"A-aj..." I weakly exclaimed. I didn't expect him to come. Isn't he mad at me?

"Clare," he said directly to me and then fixed Mark with sharp eyes. Mark did the same, he also gave AJ a sharp look. They are staring at each other and it seems as if electricity is flowing between their eyes.

At the moment, I feel fear. I don't know who to approach. I looked back and forth between the two of them. I retreated a little but AJ immediately grabbed my wrist so I didn't go too far.

"Don't leave. Stay here" he said directly while not taking his eyes off Mark. I just followed AJ even against my will. And I just turned my head.

A long silence continued. Neither of them spoke. You can only hear the movement of the hands of the wall clock in the whole room.

"Why are you here? What are you planning and forcing my girlfriend?" AJ said breaking the silence. I immediately looked at him, he wasn't looking at me, but his eyes remained fixed on Mark.

"Maybe you don't know that Clare has become my girlfriend and somehow I still have the right to be friends and talk to her" as the room was so quiet, what they were saying was already echoing. And I didn't know it myself, but when Mark said that, my heart suddenly jumped for joy.

I'm happy but I don't want what I feel because I want to forget him.

"As far as I can see, you're not talking to him. It's more like you're forcing him" AJ said firmly and in the tone of his speech it was like he was challenging a fight so I stopped him and held his arm as soon as possible.

"AJ, please let's go. Let's go" there's a pleading sound in my voice hoping that he will feel it. Thank God, his gaze shifted to me and the aura of his face gradually changed.

"Okay" was all he said but it had a big impact on me. I smiled and said goodbye to him for a moment because I was just going to get my bag and when I got my bag we left and we left Mark there.

Honestly, somehow I still love Mark so I stopped AJ. Even though we have been separated for a long time, I don't want him to be hurt because of me, it's okay for me to be hurt. It's okay that I'm the only one who gets hurt because until now I haven't been able to move on, just don't let him. Even though I know the truth that he didn't love me, I still love him and with that love, I can accept even if I get hurt. I'm just stupid, right? Yes, maybe that's how I am. But what can I do? I'm really annoying myself.

While AJ and I were walking together, I was shocked because he suddenly grabbed my hand. I stopped walking so he stopped too. I looked at him and asked him shyly.

"AJ, I'm sorry if I ask this, but why are you holding my hand?" I even scratched the back of my neck with my free hand.

He looked like he was stunned for a moment and then he shifted his gaze to our holding hands it looked like he suddenly came to his senses so he immediately let go and was angry as before.

"You can handle yourself, you're old." He said rudely and just left me. I raised an eyebrow at what happened. What was that? Mood swings? It's just terrible. Just like pregnant?

I scratched the back of my neck again and was stung and then I continued my walk. What could have happened there? Sweet then suddenly grumpy. Wow, it's just like she's pregnant.

Mark Adrian's POV

Clare has left but I'm still not leaving here. It's like the whole incident doesn't want to sink into my brain. It's like my feelings don't want to accept that Clare chose AJ over me. There's something in me that is angry because she chose that man over me who truly loves her. I don't even know the real story but I can only say one thing, you can tell from a man if he's just acting or if he's really doing what he's doing. You will know from his actions if he is just playing with you or if he is taking you seriously.

"He loves me. He loves me not. He loves me. He loves ---" I saw Clare removing the petals one by one from the flower in her hand. I watched it silently while leaning my back against the wall. And while he was removing the flower petals one by one, I started to smile while watching him. I don't know him that well yet but I have always seen him here in the garden every afternoon he would pick a gumamela and then remove the petals one by one.

I always see him happy. There is always a smile on her beautiful face. Even though I'm only in grade 6, I feel that I like him. And every day that passes I try to gather my strength so that I can confess to him. And on this day, I gathered all my strength. I will be honest with him.

I approached him with a smile. "I think, I love you when you love me," I said causing her to look at me. I never expected to be as happy as I am now. I saw her beautiful face up close. It's really beautiful.

"Really?" he asked smiling. It was obvious from his face that he was happy, which made me smile.

"Yes, you pick flowers every day, what man wouldn't like you" he was suddenly stunned by what I said. He suddenly covered his mouth and immediately stood up and suddenly shook my shoulder. It's fun to look at.

"BROTHER! How did you know that? It's just a secret. BROTHER!" I don't know if my eardrums will break every time he says the word brother because he speaks so loudly that he shouts the word brother.

