Chapter 12

30 minutes later, I was in Psychology class, tears silently pouring down my face. My thoughts went back to half an hour earlier, to that scene at the end of Chem lecture…

“We can’t be friends anymore”, his voice echoed in my head. The second he said that, I couldn’t breathe. It was like he’d taken my heart right out of my chest and flung it across the lecture hall. I just stared at him with watery eyes for a long time. I then realized he had opened his mouth again, possibly to explain why, but before he could utter a single word, I turned my back on him and ran up the stairs, my tears flowing freely. I ran to my Psychology class, not caring who saw me and collapsed in a seat.

I couldn’t pay attention during the whole class. Maybe I should’ve waited for his answer before I ran off… maybe I should’ve heard his reason first. How can I ever face him again, after all this? Taking out my phone, I told Ginny what happened through a long text. She replied back a few minutes later.

Lina…I’m so sorry to hear that happened. Why would he say that? Sweetie, I’ll wait outside your class ok? And pay attention! Your marks must not suffer because of him! I know it’s hard to accept all this… maybe he didn’t mean it that way? Don’t lose hope Lina! Love you! See you soon~

My heart felt warmed up a bit after reading her reply. Ginny was such a great friend. I wiped my eyes and sat up straight. I was going to forget about Johnny and everything that had happened between us.

After Psychology class, my eyes were puffy and red from all that crying. A strange emptiness filled my heart. Walking out of the lecture hall with a dazed look, I spotted Ginny right away. “Lina!” Ginny called, moving towards me. The moment she was right in front of me, I hugged her and cried new tears. “It’s ok Lina, it’s ok…everything’s gonna be ok”, Ginny patted my back. “Ginny, I don’t know what to do”, I cried. Ginny was about to say something when I looked up and gasped.

Stepping away from our hug, I fixed my eyes on a figure a few meters away from me. Johnny. What was he doing here? Doesn’t he have class? I was so surprised, I didn’t know what to do. Glancing at Ginny, she seemed to know who this guy was, even though she’d never met him before. I turned my gaze back to Johnny, who was staring at me. We had a stare down for a few minutes. Then suddenly, (I’m not sure who acted first) Johnny said “Lina…” and at the same instant, I ran towards him as fast as I could. Throwing my arms around him, he caught me and held me close. I don’t know what made me do it, I just wanted to be in his arms again, to feel cared for, to be protected, to feel loved…

After hugging each other for a moment, I met Ginny’s gaze and saw her beaming. She made a texting action and hurried off to her other class. Giggling, I turned to look at Johnny who was smiling at me. “So are you going to wait for me to explain now?” Johnny chuckled. “Yes, please do”, I replied. Letting me go for a bit, he held both my hands and said, “Lina, we can’t be friends anymore because I want to be more than friends. Lina, ever since you dropped that pen during the first day of class, I’ve never stopped thinking about you. I’m sorry I was so rude and mean to you during our first lab, I was in denial. Seeing you cry when you saw your midterm mark broke my heart and made me realize t hat I had feelings for you. I never want you to be sad again. And I hope you feel the same way? I’m so sorry for making you cry earlier in Chem, please forgive me?” I blushed, my heart glowing with happiniess. “Yes, I forgive you Johnny”, I replied, smiling like crazy. “Ok, then, there’s one more thing I would like to say”, he said, avoiding my gaze for some reason. “Hm?” I said. Looking up at me with something I couldn’t understand twinkling in his eye, he said, “Lina, will you be my girlfriend? I know we haven’t known each other for that long but I feel like I should ask this. You know, it’s a really hard question to ask, it seems so easy to ask someone that in movies, dramas, and other stuff but –“ I cut off his rambles. “Yes, I will Johnny”, I laughed. “Oh, what? You will?” he looked like he couldn’t believe his ears. “Yes I will Johnny!” smacking him on the head.

Pulling me close for another hug, I laid my head on his shoulder and sighed in happiness. Johnny felt the same way about me, Johnny is mine! I was the luckiest girl in the whole wide world.

Authour's Note: This isn't the end of the story.... >=)