The sunlight, sneaks in through her window, enlightening the whole room with its shimmers.
“Good morning sunshine, please be good” she yawned and stretched her arms wide open with the warm greeting to the sunrise.
The weather is great to sleep some more, all she wanted to do is just lay down on her bed the whole day doing absolutely nothing but she frankly can't skip school today because her exams are starting this week,
"Amber, good morning my sweety, did you sleep well last night?" Lilly greeted her while her hands were full holding the plate with mouth-watering pancakes topped with berries and maple syrup.
"Good morning mom, umm not really” she pulled the chair and sat down with her nose sniffing the aroma of butter from the toaster and pancake, plus hot coffee is a must, so it is essential to have a cup of coffee for a little bit kick of caffeine just to open up her eyes widely.
"Why, did you turn off the light?"
"It has nothing to do with my Nyctophobia mom, it's because I had insomnia last night so I couldn't get enough sleep"
"Oh okay, you better take green apples It could help you stay awake better than coffee"
"Yeah sure mom, why not, ummah you have prepared so much, smells delicious" her eyes wide open just by looking at the food set on the table.
"I specially made this extra for you, I know you must be starving after that incident during camping, now eat your breakfast and finish it”
“Aww mom, you’re the sweetest one, love you mom, I’ll finish it all hehe”
“Good, oh by the way there are some packages for you, I don't know what is inside all the boxes, you could hold up after you take your breakfast"
"Oh really, but I have zero spending for shopping online this month"
"I have no idea, I think someone sends those packages for you"
"Oh, I'm sure it's Emma, I wonder what else does she send me this time because yesterday she just send me a bunch of clothes, shoes, and bags for no reason" I replied while spreading some butter on my toast.
After she finish her breakfast without leaving a grain of bread on her plate, she had to check on her package, there is a letter on it, a red envelope with a gift card inside, she open it up and read it, her eyebrow rise, and said.
The letter said:
“ Dear ugly duckling, I wasn't expecting that I could choose you among beautiful girls around me, looks like we've got no choice but to stick together until my mission is accomplished, enjoy your gifts, and wear this from now on, do not embarrass me as my girlfriend! From: Noah”
“Noah?” her jaw dropped.
Yeap, it's Noah, he sent her almost the same things as his sister did, but he sent her even more than his sister.
“Why?” her same question lingers in her mind,
Her hands dialed his number on her phone trying to call Noah immediately.
"Hello"
"Noah, what are all these things you've sent me?"
"It's yours, enjoy"
"I don't need all this, take it back!" she shouted,
"You're my girlfriend now, don't embarrass me by wearing those cheap outdated clothes of yours, I'm pretty sure that a poor girl like you doesn't have many clothes to wear so just take it"
"Oh sorry I have plenty in my cupboard, no more space"
"Yes I know, you mean plenty of cheap outfits, just throw it all away so you'll have space, just take it, don't talk so much!"
He cut the phone, “Rude!” she grumbled,
“I have to go to school as soon as possible before I'm late, I have to catch the bus” she ran to her room with a couple of clothes and shoes,
Her today's outfit is aesthetic, she wears a midi dress over a blouse and pairs it with sneakers.
It was easy and snappy for her to wear since she got no time to waste on just choosing an outfit, and after a few minutes, she was ready to go.
She walking towards the bus station at the corner of the street nearby her house. She got only five minutes to get there and catch the bus. After a couple of minutes of walking, someone honked the car towards her and was so shocked to see that the owner of the car is Ethan while he was opening the window.
"Hey, Amber, what's up?" he waving,
"Hey, Ethan I'm doing great how about you?" she replied and came closer to his car,
"I'm never been better, where are you heading?"
"School, I'm in hurry I have to catch a bus and am almost late"
"Oh come in, lemme drop you to school"
"No no, it's alright, I don't want you to be late too"
"No no, I've got plenty of time to drop you off first, I'm not in rush so just come in, I can drive faster than the bus so don't worry"
"Really, alright then if you insist, thanks" she grimaces,
"No problem put your seatbelts on please for safety reasons"
"Sure, let's go" she puts on her seatbelt with her smile still on fully excited about going to school with her crush.
"Great"
Such a great morning. The sky looks so gloomy this morning but feels so bright. He's looking so charming as always, he looks perfect in black shirts with a grey tie. He drives a nice car too and this is the second time she sat in his car, looking at him driving makes her heart race so fast, she was drowning by his smiles and those dimples are just perfect. And he smells great, her nostrils pick up the aroma of citrusy musky, so fresh, it's getting hot in here.
"There you go, finally we reach our destination"
"Woah so fast, thank you for the ride I'm sorry for troubling you"
"No problem, good luck with your exam see you at the next check-up"
"I'll see you, have a safe drive"
I waved him good buy, but it was really hard for me to say goodbye when I wanted to stay for a bit longer with him.
"Hey girlfriend" Noah came suddenly and grabbed my shoulder in public.
"Get off me, what do you want?"
"Don't you forget about our agreement?"
"No, I don't remember about your stupid agreement, now go away let me go to class before Mrs. Claire comes"
"Hold on, I'm not done yet"
"What else do you want, don't you see that I'm in hurry?"
"I know but I'm not joking about telling my ex about your secret"
"Not again Noah, I've got no time for this I gotta go, bye!"
"Are you sure, or I just tell Ethan myself that you're the one who break his sister's nose yesterday, I heard he works at the same hospital where I got treated yesterday isn't it?"
"No way, how did you know?"
"Of course, because I know him well, he was my senior in school when I was small, We grew up together with Hannah and Emma too"
"What a small world"
"Yeah, I know right so what do you think?"
"I think we better hurry up to go to class goodbye"
"Alright I'll see you later girlfriend because I have something to tell you, that you should know before dating your crush"
"Ugh not interested, get out of my way!" she keeps yelling at him.
Right after her exam was over, she went to see Noah and have a small talk, she was about to ask him about what he mentioned this morning. He was not in his classroom so she went to the sports area where he used to play basketball since he is the captain of the team at school. And there he is wearing his Basketball Jersey, playing basketball with his friend.
He looks so different than usual, maybe it was the first time she saw him play but he looks so cool this time, He plays pretty well too, she just realized that Noah is really attractive, no wonder why the whole girls students are willing to stay here for so long under the sunlight just to watch him play. After a few minutes of waiting for him, he finally took a break and she just called him straight away.
"Noah, can we talk?"
"Hi babe, sure, what's up? have you considered my offer yet or you've decided to be my girlfriend?" he asked.
"No, I was curious about what you said in the morning, you said that you have something to tell me, what is it?" she was curious.
"Oh that one, you will be shocked if I told you"
"Just tell me please!" she begged.
"Why would I tell you?" he smirked.
"Because I need to know!" she insisted.
"Okay, first of all, do we have a deal? otherwise, I won't tell you anything"
"Okay fine, we have a deal, happy? now tell me!"
"Great, okay you just have to wait I change and we talk somewhere else"
"I knew it, you just bluffing right, you just wanted to take me out, stop wasting my time, I'm leaving now!"
"I swear you will regret it if you leave now, trust me because it's a serious conversation which we couldn't talk over here" he convinced her.
"Okay, faster!" she ordered,
"I'll be right back"
"Ugh” she grumbled
I'll see you in the next chapter.