The Prince, the one who will sweep you off your feet and into a beautiful castle. His image is accompanied by dances and dresses. A charming smile, a charismatic tongue.
The Wolf, the villain of the century, the monster who bares his fangs and leers...
"Min?" Carl glanced at the girl with dulled eyes and then at the brunette next to her.
The brunette looked surprised for a second before smiling.
"Is the nurse here?" The brunette asks.
Carl shook his head.
"Do you know her?" The brunette gestures to Min. Carl nods. "She says her head hurts, maybe you can accompany her for a bit."
Carl nods.
The girl smiled again, and then left.
She's strange. Carl thought to himself, glancing warily after her. Then he walked over to Min, taking her hand.
"Min?" He asked softly. "What happened?"
"Carl?" Min asks meekly, like she was unsure if he was actually there. She was staring heavily at her shoes.
He led her to a chair to rest.
"I want to go home." She whispers.
He squatted in front of her, finally meeting her eyes. "You cried."
"He lied to me." She closed her eyes. "He lied to me."
Carl's eyes burned with fury, but also sadness. She was so shaken.
What could he even say to her to make it better?
"Carl..." She breathes. "Why were you here and not in English?"
"So..." He looked down at her hand. "So, you could talk to him."
A tear rolled down her face.
"I'm sorry." Carl began.
"No, you are not." Min interrupted. "You aren't sorry. You shouldn't be."
"Min..."
"Carl..." She opens her eyes. "Carl, I like you."
His lips parted, he was staring up at her in surprise. Then, in awe.
"You do?" He breathes.
She nods and wipes a tear away.
"I—" He began, hesitating. Declan hadn't told him anything about this. He had no idea what to do. "I don't know what to do." He admitted.
She smiled.
"I'm just telling you." She says. "I don't want to be a liar."
"I want to tell you something too." He replies.
"What?"
He leaned forward and gently brushed her lips with his.
"Although I don't know how to put that into words." He mumbled, blushing lightly.
"To each their own pace." She too, was flushed.
"Min..." He glances at her. "Can I do it again?"
She was startled by his request. "Yeah." She nodded, getting breathless. "If you want."
He pulled her in and kissed her again.
Number two.
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Vivi had stayed for a bit, just to make sure the boy she left Min with wasn't dangerous. She realized he wasn't after they kissed each other again. She left them then, silently congratulating them. They looked content and happy.
She wondered if she was ever going to get to that point.
Although she had said she and Kade were together, she had barely gotten that close to him. She hoped that some progress might eventually befall them too.
Why did I lie? She pondered to herself. To her?
Vivien reflected on her actions all the way back to class.
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"Woah, woah, woah." Declan grinned devilishly. "You have the most incredible look on your face."
Carl grimaced, trying not to look Declan directly in the eyes.
"What did Bonnie do?" Clan sang, sliding over.
Carl started speed-walking away, the utmost pissed look on his face.
"You can't possibly run from me now, you have piqued my interest."
Eventually, Carl was cornered by Declan, and after a brief wrestling match, the two lay exhausted on the floor.
"Tell me, tell me, tell me." Declan whined.
"Fine." Carl huffed. "She said she... She likes me."
"Is that it?" Declan answered, disappointed.
Carl was silent, puffing out air.
"I... kissed her."
Declan bolted upright and screamed "Yeah!" at the top of his lungs.
