BLIND DATE ( ENGLISH VERSION )

ALEXA’S POV

” Ken Andrew Valenzuela, 18, your future engineer. If I fail, I still cannot be yours in the future. I am in a relationship with someone here already. ”

My head automatically heads up when I hear what Ken said. Seriously, why did he need to add that thing up? I felt someone pinching my side. When I look who is doing that, I saw the smiling Rhea. She is like a teenager giggling. I glared at her then she pouted. I am sure that she will tease me later.

* KRING KRING *

Our lunch break has begun as the school bell has rung. I am packing my things in my bag and stand up when the idiot goes near me.

” I will carry that. Let us eat lunch together. ” Ken said while smiling at me.

His voice was so loud that he got our classmates’ attention. Tsk, what is the trip of this guy?

” No, I can handle it. Besides, I will not eat lunch. Let’s go, Rhea.”

I passed over him and started walking when he suddenly put his arms over my shoulder. Whatever his trip is, he is unbelievable.

” You cannot skip your meal. What if something wrong happens to you, I am not yet ready to be a widower. Besides, stop arguing with me. You will never win. ” he whispered.

I push his arms away from my shoulder and let out a long sigh.

” Fine!”

Seriously self, how can you surrender to this guy easily? While are walking toward the cafeteria, our schoolmates started to look at us. I am sure they are making fun of me in the back of their minds. I suddenly look down because of the thoughts in my mind. Ken holds my hand, so I look at him from the side.

” Even people look down on you, never look down on yourself, chin up. ” he said on a serious note.

I suddenly stopped because of what he said. Did he just comfort me?

” Do not overthink too much. I am just doing this because you are my girlfriend.”

” Thank you!” I whisper.

We enter the cafeteria right away and have no trouble finding seats.

” Caleb and I will buy our lunch, so just sit down here. ” he commandedContentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

” What if I do not want? ”

” You, guard this girl. Make sure that she cannot leave here. ” Ken commanded Rhea.

Rhea just gave a mischievous smile and then answered, ” Sure handsome! ”

I gave a massage to my forehead because of what she said. Seriously, am I really her friend? Ken just smiled and went straight to the stalls to buy food. When they have a safe distance from us, I feel the strike of Rhea in my arms. I irritably look at Rhea.

” What is your problem? ”

” Duh, your boyfriend is handsome plus super sweet. Also, he has a charming best friend.

After what she said, I grabbed the opportunity to strike her arm.

” You, are you selling me to that guy because of his handsome friend.”

” It is not only about that, of course, but I also want you to be happy. He is so caring, and maybe it is the right time for you to have a new life.”

We both freeze after what Rhea said. She knows it is not the right time to talk this thing out.

” What happened? Does an angel visit here?” Ken asked innocently

Ken brought down the tray he was holding. Why is there a lot of food? I look to Rhea, and her eyes seem to apologize. I just give her a smile to assure her that everything is alright. Ken sat down beside me while his friend sat beside Rhea. We started eating. After a while, Ken spoke which makes me choke.

” Love, this is Caleb. Caleb, this is the love of my life. ” he said spontaneously

* Cough cough *

Ken gave me water to drink, but I did not say thank you to him. Instead, I glare at him before I look at Caleb.

” Alexa. ” I said while smiling, then we shake our hands

” I did not realize that you like that type of girl, Ken. ” Caleb commented

” What that suppose to be mean? Are you finding some trouble?” Rhea asked angrily

” Beshy, calm down ” I tried to make Rhea calm down

I think Caleb realized what he said immediately. He gave me apologetic eyes.

” Sorry, do not get me wrong. I mean you look like someone we know, so I commented that way because Ken like that type of girl. ” he explained.

I noticed the sudden shock on the face of Ken after what Caleb said. It seems that our place is in an awkward atmosphere. I tried to break the silence in the midst of us.

” Really? He never told me that. Maybe I am prettier than her since he chose me. ” I awkwardly laugh afterward.

Caleb answered hesitantly, ” Ah yes, maybe my friend falls hard on you. ”

” Let’s stop that conversation and eat. Our lunch break will be over soon. ” Ken said

After he said those, no one dared to speak again until we finished having our lunch.

” Ahm Ken! I will just borrow my best friend for a while. We will just go to the restroom. ” Rhea asked

” Sure. ” he agreed shortly.

