Chapter 4: Friend
Piper's point of view
As the class ended, I was about to go out when I saw Jenrick walking towards me. I smile at him and I saw him slowly giving me a bar of chocolate.
Okay, this is the second time that he gave me chocolate. Exception the first one since it's a thankful gift.
"Thanks?" I said, he just laugh and put his hands on his pocket.
"I can't eat more so I gave it to you" he said while looking away. I smile when I saw his ears are getting red.
"Well thanks"
"Are you going home now?" he asked and I shook my head. I can't go home yet because I have a meeting for the club.
"Nope I have meeting to do, why?" I asked and I go out of the room while he folllow me outside.
It's lucky since Pip is not here that guy is really annoying he is always protective in terms of boys and about dating.
"I want to asked about the cafe that I was looking" he said while he is scrolling at his phone. Wait? Cafe? Oh my god maybe he is also looking for that cafe!
"What cafe?" I asked in a serious that made him look at me. He show me the picture and he flinched when I suddenly hit his arms.
"Oh my god! Oh mygod! I was looking for that too!" I said excitedly that made giggle. Hearing his giggle made me stop jumping and fix myself.
I can feel the warm in cheeks when I was thinking of that. It's weird if I find it cute? Like his face is literally glow up when he is smiling.
"Let's go there after your meeting" he said and I comeback to my senses. I run to catch him up and tap his shoulder.
"The meeting is about an hour. Are you going to wait?" I asked him and to my surprise he nodded his head.
"Yeah, go to my dad's office. See you" he said and he pat my head before going to the director's office.
Seems like I'm going to have a 'friendly date' with him. Now the problem is how I'm going to say to Pip if he finds me? I need my super friends help.
"Piper!" I smile when someone called my name. I look back and I saw my senior also the former president of publication.
"Jessica! I miss you" I said while giving her a tight hug, she hug me back while shaking me a little bit.
"You got more pretty and also cute" she said while pinching that made me whine. She chuckled.
"It hurts"
"Cutie pototieeee, anyway how is the first day?" Jessica asked while we get inside of the conference room. She is already on college, freshman.
I must say that she is really kind, pretty and also smart. I always look up to her, basically my role model.
"It's fine we got new classmate" I said, we already seated at the back while the other student are in the front talking.
"Oh really? Who?"
"Our director's son" I simply said that made her shook and she widen her eyes. Asking me if I was telling truth.
"Are you pranking me?" She said and I shook my head. I laugh, her expression is funny. Like she see a celebrity.
"Do I look like I'm joking?" I said while raising up my eyebrow that made her smile.
"Jenrick, I knew him since I was friend with his older brother" She said while moving her eyebrows up and down.
She knew the brothers? Wow it's interesting.
"Really? Oh actually he is Pip's friends so I kinda close to him now" I said honestly I can see her smile turning into a smirk while wiggling her eyebrows.
This is not good, she is going to tease me.
"It's not what you think, okay? Just friends" I defended, she burst into laughter and squeeze my cheeks. I pout.
"I didn't say anything. Gosh it's first time to see you being like this. Like getting frustated"
"I was not frustated! Just clearing things out" I said and she just smile at me.
"Okay okay, but Jenrick is good boy. Unlike his brother that always teasing me" she said then she pout.
"You must be close to him" I said and she nodded her head. I only heared once about James. I heared he is popular because of his achievements as a researcher.
"Yeah he is my senior. Anyway back to Jenrick, is he good at your class?" Jessica asked and I nodded my head.
"He is quiet but sometimes he is sleeping" I answered, she laugh and shook her head.
"That kid, watch him for me" she said and we wait for the other members to get inside.
We are going to elect new officers for this year since Jessica is already graduate. I saw Mrs. Lim who is the adviser of publication.
"Good day, so shall we start?" she said straightly and we nodded our heads. Mrs. Lim start to discuss our new plan for the soon to be upcoming club day in short accepting new applicants.
The meeting is consist of the officers while the other members who is not officers will get a message from us to tell the plans.
As we go on the meeting, Jessica is helping Mrs. Lim to esbalish new plan or enhancing since we need to elect new officers.
We look back as one student get inside with a smile on her face. I gave her a small smile when her eyes land on me.
She roll her eyes on me that made me make face. That girl really hate my guts and also my existence.
She is Stacy, my club members and also she is one of the canditate for being president. She is good at writing, if you compare mine on her. Well I can't say because she at the news writing while me is in the feature writing.
She also write poem and story. She is beautiful and I like her but she doesn't like me. I don't know what I do to her that made her hate me. I just doing my job as a student and also as a person.
