Chapter 24 FRIENDSHIP BRACELET

ANMELA'S POV

"Heck! He is his girlfriend already?"

"Maybe he was just flirting?"

"Maybe pass time?"

"What a wh-re!"

"She seduced him. I was sure of that."

"I hate her so bad!"

My blood boiled at the whispers of the students as they saw Laurent and me together, but I ignored that. I should not mind them. It would not change the fact. What was important was that me and Laurent were happily in love.

Laurent was leaning his arms on my shoulder. The representation of possessiveness. That I was his. We walked to the hallway. My ears ached with loud rumors. It was not my attitude to fight back or shout at them, that was why I pretended that I did not hear their judgments. Even though it was ripping my heart, aching me so bad. The tears condensed in the side of my eyes. That was embarrassing of me so I slowly wiped it without making Laurent notice it.

In the middle of our walk, I was just surprised when Laurent suddenly approached them.

"The next time you talk like that to my girl, I'll kill all of you!" He shouted with so much annoyance in his expression.

The women seemed to be frightened by his fire emotions, which was why they ran away. Laurent clenched his fist, giggling, tightened jaw while still staring sharply at where they were running.

"You should not have scolded them. I am fine." I gently held her arm and rubbed it into up and down motion. Caressing him and making sure that he was getting calm by my touch.

He did not answer me, he just took my hand and walked straight down the hallway. He delivered me to our room.

The astonishment of my classmates was obvious. I was embarrassed to look at them. I moved down my head, hiding my face to them.

"I will fetch you after class." His lips stretched to form a smile. He moved closer and kissed my forehead. "Study well."

My cheeks felt the igniting sensation. Imagine that there were plenty of eyes watching us when he did that. He was not embarrassed to make them see that I was his girlfriend.

After the mind blowing shyness that I felt, Laurent finally said goodbye and left me. I just watched his figure going away from me until it was no longer seen by my eyes.

"Woah! Laurent is your boyfriend already?" Alem jumped like a happy kid. She also screamed so loud with a blushing face. It was obvious that she was so glad with the good news.

"Yes!" I said happily and joined her to jump. We were like crazy people who were leaping while our hands were holding.

"Are you serious, Anmela! Starting from now, you are my idol!" She chuckled with small eyes. "You are the only person who entered his heart! You don't know how many women like him. Then, you reached right away effortlessly." Alem grabbed my arms and we started to walk towards the room. We did not mind the glaring eyes of our classmates and the rumors of their accusations to me.

"Tell me your story! I love to hear that." Alem grabbed my hand to guide me sitting beside her. "Tell me! Come on!"

"I don't know. It's too fast to be detailed. Last night there was a guy who…" The shivers crawled to my spine when I remembered that scary night. I did not want to repeat that in my mind, but it came popping like a painful scene. "A guy tried to rape me."

Alem covered his lips. "What! How are you? Are you okay? Did you hurt?" The worry was written on her face.

"Nope. I am fine. Laurent cane and saved me. That night, he admitted to me that…" I looked down when the thrilling moments of us came into my head, "he loves me, too. He asked me if I wanted to be her baby girl, her girlfriend." The tears were slowly going out of my tear duct. Not because I was sad, but because the happiness was overflowing, touching every inch of my body.

"I am so happy." Alem said with a soft voice. She moved closer to me and hugged me so tight. "I am so proud of you. That is my guess. I know he likes you, too, the way he looks at Ardent was different. As if he was jealous of him. I was right."

"Thank you for supporting me." I cupped her face and smiled widely. "I hope the man meant for you comes one of these days."

"I hope so." She blew out the harsh air. "Maybe one day, I will meet him."

"You will. Just let the flow of destiny drag you to where you belong."

"Thank you. If that time comes, support me, too, okay?" Alem gave me a beautiful smile.

"Of course."

Having a best friend that truly loves you is heartwarming. Alem is always here for me, in sadness, happiness, everything that I encounter. I am so lucky to have her in my life. Her presence and advice that make me choose the right path helps me to be a better person. I am glad to meet her and Ardent. In this world that I am not belong, they ensure that I will never be alone.

"I hope everything goes well for you and Laurent." Alem started to move out her things from the bag such as notebook and pen. A wide stretch of smile formed on her lips when she found something on her bag. "Tada!" She raised a bracelet with a hanging stars on it. "I brought you a friendship bracelet. Don't lose this."

"Wow! Thank you so much!" The overloading happiness was written on my face. When she put that thing to my wrist already. I raised it and stared at it. "So beautiful."

"Yeah, me, too!" She moved her wrist up and showed me the same bracelet.

"Promise me that you will never leave me!" Alem held my hand. "Even though I know your time will be cut into two. For Laurent and for your friends, but that is fine as long as you are glad."

"I will never leave you. Promised."

We had a lot to convey that time since the professor was not yet coming. She talked about her mom and dad, fighting again with the business. She was so annoyed because they had no time for her.

"How about going out in the weekend?" Alem suggested with a cute expression, blinking her eyes.

Laurent asked me the same way, but I refused due to my job.

"I have—"

"Oh, I forgot! Yes. How about after your duty?"

Laurent asked me the same way. Okay, this time Alem was right, my time would be split into emy priorities.

"Okay. You are thinking about him. Then, invite him in our house? Me, you, Laurent and Ardent. That would be fun." Alem wrote her name on the notebook.

"You, sure?"

"Yes. Just try if he wants to join us."

"Alright."

I opened the zipper of my backpack. Laurent gave me this with three notebooks and other school supplies. He just encure that I had a thing for today since I slept in his house.

I think Laurent will come to the weekend, I just that Ardent and him would not fight again.

I looked down to my bracelet. It is beautiful.