Athena's just got dismissed from class and told Angelica where she's going, it's Friday and as promised, she's going to buy a skateboard with Harith. Harith did not bring Steve with him because he thought how loud he's gonna be. Harith is actually annoyed by it. But he also wants to be alone with Athena. Because as you can remember, Harith lies Athena and he wants to get to know each other first. But the problem is, Harith doesn't know how to start a conversation with her. And Athena knows this, It's just cute for her. But Harith was already able to put together enough courage to start a conversation,
"umm, so what color do you like? for your skateboard?" inside him he's screaming about how dumb he is with starting a conversation,
"I uhh, want it to be color green or pink," she just answered, just to make him feel comfortable even for a little bit,
"uhh, you are aware that I am nervous right?" he asked her
"Haha, yes. totally," she answered him with a laugh.
And Harith has never been embarrassed in his whole life but at least he made her laugh, and that's a point for him. They've arrived at the store, Athena parked the car and they both stepped out the car. Athena looked very excited and Harith is happy to know that. She was able to pick a deck for her, it's color grey and green with a wolf design, she also picked out a wheel, and Harith is the one who picked the trucks and the grip.

It looked perfect, and her smile is so wide and her eyes are begging Harith to teach her right away. And Harith agreed and they both stepped in the car, she drove off to the park and parked the car.
"Ok, this is it!" Athena said
"I guess so, haha" Harith replied with a laugh because she looked so excited and she sounded like a child who can't wait. They stepped out of the car and she's holding her skateboard. Harith still held her hand because he's scared that she might fall. But later on, she asked him not to hold her, she's so happy and at the same time, her heart was pounding, she has not certain if she could continue on riding without falling. She kicked and she's able to move forward. She did it again and again and again and then finally, she fell. Harith saw it coming and so he ran to her to see if she's hurt or something. Well, a small wound doesn't look so bad, instead of being in pain like how she expected, she's happy. Instead of crying, she smiled and that made Harith feel relieved. Harith took out his wallet and opened a band-aid to cover her wound while Athena was just watching him do it. And for three seconds, she felt a bit of romantic excitement. No, it can't be, she's got Alex. Well, it's some kind of 'irresistible' situation and sensation and so she didn't mind it. But in Harith's thoughts, he's si happy that he's able to aid the person he likes, and also spend time with her. Even for a little thing, he felt satisfied, he knows that he maybe just a friend for Athena, thinking about that hurts him. And deep inside him, he's admitting, he's feeling something more than like for Athena. But he doesn't want to ruin things.
He knows to himself that he is not that interesting kind of guy, but at least he's with her, it may not be as the guy he wants to be but as a friend.
She continued skating until it's almost 7 pm. She invited Harith to her place to spend dinner there, and as expected, he agreed. They stepped inside the car and drove off to her place. And when they arrived at her place, Harith is so amazed about the place. If you are to describe it, I think it is safe to say that it is a huge place and quite modern. They headed to the dining area and there he saw Carson. He asked her who he is, and Athena remembered that she told him too that Carson is just her friend, and she thinks that he deserved to know who Carson is. And so she told him everything.
After knowing everything, Harith had a second thought if he really likes her, or if he's going to continue liking her. That is because she is rich! What else can he give her if she can actually buy everything? And for a moment, he felt so small, so small in Athena's world. Not to mention that she told him about Alex. He's totally hurt and that made him leave without a word. Athena tried to chase him but he's on his skateboard. She can't chase after him. And so she just hoped to see him tomorrow at the park or at school. In the meantime, she finished her meal and did all the things she always does.
She received a message from Steve,
From Steve:
"Hey, did something happen? Harith came to my place in a bad mood. I've been asking him but he's not telling me a thing."
To Steve:
"I also don't have any idea what's wrong with Harith. I'm so sorry."
Athena lied down worried if her friend Harith is mad at her for lying about Carson. She then received a message from Alex.
From Alex:
"Hey, good news, my dad is going to send me there to handle our business. We can be together! Oh, I can't wait to see you Love, just wait for me, I love you."
As she saw this message, she was in complete shock. She's surprised that she is not excited about Alex's arrival. It is like, she doesn't want him to come. Was it because of Harith? She then laid down confused and at the same time, she's crying silently for some unknown reasons.
She woke up and she hurried to the shower and did all the same morning routine. Then she went downstairs to finish her breakfast. She texted Steve if he's with Harith.
To Steve:
"Hey, are you with him?"
From Steve:
"Yeah, we're at the park,"
When she read his message, she rushed to her car and drove off to the park. She felt the butterflies bugging her tummy when she arrived at the park and saw him. She approached him asked him what happened,
"Hey, why did you just left? What did I do? Tell me what did I do to upset you this bad,"
But he wasn't answering her, he just completely ignored her.
"Please Harith, tell me. I wanna fix this," she pleaded to him and her tears started flowing down to her face, Harith was shocked,
"Please tell me, I don't want to lose you," she cried and the surprised Harith rushed to hug her,
"Hey, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please, don't cry," Harith hushed her and she pushed him and wiped her tears.
"So you just left without a reason?" she asked him, Harith wasn't able to think of a reason, he doesn't want to tell her that truth, he just wanted to hug her.