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• Bittersweet Affection   9

  WINTERA honk sounded outside snapping me awake. Rolling over, I took the pillow to encircle my ear as the honk continues. In no time, the idiot blaring it would make me go deaf.It was the beginning of the week meaning another boring Monday. I would have to sit in history class all over again. A routine I wished I could eradicate.Hopefully, this week looks promising since I had gotten a spot in the popular squad.My hand went beneath the pillow to my right, brought out my phone as it vibrated.Rolling over, I grinned as Rey's name flashed on the screen. For the past two days, we had been texting and talking a lot, which made my feelings now harder to ignore. Hitting the answer button, I placed it on speaker so I wouldn't stress myself by glueing it to my ear."Hello,""Morning sunshine." He replied, his voice laced with sarcasm.

• Bittersweet Affection   8

  "Flour, ""Checked," I replied as Lee listed what was available for the cookies we desire to make for the sleepover.Lee put in some flour into a bowl, added butter and sugar. I watched as she mixed it. Dipping my thumb into the bowl, I took some of the batters, slipping it into my mouth."This tastes better than the others we made," I said, licking my finger as we finished mixing the third ingredients for the cookies.Lee grinned, taking the compliment.Unlike I, Lee had won several awards in baking competitions since she clocked eighth. Eight years old me was enrolled for singing lessons and ballet classes instead.The kitchen now looked a mess since I was in charge. My presence alone invoked disorderliness in kitchens. The bottom line was I couldn't cook to even save my own life.We sang nursery rhymes as we baked the last batch of cookies. Then I switc

• Bittersweet Affection   7

  WINTERTossing and turning on my bed, I couldn't sleep any longer. The light from the moon, streaked inside my room through a break in the curtain, brightening it. I twisted to check the time from the clock on my bedside table. It was a few minutes past four and still quite early for me to be awake.About going back to sleep, my phone glowed on the nightstand signalling a call. I swiped up to unlock it, an unknown number flashed on the screen. My face contorted into a grimace as I pondered if I had given my number out.Certainly, I would remember if I did.I answered, and about to say that the person had gotten the wrong number when I listened to the voice at the other end."Rey?""Yep. I thought I got the wrong number, so bye." He said with a chuckle."Wait, " I whispered, careful not to wake Hailey. The wall

• Bittersweet Affection   6

  WINTER"Hey, Winnie the Pooh," Rey called out, waving as Lee and I strolled past the football pitch. I rolled my eyes and waved back. It was weird how we were behaving like casual friends. We just began talking today and he has given me a nickname which I was stuck with since he had called me more than fifty times today in everyone's presence and he did it by yelling."Winnie the Pooh?" Lee questioned and continued. "And when did you start talking to Rey?""Since we were paired and he said he did not intend calling me my real name anytime soon since "Winnie the Pooh" seems cuter!" I giggled, quoting his word."Are you saying Rey found you cute?" Lee inquired, frowning."I wished," I murmured."He only said the name is cute not me. Also, I know he was just teasing me.""Who knows if he finds the bearer secretly cute too." Lee prompted as we sat down on

• Bittersweet Affection   5

  WINTERWhat is wrong with today? I mused, stretching my aching limbs.Even geography, my favourite class was gradually boring me to tears.I had to combine the classes with what I do when bored. I snoozed in history class whilst this, I combined it with daydreams, by staring out the window and making a mental note of ten things I needed to do before graduation comes.*Apply to one of the best performing colleges*get Rey to ask me outThat was the only two things my thought came up with as Lee kept prodding me to listen to her.Rolling my eyes, I twisted facing her. She recounted the party she went to the night before, giving me the full details in a hushed voice.Lee attended all the party hosted in school as she practically knew everyone. Also, she was one of the popular kids which earned her the pass to b

• Bittersweet Affection   4

  REYWhen I dropped off Nora at her school, I left for mine after several contemplations.My stomach lurched as I backed into the lot reminding me how I hated Mondays and going to school from the onset.Also, having history, as the first lesson for the day made the feeling worst for I disliked the subject- perhaps, because of how boring it was or maybe I just loathed going to school.My mother had told me I had cried, scratched and bite when I first got enrolled in daycare. I ended the drama in third grade but I still didn't get used to the idea of schooling.I stepped down from my car, took a container that could fit inside the pocket of my brown hoodie from the back seat. I passed by some students in the lot, their eyes glued on me as I walked in.I punched the code of my locker in and took out a blue lighter- because of days like this, I had kept it in t