Chapter 19

Finally, today is the day I submit my assignment.

I can't wait to get my 'A' and brag about it for the longest time.

Okay, the reason I am over excited about this 'A' is because I rarely get an 'A'.

I'm a 'B' student! And it sucks.

I have high hopes with this essay because when you do well, you feel well.

Two days have passed after Ricardo's father encounter, Ricardo just walked off as soon as his father left leaving me stranded. Lol.....Wasn't stranded if i was outside my house, right?

He didn't talk to me until yesterday. He actually disappeared until yesterday afternoon when he showed up during lunch.

And guess what? He proudly announced to the entire student in the cafeteria that he and Blondie are now a thing. Not that he was the one that announced it but when Blondie did, he said nothing confirming it.

And they gave the crowd quite a show. I'm not gonna lie, I felt a pinch in my heart and all I wanted to do was to slap both of them. But I don't do animal abuse.

I was standing in front of my mirror checking myself out.

When I arrived at school, I knew it was going to be a good day until I was nearly hit by a car.

"Ouch!" I heard a familiar voice speak.

"Vixen, where did you come from?!" I'm guessing you guessed who it was already when you heard vixen.

I smiled childlike and turned to him. "I fell from the sky, idiot!" I remark and walk off.

I was grabbed by my wrist making me stop on my track.

"Let go of my hands, idiot!" I complained.

"I'm sorry," the idiot finally speaks.

"Sorry for what to be precise?" I asked folding my arms now.

"For everything," he replied.

"Get your hands off me before your Blondie caked face chop off my hair in the middle!" I complained trying to get away.

Did I speak like someone that was jealous? Nope! Definitely not!

"Who the hell is Blondie caked face?!" He asked.

"Don't tell me you don't know the name of your girlfriend?" I retort.

"Seriously? I don't have a girlfriend woman!" He raised his voice but he wasn't angry.

"You are dumb aren't you?" I asked walking away while he followed.

"Says the girl who doesn't know how to solve matrices." He fired and I stopped on my track with an annoyed look.

"Today.is.the.day. you.are.finally.going.to.die!" I threatened.

"Opsie!" Ricardo spoke and ran as i chased after him.

Why do guys get the upper hands by getting a longer leg. I've been hyperventilating for a while now after running after a long leg jerk while my head bangs terribly hard and my heart won't stop beating so damn fast.

Ric was laughing while staring at me and that made me more pissed.

"Im.....sorry....vixen," Ric said in between laughs.

"I...i..." I tried speaking.

"Relax....i'm sorry and also i don't have a girlfriend woman!" He tells me.

"You sure have many names for me that sometimes i forget which one is my real name," i fired at him.

"Liliana, Lily, vixen, woman! Which one is my real name dude?" I questioned.

"Each one comes with your mood, Liliana is for when you have been the good girl I firstly knew. Lily is when you are my friend. Vixen is when you go wild and act crazy. And finally woman is when you are pissed off," He explained while I try processing all he has just said.

"How come you get the looks, the books, the hooks and why do they all have the double O and k?" I asked.

Books, hooks and looks have the same letters in them all except the first letters.

"Looks? Are you finally admitting I'm 10% from the scale of 10?" He asked, walking closer.

"...i...I...i didn't say that!" I argued.

"You sure are a time waster, and also Liliana...." He trailed off as he walked closer.

"I. Don't. Have. A. Girlfriend." He spoke one after the other while I stood dumbstruck.

"And, we are late by thirty minutes all thanks to you," he told me and I snapped back to reality.

Omg! I'm late for my essay!

"Fuck you Ricardo!" I cursed and ran back to school.

"Getting dirty Lily!" I hear from.

behind.

"I'm so sorry sir, I..." I stopped staring at the entire class.

"What a wonderful essay Ms Lim, I'm impressed." Mr Robinson spoke.

Wait? What?

Richard looked at me and smiled, it was obvious he had covered for me and presented alone.

I smiled looking at him back, he really rescued me, I never thought he was responsible, maybe until now.

"You may take your seat, I will send your score to you later." Mr Robinson said.

We both walked from the front of the class and moved to our respective seats.

I said thank you to Rich and he smiled back.

For the first time I felt something different about Richard.

*******

I find my way through the cafeteria. I spot Crystal sitting down alone with some notebooks on her table. I walk to her.

"Hey," I greeted her.

"Hey Lily," she replies.

I dropped my tray on the table and sat down beside her.

"Hey Angel," a familiar voice calls my name. I turned around to look for who it was and discovered it was Richard.

"I have a name and it's not Angel," I tell Rich.

"But an angel suits you better," he replied, taking a seat at our table.

"How can i help you?" I sigh.

"Can't I eat lunch here?" He retorts.

"Hey Richard, you remember me?" Crystals ask.

"And who are you?" He asked back.

There was silence as Richard acted nonchalant while Crystal had a pained expression on, she immediately masked her expression as she took her notebook from the table hurriedly.

"What's wrong?" I asked her about her sudden behaviour.

"Not..nothing, i have....i forgot something," she stuttered. I tried stopping her but she left anyway and I turned my direction to Richard.

"What did you do?" I asked him.

He takes a bite from his chocolate donut before answering me. "You saw it all, I did nothing," he answers.

"If I find out you did something, I'm going to chop off your head," I warned.

He shrugged and took another bite.

*Two weeks later*

A total of two week have passed since getting my first 'A'.

I had danced around for days celebrating my achievement. Who would have thought that a partnership with Richard would turn out well.

For the last two weeks, I won't lie, I've been trying to totally get rid of any remaining feelings for Ric but none have been working since he's been around me all the time.

Every Time spent together, every activities done together, all of them kept leaving lingering feelings on me. The more I tried to avoid it, the more it remained and i came to accept and admit it to myself that I like, like Ricardo Jackson.

And he isn't helping by getting all touchy and playful. Showing his one million smile and his amazing skills. I know even if I let him know of my feelings, it would only jeopardise our friendship so I decided to take the risk.

With Christmas holiday approaching faster, the more merrier New City becomes with it amazing festivals and shows.

Here I was standing in front of my mirror with my hair loosely tied. I was dressed in a blue off shoulder top and a black Palazzo pant with a sandal on.

My parents were around and we were going for a family picnic. It was a family tradition in our house.

I hear a faint knock on my door. Before I could reply the door opened revealing my mother dressed in a skimpy long gown. Even if I'm mad at her, I can't totally be because it's like being mad at myself. We have the same face and my mother still looks young and sexy.

"You look beautiful," she whispers.

She knew we were all mad at her, Juliana didn't even greet her and neither did Dennis. I wanted to wrap my hands around her but I couldn't feel my legs. It hurts how she stays for three days then leaves for three months.

"Tha.....Thanks," I whispered back.

She was silent for a while, when she was about to speak up, my door opened and Juliana walked in.

"Liliana, someone is looking for you." Juli tells me.

I excuse myself leaving Juli and my mother alone. I walked downstairs only to see Richard.

"Hey," I greet.

"Hey, he replied," he looked sad and confused.

"Can i talk to you outside?" He asked.

I lead the way and lead him to the front yard.

"What is it?" I asked him.

"Liliana...I need your help."