Alexis's POV
"Ion! Look at the lake. It's so pretty!"
I couldn't stop smiling as I watched Lia run towards the nearby lake not far from our cabin. Mom and dad took the whole family on a trip to the cabin they initially brought for our family whenever we wanted to have a vacation or just have peace of mind.
It's great to be away from the city like this. There are no bullies here. "Be careful. You might fall." I reminded Lia as she kept running, but she just giggled at me.
"It doesn't matter even if I do fall. Didn't you know that I'm the best swimmer in our family?" Lia giggled. "Of course, you'll know it. You're my other half. There's nothing
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After that incident, I overlooked the time flying, and the first week of August had already passed. My plan about watching Ezra all the time failed because he's with Irish every single day. I didn't want to disturb their time together, so I couldn't watch over his actions. Even though he said their relationship is fake and he's doing it to help Irish, I couldn't stop sighing. We're also already preparing for the preliminary stage of the competitions. We'll be joining the August boys' high school volleyball competition. Though I still do some modeling works whenever I have free time. Speaking of that, Jasper's been hanging around with me after that incident with him. He learned about my secret, remember? It's like he wanted to get closer to
I once again took a deep breath. Even though I kept telling myself that I didn't feel nervous, I could still feel my heart beating faster than usual. Is it because of the excitement? I don't know. All I could hear was the cheers of the people all over the arena. And the sounds of the buzzer that they're testing before the game starts. We'll be playing with many players here, and I know they're all here to win. As I was roaming my vision, I felt someone's arm on my shoulder, which caused me to flinch. "Don't feel nervous. We're all here with you, so just trust us and toss the ball like how you usually do." Ezra said with his usual bright and cheery smile. Does he not feel nervous at all? It must be because he's used to playing in this kind of place and with this kind of atmosphere. There's no way it'll make him feel nervous when he's born to be on this stage. I apprecia
My forehead creased. “D-Do I know you?” This man didn’t let go of my arm as he moved his face closer to mine, which caught me off-guard.W-What’s going on? Who’s this person?“P-Please let me go!” I unintentionally raised my voice because of how scared I was with this unknown man still holding my arm. It was too fast, but all I knew was Ezra pulled me away from the man, and he hid me behind his back.How did he get here that quick?“Is there a problem here? Do you know him, Alexis?” I shook my head as I still could feel fear enveloping my whole body. The grasp of that man on my arm left a visible bruise. But what I can’t understand is why someone would pull my arm like that? It would have been understandable if I’m Lia right now because she’s famous, but I’m Alexis. The nobody. There’s no reason to do something like that to a nobody like
"Lexi!" I turned around after hearing that voice. It was Mitch. He ran towards me with his usual bright smile. He was still crying yesterday; what happened to him? "Until when are you going to be gloomy? Let's welcome this brand new day and be happy." Mitch said while we walked towards our classroom; he sounds like he's faking it, but I didn't mention it since he must be having a hard time. I haven't seen Ezra for a while now, and I couldn't even get mad at Jasper for what he did because I was too occupied with our loss. "Cheer up." Mitch pats my back as he says that. I can see how hard it is for Mitch to say that to me because he's also blaming himself for why we lost the last match. Mitch was put in as a pinch server since coach Alfred saw something about his serves and wanted to use it as a weapon, but Mitch failed a couple of times. He was depressed as soon as the competition was over.
Dismissal arrived, and since we don't have club activities for today, we can go home early. "I'm sorry, Lexi. I really need to go to the science lab because of that incident." Mitch said while rubbing his palms in front of me and having this apologetic expression on his face. I chuckled as I pat his shoulder. "Don't worry. It's not like I can't go home on my own, or do you want me to wait—" Royce wrapped his arm around Mitch's shoulder. "No need Alexis. I'm going to accompany him." With that, I bid them my goodbye. I checked my phone before leaving the classroom to see if Lean texted me about Lia's schedule. I already told her that I wouldn't don't have practice for today, and she didn't say anything, so I thought she'd be texting me the details. Guess I don't have anything to do for today. Maybe I should try the new clothes I ordered the order day, it came as soon as I orde
The hangout Jasper wanted to do finally happened, and it didn't come out as he wanted it to. Instead of playing around with me, Jasper and Ezra became competitive whenever they talked to each other. I can't understand their reasons, but they started playing as if it cost their lives."Whoever wins this game will have their alone time with Alexis," Jasper said, which made my forehead crease.Why is this guy using me as a trophy? What would they even benefit from having alone time with me? Constipation due to the awkwardness? Anyway, they had their fun; that's how that hangout ended.With Ezra winning all the games and Jasper became a sore loser. On their last bet, the one who'll win shall be the one that will accompany me home. And since Ezra won all of it, we went home together.It's been so long since we last walked like that with no one but us. It was an awkward yet blissful feeli
It's Ezra. The guy we've wanted to show up for a while now. He's smiling at me, I know he must be feeling all good now, but how come it didn't feel that way the more I stare at his face? I didn't react to what he said and just continued staring at him. I met Ezra yesterday, but why do I feel like it's been so long since I last saw him? Now that I'm staring at him, I think he has lost weight. Is he okay? Ezra chuckled. "Why are you looking at me as if you've seen a ghost?" Basically, he is a ghost. Ezra ghosted all of us. "By the way, what are you doing here? The bell will ring soon; shouldn't you be in class?" He reminded me when I didn't respond with what he said, which made me remember Mitch's strawberry bread. The very reason why I left the classroom and went back here towards the rooftop. I rushed back towards the rooftop and searched for the bread, and thank god it was
After Dwight said that, all eyes went in Ezra's direction.So the second years have decided already?Even though everyone agreed with what Dwight said, coach Alfred hesitated as he watched Ezra's expression. He must be on edge because Ezra just came back, and he's already being slapped by that information. The coach might have thought that this was too fast, and Ezra might run away again. That's what I also thought before Ezra and I met on the rooftop. With the unwanted attention, Ezra stood up from sitting on the floor. "I don't think I'm good enough for that position." He said, which didn't surprise everyone. Ezra's a happy-go-lucky guy and free-spirited, which is why I don't think he suits the position as the team captain either. That was if we're not going to mention the fact that he's the best player in our team, and his plays could lead the team on its own. &