"Shhh! Secret. I won't tell" I teased him. And I even laughed at him causing him to shake both of my shoulders again. And he started teasing me.

"Brother, please, pretty awesome, please. Tell me please!" He begged like a child robbed of candy.

I just came back to reality when I felt tears coming from my eyes. I immediately wiped it and left the room. Maybe there is no way for Clare to know the truth.

I was walking quietly in the hallway when my eyes caught my eye. I stopped walking and approached the bulletin board.

AUDITION FOR THE COLLEGE PROM NIGHT KING & QUEEN!

It would be okay if Clare and I were still together. I hope I can invite him here so that we can audition in case we are done. It's all over and I might not even have a chance to tell Clare the truth. I don't even have a chance to tell him what I really feel.

So I was sad to leave.

Zoe's POV

"I can do it," I said to myself while wiping the tears that kept falling from my eyes. I was here on the rooftop, this is where I thought of running when Mark and I got together earlier. It's really painful to accept that he didn't follow me or hug me or even stop me earlier, instead he just let me go. It really hurts to accept that the one you love doesn't love you. Slap it.

"Mark. I hope you love me too" I said to myself crying again.

"Because Mark, I love you. If only you really knew... I love you so much"

Hannah Mikaella's Pov

have they left me? I just scratched my head. I only noticed for a moment, I just cried, and then they all disappeared.

I'm here in the room where I left Lance and Clare earlier because I'm disappointed they're not here anymore. So I had no choice but sadly took my bag and emotionally walked down the hallway as if I had died.

It's annoying. Lance should be with me today. He should bring me to us now. We should joyride. We should bond, what's the case? Failed. Really disappointed.

"Fail. Bad luck. Fail. What's next?" I said it echoed in the hallway.

Maybe it's okay because if I knew I would be the only person here. Because you know when you're a student at home, you don't even know where to go after school. Haha, if I could talk I wouldn't be a student.

"Unfortunate, Hannah. You're so beautiful, you're so beautiful," I said again, echoing again.

I just continued being emotional. Until I didn't even notice that my feet stopped walking and my body started moving towards the bulletin board.

"Audition for college prom night?" There was no life that I read in what was written.

I was stunned for a moment and kept staring at the poster. Thinking how this poser can help me. And is it possible that when I do what I thought, it can work?

I turned to the left and right first because maybe later someone would see me but didn't I say earlier that the students had already gone home so no one would see? Hey, I'm crazy.

After turning left and right, I took my ballpen from my bag and wrote the names. I don't know if they will be happy or angry with what I do but I can only say one thing. It will be fun. And of course, I will be happy.

And when I wrote my name, I added small hearts. Ayeee. I'm just thinking about what's going to happen, I'm so excited.

Clare Victoria's Pov

"Hannah, what did you do?" I hardly know whether to be angry or angry with what Hannah did. Maybe it can be both. Because now I'm angry with him.

I saw him smiling. "Oh..."

I'm just annoyed that I'm now holding the list where Hannah just wrote us without our permission and now here she is smiling because of what she did.

"Gosh Hannah..." I washed my face because of annoyance. Terrible! So, it was really lunchtime. Why can't you just go home and give us this list? I don't know why we need to be given a copy.

"Hehe. I'm really sorry Clare. I thought you'd be happy so I did that"

I washed my face again. I once again focused my eyes on the paper where my name was written opposite AJ's who just yesterday got angry again. That man is annoying. When I remember him I get annoyed. Really pissed off.

"Does Lance already know this?" I asked Hannah as my eyes remained looking at the list.

"Actually, not yet..." he responded shyly, causing me to look back at him and exclaim.

"Huh? He doesn't know yet?"

He nodded shyly. I just scratched my head. Hannah made a problem. What if AJ finds out what he might do to me? He got angry yesterday. Alas! Maybe it will disappear later. Alas! I hope not.

"What the hell is that Hannah? I hope you at least thought about Lance..." I was interrupted because Lance suddenly came with a tray of what we ordered.

"Oh, my name was included. Are you talking about me?" He asked us with a smile. Lance looked at me and Hannah but I didn't pay attention to that I just adjusted my seat and simply hid the paper.

"Nope. You just heard your name, you immediately. We were talking about Tyler Lanterns. The..."

I just started eating while Hannah was making up a story. I don't know what I will do later. He can't yell at me.

Alas! I hope not.