will be difficult, but I want you to choose to whom you will be genuinely happy,” She said and lay beside me.

‘ To whom will I be genuinely happy?’

It was the last question running through my mind before everything went black.

***

Rhea and I woke up early the next day to avoid being late for class. We were eating when Rhea’s mother called her and asked her to went home first. So, I am walking in the hallway right now alone. I was a little wondering when some of my schoolmates were passing through me. They looked at me and started whispering something to each other.

” Is the gossip true? Are they really in a fake relationship?” I heard the girl say as she passed through me with her friend.

” Yes, it was actually posted in the bulletin board,” Another girl replied.

I could not help but frown because of what I heard. Gosh, these people love to gossip. I tried to ignore what I heard, but there was something urging me to see the bulletin board, so I went to the announcement area to personally see it. I could not help but touch my lips when I saw my pictures together with Ken marked with the word ‘fake’. Who could do this?

” Do not look at that,” I heard someone authoritatively tell me from behind. I looked at him.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

” Ken,” I almost whispered his name.

” I kept searching for you since earlier. Caleb and Rhea were in the cafeteria, let us go there, shall we?” Ken replied and held my hand tightly.

I lowered my head and slowly nodded at him. Now I know that we were the ones our schoolmates kept gossiping about when I bumped into some of them earlier. However, above all, I am curious to know who passed those pictures on the bulletin board.

TO BE CONTINUED!