I don't like him
I don't like him
Since he was early to class most of the times just like right now, there was still time before the first class commenced so he went outside the class to give Mia a call. It rang, which was a good thing, but she didn't answer the call. He called her a second time and pleaded silently for her to answer her calls but she still didn't.
Aside from the fact that he didn't want her missing classes this period when they were preparing for tests and exams, he was used to her presence and didn't want to be alone. Being alone means there was no much distraction so Katie Engels would probably come sit beside him and say those nonsense things she said about wanting to know him blah blah. Being alone also meant he would be very tempted to stare at Chloe. That was a temptation he wasn't sure he would be able to overcome. If Mia was seated beside him, at least she would block his view of Chloe so whenever the urge came to look at Chloe, he would simply speak with Mia instead and she seemed to have caught on it but didn't say a word about it.
Thankfully, he had Leo's number so he called Leo who also didn't pick his call. This made him worried. How could Leo and Mia not answer their phones and Mia was also not in school? Did something happen to Mia? Or did something happen to Leo? That had to be it. He called Leo again but he still didn't pick up. He sighed in resignation before turning around to head back to class for now.
He was utterly surprised when he saw Chloe approaching. She was just coming to school now. Lately, she seemed to look very dull and uninterested in anything. She wore a blue formal gown with a low shoe. Very simple. Her make up was almost invisible but he had studied her face for long to know she wore it. Her hair was tied to the back of her head and surprisingly, she wasn't carrying one of those fancy designer's bag of hers but she carried a small backpack instead, which she wore on her back.
Chloe sensed she was being watched so she looked ahead attentively and saw Jeremy. There was a flicker of surprise on her face before she went back to normal. He looked the same. Hair in a ponytail, a white shirt tucked in grey pants and black shoe.
The previous day, they didn't settle whatever was between them. After she gave him the sweet and watched his reaction, she left in a hurry, feeling extremely guilty but Jeremy didn't understand why she was reacting that way. He had thought he understood women since he had been really close with his mother and then Ellie, but he had been wrong. He didn't understand Chloe one bit.
He moved closer to her and stopped when he was standing in front of her, "Mia isn't picking her calls. Neither is your brother. I think something happened."
Chloe tried to hide her disappointment. She had thought he was approaching her for a different reason but this was also a serious issue so she took out her phone and dialed her brother's number. He didn't pick up.
"Try dialing Mia's number again." She told him. He did that also but she still didn't answer.
Chloe also became worried. Was her brother sick? Or was Mia?
"After the first class, I'll drive down to his place to confirm."
"I'll go with you." He included himself immediately.
"Not necessary."
"Necessary! Mia is my friend and Leo is my.... well..." He scratched the back of his neck as he thought about what to say, "Your brother....?"
"Someone needs to stay in case any important announcement would be made."
"That is why we have group chats." He waved his phone in front of her eyes. "Everything about the department is sent here."
The look on his face turned to a sad one and Chloe seemed to catch on immediately.
"I don't like him."
"What? Who?" He asked in confusion.
She bit her lower lip before answering, "Kelvin. There is nothing between the two of us." She explained. "You saw the picture on the group chat, I guess?"
Jeremy nodded sadly. "I did." He knew Chloe didn't like Kelvin. She had made it obvious from the onset but he couldn't help the jealousy he felt. He had never been with Chloe that way before— In a fancy restaurant and proper outfit. Either they were in school or at work, except when he followed her home and to James' party.
"He... was your blind date right?"
There was something Chloe realised recently, and that was the fact that she didn't like seeing Jeremy look sad. Maybe because she was used to seeing him smile, laugh, tease her and look shy. She didn't like the way he looked and it made her feel extremely guilty thinking it was her fault.
"Yes. But I left. Almost immediately. And I put him in his place." She watched his face curiously and saw how much he was trying to hide the smile that was spreading on his face.
"I'll... just go... wash my hand." He said and hurried away from her immediately.
Chloe could imagine the broad smile on his face and she chuckled. It was actually the first time she was laughing in forever.
Since the past week, things hadn't been easy for her. And she wasn't talking about business, she was talking about her family. She could see how displeased her mother looked whenever they bumped into each other at home. It seemed she hadn't mentioned about her tantrum to her father because he hadn't said anything about it.
This morning especially, she had realised something. Something which made her tensed.
While getting ready for school, she had recieved a call from the least person she had expected, her ex boyfriend, David.