Chapter 35

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April 6, 2024

The next morning, when I woke up, I saw Kean lying next to me. I didn't realize that he entered my room last night. He seemed to be sleeping soundly, so I stood up slowly so as not to wake him up.

When I got out the door, I went straight to the kitchen and found Adie cooking breakfast.

Wow! What is up with him? Never in my wildest dreams did I see him cooking. I didn't even think he knew how to open a stove.

"What is happening?" I ask.

"What?" he cluelessly asks.

"Are you sick?" I ask, putting my palms on his forehead.

"What are you doing? I'm not sick," he said, chuckling.

"Why are you cooking?" I ask.

"Nothing. I just woke up early, and I can't go back to sleep," he said.

"What are you cooking?" I ask.

"Can't you see?" he sarcastically asks.

"I can, but you can just tell me what it is," I said.

"Bacon, eggs, and corned beef," he said.

"Oh, okay," I said.

"Do you want to eat now?" he asks.

"Okay," I said.

"What's up with you?" he asks.

"What do you mean?" I said, looking at him.

"What's up with you and Russelle now?" he asks.

"Oh, that? Well, we're talking. I told him to wait," I answered.

"I'm pretty sure he can wait a little longer. He liked you for years, so a little longer would be okay for him," he said.

"Did you know about us?" I ask.

"Of course," he answered, smirking.

"How come?" I ask.

"He told me," he said.

"Really?" I ask, kind of amused.

"Yeah, he even assigned me to guard you from predators," he said before laughing.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"He asked me to keep an eye on you whenever someone is trying to get to know you," he explained.

"Get to know?" I ask.

"Yeah, he just wants to know who likes you. Do you know? He was jealous of Kean before," he said, chuckling.

"Huh? Why?" I ask.

"Aren't you and Kean very close?" he says.

"So?" I ask, raising an eyebrow.

"Are you dense? You know that Russelle likes you, right?" he sarcastically said.

"That's ridiculous. Kean is a friend," I said.

"You can't stop him from getting jealous," he said.

"Yeah, but do you know that I am competing in our school's pageant?" I said.

"What? For real?" he asks in disbelief.

"Yeah, they voted for me to join," I said.

"Oh, my god! You've never joined a pageant before. I hope you win on your first try," he said, smiling.

"Well, I just want to have fun in there," I said.

Meanwhile, Cal came out of his room while still yawning.

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