" I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS LOVE, I WAIT EVERY MORNING FOR YOU IN THE CLASS FOR YOU TO COME. I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU, YOUR SMILE THAT MAKES MY DAY A WAY BETTER THAN IT WAS. I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ATTRACTION AND LOVE, BUT IN YOUR CASE IS THIS LOVE?"

'Kaya! Are you confessing to me?

(kaya rolling her eyes) you're such a dumb, Arsenio, you think I'm confessing to you? Just dream on. That will never happen, haha .see you later '.

That was so close Jenna, he found I was demn confessing to him, and why would he ask such a question and laugh like a crook? He is! If I hadn't said that, he would've made fun of me for the rest of my life. Thank god, he is dumb. All fine, we have a test next period. I didn't study anything, did you? If so, my lord, let me copy you, so I would pass it! "Sure you can kaya if mam doesn't shift our seats. Hmm! Hmm." hope she doesn't. suddenly miss Rio entered the class and started shuffling places for the test. "Students sit in your seats, prepared for your test, fine Sam, Leo, Hari, Jenna, and Ethan sit down. Kaya sit next to Arsenio"(she changes places)

(them in chorus) Next to you?! pff-

 Did you study anything? He said," I'd rather die than study", why was he so proud saying he didn't study? I am sure I'll fail this test. That was a weird feeling sitting next to your crush on an unprepared test, acting cool while having those butterflies inside the stomach. I always liked him and I always will! But I'm sure he will never have an interest in someone like me.  I know a lot of people in my school. I don't have any friends. Furthermore, I get low scores, talk a lot, dress like a freak, I'm goofier, I eat a lot, and what else? Isn't that much for a normal high school girl? My parents say that I have no hopes for my future, and maybe it's true, but I got an attitude that makes me feel like I'll be rich one day. Yea, what matter is all money. Ahh- I am blabbering something, leave that, let me see my test now! I was daydreaming during the test when someone pinched me, yea it was him… he showed me a bit of paper that had answers on it. A cheat sheet. I hope I don't get caught, yea I took those cheat sheets for him. Finally, I did the test well using those cheat sheets. He smiled at me. A smile, which was suspicious! After that period we had our break all the girls went out, and some boys were sitting in the classroom, they were smiling at me. I felt so awkward, so I ran out of the classroom and I crashed into a boy I have never seen. I said sorry, and he helped me to get up, that is when I saw his face. He was so cute. He exactly looked into my eyes and said, "it's ok."  I again ran into the restroom, found Jenna, and told her what happened. She laughed hard and said it was like a Korean drama that she saw a week ago. She saw me looking confused. still, she didn't explain anything clearly. Instead, she asked me, "what do you think".

I said "His lips, which he bites the most are as soft as the cherry .his smile leaves a deep scar in my heart that will never get healed. His eyes that shine like moonlight made me a Selenophile. The crystals that melt in his eyes are the perfect scenery to watch tho. His eyebrows wave through his reactions. The thick and thin brows are black as charcoal. I am sure he was my Mark Antony, and I'll be his Cleopatra." this is what I think.

Jenna was speechless. She even asked a lame question that why l chose the love story of Cleopatra and Mark Antony instead of the famous Romeo and Juliet. Why was she so lame? I chose them because I wanted to and didn't want a relationship ending in three days and killing people. Wasn't I sensible? Yes, I was. In the meantime, we reached our class and saw Arsenio digging into my bag. No one was in the class, and what was he searching for in my bag? I slowly walked behind him and tried to scare him. But in turn, he caught my hand and pulled me closer while his other hand grabbed my hips. He looked me in my eyes that moment of thousand butterflies in my stomach raised. I pushed him when Jenna walked in. I was sure that she didn't see anything which happened seconds ago, by her lamest question" why did you push him? Is he hurt?" still I had no words to speak out, so I rushed Jenna into the restroom again. After the break when I took my bag to grasp a book, I found chocolate in my bag. Jenna, Sam, and Meg my bench mates were shocked. All I was thinking is why did he put that chocolate in my bag instead of giving it to me? For all that what is the reason for buying me chocolate? I never asked him one. I snatched the chocolate from them. It was a precious thing for me. I planned to return the chocolate to him in the next break.