Ken stood up and left. Caleb followed Ken while Rhea and I went straight to the restroom. The words Caleb spoke back then are disturbing my mind. Who is he pertaining to?

” Beshy, hey ”

I was snapped out of my thoughts because Rhea shook me.

” What? What did you say?

” I said if you know that Cutie, I mean Caleb pertaining to? ”

I just rolled my eyes when she said cutie. Gosh, this girl, I thought she was loyal to my brother.

” I do not know. ” I said shortly.

” Ahh, I am curious about that girl. Who is she, and what is her part in the life of Ken to shake up his mood back then?

Even I noticed a change in mood of Ken when Caleb opened that thing. I am curious, no, I do not care about them. We immediately finish fixing ourselves and go straight to the classroom.

When we arrived, Caleb waved at us and pointed to the two vacant seats beside him. Rhea immediately grabs me towards where Caleb was pointing a while ago. When we go near Caleb, I notice the bag of Ken on the seat beside the chair I will be seated.

“Ken is just in the comfort room, but he will come back shortly. ” Caleb told me.

I looked at him and gave him an awkward smile, ” I am not finding him. ”

I was seated on the chair. After a while, Ken arrives, but like in the cafeteria, he is still quiet. I did not pay attention to him since he may be enjoyed staring blankly in the window. Our teacher came in, and our classes continued.

” Okay, guys listen up! Your project for this semester will be by partners. Your project is entitled to get to know each other with a twist. It is like typical getting to know each other, but you need to add a twist. It is really up to you guys how you will be doing it. Your partners will be your seatmates. ” our teacher explained.

My jaw almost dropped at our teacher’s instruction. Seriously, what joke does fate trying to play with us to make us closer to each other? I look at my seatmate who is smiling like a dog right now. Seeing his reaction, I cannot determine how I will react. However, his mood is better than a while ago.

” Who would have thought? Maybe we are fated to each other. ” he said smilingly.

I just rolled my eyes at what he said, but I kept listening to our teacher as she went over the requirements. After the discussion, our teacher left. I just fixed my things and then stood up. I am near the classroom exit when Ken called me. I irritably looked at him and gave him a ” what do you want ” look.

” Take care in going home, I will marry you soon. ” he said smilingly.

” Ayieee! ” our classmates’ giggled.

I felt like all the blood in my body went up into my face. It is mixed with giggles and shyness. I am shy because Ken shouted those words, but at the same time, His smile, which has the power to make pants fall, makes you giggle. I manage to smile at him.

” You too, take care. ” I said.

” Why? Because you will marry me? Ayie, I giggled, ” he said and act giggling. The confidence of this guy is too high. I grinned and turned my back to him and said,

” Of course not, you can be a target of dogs, it might mistake you as their relatives. ”

After that, I left the classroom, but I still hear the laughter inside caused by our classmates. While walking, I cannot help but listen to the whisper of students passing by, or maybe they do it on purpose.

” That girl is too much. She embarrassed her own boyfriend. It seems like they are not in a relationship the way she acts. One more thing, she is at in disadvantage which is not because Ken is handsome. ” one of the students’ whisper.

” You are right, she is too hard on Ken. If they break up, I am sure she will cry so bad. ” the other student seconded.

I look down because of what I am hearing. Am I really getting too hard on Ken? I cannot help but look to my side when I feel someone’s arms over my shoulder. I looked up and saw Ken smiling.

” Do not mind them. ” Ken said.

” Sorry,” I said in almost no voice sound.

” No worries, let’s go! Let’s eat ice cream. ”

My eyes suddenly shone because of what he said. I love ice cream because it serves as my stress reliever. Ken brought me to the ice cream shop. Caleb and Rhea are already there.

” Finally, the love birds are here. ” Caleb jokingly said

” We will get sick of their sweetness. ” Rhea seconded, and then they exchanged high fives.

I simply gave Rhea the “you will be dead later” look, but she ignored me. Ken gave me the chocolate ice cream. I smiled at him as a sign of thanksgiving.

“So, is it okay if we will do the project together? ” Caleb asked.

” I am fine if the love birds are okay with it, but if they want quality time, who are we to hinder them? ” Rhea answered with a grin on her face.

” We will just do it together, so it will be easier for us to finish that project. ” I answered.

Ken just nodded as a sign of agreement to my answer. Wow, it seems there are things we can both agree with. We just talked about some things with the lead of Caleb. Then, after some time, we decided to go home.

TO BE CONTINUE !