SMILES

I came back to the class with him.

"Are you okay now, Alice?" Mr. Williams asked me.

"Yes Mr. Williams.'' I smiled.

''Then let's continue with the classes.'' He said.

Mike was asking me from if I'm fine using facial expression as he is afraid of getting scolded for talking. I nodded at him.

"I'll use the pipette, you fill the burette with NaOH." Steve told me. He is afraid that I'll drink HCl again.

"Okay.'' I smiled at him.

"Have you both finished?'' Mr. Williams asked us after half an hour.

Steve was super fast in doing the practical. Without him, I would have taken around 2 hours to complete the titration.

"Yes professor." Steve said.

"Very good. Let me check your answer."

I handed him the copy, where I scribbled with my ugly handwriting. I can say from the look of Mr. Williams that he was finding it difficult to understand my writing.

"That's correct. Well done both of you. You can go back to your classes now." He said after observing my copy for two minutes.

"Thank you Mr. Williams." Steve and I said together.

I don't know what to do now. Mike was inside the class and... Steve... I don't know if he will like if I follow him till Mike comes out.

"Let's go.'' Steve said me.u

''Where?''

He looked at me and came close.

''You tell me, where you want to go.'' He said.

Steve please don't come close, I'm shy. I really want to say this to him.

"Let's go to the canteen. I need to remove the taste of HCl." I said.

He gave a big smile at me. Like I saw him smiling with his teeth out.

"You look good when you smile. Smile more " I said laughing.

He smiled again but this was a little different. I felt like he was blushing.

I took one hamburger, french fries, cola, two sandwiches and fried chicken. Steve was just looking at me ordering.

''Why don't you order for yourself?'' I asked him.

''These food are all yours?'' He asked.

''Of course.'' I said confused.

He then took one hamburger and one cola. There were only a few students in the canteen.

''Do you usually eat so much?'' He asked me.

'' Yeah, I do. Lot of food gives me happiness. All my sorrows goes away when I eat.'' I said eating the sandwich.

''Is it effective?'' He asked.

''What?''

''Like all the sorrows goes away?''

''Of course it is. I can tell you by my experience. As long as you are a foodie, it's effective.'' I explained him.

''I have to try then.'' He sighs.

''Yeah, you should.'' I smiled at him.

A girl with short hairs enters the canteen. She looks cute with her white glasses and fair skin. She was wearing a pastel pink coloured knee length dress. She looked like she was searching for someone.

"STEVE." She called out loudly.

Steve looked at her. She came walking fast towards the table we were eating. The table were sitting was for four persons. Steve sat in front of me in the table.

"Hi, can I sit her?'' The girl pointed at the sit next to mine.

I nodded.

"Steve, I finally found you!'' She told him. ''My dad bought it! I got two for you. Garry said he won't be able to go. So, he asked me to give both the tickets to you.''

I don't know what she was talking about. It was going all above my head.

She took out two tickets from her black bag pack and gives to him.

"Thanks.'' He said. She smiled at him then looked at me.

''Hi, I'm Mia Smith.''

''Alice Saforia.'' I smiled and said.

'' I'm Steve's cousin. You are ... his ... girlfriend?!'' Mia asked me looking me from top to bottom. I looked at Steve and he looked at me.

"No." We both said together.

Mia started laughing. '' Actually I never saw my brother eating with a girl so I was confused. Don't mind.'' She said.

'' It's okay, Mia.'' I said smiling.

I was so damn shy when she asked if I was his girlfriend. I really want to be his girlfriend though. Till now I found him perfect. I don't know what will happen in future but if not girlfriend but I would be satisfied with being a good friend with him.

'' I'll go then now. Bye Bro. Bye Alice.'' She waved at us and went out the canteen.

'' What tickets are those?" I asked Steve.

'' Do you read books?'' He asked me. Did he just ignore what I asked him? I cry now in pain (feeling pain deep down).

''Yes I do.'' I said.

''Who's your favourite author?''

"John Green." I said. "What about you? Do you read books too?"

He nodded. "Are you free this Sunday?" He asked. I was about to ask him his favourite author too but he interrupted. Anyways let it be.

"Today is Friday. Tomorrow I'm busy. Well Sunday ... it will be 24th March, right?" I said thinking.

"Yes." He said.

"No event is there .... I'm completely free that day." I said. "But why?" I added.

"Would you like to go to a place with me?" He asked.

What?! Like seriously?! From yesterday till today morning he was behaving rude with me and now he is asking me out! What if he has some bad intentions !

"Are you okay?" Steve asked again waving a hand at me as I was looking at his face and thinking like a dumb ...

"Do you sell humans?" I asked him. Actually it slipped out of my mouth. Oh shit! How can you be so foolish Alice! Control your mouth !!!

"Huh? What?" He laughed. Thank God he is not angry!

''I mean that till today morning you were cold with me and now you are suddenly asking me out ... so I'm ... just asking you ... I'm sorry for saying like that.'' I said.

''No problem. I saw someone dancing in terrace at night yesterday screaming saying, 'I got new books, YES YES!' '' He said laughing.

What? He was actually talking about me. My dad got me some books of Paulo Coelho. I was very happy to get them. I then felt like to go to the terrace and then I remembered my books again and I started singing and dancing there. I didn't expect that someone was looking at me. I'm so shy now. Steve actually saw me!

''Fine.'' I laughed. ''See you on Sunday.''

He smiled.

"Oh, you both are here." Chloe called out from the door of the canteen looking at us. She was with Mike. Mike looked at me and gave a big smile. Chloe walked fast and sat next to Steve. Mike sat with me.

'' What are you both doing?'' Mike asked giving me a teasing look.

''Eating and talking. '' I said.

Chloe suddenly put her arm around Steve and placed her head on his shoulder then she looked at me. I'm jealous, really, I'm very jealous. Steve wasn't even doing anything, he was too comfortable with that. And of course he won't feel bad coz they are childhood sweethearts.

''Steve usually isn't close to any girl other than me. Now I guess he is interested in you.'' Chloe said giving a weird smile.

I looked at Steve, he was like he didn't care what she was saying. He suddenly looked at me and I immediately looked away.

'' We are neighbours and friends as well so ... '' I said.

''YOU BOTH ARE NEIGHBOURS!'' Mike shouted.

''Calm down Mike.'' Chloe said. I laughed. and Steve joined me too.

''I will visit your house then.'' Mike said.

''Sure, all of you can visit my house.'' I said smiling.

But deep down I want Steve to come ... And Chloe ... I want to break her head as well as her hands which are touching Steve!

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