"Aish, why don't they have good books?" Sohyun complained as she rummage through the shelves in Fiction Section. "These books are trashy!"
"You're just being choosy," I said as I read Detective MJ on The Case. Again.
"You only read teen romance fiction," Chae Moon said, rolling her eyes. "That sucks. Fantasy Fiction's the best."
I saw Daniel trying to talk to Sohyun, but she always walk away. It's unusual.
So I go near Merwin and whispered,
"Do you think something happened between
Daniel and Sohyun? She's like, avoiding him."
"I notice that to," Merwin said. "But you didn't notice this." He showed the book he's reading.
Sherlock Holmes.
"Sherlock Holmes? You've got to be kidding me!" I tried to snatch it from him, but the next thing I knew is our position is too intimitate, too awkward, because we were lying on the floor, facing each other, me over him. Our faces are only centimeters away from each other. He's so handsome up close. I gulped.
"Okay. That should do it," Sohyun said, then Merwin and I got up quickly. I gave Sohyun a 'way to win the moment' look.
"What? I found a book!" Sohyun exclaimed, showing a Jenny Han book.
I looked away and to Merwin. He's reading Sherlock Holmes again. I leaned closer so I can read too. He smelled good.
"Christal," Merwin called me, then my ears perk up. "You can read another Sherlock Holmes. There's another copy."
"Okay," I said, finding another Sherlock Holmes book. When I found it, I sat behind Merwin back-to-back, as usual. My cheeks are still burning as I remember what happened a moment ago. That was the romantic thing that ever happened to me.
I was walking to the gate when I saw Daniel trying to talk to Sohyun. I hid behind the wall then a pair of hands covered my hands.
"Who the hell is this?" I asked as I try to move. I nudged him at the side and he yelped.
"That hurt! Christal, heal me," he said.
"Merwin, why are you sneaking at me like that?" I asked.
"You should've seen your reactions!" Merwin laugh until his stomach hurts.
"Haha," I fake laughed. "Do you think there's something wrong between Daniel and Sohyun?"
He shrugged. "I don't know. They seemed fine yesterday, but that thing earlier..." Oh no, he's gonna say it!
"They're avoiding each other," he said.
Good thing he didn't bring the thing that happened to us earlier.
"You want a ride going home?" He asked, but I wasn't expecting him to. "It's okay if you don't. You're probably waiting for Sohyun, or go with the others."
"No, it's okay. I'm going," I answered.
"They might take a long time talking."
"Let's go," he said, then we walked to the parking lot. We climbed in his car.
I've never rode on the passenger seat, because I always sit at the back. It was always like that, until Merwin came.
While he was driving, he suddenly spoke up, "So, about the thing at the library..."
I gulped. "I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to, you know, do that. It was like, my reflex."
"No prob," he said.
As he stopped at our driveway, I climbed out of his car. I almost forgot.
"Thanks, Merwin." I said.
"Welcome," then he drove away, and I was there at the porch, smiling at myself.