Chapter 93: Chapter 93

I run fast in direction of my first class English. The first bell had already rung.

Today I got a bit late and definitely because of Ethan. We slept yesterday at my old dorm and Gavin was groaning and whimpering in sleep that I couldn't sleep properly.

Ethan woke up at 6 and went for his football practice. Grace had forgot to put her alarm yesterday and the three of us slept peacefully until 8: 35 when Ethan called me after his practice. He had extra practice today and he had told me to not wait for him for breakfast.

Then it was a rush. I woke Grace up and then ran to my dorm. Thankfully Ethan brought me breakfast from canteen. After quickly brushing and changing, I had the breakfast and it was only 8:55. But then he pulled me down to the bed and started kissing me. He only stopped when the first bell rang at school.

So here I'm once again running through the corridors to reach my class before the teacher steps in.

At last I reach the class and peek in through the window. I leave a relieved sigh as Mrs Kelly hasn't arrived yet. I step inside and walk to my usual seat in the third row. I pull out my books from my bag and proceed to put the bag in the drawer under the desk. But then something's blocking the bag from entering the small space and I bend a little to look what it is.

It's a small box. I take it out and I realize it's a small chocolate box containing five chocolates arranged in a pentagon.

Who forgot this chocolate box here ??

" Oh..wow ! Chocolate ! Today is your birthday or something ?", A guy who is sitting on the nearby desk turn and ask me.

" No..not my birthday. I don't a..actually know who forgot this....chocolate box here..under my table.", I say.

The guy gets up from his chair and yanks the box from my hands. " Oh..! It's for you itself. Your name is Nate, right ?", he says chuckling, looking at the box.

" Yeah...Is my n..name on the box ?", I ask confused.

" Yeah..here look.", he says and shows the box to me. It's only then I notice a white card in the middle of the chocolates.

'Nate..I love you so much ♡'

is written on the card and I almost choke on my spit. Is it Ethan who left this box here to give me a surprise?

No if it was Ethan, he would write Michael, right ? And wait ! This isn't his handwriting.

Then who left it ? Seriously, who in this school other than Ethan, loves me ?

" You might have some secret admirers in this class.", the guy beside me says. " But there's less chance for it. This might be someone from the football team, crazy for you. ", he side eyes me to see my expression.

I don't know how I should react to this. But anyway I open my mouth.

" You meant Ethan by a..any Chance ?", I ask.

" Uhm...yeah..", the guy nods with a slight chuckle, waving the chocolate box in the air.

" No. It's not him. This isn't his...handwriting. And he o..only likes me as a friend.", I reply.

" So you like him more than a friend?", he asks raising an eyebrow, courageously.

" No. He is only a f..friend.", I reply and look away clearly showing my annoyance on my face. I should have actually ignored his earlier comment rather than asking him whether he meant Ethan.

" Okay..then let's find out who is the coward who left this box here without a name. HEY... ALL OF YOU LISTEN HERE ! ", he suddenly shouts grabbing everyone's attention, giving me not time to respond. I try to stop him as he continues to speak but there's no use.

" Hey who put this chocolate box with a love letter under our stutt...I mean Nate's desk ?"

" Oh..chocolate ! ", Guys squeal barging towards us.

" Hey..are you fucking nursery kids ! Who put it here ? ", the guy beside me asks in between the push and pull for chocolate, but at lass ends up grabbing one chocolate from the box.

" WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE ?",

It was Mrs Kelly who shouted from the doors.

Everyone instantly goes back to their seats and greets her. The guy beside me also sits down in his seat after putting the empty chocolate box on my desk. I quickly take it and place it under my table. The love card was lying on the floor. I immediately bend down and grab it, placing it in my jeans pocket.

At lunch I meet up with Ethan and the four of them at canteen. Gavin didn’t take a leave today. Cause he was feeling perfectly fine after he woke up, morning. I don't talk about the chocolate box during lunch. Cause I don't know how Ethan will react. I know he will surely get upset, at least a little bit. And Milan and Dulce still thinks we are only friends. I don't want them to get suspicions.

In the next hour Calculus class, I and Ethan are sitting together in the third row, discussing the portion Mr Hibbert is currently teaching. And a few people around us are glancing and side eying us. We don't mind them and I continue to explain to him how to integrate e to the x squared.

" You see, I'll today listen carefully to Mr Hibbert and correctly solve all the problems he writes on board.", Ethan says smiling once I finish explaining the problem.

