After Aubrey and her friends had a blast in Miller’s house, they moved into Skyler's house. They were carrying a box of cake from Miller's mother. They were just surprised when they were given a box of cake from Miller’s mother. They were shocked to learn that Miller's family had a baking business.
Now, they are in Skyler's room. Skyler and Faith are currently playing Grand Theft Auto on Skyler's PS4 while Erin and Aubrey are sharing the mocha flavored cake given to them on top of Skyler's bed.
“Skyler, drive fast! Two tanks are chasing us! ” Faith yelled at the top of her lungs. The two of them pressed the joystick relentlessly because the military tank was chasing them in the GTA. This is what happens when your crime is serious in the game.
"What the hell?! I did my best to make it run faster!" he shouted. The two lost their tension when a tank blew them up from the game. The word "wasted" appeared from the screen, signaling that they had lost.
Faith threw the joystick on the floor. She hopped on the bed and joined Erin and Aubrey. "I’ll borrow the fork!" She took Aubrey's fork and sliced ​​the cake.
"Did you know that my good perception of Mocha has been damaged because of a fake news enabler with the same name," said Faith, bitterly laughing. She was talking about an infamous blogger who continuously posts disinformation of the internet, creating more Filipinos who are uncultured to media literacy.
Shortly after turning the gaming console off, Skyler joined them in eating the mocha flavored cake.
“I didn’t expect Miller’s mom to be a baker. She’s good at cooking. I didn’t even realize she’s pushing 50’s. She's still cute,” Erin smiled. “I also didn't expect the company of their mother. Miller's behavior seems to be far away from school and then to his home. ”
“That’s right,” Aubrey agreed.
“You know I'm interested in him, right? I noticed that even though he is a quiet person, he is gentle and rational. He speaks his mind without being too cocky. ” Aubrey's eyes seemed to twinkle as she thought of Miller.
Faith and Erin looked at each other maliciously, plastering a grin, because of their friend's strange behavior. They even looked at Skyler and the young man was already grinning as well. The three of them looked at Aubrey with a doubtful face. "Looks like you've really moved on with Kayden," Erin said, smirking.
“That’s not what I’m trying to imply! I'm complimenting his attitude. It's not like I like him or anything. ” Aubrey shrugged off. The three still haven't stopped teasing him.
"Are you sure?" Faith giggled.
Aubrey sighed. “Fine, I like him but only as a person, okay? Happy? ”
“Stupid girl. Of course he’s a person! No need to cover up that you like him romantically,” Faith whined. “You’re such a clown, girl. That’s exactly what you told us when you started to Kayden before. Admit it, girl. ”
Aubrey just sighed. Knowing Faith, she would tease Aubrey whenever she feels like her friend is liking someone. Popularly, people know Faith as a matchmaker. Because she always feels something strong when something else is going on between two people.
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This is the day. A few days passed for the students to prepare for their Valentine booth. Hopefully, all of their hard work will pay off today. The booth theme of Miller and Aubrey’s section is a romantic restaurant. Some boys were picked for the role of being a waiter and unfortunately, Miller was picked to be one of them.
They did not realize that it was nine o'clock in the morning. This is the time when all senior high school booths will open. The booths were assigned to the senior high school because they are the least number of students in Wangjog High compared to the junior high school students.
Miller felt nervous. He doesn't like initiating conversations. He hasn't started working on their booth yet but he's already sweating. He pulled the handkerchief from his pocket and wiped it on his face. He can do this!
"Miller!" Miller was stunned when Aubrey called out to him. The girl approached him.
She stared at his outfit. He is wearing a white long sleeved polo tucked in. He is also wearing black skinny jeans which is paired with black school shoes. The young man looked very decent. It really looks like a waiter's format.
Aubrey noticed that the young man's neck tie was not in order. She leaned closer to him. She fixed Miller's neck tie. Aubrey focused on fixing the young man's tie while Miller stared at her, not knowing what to do. His heart raced because of what she did.
“That's fine. Let’s break a leg! ” Aubrey compliments the young man. Miller's heartbeat quickened even more when he heard the word come out of Aubrey's mouth. He couldn't help but blush at what it did.
"T-thank you."
"Aubrey!" Erin called her. Aubrey turned away to look at her friend. Erin approached her and placed her hand on her friend's arm. "Let's go. Let's explore all the booths! ”
Aubrey looked at Miller. She waved her hands and greeted, “Bye, Miller. Good luck! ”
Miller just nodded and smiled back. As he watched her go away, he realized something. He had never felt like this before - his heartbeat pattern was strange every time he sees Aubrey. Whenever he stares at her, he seems lose his heart. It jumps in happiness with the thought of her.
His feelings for her became unexplainable after that encounter when Aubrey and her friends visited their place and they were even willing to recruit Aubrey for a girlfriend in search for Miller. This is something new for him. He only liked one girl in the past but he was only five years old then. Because of his approach to him asking her to leave him alone, he started to feel bad. He tried pushing her away from him but in every attempt of him declining her, Aubrey still didn’t stop. Just thinking about that made him smile.
Because of what he was thinking, his lips formed a smile. Even though it was only February, he was able to think of a new goal that he wanted to accomplish. Reaching Her.
“Miller, Blake, Skyler, get organized. We will accept customers, ”said Claire, their class president. Miller's mouth snapped shut when he heard the command of the president of their class.
He took the printed menu which they would give to their customers. He took a deep breath. Seems like it is the start of this stressful day.