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A few days have passed. Now Natty is recovered and has returned to school. More than a month has passed since the last day she saw Gale, but until now, the pain of separation is still felt and fills her days.Her longing was so deep it even filled her dim room. Every night Natty sits at her study desk looking at a photo of Gale that she still keeps well. Other people might have forgotten about her, and they don’t indeed talk about her rumors like she never existed. But for Natty, Gale still fills her heart.Memories of the days she went through with Gale kept coming to her mind, even when she didn’t want to remember it. Those fond memories of those good days hurt when she remembered them because it reminded Natty back to the day she lost her loved ones.During the day it is filled with busyness. She met many people even busying herself by practicing basketball catching up with her in rehearsals for a month. On that busy day she was always smiling,Even though she already sees how Alex feels, she also can’t make her heart stop loving Alex. Helena is well aware that right now she’s like she’s on a rocket where she can’t stop or come back. She can only keep going, even though she already knows how it ends. Even though her love is like a novel, that’s already known at last, she still can’t stop. It may sound stupid, but that’s what happens when she can’t control her heart anymore.Ruby takes Helena to eat with them in the cafeteria. And somehow Ruby arranged until Helena sat next to Alex. They both look a little awkward and indeed avoid eye contact with each other. Only Ruby herself seemed so happy to see Helena and Alex sitting next to each other, even she kept smiling at them while drinking her juice.“Did you know you guys look so good together?” said Ruby with a big smile.Helena was so shocked to hear Ruby say it was like lightning on a clear day. It
“Why are you seeing me these late?” asked Natty.“Let’s play basketball together...” Take Drake with his thin smile.“Basketball? These nights? I don’t think so, you just play by yourself...” Replied Natty, who was a little lazy and wanted to run back into her house. But Drake held her hand.“Come on, keep me practicing. It’s not fun to play alone...” Drake replied he persuaded Natty to accompany him.Natty wants to go back to her room, but seeing how Drake asks her to come into play makes Natty unable to resist anymore. With half forced Natty follows Drake to a public basketball court where Drake trains alone.By bringing his basketball, Drake started the game. But he didn’t mean it in play. Even often Drake lets Natty hold the ball and score. Then Drake would pretend to be disappointed, but he smiled broadly, and indeed his eyes twinkle as if he were pleased.Drake thinks he&rsquo
Heartbreak is always very painful because before we had given our whole heart to someone precious. Whether it ends in disappointment, heartache or indeed love that is left but broken by circumstances.No matter how we are hurt, the longing will still come to fill our minds. The irony is that when we are alone, all we can remember are the wonderful memories that make us miss that person indeed more and torment us with the longing we have.We’re going to get stopped and have no idea to live our lives the way we used to. It’s like we’re standing in front of a dead end. We can try to get along our lives again, not by pretending to be okay. But deep down we always felt there was a big hole in our hearts that made us feel empty. It’s like we’ve been trapped and have no way out.***The day went back to normal. The morning sunlight comes with its warm orange glow greeting the dewy foliage of the dawn and the fowl that are asleep in its nest
Alex never thought that he would finish this even became impatient, became emotional and desperately wanted to get angry just out of jealousy. Being angry with jealousy is probably a natural thing if we already like someone very much, don’t you think? Then the bell rang, the teacher who was teaching in front of the class ended his class and left the class. The sound of a sigh of relief was heard obviously filling the classroom.Everyone seemed busy tidying up their books and then going out of class. Only Alex sits still while staring at Ruby. Ruby, who didn’t realize she was packing her book, then when she stood up and was about to leave Alex grabbed her hand and held her back. Ruby turns to Alex as she looks at him with a look of wonder and wonder.Alex’s silence for a few seconds makes Ruby even more wondering. But from Alex’s eyes she could see the seriousness in it. Alex’s twinkling eyes could hold Ruby back. Stay in place until everyone h
Hearing Alex speak in his surly voice makes Helena even more upset. She knows Alex very well. Alex is someone who speaks firmly and sometimes seems cold and rude. His voice always sounded straightforward, and he never showed a weak face like this. And when Alex was so weak on Ruby it upset Helena so much that she could see how much Alex loved Ruby.“ Yes, she was. Now I’m leaving, so I don’t have to see your face. Being weak or stupid is up to you, but you better not waste time chasing people who don’t love you. It’s not going to work, I’m also thinking of giving up.” Helena said then left in a move of annoyance.Now it’s just Ruby and Alex in the classroom. A moment of silence filled the atmosphere. Ruby fell silent and Alex also ran out of words to say. Alex can only bow his head with a grim stare and his lost confidence. While Ruby is still standing while looking at Alex, Ruby actually can’t bear to see Alex like tha
“Then I’ll try, I’ll keep trying until you can trust me again. And the first step to that, can we walk together again? Like going to the cafeteria, visiting each other’s houses and going out together?” said Helena with her thin smile while gazing at Natty.Natty pauses for a moment, she looks as if she’s thinking of something. Then Natty nodded her head as a sign of approval. Helena smiled, she was so happy that her smile was so wide that even her eyes also smiled and shone. They’re walking together again, maybe starting over is the right move. Although at the moment Helena doesn’t know if she will be able to rebuild Natty’s trust that she once let down at least now she can be happy and forget about her upset with Alex.***Have you ever wondered what smiling people are hiding beautifully. What may be stored behind the brightest shining eyes and what is actually felt by people who always give affection and hug othe
“It’s so nice to be able to skip class, right?” said Drake with a smile.“ I’m not one to miss class, but I have to admit that extra practice this time is pretty fun. I don’t really like math either.” Said Natty.“Why do you like to say things convoluted? Let’s just say you like it because you can skip math class.” Drake said while staring at Natty and Natty just nodded her head while smiling thinly.During that extra practice they practiced in earnest. Arduous physical exercise drains their energy and sweat, but they stay eager to practice. Strong determination is seen from the radiance of their eyes. The basketball game that just counts that day is a big game for them. It will also be their chance to show the ability of coaches from different universities who are looking for new team members to recruit.Both Drake and Natty consider this inter-high school league important because for them this is their
“Why are you acting weird like that?” asked Helena.“ Huh, I’m too tired to you...” Alex said with his sultry stare.Alex just walked away and left Helena who was still sitting there staring at Alex who kept walking without looking back. Helena sighed and was relieved. Although Alex said nothing, Helena feels that Alex is better now. At least Alex’s mood is more stable.***After 2 hours of training and doing match practice between the men’s team and the women’s team, they got a 15-minute break. Sweat soaks their bodies after a sedulous workout.They were all so exhausted even some people got to lie on the field as soon as the coach gave them time off. Some other guys even ran out of steam until they just sat in the field. Drake and Natty were also so exhausted even it soaked their clothes in sweat. Drake took two bottles of mineral water, and then he gave one of them to Natty, who was sitting on the sideline.