Hot Chocolate fudge

Daisy's POV

I was swung around and came face to face with Celine, "I don't want any trouble" I murmured and she snickered, "oh yeah, what then were you looking for when you interfered in a matter concerning me?"

"Celine please, it's not her fault, it's my fault, she was only trying to defend me, can you please forgive her?" Buntu said from behind me, he moved past me and went towards Celine, "I'm sorry, it was my mistake "

"What's going on here?" a voice said just as I opened my mouth to say something to Buntu, I stood transfixed as the owner of the voice came to stand beside Celine, my breath whooshed out, his stormy grey eyes with a rim of gold bored into mine and I forgot what I was about to say, I forgot even to breathe, "hot chocolate fudge, this guy is a hottie but why am I noticing his hotness? I'm supposed to only think of Kyle, he's my true crush but one look at him made all the memories of Kyle fly off the window, I was suddenly feeling so sweaty, "Aires, you're here" Celine turned to him and I tried to snap out of my stupor, Aires, that's his name

"What's going on here?" He repeated, his voice rich like full cream, nature is so unfair, how could it carry so much cuteness on one person why the rest of us beg for even half percent of cuteness, "I was about to teach this girl a lesson for going against me today in class today, "really, you're too pretty to pay such a scrawly looking person your time, let's go" his gaze wash over me one more time before he turned and left, Celine smirked as she followed him, his words washed over me, his gaze had held me spellbound but was that how he saw me? He had just saved me from Celine but for some reason, his view of me hurt me more than Celine's onslaught, my gaze traveled down Celine's back as she walked behind him, I am fourteen years old and if I could guess her age, she might be fourteen or fifteen but for her age, she looked so curvy, with a perfect rounded derriere and full cup front, nature is indeed unfair, Desiree who had been silently observing the scene patted my shoulder, "don't take what he says to heart okay, believe me when I say you're beautiful" I tried to smile at her but I know it fell flat.

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I saw my mum's red Passat vehicle waiting at the school bus terminal just as soon as I sighted Alice, coming from the direction of her school, her school is just a fence away from mine, I bet she had a wonderful day because she was looking all glowy, even bade a few friends goodbye as he all but hop towards the bus terminal, "hop in girls" my mother hollered, beckoning on us with her hands as she sat on the driver seat, I got into the car and we waited for Alice to close the few feet from us, "we could have come with the school bus mum, what's the need to come and pick us"

"The school bus is cool, so is mum coming to pick us up, either way, I planned on enjoying my ride home" Alice chipped in as she opened her side of the door and got in, "humph, you just like troubleshooting, mum doesn't need to stress herself"

"It's not stress, we're her kids and we're free to give as much stress"

"Oh, shut up and stop saying nonsense"

"I'm not saying nonsense"

"Yes, you are, what do you know, you're still such a baby who needs mum to babysit her" Alice flared at the terms I have used on her and she faced me squarely but before she could spill whatever it is she has in mind, my mum intercepted, "girls, girls, stop fighting, Daisy, I can come and pick up my babies anytime and any day, it's not a stress okay and Alice, don't get too emotional, let's just enjoy the ride okay?" But Alice wasn't ready to give in, "but mum, she started it"

"Alice" my mum's voice held a note that we both know very well, I stared at her triumphantly and I stuck my tongue out to her, "Daisy!!!" My mum hollered and I saw Alice smile from the corner of her mouth.

"So how's your first day at school," mum asked as she turned on the ignition and Alice delved into an animated tale of how her first day in her new school was very much enjoyable, as I listened to her, I compared my nightmarish first day with hers, I wished my day was better, stormy grey eyes with a rim of gold suddenly popped into my head and my heart began to race, what's wrong with me? I glanced at Alice to see if she could hear the pounding of my heart but she was still busy with her tale, I breathe a sigh of relief as my mind played on the last incident in school, how those stormy grey eyes had pinned me on a spot as it bored into mine, his looks took on a different dimension such that as handsome as Kyle, he was in no way compared to Aires, I wondered what had become of my crush on Kyle, I was reluctant to leave my old school because I was crushing on him, only to resume my new school today and started catching feelings for Aires on my first day, I shook my heard, I don't know what it is but I don't know if I should welcome it, the feeling is way deeper than what I have ever felt for Kyle, it was as if he's a flame and I'm a moth, I was just drawn to him, "so Daisy, how did your own day go?" My mother's voice intruded into my thoughts, "fine" I answered simply and she met my gaze threw the rearview mirror, "huh, just fine?" I nodded, how was I supposed to tell her of my horrible experience today, and most especially, how was I supposed to tell her that a particular guy I met today had suddenly occupied my head and thoughts? Alice clucked her tongue and my mother shrugged and everyone became silent.

I went to my room and shut the door firmly behind me before going straight to my mirror and staring at myself, I did a few fashion styles, putting one foot in front of another and pushing out my non-existence hip, next, I pushed forward my frontal, if only I am as curvy as Celine, perhaps, he would have spared me a second glance, for the first time, I hated my stature, I wanted to be curvy and succulent not dry and lanky, I'm fourteen for goodness sake, I sat down with a huff on my dresser and brought out my diary, penning down my experience, next I called Penelope but she didn't answer her call, I felt a dull ache in my heart and the urge to see him again, I don't understand these sudden intensed feelings for someone I had just met, I coiled into a ball and let the tears flow, "Daisy, are you okay" my mother's voice drifted into my room as she pounded on my door, "come down for lunch"

"I'm okay mum, I'm coming" I called out, although, I don't feel like eating but staying in my room would make her more suspicious, the last thing I want right now is the prying eyes of my mother, I changed up and applied a bit of makeup to hide the fact that I had been crying before going downstairs.