"What's this?" I stared at Kenan and Gab in disbelief.They were ready with sports clothes and flashlights around their necks.I glanced at the clock on the wall in the corner of the room and frowned in confusion. It's almost midnight, so what are they here for?"Could I have a bottle of water and some snacks?" asked Kenan, who smiled innocently."Wait a minute! You're not serious about climbing up the mango tree in front of my house, are you?" I argued."Didn't you see our clothes?" interjected Gabriel with his hands on his hips.For whatever reason, they must have lost their minds."Listen, this is so crazy! What if you guys fall or get into some other trouble?" I looked at the two of them in turn.Kenan and Gab shook their heads slowly."Don't worry, we'll be fine! Just give us lots of drinks and snacks, and everything will be fine!" Gab winked at me.I can't argue with them anymore; if that's what they want, what can I do?I left Kenan and Gab to get some snacks in the kitchen. I
I stopped my steps. Now, my mind and conscience are fighting fiercely within me. Lenny was bullying a girl I knew who was in first grade. And of course, her hands were so light, giving slap after slap to the girl.That girl reminded me of my old self, and at that time, I really wished that someone would come to help me. But no one ever came for me.Should I just move on and ignore her as they ignored me? But my conscience strongly refused. I can't bear to look at it.I grabbed my cell phone from my pocket and called Kenan."Hey, what's up?" Kenan asked once the phone was connected."When you had to choose between thoughts and feelings, which would you choose?" I asked without preamble."Feeling!" Kenan said without thinking.Yeah, he answered that quickly; of course he didn't think."Why?""Because if you don't do what your feelings say, you might regret it later!" Kenan answered casually.I took a deep breath, then ended the call without saying goodbye to Kenan.I put my phone in my
This is not a private house. It looks more like a shelter for the homeless. I can only take a deep breath, seeing my house filled with Kenan's friends and several girls that Clarisa and Tiana brought. Either way, this is too much. Not to mention Roy and his friends, who will be coming soon. I had forbidden him to come, but he insisted out of worry. I don't know what he will think of me when he sees the boys who are now filling every corner of my house."Kei, where is your skincare? I left mine at home, so I asked for yours first; where did you put it?" Tiana shouted.Ah, skincare?"In the drawer!" I shouted.I walked slowly through the rooms in my house to find Kenan and Gab, the culprits who caused this mess to happen. I have to scold them for this. I thought they'd just take a few people, but what is this? Did they bring a class to stay here?"Relax, this time we brought our food!" exclaimed Kenan, who had just emerged from the entrance.Kenan smiled innocently while showing two lar
With unsteady steps, I walked to class. I don't know why school feels so quiet today. Probably because none of the Aster Gang were making a fuss. Clarisa said that they went on vacation to Japan.It seems that being rich is a lot of fun. You can skip school and take a vacation at any time."Kei, it looks like you don't need to come in today!" cried Clarisa, who was running up to me.I looked at her, confused. Does she hear my heart that wants to skip classes and have a vacation?No, that's impossible!And Clarisa's panicked face made me curious: why did she suddenly ask me to skip classes and block my way?"What's wrong?" I asked when Clarisa stopped in front of me. Gee"Go home, no, go for a walk! Take Roy to the mall or wherever it is!" Clarisa pushed me back in a hurry.Something is wrong!I shook Clarisa's hand and pulled her aside to get away from me.I ran as fast as I could to get to class.Via and Tiana were putting so much trash into the big plastic bags they held.I approach
"You two went together?" Roy glared sharply at me.Kenan didn't say anything and just sat casually in the living room.Dad has permitted me to go to Grandma's house with Kenan. Only Roy was annoyed. I know he must be jealous; his girlfriend is going out with a guy he doesn't like. Who wouldn't be annoyed?"Just postpone your departure; today I have a basketball competition; I will accompany you to go tomorrow!" Roy ordered.Kenan, who heard Roy's words, immediately stood up and approached us."And what if your team makes it to the finals? You have to fight the next day! We can't wait too long!" Kenan snapped."Didn't you go there because you missed your grandmother? What's wrong with waiting a little longer?" Roy said.I took a deep breath and tried to stand in the middle of Roy and Kenan. Yeah, just in case they lose control and throw punches at each other like before."Roy, there's something I can't explain; I went to my grandma's house to take care of something important; we can't
"None of them!"Kenan and I just gawked at Grandma's words. For whatever reason, that psychopath makes me overwhelmed. I don't know how else to deal with it.We've put all the pictures of the boys in my school on the table, and none of them came to Grandma's house the other day."That boy is wearing the same uniform as the boys in this photo are wearing. However, his face is not in any of them; I thought he was your close friend," said Grandma, who looked confused.I glanced at Kenan, who was silently looking at the photos."Is there a problem? Why are you asking this? He came over and said that he is your close friend, and he even showed you recent photos and ridiculous stories about you and your friends! Aren't you guys close?" Grandma looked at me worriedly.I don't know what reason to give Grandma. I don't want her to be burdened with this problem."Kei has a secret admirer, someone who loves her; when you tell her that someone came, Kei thought, He is that secret admirer!" Kenan
I ignored Kenan's call. He kept on rambling about changing schools, and it was very annoying. I'm glad that he cares about me, but not in this way. I don't want to burden him anymore. I've had a lot of help from him."Excuse me, are you Kei?" shouted someone from behind me.I stopped walking and turned to see a girl standing behind me with a pale face."Yes?" I said I was confused."Aster Gang is looking for you; they will finish me off if I don't bring you to them!" cried the girl with a trembling voice."Where are they?" I asked while getting closer to the girl."They're in the hall," the girl said quickly.I nodded slowly and quickly headed down the hall. I don't know why my feelings are so bad. And usually, bad feelings never go wrong. Even so, I will still face it. I won't run away.The girl kept following me. She looks terrified. From her dress, I could tell that she was a first grader.I stopped for a moment when I saw the faces of the Aster Gang, complete with Marko in there.
I, Kenan, and the Aster Gang sat neatly in a row in Mrs. Merry's room.The woman kept on nagging at length about school rules and so on. And of course, none of us wanted to listen to it.I lost my respect for her a long time ago. So, there's no reason to hear her rambling anymore."Do you understand what I mean?" Mrs. Merry snapped with a blushing face.Everyone fell silent; no one even looked at the woman."This isn't working? Alright, it looks like your parents should be called!" threatened Mrs. Merry.Everyone immediately straightened up in a panic."This is a teenager's business; why should parents interfere? Isn't it normal for us to fight sometimes?" protested Lenny."Normal, you say? If I didn't come, Marko might die! Remember, Lenny, there are mistakes that the school cannot tolerate!" snapped Mrs. Merry.Wow! What a show! It's the first time I've seen someone snap at Lenny like that, let alone a teacher. Look at her ridiculously ugly, surprised face. It's too bad I couldn't c