It makes me happy about Ollie. I don't know why. He stays in my place and tutor me for at least one and half hour then we hangout afterwards. It's different with Jensen and my other friends. We hangout but it's kind of different when I'm with Ollie. He makes me feel different in a good way. And I like it. I wonder if he likes being with me.
"You have a unique collection of figurines." He says.
He's holding one from the shelf. One that I bought online. It was a limited edition so I had to buy it. I don't let anyone touch what's mine. But I made exception to Ollie. I feel a little proud when he admires my collection.
"I started collecting when I was 8." I say, grabbing one. He puts back the one he was holding and went to my side.
"Really? That is so cool." He beams.
"Do you have any hobbies?" I ask.
"Reading?" not sure if he's asking me what he does or suggesting it's a hobby of his.
"Other than reading." I smirk.
"Not really, sports aren't my forté." He says and I scan his body. And I figured.
"That's okay it's not everyone's cup of tea." I put back the figurine.
"If you want you can take one of this things." He look at me with his mouth ajar.
"But..-"
"I insist. Take it as a gift. From me." I say smiling widely at his cuteness.
"Then I should take it now before you pull out." He says with so much excitement and happiness on his face.
I feel my chest constrict at the sight. Kind of a new feeling and I liked it.
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Bradley, one of my team mate pointed a familiar kid in the hallway. "Hey dude is that your twin sister's boyfriend?" He asks, I look in the way he's looking at.
"No I don't think so." I purse my lip looking at the said boyfriend.
"C'mon let's ask him." before I could stop him he started walking to him.
"Hey, you're Levi right?" he asks.
"Yeah what do you want?" he says with so much indignation on his voice.
Bradley look at me and smirk. "Are you dating my guy's sister?" he meant me.
"Who?" he asks a little bit suprised and confuzzled.
"Man he doesn't know you." Bradley laughs at me. Levi look at me and it took him by a suprised. He must have seen the resemblance.
"No I'm not."
"Are you sure?" it's my turn to ask.
"Yeah why?"
"Nothing." then I started grabbing Bradley away from him.
"Dude what hell was that?" I say madly at this stupid of a meathead.
"What? Aren't you glad we confronted him if he's dating your sister?"
"Correction; you" I say. But at the back of head I feel relieved.
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I knew it. Practice was hard. The tournament will be held in our town's official court in three days. Coach and the team is planning to sweep them off the floor - again. The Bishops - a not so good players in basketball was our opponent last season in the first leg of the tournament. We beat them before even the match is decided.
Me and Jensen did a little hand to hand ball practice after the game. I need this hands to its full capacity on the day of the game. You never know when shit starting to hit the fan. The Bishop knew our techniques so we have to be careful.
"The love of your life is waiting for you on the bench." He smirks.
I throw the ball in his face but he caught it. As expexted of the power forward of the team. I run fast as I can to Ollie. I don't want him waiting for too long.
"Hey let me change clothes real quick." I say
"Okay. I am not going anywhere." He says standing up while smiling widely.
"I bet." then I run to the lockers.
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Mom is making curry, again. But it's my favourite so I don't mind. We can literally smell it from my room.
"That smells so delicious." Ollie's mouth is literally drooling. An antic that I think admire and find cute.
"Yeah my mom makes the best curry, ever." I say proudly but it's true. Last time the mayor asked my mom to make a curry for the annual festival. It was fun and amazing. I look at Ollie and thinking if he want to come with me on the coming town festival. Not as a date. But, well, that doesn't sound bad at all. I think.
Shoot. I don't even know if he swings that way. Do I even swing that way?
"You can join us later if that isn't much of a trouble." I say.
"If that's okay with your family."
"Of course. They were expecting you last time to eat dinner with us." I say
"I feel terrible." that didn't sit me well. I hope I didn't make him feel terrible of himself.
"Nah it's fine, you can reciprocate tonight for the last time." I say and holds one of his hands.
He tensed of what I did and immediately pull back.
"Sorry didn't mean to." I apologize real quick.
"Nah was just suprised." I see it clearly.
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At the dinner, the conversation is all about the coming town festival.
"You should come, Ollie." Alex proposes. Thank you so much Alex.
"Yeah please come Ollie. Pleaseeee?" Connie pleads with a corresponding puppy eyes. She makes the most adorable and irresistable puppy eyes ever that no one in the house could resist. Let's see if Ollie can resist it.
"Yeah sure." he says faster than blink of an eye.
Connie, one. Ollie, zero.
I smile and feeling contented.
Connie and Alex takes a high five.
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"Can we study here in my place next time?" He asks.
My eyes lit up and suddenly feel excited. "Yes sure of course." I'm glad he's the one that offered to study in his place instead of me asking. If it was even possible. Ollie is thawing slowly. I can't wait until he opens up for me.
"Do you wanna come inside for a little bit?" the rain started pouring again. Fuck this weather.
"Sure. Is your dad home?" I ask while taking a peek inside.
"Yeah I think so, he's in his study room."
"Dad! I have a friend here." He yells inside.
"Coming." He yells back. His dad voice is deeper than I imagined.
"Hi I'm Ollie's dad." He shoved his hand to my own.
"Nice to finally meet you sir. I'm Rafael. Your son tutors me everyday after school." I say smiling my hand feeling erratic. So does my heart.
"So this is the infamous Rafael." He says looking at his son.
"Ollie talks about you alot."
"Dad!" Ollie blushed in deep crimson.
I laugh awkwardly by his dad comment. Speechless at the same time. I wasn't ready for this. I didn't rehearse for this. So I stood here smiling like a creep. But a feeling bloosoms in my chest. I didn't dislike it at all. No, not at all.
I say goodbye to them after a while since the rain is getting heavier and the light is fading faster. I need to get back my car already.
I come home and got a text from him. "See you again next time." A smiley at the end of the text. A smile spread widely on my face but didn't respond.
I plop down to my bed right after I took a shower.
I might dream about today and smiled.