Chapter 23

It's not her attitude to just speculate things so she called Simoen using his old phone number. Even though they were over, Jewel still remember small things about him like this.

The call was picked up after the fourth ring. "Jewel," Simoen greeted.

She blinked, realizing that Simoen kept her phone number as well. Jewel cleared her throat. "Busy?" she asked.

"A little." There was a small silence between them before Simoen continued, "Do you need anything?"

Suddenly, Jewel felt awkward and decided to just talk to him tomorrow. And now, she was facing him with awkward silence hovering above them. She thought it was more awkward than last night.

Jewel averted her gaze.

Simoen smiled and ran his hand through his hair. "I need to attend varsity practice later. But did you like what I gave you?" he asked.

She stared at him while playing the hem of her uniform. "Don't expect that I'll forget what you've done. I invited you here to ask you something."

Simoen stared at her longer than u