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"We'll be together again."
During break time, there was something new pinned on the Notice board. Everyone gathered to look at it. Emma and Aspen was passing by. They noticed the crowd and felt curious. "Something new?"
Aspen, "let see" Emma hesitated to walk ahead. she was too scared of crowded places. Aspen noticed it, "Fine, stay here. i'll go and check" she walkrd into the crowd while Emma was standing still far away.
From the other way, Leo and Lora were also walking toward the board. Leo kept whining to the person infront of him, "why are you ignoring me~"
Lora still managed to ignore him and kept walking. She saw Emma standing before them and shouted, "EMMY!" running up to her, she backhugged her. Leo followed her from behind quietly.
Emma,"I wonder what's written there...."
Lora, "isnt it something about the upcoming test?"
Leo quietly mumbles, "i heard its about a trip-" Lora gave him a 'shut up' stare.
He quiets down in a second.
Aspen came back an excited face. they didnt ask but she already shouted "school picnic!"
During the class, the teacher explained,
"We'll start the bus in the morning. those who has bus sickness can bring their own cars. about the activities we will be arranging, every game will be done by pairs and groups. decide on your teammates before arriving. Each team should have five to six persons."
🚃Out Trouble🚗
During the lunch break, Four of them sat on the field. Leo kept following Lora wherever she went. Emma was already used to it. so, she didnt complain. He stood beside them as a friend. but also kept his distance.
Aspen brought up the topic, "Esmay's coming back soon. sadly not before the picnic."
Emma, "it's okay. we'll tell her what we did out there."
Aspen, "about the teammates-" Inturrupting her, a ball came flying towards them. It headed to Lora's direction. She looked behind and quickly covered herself. when she opened her eyes, she saw that Leo has stopped the ball.
All of them stood up in shock. Looking ahead, A girl was coming toward them with her two wicked friends behind her.
continuosly, touching her hair, with a chewing gum in her mouth, she stood infront of them, "what's up losers!"
Emma rolled her eyes. Aspen whispered, "not again..." Flora wasnt familiar with her but, as soon as she saw her, something felt strange.
She touched the place where she was stabbed in her dreams. she couldn't tell if it was real or not but she felt a strange pain. nothing was visible though. To others, Lora was just standing & staring at her. but inside she was suffering.
Leo threw the ball back at them and one of the girl catched it. the girl smirked, "what a charming boyfriend you have there Flora."
Leo and Flora's expression changed in nervousness but they didnt bother to explain anything.The girl in the middle spoke up again, "Let me introduce myself. I'm Skyv"
Aspen pulled Flora to the other side. skyv noticed their movement, "Always running away. are ya'll afraid to face me?"
Aspen turned around and replied in an arrogant tone, "Face you? Do you even have it?"
Skyv was still in her overconfident look, "let's challenge it. In this competition, my team will show you what losing means."
Aspen, "cant you remember the last time you lost? crying like baby. i wonder who was it"
skyv, "i'll turn the table around this time!
be ready to lose!" she stopmed her feet and left with an attitude.
🎿In the empty music room, three of them talking about the group,
Emma, "we need two more people-",stopped after taking a glance at Aspen.
She was the most serious about this challenge.
Flora couldnt say anything in the serious situation. suddenly, the thoughs about skyv passed her mind.
why was she feeling that way?
is skyv involved in these dreams?
Aspens slams her hand at the table.
She thought about it a lot, "we have to win this challenge.
for the team, let's collect the most unique students.
any suggestion?"
Flora was quiet the whole time.
suddenly spoke up, "before choosing the student, we need to make sure they arent chosen by anyone else yet-"
Aspen, "I KNOW. i accepted this challenge, so im the one who should think of all the possibillities of winning.
any name-"
In sudden, Leo enters the room .
Three of them looks behind
Leo straches his head and whines,
"i left my bag...sorry", went to pick up the bag.
Emma was unbothered.
Lora kept repeating in her head ,
"please leave"
Aspen stares for a while,
"are you chosen by any group yet?"
Leo shuttered , "not...yet"
suddenly, the moment of him catching the ball appeared in front of Aspen. She shouted ,"would you like to join ours?"
Flora stood up with an unfairness in her face.
Aspen, "what!
he's good at sports.
isnt it what we need?"
Emma was sitting quietly unbothered. beside keeping distance from the boys, she also never tried to stop her friends from staying with them.
Lora grabs Aspens hand, pulling her at a corner of the class room.
"you told me to stay away from him.
why are you trying to be with him now! we'll find someone else but...not him"
Aspen grabs her shoulders, "you can do that after the challenge.
for now, all we need to think about is how to win it against skyv."
after a small silence,
"i know i've told you to not force it but...isnt it a good chance to bring them closer?"
Flora looked up, "them?"
Aspen, "emma and Leo."
Flora nods with a sad expression.
"okay..."
Aspen pulls her to the meeting place.
Reaching, they saw Emma and Leo talking.
Flora was surprised.
as soon as they reached, Leo steps away far.
unbothered Aspen, "you're in."
💻On their way back home,
Emma and Flora seperated after reaching a certain road.
Emma, "see you tomorrow."
Lora, "hmm..."
Emma, "is something bothering you?
i never saw you this quiet before...is it something about those dreams again?"
Flora shooks her head .
tries to change the topic,
"how are you planing to dress up tomorrow?"
Emma,"i want it simple.
not used to the bus...i might get sick on the way."
Floras exprresion changed.
she was worried, "shouldnt we request one of the cars to pick you up?
teacher mentioned-"
Emma, "dont worry.
ill be fine.
i dont want to worry the others"
Flora, "see you then..."
walks a few steps.
Emma, "leo-"
Flora quickly looks back. with a surprised face, she stared.
Emma wasnt trying to speak,
"how long....do you know...each other?"
Lora couldnt understand what to say, "no! there's nothing between us.
we barely know each other...
i dont even know him!"
Emma, "...then...stop hanging around with him", leaves.
Flora stood there for a moment,thinking what just happened.