" Let's see whether it h..happens or you end up sleeping.", I say.

" No. I won't.", he shakes his head. " Have I ever slept in a class when my baby is beside me ?", he asks me lowly.

" S..stop saying cheesy stuff while in class.", I whisper back to him. He just smiles and shakes his head, grabbing more attention from people.

Soon Mr Hibbert steps into the class and we stand up from out seats to greet him. Ethan doesn't sit down even after I and most of the class sit down. So I confusedly tilt my head to see him staring intently at a piece of paper which he is holding in his hands.

Wait ! Shit ! It's the love card I got today morning. How did he get it ? How the hell did it fall out of my pocket ?

Looking at his face I feel nervous. His eyebrows are scrunched up and he is chewing on his tongue. He looks mad as well as upset. I don't know what to do now. How will I explain it to him ?

" Why aren't you sitting down ? Should I tell you specially ?", Mr Hibbert asks in an irritated voice. I instantly grab Ethan's arm and pull him down. He glares at me for a moment. The look in his eyes send a shiver down my spine and I already feel at lose of words. He then tilts his head back, crumpling the piece of paper in his hands. His other hand is also fisted into a ball. His lips are shivering in anger.

" E..Ethan..it's..It's not like what you t..think.", I say reaching to grab the piece of crumbled paper from his hands but he yanks my hands away. I look around and a few people has already noticed the sudden tension between us.

" Look..it's actually..I..",

" Who gave you this ?", he asks through gritted teeth.

" Ethan..actually..I- I don't know."

" What you don't know ? Then how it came in your pocket ?", he asks tilting his head and glaring at me, furious.

" It's t..today morning I...I got a.." before I can say anything more, Mr Hibbert shouts at us, furiously.

" What are you two talking over there ? Shut up or get out of my class ! "

" S..sorry sir.", I mumble to Mr Hibbert and shuts my mouth tight, looking straight at the board. I'm almost inwardly panicking. I can hear Ethan's heavy breathe near me.

I tilt my head to Ethan after sometime and the previous anger has disappeared from his face. Instead it's replaced with a kind of dejected heart broken expression. His eyes are almost teary and he looks like he is about to cry. I feel my heart ache looking at him.

" Ethan..", I whisper and he instantly lies down on the desk, tilting his head to the other side.

We don't talk again in Calculus class. The whole time he was lying with his head buried under his arms. Mr Hibbert doesn't bother to call his name. His policy is that 'sleeping is allowed in my class but no side talking.'

When the bell rings, Ethan stands up, placing the crumpled ball of paper on the desk. It's now a tiny ball. This whole time he was crumbling it in his fist.

He hastily picks his book and barge out of the class without a word, totally scaring me. I quickly grab my stuff and runs behind him, of course grabbing attention from people.

" Ethan..", I call as I catch up with him. He further increases the speed of walking. Now everyone in the corridor are looking at us.

" I want to t..talk to you. Stop !", I say.

He stops and tilts his face to me. " Is it that our relationship won't work and you want to break up with me ?", he asks kinda calmly. " Oh ! You don't need to actually break up with me according to our contract. ", his voice breaks as he say it and he brushes away the tears that starts to form in his eyes. I fall silent in shock and he already starts walking away.

" Ethan...w..wait ! ", I call trailing behind him like a desperate puppy. " We have l..lab this hour. Lab is that way.", I say. I have chemistry and he has physics lab this hour.

" I'm not going to lab. You go.", he says.

I grab his hand and stop him, making him face me. " Where are you going without going to lab ?"

" Somewhere.", he says.

" Don't act like a s..stupid person."

" Stupid person ? Hmm...Yes..I'm stupid to think you actually like me.", he mutters.

" Listen..I don't know who the hell put that c..card under my desk. I like you and I'm not g...going behind anyone else."

His eyes goes wide at the instant. Then it twinkles with joy and his whole face suddenly becomes bright. " Tell me once again..", he says.

" What ?", I ask.

" That you like me.", he whispers. I look around and some people has actually stopped on the sides of the corridors to listen to our conversation. I hope they didn't hear anything. Their stares are at our intertwined fingers. At this point I know, we are very obvious. Damn it ! Let them think anything.

" Come..", I say and already starts running back in direction of the labs, holding his hands. I need to tell it out to him. There's probably less people in the corridors leading to the labs.