Here the break comes. I called out" Arsenio, why did you put these in my bag? Better take it back." and he replied that he didn't drop any chocolates in my bag. I replied   "I saw you were digging in my bag during the last break. Why do you lie so badly? Better take them with you. He mentioned that a boy from the next class dropped it in my bag and Arsenio was curious that what the next class guy have dropped." umm? That was hard to believe, still, I searched through my bag again and found a letter. Everyone else was so curious about the letter, including me. I admit that.  As thought, it was a love letter from...your LOVE MARK ANTONY. Mark Antony? all started laughing

The letter briefed out,

MY LOVE CLEOPATRA,

**                                      I HAVE ALWAYS WATCHED YOU FROM AFAR\, I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD FALL FOR YOU.  BUT ****FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY\, YEA THE VERY FIRST DAY I STARTED TO LOVE YA!  IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY WHEN I SAW YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME...******

(MISS Rio came into the classroom)

so I sneaked the letter and the chocolate into my bag again.

Later we had a substitution period, I took the letter and continued reading

*** IT WAS RAINING WHEN I SAW YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME\, YOU WERE STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD RELISHING. IN A CUTE BLACK DRESS. I KNOW I'M EXAGGERATING IT LIKE A MOVIE BUT STILL\, THAT MOMENT WAS A PRECIOUS MEMORY FOR ME. I WANT TO BE WITH YOU. THE REST OF MY LIFE

ME GUSTAS TU...🫶🏻 ***

All began to laugh. Including me. Honestly\, it is the first love letter I'm ever getting. But I couldn't believe that it was from someone else. I thought Jenna was pranking me\, remember? I just opined the inspiration of my love in the last break to her. When I asked her she swore that she'd never do such a thing. Kind of acceptable because she never did something like that to me\, still! I was a lot curious about the letter guy. So we jumped in search of **THE LETTER GUY. **When I asked Arsenio to search what is ME GUSTAS TU, cause we didn't know what that meant he replied "am I your servant? Go search for yourself" so mean as always. I don't know the reason behind his poker face toward me, like always. Man say what I did, so at least I can ask a sorry for that. fine I'll search by myself. Later that evening, when I was walking by, a small girl ran to me and gave me a letter tied up with chocolate. I was so close to my house, but I took a turn and rushed to the park. There will be no one at the park at this time indeed. I opened the letter and started reading it,

MY LOVE CLEOPATRA,

***                                      *** I SAW YOU CURIOUSLY SEARCHING FOR ME IN THE SCHOOL. I LOVED IT. WE CAN BE FRIENDS? IF YOU ACCEPT IT POST A LETTER TO THIS ADDRESS***

" 11/22**********************************************************************************************************"

BY YOUR LOVE

MARK ANTONY

***                           ******

The letter was so small but asked for a return letter, the address, that was near to my house. I'm not sure about writing a return letter, while I was thinking about it Arsenio called me from the back. How monstrous, I slipped down when I turned around. He held my hips making sure I didn't fall down and cry like a dumb. He pulled me closer. No air could pass between us. I was motionless. Speechless tho. He looked into my eyes and said I LIKE YOU. The moment I was dead. Could you imagine? I'm in a handsome boy's hand, and he's confessing. Impossible! I asked  "what ?" he again replied I like you, he let his hands off my hips and pushed me aside when he clearly told Me Gustas Tu means I like you. I came back to life. Realized how foolish I looked. But what he said was so real... I ran to my house. When I discussed the second letter with my online friend Emma she asked me to write a letter in return. She insisted on thinking about it. Maybe a little letter won't hurt my fingers, and I'm quite interested in this guy.

I started writing the letter,

TO MARK ANTONY\, ****

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