CHAPTER 3

"Don't dare to touch it." He snapped, looking forward like he wanted Mrs.Barb to notice the fishy moment.

"Please... I don't want to be punished!" I whispered.

 He suddenly picked the book, before my eyes and threw it to Mrs.Barb.

" Someone was trying to engage in an expo here" He explained and sat back.

Mrs.Barb walked towards us, triggering some uneasiness in me," Chloe? You again?"

I stood, bowing naively," Ma..."

" No wonder you never wanted to seat beside him! "

" I'm sorry ma...it wasn't my intentions!"

She pointed at me, straining her voice," If you are caught red-handed trying to cheat, you will be expelled from this school!"Then she glanced at Liam," Be her watchdog! If she does anything wrong, don't hesitate to tell me!"

" Okay ma.Sure!"Liam said,as the teacher walked away.

I slowly prepared a sheet of paper and kept biting my pen, staring at the board. Why was today the unluckiest day in my life? I wish I never came to school today. Maybe I would be okay at home, playing Free Fire or CODM and maybe, I wouldn't have exchanged Harry's watch.

" Chloe, you seem lost in thought..."A voice stopped me from daydreaming. I glanced at my back and saw Milo, my online game partner and my closest classmate after Liliana.

"  You won't understand... I feel drained right now!" I threw a little glance at Liam, slightly watching how he wrote the test without difficulty.Yeah,he has always been intelligent.An intelligent, childhood enemy!

" I'm done answering everything. Should I pass you my answer sheet?" Milo asked, in a whisper.

Oh, finally...Milo was so kind to me," Yes..."

As I tried reaching for Milo's paper sheet, that voice of a haunting creature stopped me," Dare it,if you want to get expelled." 

" Sorry, Chloe. Phew!" Milo whispered, slowly withdrawing his answer sheet from my hands; though my hands never wanted to let go of that beautiful opportunity.

I suddenly had guts to gaze at Liam.He wasn't a celestial being,so he can't decide whether to stare at him or not! 

" Didn't I warned you not to stare at me?"He snapped, focusing on his answer sheet.

" Who are you that I can't stare? Is it because you are handsome?" I snapped at him, whispering." Why are you doing this to me? "

" What did I do to you?" 

" How would you stop me from..." I was jabbering before he pulled out his long hands at my face.

" Stop making noise, or you will get expelled." He looked away.

I froze,tired of this nonsense," Whatever!" 

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Break time....

I, Liliana and Milo walked to the canteen together. 

" But Chloe...How come he was putting on your wristwatch? Or is there something you are not telling us?" Milo snapped, gazing at me.

" I don't like that suspicious look!" I pointed at him," This morning, I ran into him in the trambus and spoilt his wristwatch. Then, I had to replace his with mine! He's so rude!"

" Even his walking style is suffocating!" Liliana chipped in, behind me.

" He walked like a model who had trained for more than five years!" Milo added.

" Gee..." I and Liliana giggled.

I really wanted to tell them that I knew him since I was six years old but maybe I need to be secretive about it...all beans can't get spilled.

As I tried jumping into the canteen line,where students had lined up to get their lunch, someone brushed past me and craftily stood at my own spot!

Liam? What did he wanted now? Or did Mrs.Barb also ordered him to watch me out in the canteen, so I can't filch other's lunch?

And ouch!...He was also stepping on my left shoe. I froze-- How would I try to explain to him because my legs were already getting numb!

" My shoe is stucked under his!" I whispered at Lily. She widened her eyes.

" Don't you know how to talk?" She snapped and looked away.

I slowly turned and gazed up at the tall figure.

"Hey,my shoe is stucked under yours..." I whispered, but he stood still, waiting for his turn to be served the luncheon, as if he didn't heard me.

Maybe I should touch his hands slightly to know his reaction. As I closed my eyes, trying to find his hands, my leg finally shifted from underneath his shoe and I mistakenly held his shirt, because I was afraid to fall.

 Eish, not again!

 I slowly opened my eyes in frustration, still grasping his shirt subconsciously. Everyone was staring at us!

 "Are you alright,miss dreamer?Do you realize what you have done now?" That hoarse voice gave me a signal that I was in problem...

 " Huh?" I looked up at Liam, slowly letting go of the tight grasp.

 " You made him spill the juice on his shirt!" Lily whispered," You are so unlucky!"

 Some group of girls had been staring desperately at me," Why is she always dreamy?" I heard one of them said.

 Liam slowly turned at my front, then facing me. That moment, I lost the credibility to stare at him like I always wanted to. My eyes slowly moved from his 'new' wristwatch to his shirt; His shirt was badly stained.

 I slightly peeked at him," I'm sorry..."

 " Find a way to get rid of this stain." He muttered, with a snap, just as usual.

 " Should I take you to the infirmary?"I glanced at him.He said nothing but left me stranded, walking to the infirmary. He's so unpredictable.

 I dogged him to the infirmary, like one lost puppy.

 " You know the way?" I tried to break the silence.

 But he said nothing; silence crawled in, again.

 We walked into the infirmary,a cleaner was there.

 "Students?" She smiled.

 I nodded and bowed at her, urging Liam to do same but he was kind of proud; he didn't.

 " Ma... I...we are actually here to clean up his shirt!" I pointed at Liam, smiling, trying to hide my nervous facade.

 " Okay then" She pointed at a direction with seats and cleaning equipments." You guys should go to that direction and clean it up!"

 I nodded," Okay. Thanks!"

 Before I turned,Liam was already sitting, folding his arms around his chest and clenching his jaw.

 I sat opposite him, pulling out sanitary wipes from the equipment box." I'm sorry for this mess,Liam..."

 He suddenly glanced at me, with a glare and I quickly looked away, shifting the quiff of my front hair to my ear.

 Was it that bad to call his name??? Phew.

 I twirled my fingers in the sanitary wipes,"Don't you remember me?"

 He gazed at me, tilting his head like the words were reverberating in his head and trying to recollect the data.This time, I couldn't look away. We stared at each other, trying to retrieve the past.

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