~Recap~

Azura purses her lips in irritation as sees the man flaunting his steps ahead. After he was a few steps away, she whispers to herself. “Indeed, smartass.”

“Oh and…” She hears Theo's voice again and she wonders if he was now a snail or turtle even.

She prepares herself to listen to more of his ridicules. The man soon speaks, “Azura, even if in the exceptional case, spending time with you becomes a waste, I would still have all the time of my life to waste it on you.” And then without any other word, the man left.

Neither Azura was sure if it was sarcasm or serious, nor did she care about it in the first place. All she cared about at this very moment was that she heard those words from Theo's mouth and even if they were just syllables of mischievousness and not meant to be taken to heart, her heart took it. Every single bit of it.

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And of course, the lunch hour went on with Azura and Theo sitting together on the same table.

While Azura was having her own lunch made by Frederick, Theo just went with the same meals from the canteen that Azura had suggested him the last time along with a free treat as well and since it was Azura to suggest that, he genuinely believed it was the best on the menu they had there.

“Hmm… You really have a great taste and remark, Azura. I just can't be thankful enough for you letting me eat with you along with this greatest food recommended by you!” Theo purred as he took bite after bite from the tray and even though he seemed just best at faking it, Azura wasn't really taking it.

In fact, the level of guilt in her just kept increasing day by day as they kept going on everyday.

Yes, it has become most probably a regular thing to be done. Thanks to Azura's foolishness and Theo's smartness, Azura had to cope up with the man every single day.

Although her heart felt otherwise and enjoyed every single moment she was with him but obviously as usual, who's gonna know? No one's gonna know. At least not Theo and that was more than enough for her.

However, the entire campus happened to sense the closeness between the two. Especially when Azura wasn't the type of person to just hangout with anyone. Let alone sharing a table and meals. Or okay, not really meals but who cares? Of course not Azura. Or maybe… Did she?

“Hey, hey, Cindy. Look!”

The said lady follows the former's voice and direction before it adds more ahead, “Isn't that Azura with Theo? I've been noticing them lately. And I bet the whole college is. They've gotten a lot closer with each other it looks.”

“I think it just doesn't look that way but it is actually that way. Azura is literally all over him recently. Or could simply say, ever since the day he came.” Cindy quotes in agreement as her friend nods along.

“Don't you think it's too obvious that Azura never went after any other guy but Theo especially after knowing that you were interested in him?”

A slight scoff comes through Cindy as she sneers, “It's no obvious, Leanne. Because you and I, we both clearly know that she's doing this all on purpose. She can't bear my happiness and hence she's all after him to hurt me!”

Leanne makes an awe face. “Aww, Cindy… I can't see you hurt. Don't worry. We won't let that happen, right?”

The expression on the other's lady changes instantly as she wipes her nonexistent tears away. “You're right, Li. I definitely won't let it happen. I won't let Azura come in my way and snatch Theo away.”

“Whoa, as expected from you. So, what are you going to do?”

Cindy smirks subtly at the question raised by Leanne. “I'm going to teach Azura a lesson.” She grins devilishly as she begins walking ahead.

On her way to Azura's table, she pulls a bottle of ketchup from one of the tables behind. Cindy then shakes the bottle back and forth as she finally reaches her destination.

“Oh my gosh!”

Both Azura and Theo got off guard when a ton of amount of sauce was splattered all over Azura's outer jacket. They looked at the direction it came from and none of them was surprised to witness Cindy with an opened and squeezed bottle of ketchup.

Especially when the overly dramatic scream came from her.

“Oh my… Azura. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to do it. It was an accident and happened by itself.” Cindy apologises.

But Theo doesn't have any of it as he retorts, “How in the world can a bottle of sauce open itself and fall right on Azura? And why would you even have this canteen's bottle in your hand when you bring your food made by your cook everyday? Did you also accidentally forget about that?”

“No, of course not. In fact, I was bringing this for you two.” Cindy apologetically explains before her expression shifts from an artificially regretful to an originally pissed one. “Since it seemed as if you were having a tasteless meal with tasteless Azura.” Her eyes gaze at Azura who was just lowering her eyes in embarrassment as the whole crowd was now staring at her.

“So, I just helped her to not be so bland and boring, which she is. She should be thankful, instead. Besides, this suits her.” Cindy taunts as she begins laughing and soon is followed by the others.

Azura, in utter humiliation, dashes out from the canteen without even taking her lunchbox or any of her belongings for that matter.

Theo sighs in sorrow as he witnesses this scene happening with her. He then looks back at Cindy as his face enrages. “You are right, Cindy.”

Well, that definitely surprises Cindy because did Theo just agree with her and address that she was right? Well, of course she was usually and always right. But, was it just Theo this time? Maybe he really understood that him and her were meant to be and he finally wanted to be her boyfriend! Theo wanted to be Cindy's boyfriend!