Please Look At Me!
Chapter 8's
The relationship between Alan and Erina had deteriorated since that day. The two were acting as if they hated each other. Even the students in the class did not understand the two. They only know the story from the start of Alan's screams that his leg was kicked by Erina with all his might until the girl left the class after confirming that he did not like the man at all.
"Erina, don't you want me to sit with you?" ask Deo.
The girl glanced for a moment at the sleeping Gideon. He was not very familiar with Gideon, considering that the two often quarreled, although it was better not long after. He also did not want to feel uncomfortable because he suddenly swapped seats with Deo who was a good friend of the man.
He turned his gaze for a moment to Alan who was busy copying his duties. Whether lazy or how, the man often copied his friend's duties when he arrived at school. Bad habits actually.
Erina weighed in on Deo's proposal to change seats with her. He was not very familiar with Gideon, but of course being my partner with him was probably much better than Alan who often exuded an aura of hostility towards him. Moreover, the relationship between the two has deteriorated lately after a unilateral conclusion made by the man the other day.
"Is it okay?" ask the girl.
"No. You're also Alan's enemy after all. Gideon would understand. Moreover, I also moved it not far."
Deo's remarks made the scales that had only slightly led to sitting down with Gideon was finally one-sided towards the decision to sit down with Gideon. He nodded his head and immediately cleaned up his writing equipment. The girl moved everything, including her bag, to the bench that was right behind her.
Alan glanced for a moment at the girl as the girl moved her seat. He sniffed both his shoulders and continued copying his duties. He had already heard the conversation between the girl and Deo. Honestly, he was actually a little offended when the girl chose to switch seats with Deo.
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Gideon put his arms on the table. The movement was followed by him putting his head also on the table. Not long after, he closed his eyes to rest.
Currently it is still a lesson time, but because the teacher in question is unable to attend, other students also fill their time by playing and telling stories. Not a few also choose to go to the canteen to fill their stomachs. It was still early in the morning, but some of them were already starving.
"Erina, don't you want me to sit with you?" ask Deo.
He slightly gasped as soon as he heard Deo ask Erina to switch seats with him. He felt a little offended at the thought that Deo hated him and chose to switch seats with Erina. He grumbled in his heart cursing his friend.
Quite a moment of silence. He had not been able to sleep well after hearing Deo's words just now. He looked forward to Erina's reply while pretending to be asleep.
"Is it okay?" ask the girl.
"No. You're also Alan's enemy after all. Gideon would understand. Moreover, I also moved it not far."
The man knew that this was a good time to propose it. Moreover, Erina and Alan were in a cold war right now. The two did not hide any dislike between the two.
He found it hard to hold back his smile as soon as he heard Erina agree to Deo's proposal. The girl tidied up her stationery, then moved it to the bench that was beside Gideon at the moment.
The man opened his eyes slightly to peek at Alan who was still copying his duties. After that, he closed his eyes again, then smiled triumphantly. At least the distance between Alan and Erina was getting wider, so the possibility of the girl to like with Alan became smaller.
He is sometimes still agitated when remembering that long enough time runs until Erina actually says firmly that she does not like Alan. There was one small part in the corner of his heart that doubted Erina's firm rebuttal that day. Moreover, he did not see it directly.
Erina looked at Gideon who seemed to be asleep. He was actually still feeling a little doubtful about his decision at this moment. But he also did not want to continue to be close to people who clearly seemed to hate him very much.
"Al, is there a wiper?"
Elvira, Erina's classmate who had previously sat right in front of the girl, turned back to borrow the eraser on Alan. It was actually quite surprising to him because Elvira was not very familiar with Alan. The interaction between the two was minimal as he was with Alan despite their previous seats being next to each other.
"Ehm.. Tungga, yeah."
Tightness and pain. The girl actually felt pain in her chest cavity when the man was friendly with Elvira. 'What have I done until you've hated it before as much as I did?' his inner.
He smiled wryly as he stared at the two feet that were treading the class tiles. He really felt sick when he knew that from the beginning the man did not like him at all. The man had even placed firm limits since their first meeting. Whether he was overdoing it or just being sensitive, he really felt very hurt right now.
"Here," Alan said as he passed his eraser to Elvira.
From the tone of Alan's voice that was quite friendly, he could tell that indeed he would never be able to get along with the man. He and Alan were like water and oil that were hard to put together because they were too different. Erina raised her face and found Elvira smiling shyly after receiving the eraser given by Alan.
When the girl turned around, Priska who was sitting next to her nudged the girl while teasing her. Just by looking at it Erina already knew that the girl had feelings for Alan. Alan also did not show a dislike of the interaction that occurred between the two.
Erina tightened her grip on her skirt. He felt that something was wrong with him at this moment. He also did not know exactly what made him feel this way. He only knows that he hates the close interaction between the two, especially Alan's friendly attitude towards Elvira. He really doesn't like it.