Chapter 12 Butterflies

*1 Week After*LILY'S POVAfter having breakfast, Lily is ready to leave for school. As she opens the door, she saw Andrei standing in front."A-Andrei??""Good morning 😊"She was shocked to see him. Because he never go in her house with his own will."Why are you so shocked? Don't you want to see me?""N-no that's not it. I'm just surprised"She notices these past few days, Andrei has been acting weirdly. But better than before."Let's go now or we'll be late"He let out his hand. She cannot understand what he's doing."What's that for?""You don't want to hold my hand? I washed my hands thrice..."Lily holds Andrei's hand and smiled at him.*It's very soft. I want to hold hands with you forever, Andrei....*They got out and walked together to school.*TIME SKIP*ANDREI'S POVAfter their class, he received a text message from May."Andrei, can you come over to my house tonight? I have something to tell you"He almost forgot about her because of Lily. What's weird is that he doesn't feel overwhelmed."What time will I come?""7:30 PM""Okay. I'll ask permission first"He proceeded to search for Lily's contact on his phone.To: Ugly Lily❤️"Lily""Yes? Do you need something from me?""No, I don't need anything. I have to meet a friend tonight so, I cannot walk with you after school. I'm sorry"He needs to lie again so that she won't know. He wants to finish everything with May. He's ready for the consequences that will happen, especially with Lily. If she will learned what he did to her, I hope that she will forgive me."It's alright, I understand. Please take care of yourself. Love you, Andrei ♡♡""Love you, too...and I mean it ❤️ Bye"His heart skipped a beat after replying to her. He put his phone in his pocket and goes to the washroom.*6:30 PM*AFTER THE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES"Andreiiiii!!""Yes, Lily? Do you need something?""Nope. I just want to give you this"She showed Andrei a heart keychain but it's only half."Where's the other half of it?""I have it! Hehe(≧▽≦)"Then, she showed the other half of the keychain to him. He felt butterflies on his stomach.*So cute*"Oh, did I bother you? It's already 6:45! You said you have to meet someone""You didn't bother me and thank you for the gift. I really like it"He gave her a sweet smile before they split away.While walking to May's house, he keeps on staring at the keychain that Lily gave to him.He remembered the very first time he saw her.