PAIN UNDER HIS RUTHLESS SPELL

o? Do you like Chave? No... no... I mean, yo

don't know but I am really laughing because he is thrilled. I can't deny Chave's good looks. I remem

ied me to shop for the ingredients I needed whil

," I mumbled when I rec

Zeya said ent

bother to look. Only later when I'm with Aze.

in the second semester,"

en we got out of the registrar

average?" Z

yet, I'll check it l

"My average for the first semester is..

ist of honor students because you

!" he said

way and many students are walking around. We stopped coming out of gate 2 when we saw Chave sto

ing home?"

Chave's question. I stared at him, tr

I answere

were looking at us. Followed by Zeya

ing. "I'll take it, just for a moment... I'll go back to the bleachers fir

while carrying my shopping. I saw how he shoo

ing on you. I've never seen you make the first move. Alright! Bye, it's up to you in y

now but I feel like I'm sweating because of what Chave did. This is the

partner?" Chave

also noticed the umbrella he was holding when he opened it and offered me an umbrella. I f

I was about to grab the paper bag

au." he smi

when my ears heard a familiar sound, a

Hanzel's joke!" someone

ff his helmet. He stared at me as if asking a question. I just smiled at him t

Cha," Aze said calmly befor

have smiled at Aze

e playing basketball," Aze smiled back before sn

Chave," I

? Take care and see you soon,

ning of the umbrella. I turned to Aze when he han

est was pounding when A

He held my wrist again so he could support me to sit down pr

washing?" I as

ced a few drops of water dripping from his

ed carbonara, your favorite," he sai

. The paper bag was not too loose an

sat down on the sofa. I was not surprised when he sat next to me and rested his head on my left shoul

Cha. Congratulations..." Aze

n't push him away and I can't tell him that I'm only falling more and more into what he's

8.32 this semester, I'm 96.14, s

ist. I was surprised but I didn't show it. C

m me because for sure when you get a boyfriend, your time will be divided between me, your best friend, and you

s ago. He pressed his face to

ase, don't,

t met him a while ago," I explaine

w that move, Cha," I

ne, Aze," I

y here for too long beside him. He is begging me not to commit to someone e

ter..." I said goodby

kitchen while drinking cold water. I

ing broadly while holding his cell phone. I nervously turned to what he was looking at and it was as if reality poured into me when

of us used to be there. I sat beside him wearing a fake smile

our crush? You

to cry because I saw her

tric

ecept

t? It's really my secret crush," he

a secret!" I sti

ake his secret into the deepest part of

riend. I don't have the ability to tell him how I really feel and the sting that wraps around my heart because I'm just his best friend. At t