Kaylee walked into the apartment with very heavy footsteps. She even felt that the earth's gravity today felt so strong that it was hard for her to straighten her body.
If it weren't for her young face and the fashionable clothes she wore, people would have thought Kaylee was an old man who was almost a century old.
As soon as Kaylee opened the door to her apartment, her best friend Wendy immediately hugged her neck with enthusiasm.
"Hey, my handsome girl, how was your college day?"
"Worst," was the short answer.
"What happened?"
"Today, there is a girl who confesses her love for me."
"Ha? How can?" oddly, why did Wendy's voice sound so enthusiastic in her ears? "Tell me in detail."
"…" Kaylee was speechless at her best friend's request. But finally, she agreed and told her what she had experienced today.
(Flashback)
"Uhm… Nick, I… I have one request."
"Sure. What request?"
"If... If..." the girl linked her index fingers shyly as she lowered her head and glanced at Kaylee with a look like someone who was in love.
Blame on the innocent Kaylee because she was extraordinarily insensitive and did not notice the girl's suspicious attitude.
"Yes? If what?" instead, Kaylee asked the girl to continue her words and her voice sounded very curious, making the young girl chuckle.
"If in case I win the competition tomorrow... Please go on a date with me."
BOOM!!
As if Kaylee was at the foot of a volcano, she could hear the sound of an eruption from above her head.
Suddenly Kaylee became a motionless sculptural statue, and as if someone was taking her breath away, Kaylee stopped breathing!
Is it a dream? Can someone wake her up from her slumber?
Or should she go to the doctor to check her ears? No, maybe that girl was speaking in the language of another planet, so Kaylee couldn't understand what that girl was talking about.
"Nick... Nick... are you okay?"
Kaylee stepped back when she realized that the girl was directing her hand to touch her cheek. She cleared her throat a few times and licked her lips which suddenly became dry in an instant.
"Wh... What did you say earlier?" Kaylee immediately closed her mouth tightly when she saw her pale face and wet eyes.
"I like you. Don't you like me?"
"That…" Kaylee was running out of words when she saw the girl lowering her head with a heartbroken.
Aaaarggh! If only she were a girl, she could reject all the men in this world who approached her. After all, that is a privilege a woman has.
She is free to refuse and needs not to be afraid to break men's hearts. After all, Kaylee didn't do it on purpose either.
Nothing could prevent men from falling in love with her and going after her. But Kaylee didn't like them and kept her distance, so she was nicknamed 'Ice Queen' by her friends.
But now she is Nick. She could have rejected the girl's feelings, but she was afraid that the girl would fail at the competition event again if she refused.
Ugh! What should she do?
(flashback end)
"Hahahaha… hahaha…"
Both Kaylee's foreheads frowned as the real Nicholas burst out laughing as soon as she finished telling what happened today.
As far as she remembers, Nick was not in her apartment. Why did that kid suddenly appear out of nowhere?
"Then what is your answer?" asked Nick, wiping the tears that had escaped his eyes from laughing too much.
"I didn't give her any answer. I just wished her 'good luck' for tomorrow's event."
"So you don't accept her feelings or reject her?"
"If you were in my position, what would you do?"
"Is she pretty?"
Kaylee recalled what kind of face the girl had confessed her feelings to him. The girl had beautiful ash-blonde hair and slightly cute curly hair at the bottom ends. Her eyes are the most beautiful eyes Kaylee has ever seen, and…
Wait a minute… why does she even adore a girl's beauty?
"I think… she's quite a beauty. I know that she is your type." Kaylee answered finally without disclosing the description she had just thought of.
"Oh, yeah? Then I will accept her feelings and date her!"
Kaylee picked up the square pillow on her couch and threw it at Nick.
"You always accept the feelings of all girls. You playboy!" Kaylee's mockery made Nick and Wendy laugh.
"What time are you leaving tomorrow?" Wendy asked her brother because the young man would go to New Jersey to stay one night at their grandmother's house.
"My plane leaves at nine in the morning."
"Say hello to our dear grandmother. Tell her I can't come because I have to attend a piano competition tomorrow afternoon."
"Okay."
The three of them had dinner together after ordering food delivery services while chatting lightly.
This was Kaylee's life when she has time off from work. She spends more time with Wendy and Nick than at her home.
Not that she didn't like her parents' house, but Kaylee almost felt she couldn't breathe every time her mother tried to influence her mind about getting married.
Well, lately, her mother hadn't brought it up since Declan's arrival a few months ago. But instinct tells her that her mother hasn't given up on making Declan her son-in-law.
Unfortunately, Kaylee couldn't guess what her mother had in mind.
The next day, Kaylee… Roe and Wendy Larson had dressed up gracefully and elegantly to be the juries of this competition. Wendy looks so noble and shows the charisma of a leader by wrapping her hair in a bun.
As for Roe, she let her black hair loose while the two sides were tied in a braid and put together at the back of her head.
Wendy wore a pastel cream dress combined with a white cardigan. Meanwhile, Roe wore a baby pink croissant halter dress, making her look cute and beautiful.
Of course, Roe didn't forget to ask her make-up artist to make her face look neither Kaylee nor Nick-like. This time… the role of Kaylee Roesaline Zouch is that of a Roe, a legendary composer who all musicians much admire.
When the car they were riding in arrived in front of the campus lobby, Jacob was the first to walk over to the two of them.
"Hello, Miss Larson. I'm Nicholas's friend here. Nice to meet you." everyone could see the adoring and full of worship light in Jacob's eyes as he stretched out one hand for a handshake.
Wendy glanced at Roe, who was now coughing a little, realizing that Jacob wasn't lying at all when he said he was the number one Wendy fan in the world.
Didn't the young man expect Nick to introduce him to Wendy? It seems that even without Nick's presence, Jacob was able to approach his idol.