Chapter Forty Four

< Clarence’s POV >

“Yo!”

Her face turns in my direction and then she instantly frowns at my own stare. I guess she doesn’t feel scared or even surprised about the proximity we have anymore. It’s a pity, I even made sure that I leaned closer, too close for her personal bubble as I greeted her.

Seeing that she was so immersed with her phone earlier, I thought I could give her a scare.

“Hello, Clarence,” she greets nonchalantly.

And at that, I frown.

“Ah, that’s it? No more blushes, shyness, or…” I pause a bit to add a dramatic tone. “Maybe fear?”

“No,” is her immediate reply as she asks me to sit across from her. Well, seeing that she chose a table with two diner double booth seats, my, this table is too big for just the both of us.

So, I sat next to her instead.

Her eyes widen and somehow the pinkish tint is visibly shown on her cheeks. That’s the reaction I like to see.

She immediately scoots away from me but the diner booths are good for two people, after all, so she has to