Chapter 17:
Reset?
I, Anna Deviou, am cute.
Since day one the people around me called me cute. The girls complimented me whereas the boys were attracted to me like moths to the light.
Many years passed and nothing changed.
After I entered high school, I was instantly regarded as the top girl.
To be honest, I love being called cute. I mean, which girl doesn't want to be called that?
To keep being called cute, I had to act the part naturally. Whenever I was in public, I behaved like the ideal cute girl everyone believed I was.
Yes, nothing changed. The girls praised me and the boys fawned all over me.
However, it bored me.
My everyday life was boring and monotone.
Every day was the same. The conversations with those I interacted with were the same. The compliments I received were the same. The looks from the boys were as creepy as every other day. The person I acted was the same. Everything was the same.
And yet, one day, I witnessed something that gave my gray everyday life color.
It was in middle school when I saw some girls playing around with some boys. The girls made use of their looks to manipulate the boys, who looked like they would normally never get the chance to hang out with such girls, into doing things the girls wanted.
The girls mostly made them buy things or recorded them as they did embarrassing stuff.
As naive as the boys were, they did not suspect anything and thought that the girls genuinely had interest in them.
Of course, a part of me pitied the boys but the excitement I felt from only watching was much bigger. So I decided to try it out, too.
I picked out some nerd from a year above me and asked him out to a date. On the day of the date, I noticed how excited he was to be with me. Truth be told, it disgusted me. I was never really interested into dating stuff and the likes however, if I had to choose then I would definitely want a handsome and cool boyfriend.
As much as the boy disgusted me, I continued pretending to be an ideal cute girl.
During that date, we walked around in town and looked a different shops. After eventually noticing that I was staring at a certain article, he went ahead and bought it for me despite the price.
To express my thanks, I hugged him tightly. However, internally I was laughing at him. I laughed because it was too easy fooling him.
After that date, I chased down one boy after another. And like my first victim, they all listened to me like dogs.
Then, I realized that playing around with their feelings and hearts made me feel a bit guilty...
…and yet it was so much fun!
Over time the guilt I felt disappeared making it even more enjoyable for me. I truly felt like a queen.
Well, I may think like that but I'm by no means like Jack. For me, playing queen was like some hobby to compensate my boring life while Jack was obsessed with the belief that he was some kind of king who was chosen for greatness.
I knew my limits.
I said that I enjoyed playing queen but one could also say that this was like a business.
To put it simply, the boys buy me things and pay drinks and food whereas I give them my attention and the idea that they would have a chance with me.
Like I said, a business, right?
Naturally, it was impossible to keep it secret from them that I was going on dates with other boys right after them. To not create any conflicts and to avoid a rumor being spread like a wildfire, I silenced them by acting all innocent and cute saying that they were all just friends.
If that act did not sway them then I had to choose the other option. I had to threaten them. I warned them that if they spread some rumors or the likes then I would not hesitate to scream immediately in public shouting that I was about to get assaulted.
Of course, me being assaulted was a lie but the people would still believe me. After all, I was a cute girl.
“Hehehe...” I giggled softly after I remembered my glorious days.
“Hm? What's so funny, Anna?” Leon asked me after he took a bite from his sandwich.
Today, the two of us were having lunch alone in his classroom.
“A-ah, I was just thinking about a funny cat video I watched last night!”
“Ah, okay.” he replied as if he lost interest.
Weird...
Overall, Leon was kind of weird today. Usually, he would be very chatty and stick his nose in everything I did. But today he was different...
“...”
“Why are you staring at me so intensely?” he asked me as he leaned back on his chair.
Crap! I did not notice it! Got to keep the girlfriend act up!
“Am I not allowed to watch you? I'm your girlfriend, you know?” I responded confidently with a smile that would make everyone blush.
“I see. That's right. You're my girlfriend.” he answered plainly and switched to look at his phone.
This little shit...
How dare he react like that when I, the cutest girl he will ever see, bestowed him with my smile?!
No, calm down... Keep the act together!
Geez... Why did I have to keep him occupied alone...
Since yesterday, Jack did not reply to Fynn's message in the group chat which was bizarre considering that Jack would normally answer in less than five minutes no matter how trivial the message was. Due to his absence today, Fynn decided to check Jack's house while I had to stay behind at school with Leon.
While I drank my ice tea, I observed Leon...
Since he lost his memories, I rarely saw him making that serious and focused face. Just what was he looking at on his phone?
“What are yo-”
With my curiosity taking over, I leaned over the table and grabbed his hand that held the phone and looked at the display.
“H-heh..?” I was taken aback.
I instantly let his hand go and quietly sat down again after I realized what he was looking at.
“What the heck was that?” Leon asked slightly confused.
“S-sorry...” I apologized weakly while I averted my gaze from him.
I noticed my face getting warmer.
Wait... Was I blushing?! My face blushed because of him?!
But to think that he was searching something like that...
No way. No way. No way!
I took a quick glance at him.
“...”
And then I quickly looked down again.
Was I a shy maiden that could not look at a boy's face or what?!
Even worse, that loser completely ignored me as he was still focused on his phone!
What a disgrace!!!
“Hey, Anna.”
“Y-yes!” I raised my voice after I was caught off guard.
What's wrong with me?! How embarrassing!
I looked around me.
Sigh.
Luckily, only a few people were in currently here...
“Want to go on a date after school?” he asked me calmly while looking at me sternly.
Was he always able to keep his composure in such situations? And here I predicted that he would also blush or at lest show some kind of emotion like always.
“A d-date?” I stuttered.
I still had in mind what he searched on the internet a moment ago.
Did the time finally come?
“S-sure.”
If I had been rationally about it and if my mind had not been overheating, then I would have declined.
No, no, no, no! I mustn't think like that. This was rather an opportunity! Yes, Leon just dug his own grave!
I could finally kiss this stupid girlfriend act goodbye!
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