Chapter 1: Bet

[Trisha's POV]

It was a cold night as I walked home, passing each house. Despite the chill, tonight was the most astounding night of my life, and the glistening moon made it all better.

I glanced at my crush beside me and thought, “Will he accept my feelings?” Nervous at the thought of getting rejected by James. 

“James, I wanna ask you something.”

“What is it?”

“Who's your type?”

He shrugged it off. “Dunno?”

“What about me?”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean...” 

I moved closer and ignored my embarrassment.

“Wanna be my boyfriend?”

He shifted his head in the other direction and answered. “Sorry, but I can't.”

My brows narrowed and jealousy poured inside me. I asked him, “Is it because you already liked someone in our class?”

“No, no. It's just, you're like a sister to me.”

“All this time... He doesn't have any feelings for me???” I thought with my heart aching. 

I wanted to cry, but doing that in front of him would make me feel more embarrassed.

“Hey, wanna go buy some jui-” he stopped walking, staring at me with a surprised look on his face. He stuttered, “W-why are you crying...?”

“H-huh?”

I touched my cheeks, feeling a moving river. I was so spaced out that I didn't realize I was crying this whole time.

I wiped off my tears with my bare hands. “W-why am I crying?!” sobbing, as the small droplets of water were touching the ground, just to release this bitter feeling inside my heart.

I looked like a loser who lost the rock, paper, and scissors. While the boy in front of me couldn't say anything. I knew this would happen if I get rejected, but, why am I crying over a single rejection???

All the joy I had with him, didn't he care about that? If so, then why am I still hanging out with him? 

“I shouldn't have me-”

Suddenly, James embraced me. To the point where I could feel his heart pounding.

“I-I'm not used to this sort of thing but-” his hug tightened. “I hope you understand, even if we can't become a couple, we can still be friends. So, please... Don't cry.”

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Even if he told me to stop, this uncontrollable feeling busted more, letting out the pain.

Tonight, was one heck of a cry...

***

After the dramatic scene, I caused earlier, both of us proceeded on going home.

“S-sorry for crying out of the blue...”

“It's alright. Also, sorry for hugging you back there.” he looked away. “Did it make you feel weird?”

I shook my head and he let out a relieved sigh.

“Thank goodness,” he mumbled. 

Soon, both of us made it home, safe and sound. Though, I didn't realize this sooner once I got inside my house.

“What happened to your eyes?” mom asked with a worried tone. “Were you bullied?”

“No one's bullying me mom,” I replied. “We did the cooking earlier and the onions got me.”

“Well, if that's the case, then go change your clothes. Dinner is ready.”

I bobbed my head and walked past her, heading upstairs and lied my back on my comfy bed.

*DING!!*

My phone made a notification sound inside my bag, and I took it out. There, a message was on the screen.

“Trisha, I'm sorry about what happened earlier. And, also, I have something to tell you.”

I wondered, but that wasn't important right now as I scrolled down. I gasped with my eyes wide after reading the rest.

“I Bet that if you're able to convince me within a year to like you, you win. But if you can't, you lose.”

Yet, it was stupid and childish. So, I turned it off, leaving it on the bed. I changed my clothes and left the room... Although, his bet was bugging me. I shook my head and ambled downstairs to eat dinner.

Two hours later, it was bedtime. I was staring at the ceiling, and I couldn't sleep because of the bet. Sometimes, I would glance at my phone that was beside me, my hand was itching to grab it.

In the end, I grabbed it to reply to his message.

“Let's do it!”

Thus, our Bet was on.

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