“Drake, can we talk for a second?” asked Stellar
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s anything we should talk about. So can you just leave?” said Drake, trying to politely expel Stellar.
But like someone who has no shame, Stellar tries to stick by holding Drake’s hand while begging to speak. Even when Drake tries to pull her hand aside, Stellar keeps gripping Drake’s hand and won’t let go.
“I see I’ve made a mistake, I may look like a shameless person, but I don’t care about that. I just want you to know I realized that I love you. I was dumb because I didn’t realize this was the beginning. But Now I’m Here begging you to come back.” Stellar said pleading.
“Good if you know you’re dumb.” Said Natty who came up to Drake to make everyone stare at her and make Stellar look at her.
Natty came up with an elegant look. With her sharp eyes she glanced at Stellar’s hand holding Drake’s hand. Natty forcibly releases Stellar’s hand, then she embraces Drake as if to say that Drake has become hers.
“You’re stupid enough to let him go. Now this precious man is mine so you can leave now. Thank you.” Natty says with a cynical smile confident herself.
Stellar was very offended, but seeing everyone staring at her with a stare as if they were laughing at her made Stellar unable to say anything else, she even left very upset. Alex and Ruby are thrilled that Stellar is gone, only Drake is still fixated on staring at Natty with confusion.
“Is it okay to say we’re dating? Won’t your girlfriend be sad?” asked Drake while whispering into Natty’s ear.
Actually, Drake just wants to play around with saying all that. He’s just trying to his friend. But it upset Natty until she pushed and punched Drake hard in the stomach. Natty also looked at him sharply, even though it wasn’t as sharp as before.
“Don’t take this seriously just because I helped you get away from that snake girl. Why does your mouth always have to offend me...” Natty said while muttering.
Natty turned around and wanted to go back to her class. It was only then that Drake realized Natty’s right leg was yet bandaged and her path was even limping. Drake embraced Natty’s body and held her with both hands. Everyone there shouted out loud as if they were watching a romantic scene. Meanwhile, Natty stares at Drake with a shocked stare, and it seems she doesn’t like Drake’s actions either.
“What are you doing? Put me down!” said Natty while yelling at Drake. But Drake looked at her with a grin.
“My eyes are disturbed to see the way you walk like that. Let’s just say I’m returning the favor for your help. You’ll be happy because I’m going to be your leg as long as your feet hurt, from now on.” Drake replied with a smile.
Drake carried Natty and took her back to her class. Everyone who passes by looks at them with a stare of awe. Drake smiled while Natty attempted to cover her face as she felt so ashamed. If only she could throw her face away, maybe Natty had already done it. She seemed very embarrassed and upset, but she didn’t have the strength to take off the drake’s hands lifting her.
They get to Natty’s class and Drake takes Natty in and sits in her chair. Natty gets ashamed because her classmates, even Helena is there and sees her being carried by Drake. Natty is so embarrassed that she feels her image as a tough and cool girl has been destroyed.
“You don’t want to thank me for driving you?” asked Drake with a smile.
“You still dare ask me to thank you? You’re the one who should thank you because I didn’t hit you. You’ve shamed me...” Natty said with an annoyed face.
Drake has always been very fond of pranking Natty, because of a superficial hatred for no reason. But now it’s like a hobby he has to do. That’s why he still likes to upset Natty, even though they’re already good friends. After all, Natty’s annoyed face was like a cure to make him smile. Even now he's smiling, and Natty is smiling at him.
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The sound of people running echoes in the corridors. A girl appears to run rushing and indeed makes others walking in the corridor pull over out of fear and shock. The girl looked so anxious that her face was flushed and sweat-soaked her face.
Arriving in front of the class, she ran towards Natty. Natty was indeed very surprised when one of her friends approached her in a hurry. Even her breathing was stung and unreliable. She's trying to say something, but her breathing is so irregular that it’s hard to understand what she’s saying.
“ calm down and tell me one by one. What’s wrong?” said Natty, and the girl took her advice and adjusted her breathing.
“Seriously, your mother is scolding Mrs. Gale in the teacher’s office. She's raging there.” She replied she told her what she saw.
Natty was very shocked, and she even stood up, even though her right leg was still sore. Drake understands the anxiety Natty is going through, and he’s also concerned about Natty. Drake grabs Natty’s hand to help her stand up, but Natty pulls Drake’s hand away and runs fast.
Even the pain of her legs, when she ran, was no longer felt. Natty knew her mom very well, and she knew her mother would make a fuss. But more than that, she’s more concerned about Gale. Natty fears that the reason her mom is angry at the teacher’s office is that she knows about Natty’s relationship with Gale. She didn’t want her mom to say words that would hurt Gale or indeed destroy Gale’s career as a teacher.