Tired of all uncountable questions flooding my brain, I slept early just to wake up to a morning I would have never expected to come.
It felt like any other day. I stood in front of my mirror but I looked different. The rays of the sun through the window grills formed an enchanting pattern on my face. It was a funny feeling. My friends used this filter called "sun-kissed" to look like a model and then there was me, naturally photogenic. Just kidding, I was looking like a labourer who had just completed her night shift with messy brown hair.
As usual, being the lazy scoundrel that I am, I slowly walked towards my bathroom as if I was the most demanded supermodel. I opened the door and pretended as if I was being interviewed by James Fallon. I am like a completely different person in the shower, a complete performer, you can say. Starting from being a pop star to the Rose of Titanic. To be honest, if any casting director sees me in the shower, then I don't think any other actresses will ever get any role anymore. Well, this sounds dirty though. Never mind, so after all these stupid activities I finally got ready for school.
It's then when I remembered that I had to face Carsten today and this thought was followed by several questions which now seem silly but then those felt really important like any meeting's agendas.
I calmed myself, had my breakfast, and left for school. As I was approaching the school, I got nervous and clutched my bag straps tightly. I entered the gate and my gaze went directly towards someone. It was Carsten. I could tell he was anxious for he was sitting and nervously shaking his legs. His head was buried into his palms and he was seated next to Seb and Naomi. It seemed they were trying to make him understand something.
As they saw me standing and staring at them, I could see Carsten getting even more anxious. Seb quickly put on a smile on his face while Naomi came running towards me. She grabbed my hands and took me to the spot where they were sitting earlier. I still couldn't speak and stared at them like an idiot. We looked at each others' faces following a dreadful and awkward silence for few minutes. Surprisingly, Patrick broke it:-
C: H-hey, Good morning. I-I just wanted to tell you something.
me: yeah, go ahead. ( I tried to act normal but inside there was this huge chaos going on.)
C: I-I mean, I don't think everything will remain the same between us after this. Promise me, you won't ignore me or get angry with me.
me: I promise you, now tell me what's the matter?
C: Actually, hmmm, I, huh, I, actually, huh, I love you. ( he quickly said the last three words and closed his eyes.)
I was dumb-struck. I couldn't believe he said "love". Too much for me to handle. My body went numb. The cheers and dizzy laughter of my friends faded into the background. Carsten slowly opened his eyes and those fine orbs met my eyes. I didn't know how to react and probably chose to give my answers through my looks but it didn't work. Seb and Naomi cheered and were constantly asking me for the answer.
And there comes the most interesting part. I looked around to see the wonderful people around us. All were cheering except those three. The Terrible Trio- Anna, Abby, and Dylan. I wish I had a camera with me so I could have captured their faces in it and Anna was the worst.
I don't know but if I had a mirror I could surely see a wide grin on my face. I turned my gaze back to Carsten when he asked, " Hey it's okay if you don't want to be with me. But what should I consider the answer as?"
" Do I need to speak? Try falling in acquaintance with my silence." was all I could reply accompanying a cheeky wink.