Under The Naked Moon

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h probably explains why I work part-time at Relax Coffee Shop. Today, like any other day, I couldn't resist the temptati

le of the other girls on campus. But as soon as I stepped out of the house, the cold breeze hit me like a tonne of bricks, and the warmth from my coffee vanished instantly. I f

of students donning sweaters, jackets, and jeans. I felt like the only one who hadn't received the memo about the weather change. I was supp

xperienced on Monday. I quietly scanned the room, desperately seeking an empty seat in a place where I would not have to mingle much with people and also not be seen as an antisocial person. To my surprise, I spotted a familiar face waving and smiling at me. It

and contorted his face as though he'd been shot in the heart, almost making me panic, thinking he was having a heart attack. "So, after sav

s he dramatically fell off his chair, causing everyone around us to stare in disbelief. The entire class turned to see what had caused t

to fall that way to the ground. I told him sorry, and he said no to me. He said I owed him a favour. And hearing cute boys like him say anything about a favour from a girl, then it's sex that they need. I look at his innocent-looking cute

tion of the entire class. The teacher paused but decided to continue the lesson. In my desperation to end the awkward situation, I reluctantly agreed to whatever he was about to suggest, even though, in my mind, I was never going to keep to

y made it rain on my desk. I looked at him, seeing how he grinned at me. He was obviously having the best day of his life; he was indeed enjoying everything. I think this bully just found his new prey. I thought of what to do to him—let hi

nger at school. But as I walked, someone suddenly grabbed my hand and

guy?" I asked, trying to

e me a favour, and I'm taking you to redeem

ooking frightened. "I won't do it; I'll never do

is habit of mine of jumping to conclusions—a very bad habit of mine—that thought that all guys wanted was sex. "What were you thinking before? No, you didn't think I was going to...

, "How could I not have known? This guy is jus

, please tell me,

out you? I can't call you Pen Gu

campus, and he wants to bring me to school and back every day since he doesn't attend college. But that would be embarrassing. I told him I

d his boyfriend must be a caring person. "Alright

est friend, you bitch! There's no going back now. What if you need a pen t

fee. I told him that I worked there, and he was also amazed. I told him about the different coffee recipes served a