BLIND DATE ( ENGLISH VERSION )

ALEXA’S POV

The next day, I went to school early to search for Ken and talked to him about what had happened the yesterday since he did not bother to reply to my text messages. As I entered the classroom, I only saw Caleb and Rhea inside the room. I only saw the bag of Ken but did not see him.

” Good morning. ” I energetically greeted the both of them.

” Morning/Hi beshy ” Caleb and Rhea responded in unison.

” Where is Ken?” I asked straightforwardly.

” Oww, you guys have a quarrel, right?” Rhea asked maliciously.

“Huh? How—” I did not finish what I was saying when Rhea interrupted me.

” How did I know? Well, your fake boyfriend arrived here like he was abandoned by both heaven and earth. Beside, I almost get an iron to straighten all the curve lines on his forehead,” Rhea animatedly explained.

” Plus, for the record, he look like that since last night. The only place he went after practice was your home,” Caleb added.

” Ken went in your house?!” Rhea exclaimed in surprise.

“Yep. Mom invite him, while Dad invited James. I was really stress out last night. Then, he said that he would go home and whatsoever. Then, he did not bother to sent a reply on my message asking him if he went home safely,” I narrated in the shortest manner.

” Maybe he was jealous, beshy,” Rhea commented.

” Jealous? Why should he feel that way?” I asked because I was puzzled. Rhea slapped her forehead while Caleb shook his head after hearing what I asked.

” What is that reaction, guys?” I asked them in wonder.

” I did not know if you are numb, or you are in denial,” Rhea commented.

” Me? Numb?” I unbelievably replied.

” Yes, you are not able to notice what Ken felt towards you,” Caleb responded.

” Look, we are just in fake relationship, nothing else, ” I said.

” Nothing else ” I heard someone said it bitterly on my back.

I immediately turned around to see where the voice came from. I saw Ken, who currently giving a weird face while looking at me.

” K-ken, h-how l-long a-are y-you t-there?” I asked while stammering.

” Long enough to hear what you said. Now I know, what you think about us,” he coldly said.

” We will run the last rehearsal at eight in the morning. See you in the gym,” he added, then walked out of the classroom.

Caleb immediately ran towards Ken while I weakly sat down in my chair. I could not remove what Ken looked like earlier. His eyes seemed cold, but the pain was visible.Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

” Are you okay? ” Rhea asked.

” Y-yes, o-of c-course,” I stammered when I answered him.

” You are crying,” Rhea commented, so I automatically touched my face.

I was shocked because I did not know precisely why I was crying. Rhea gave me some tissues, then hugged me. After some time, our classmates entered the classroom, so I fixed myself.

” Beshy, I should go to the gym,” I told Rhea after checking the time.

” Are you sure that you are okay?” she worriedly asked.

” I will accompany you to the gym,” she added concernedly.

” I am fine. I can manage,” I said, smiling to assure her I was really okay.

Rhea did not answer, so I took the opportunity to stand up and grab the paper I had brought. I also hold my pouch before bidding farewell to Rhea and walking out of the classroom. Before I went to the gym, I dropped by the comfort room to have some retouching on my face. My makeup became a mess after I cried earlier, so I re-apply light makeup. I do not want to be ugly while we are rehearsing.

After some time, I finished retouching my makeup. I checked my wristwatch to check the time. I still have ten minutes before the rehearsal, enough for me to walk towards the gym. When I exited the comfort room, I saw some students running in the hallway, which made me wonder.

” Beshy!” I was shocked when I heard Rhea exclaim from the other side of the hallway. I frowned because of what she did. She ran in my direction.

” It was hah Ken,” she gasped for air before finishing her words.

” What about Ken?” I asked in curiosity.

Instead of answering me, she grabbed my hand and ran towards the gymnasium. It is a relief that before I went out of the comfort room, I decided to change my heels, or else I would twist my ankle multiple times the way she is running right now. I was running out of breath when we arrived in the gymnasium. However, I became nervous when many students gathered around and cheered about something.

” Whoo, start punching each other ”

” Fight, fight!”

Those are a few words I heard from the crowd. Rhea grabbed me again and walked towards the group until we reached the front side of the gymnasium. I could not help but gasp for air because of what I was seeing. Ken was on the floor while his lips were bleeding. While James is standing, his clothes are tangled, and his lips are also bleeding. I am not really sure if Ken saw me because I am on his back. I saw Caleb with a black eye too, so I frowned. Did he join this fight?

” I cannot accept that Alexa chose someone like you as my replacement,” James mockingly exclaimed.

” Who is the weak you are pertaining with,” Ken angrily asked and stood up.

” You do not deserve her. You could not even protect yourself,” James harshly said.

” Do not ever underestimate what I can do for her. ” Ken angrily threatened him. I became alarmed when Ken tried throwing a punch again at James. I immediately ran towards him.

” Stop it,” I tried to stop him by hugging him from behind. I felt how his muscle relax. I also felt how he held my arms wrapped around his waist.

” Alexa ” Ken huskily called my name.

” Stop it, please,” I said like I was begging while I put my face on his back. I felt he wanted to look at me, so I loosened my wrap on his waist. When he turned around, he wiped away the tears in my eyes.

“The security guard is going here,” Some students started exclaiming, which made more immense chaos.

I immediately grabbed Ken’s hand and ran towards the gymnasium’s exit. He will be in trouble, and worst, he could be disqualified from Mr. BEU because of this trouble. Since only trusted people knew my mini-office, I brought Ken here. After we entered, I weakly sat down on the sofa. Ken did the same thing.

After a few minutes, I heard someone knocking on my door, so I asked Ken to hide in the comfort room as I opened the door.

” You two left us there,” Rhea said in between her gasps after entering the office. Maybe Ken heard that Rhea and Caleb were knocking, so he went out of the comfort room.

” Sorry, beshy. I thought about Ken first. I am worried that he might be disqualified to the pageant if the security caught him,” I explained to defend myself.

” We understand that, but we hope that you gave as some instruction on where we were going,” Caleb responded.

” I am sorry,” I apologetically said.

” By the way, what happened to your face? Why is it swollen?” I asked in wonder.

” Well, I tried to stop Ken and James from throwing punches, but unfortunately, their fist fall on my face,” Caleb seriously explained.

” Pfft ” We all turned to Rhea because of how she held her laughter. Caleb glared at him because of what she did.

” Ahem, why did you not ask anyone to help you stop them,” Rhea asked while laughing.

” If I know that a back hug could calm my friend, I should did that right away,” Caleb sarcastically answered.

“If you did that, I might break your bones,” Ken commented, which made Rhea laugh.

” I w-will j-just get the first aid kit,” I felt like hitting myself for stammering.

“I will join you, so I could get some eyes for the face of that monkey,” Rhea said.

” Who are you calling monkey?” Caleb asked irritably.

I stood up and started walking because it seemed like their quarrel would not be over immediately. They fight like cats and dogs but do not want to admit their feelings to each other.

‘ Same as you, you are in denial,’ my mind argued, so I almost hit my forehead. Tsk, what am I thinking? I went to the pantry to search for where I had put the first aid kit.

TO BE CONTINUED!