"Oh Stacy you are here, take a seat. We are already starting" Mrs. Lim said and Stacy sit beside me.
"Oh looks like we are going to elect our president" Stacy said while smirking and I heared Jessice chuckled.
"She is assuming that she is going to be the president. Well in fact is going to be you" Jessica said while smirking at me. I just smile at her and look in front.
Honestly being a president is not bad but I'm afraid of what happen if Stacy wouldn't accept if I will going to be president.
As the meeting goes on. Mrs. Lim finally open the nomination for the president.
"The nominations for president is now open" Mrs. Lim said and Stacy friend raise her hand.
"I nominate Stacy" she said and I expect her to do that. They gave a high five to each other before she seat.
Mrs. Lim just smile and wrote her name in the board. I can sense the tension in the room when the other student raise her hand and nominate my name.
"Piper is going win"
"Stacy is nah but Piper is surely yes"
I can feel Stacy's stare on me and I groan when someone kick my legs. Jessica heared me and she is about to kick Stacy's chair when I stop her.
"I'm fine" I said and she nodded her head. I look at Stacy who is glaring at me and I just look away.
I want this election to be done in peace. Picking a fight is useless, waste of time. Just ignore it. I remember Tzuyu of Twice said that if you see a bad persom just ignore. Take this note everybody.
"Okay the nomination is closed. Who wants to vote for Stacy!" Mrs. Lim said and she is trying to look excited when she saw that few people voted for Stacy.
It includes her, her two friends and the guy who likes Stacy welll the rest is silent. Stacy look back at me and shoot a deadly glare on me but I ignore.
Let's just chill and look forward. Yeah just do that Piper.
The election ended and I become the president. I pick up my bag and Jessica is holding my hand.
"Baby you did it. You are worthy to be the president" she said while squeezing my cheeks and I just laugh.
"Thanks to your support former president" I said and when we go out, suddenly someone pull my hair.
"You bitch" she said and I'm trying to pull back my hair when someone push her.
"YOU ALWAYS GET WHAT IS MINE!" Stacy burst out and the students is starting to whisper. Mrs. Lim is holding Stacy while I look up who is holding me and to my surprise it's Jenrick.
"What are you doing here?" I asked and he look down at me. He flash his sweetest smile.
"My instinct tells me to pick you up. I'm glad that I came" he said softy that melts my heart. Why he is doing this to me? Are he trying to fall in love with him?
His soft eyes turn into a deadly stare when he look at Stacy who get scared of Jenrick as she look at him.
"Do you think it's right to pull someone's hair? I can report this to Director Maximillian" he said with a serious tone in his voice.
"Jenrick don't tell this to your father yet. I will talk to them-" Mrs. Lim got cut off when Jenrick raise his hand to stop.
"To all my respect Mrs. Lim she will do it again. I can feel that she is going to do it again" he said and he look at me.
"Yeah but I will talk to the guidance. Let's just do it with peace" Mrs. Lim said while holding into Stacy's tigther.
I notice that Mrs. Lim is holding Stacy like she own her. Or I am wrong?
"Okay fine, this the first warning" Jenrick said and he drag me out of the hallway.
"Wait wait Jenrick!" I heared Jessica said while running towards us.
"What?"
"Where are two going?" she asked, her lips starting to rose up when she saw our hands hold to each other.
Thinking of that makes me blush and I'm going to pull away my hand when he grab it again.
"Going to eat something. Nice to see you again" he said and he drag me again. He likes to drag me eh?
Next time I'm going to hit his head when he tries to hold my hand again. His hands are warm like tempting me hold it longer.
Of course it's not right since we are just 'FRIENDS'
"She hurt you?" he asked and I was glad because he let go of my hand when we reach the gate.
"No, it's the first time" I said and he nodded his head.
"If she is trying to hurt you again, tell me. No just be with me" he said and I look at him with a confuse in my eyes.
"What?"
"I mean we are friends, I can protect you. I am the director's son, I can protect you" he said while stratching his nape that made smile.
"You said that we will treat as a normal student not as the director's son" I said that made him stop walking and look at me.
I laugh when he glare at me.
"Tsk I was trying to be friendly here humph" he said while stomping forward and leave me laughing.
"Hey wait for me!" I shouted and walk faster. I won't run because I don't want to face my nebulizer.
"Faster!" he said, he look stupid because he is running away from me then he look back.
He runs towards me and his eyebrows are meeting each other. He push me lightly to walk faster and I just chuckled.
Maybe this is the start of new friendship with him.