First day of School III

Yuki and Lucy arrive at the table.

“Can we sit here?” Yuki asked.

“Of course, sit, sit” Javier said with enthusiasm. Then Yuki and Lucy looked at me, waiting for my answer.

“Well...” I tried to give and answer.

“Well?” said Lucy, looking at me with those angry eyes.

“Y-yes” I said scared, avoiding Lucy's look.

Both sat at the other side of the table. They didn’t say anything, neither did we.

It is getting awkward, they just sat there, and stayed quiet. I am trying to think of something to do to get out of this situation, but my mind is like an old computer with one megabyte of ram.

Should I ask them about the meeting with Bernard? I really want to know their decision. But somehow, I feel like they decline, I mean, if they would have accepted then they would have already told me.

Just at that moment Javier whispered to me.

“So, what are we gonna do?".

"About what?" I whispered back.

"Those two cute girls that are sitting in front of us".

“Nothing, there is nothing to do with them".

"Don't be boring, we should talk to them".

“Didn't I tell you? We are not on the best terms, it's obvious they are not going to talk to me”.

“But why would they come and sit at the same table?”.

“I don’t know man, maybe there is no space in the cafeteria”.

We both looked up and saw around the cafeteria. Half of the cafeteria was empty.

“Did you say?”.

“I don't know, I'm also wondering why they sat here”.

“Maybe, you know… maybe…”.

“Maybe?".

“Maybe they...”.

“Maybe they?”.

“Maybe they like you”.

“Huh!? No, that's a total dilution” I denied him. There is absolutely no way.

I look up to the girls and notice they are holding a strangely familiar notebook. It has the same design as mine, what a coincidence… wait. I look at my side where I left my notebook before Javier and the girl got here. It's gone. I look at the girls again and I gulp. They are definitely grabbing my notebook.

"How did you grab my notebook?" I ask the girls.

"Didn't you notice?" Javier asks me "They grabbed a two minutes ago.

"Why didn't you tell me?".

"I didn't want to interrupt our interesting conversation".

I ignore Javier and concentrate again on the girls. They are scanning my notebook from head to toe.

Although I wanted to show them the progress I made this couple of weeks, I don't feel ready anymore. I don't want them to look.

“Mmm, girls…”.

Suddenly, they close my notebook.

“We are borrowing this” They stand up and take my notebook with them.

What just happened?

“Did they just take your notebook?”.

“They sure did”.

“What do you have in there?”.

“Not much, I just write notes and formulas there, I used to study”.

“Why would two geniuses take an idiot's notes?”.

“Hey!”.

We couldn’t figure out why they took my notebook, and we didn’t think too much about it. If anything, I'll just go to their apartments after school and ask for my notebook.

After lunch, I had PE with Javier. I stopped at the door of the gym, hesitating to enter.

“What is it?” Javier asks.

"They are here…".

"Who?".

"Yuki and Luci" So far, all my classes have been with them. Now I had this feeling that Ill see them again here.

We enter the gym; I scan every corner of it.

"Ufff" I sigh in relief; they are not here.

I at least have PE to relax and not be stared at for the whole class.

Class went by very quickly, I spent most of it chatting with Javier, he is a funny guy, I'll give him that. We exchanged numbers and part ways at the end of the school day.

After parting ways with Javier, I decided to go and visit Bernard. I want to know the girl's decision and I can’t wait anymore. Even if they refused, I need to know.

I arrive at Bernard's office and knock at the door.

“Come in”.

I enter the room, suddenly, I'm sweating like crazy. I’m nervous.

“I guess you came for the girl's answer?”.

I nod.

“Well, let me tell you then…”.

I gulp.

“Their answer is…”.

“Is…”.

“None”.

“What?”.

“They didn’t give me an answer”.

“...” They didn’t give him an answer?! What is that supposed to mean?! Are they so against it that they didn't even bother to give an answer. I'm depressed again…

“They told me they need more time”.

“More time?”.

“They said they would come back next week and tell me their answers”.

What is the meaning of this? I'm unsure of what to think.

“Well, this only means they are considering helping you”.

“You think?”.

“Most likely, they are probably observing you, trying to see if you are worthy or something like that”.

“Well, that kind of makes sense” Maybe that’s why they've been following me everywhere.

“You better give off a good impression. Since you guys have all your classes together, you better use it as an advantage and show them something that will make them help you”.

“That’s easier said than done… wait, how do you know we had all our classes together?”.

“Guh-”.

“Bernard…”.

“Phweeee” He whistled, obviously trying to hide something.

“You have something to do with this right”.

“Well…”.

“Spit it out!”.

Bernard was behind this all this time, he set up our schedules to put us in the same classes. I knew all of this wasn’t a coincidence, it was all his doing.

“Really, what were you thinking?”.

“I just thought you would have an easier time becoming friends if you had the same classes”.

“...” I can’t be mad at him, in reality he is trying to help me, in his own way, but he is trying.

“At least thanks me for letting you see those two in their PE uniform”.

“...” Forget what I said, this guy is beyond salvation.

“I didn’t have PE with them”.

“What?” He looks surprised.

“Yeah, that was the only class where I could relax”.

“That can’t be. I make sure to put you guys together in all your classes”.

“Hey, give me a break. PE is a nice class to relax myself without having to worry about Luci staring me to death”.

“Well, I guess what is done is done. So just give it your all-in class so they can see that you are really invested in your studies”.

“But I am invested in my studies”.

“Act MORE invested”.

“How am I going to do that?”.

“You would figure it out. Now go, I have work to do. Oh, and I’m coming over later to pay a visit”.

“Janes is going out later with a friend”.

“Huh?!” He put both hands on his deck, surprised.

“It is a female friend”.

“Ufff” He signed in relief.

“Or was it a male friend? I don't remember”.

“Hey, Chris don't play with me”.

“Oh my, look at the hour, I have to go” I proceed to leave.

“Chris, tell me, it is a joke, right?”.

I open the door.

“Chris don't do this to me”.

I go out.

“Chris!”.

“...”.

“Chris!!!”.

That would run his mind for the entire day until he finds out later that it is a lie. Just a little revenge for what he has done so far this year.