/ Chapter 16 /
" Darien!!" It was the following morning, when Darien caught up with his friends. " We've heard. Is Serena alright?"
Although they had Darien reassured that there was nothing to worry about, yet they weren't help concerning about Serena because they heard a cry when they gave him a call the other night. After getting his questions - 'how did you know someone was crying?' and 'when did you called?' - answered, Darien soon realised that his mother must had been forgotten to tell him about the call, and thought it wasn't so bad if the gang deserved to know the promise he made that night.
" Then, Serena is..."
" At home. Mum and Aunt Serenity want her to."
" I wonder how she's doing right now... What?" Andrew trailed off his, as well as the girls' thoughts, and was confused at Darien's glare as he recalled he done nothing to interfere with him and Serena.
" You're hiding something from you, are you not?"
" What thing?"
" Then how do you explain the day she cried on you?"
" What day?"
" The day we played squash."
" I thought I've already explained that to you."
" Sure, you have... You sure didn't leave things out?"
" Why should I do that for? I don't dare to hide things from you, especially when it's about her..." What Andrew didn't know was that the more he defenced himself, the more he spilt the secret only he knew of...
" Andrew, dear. What do you mean by that?" Mina gave a devilish grin to her boyfriend. She had knew both the boys had hidden things from them, the girls, earlier, just that she couldn't figure out what because the boys were always becareful when the girls were around. Yet it didn't matter now, nor how much the boys tried their best to cover up the truth, because she now knew. That was for the girls. As for the boys, it was the beginning of their nightmare. Knowing they couldn't escape from the girls' questions any longer, Darien... excused himself, but not before sent Andrew a we're-dead-and-thanks-to-you look though.
" Damn! Should have see this coming..." Poor Andrew could only blamed of his lack of memory. He had almost forgotten that
when-ever there came a situation, like what was happening now would one of the examples, Darien managed to excuse himself ALWAYS, to which he had no idea of how, and that left him, Darien's best pal from who-knew for how long, to do all the explaining. To Andrew, it seemed like eternity after he finished telling them what they eagered to know, Darien liked Serena, but it wouldn't be the same for the girls and the crowd. The crowd would think they were in the zoo instead of the school campus, whilst Mina and the rest, excluding Raye, cheering for victory called 'yes'.
" I knew it! I knew he has a feeling for her!!"
" I wonder what make Serena comes..."
" I wonder if their (Darien and Serena's) problem has solved..."
" What problem?" Asked a new voice.
Serena jaw-dropped after hearing what her friends had told her. Just half an hour ago she came to school, and just in time to hear the last statement made by Lita Wood, her bruette girl-friend with high pony-tail. Serena thought the two mothers were just over-concerned because therewas no reason for her to stay at home whole day long since she was perfectly alright.
Thinking wise rather than arguing with the mothers, Serena stayed at home... alright, and then sneaked off to school when the coast was cleared. She thought she would surprised her friends by showing up without warning, instead she heard them discussing about her. They seemed to hestitate when they were asked what were they conversated about, and therefore they re-taled the whole thing after unable to resist her persuasion.
" It's a joke, right? Come on, just tell me the truth. I promise I won't tell."
" It isn't a joke, Serena. Darien really likes you."
" But... but he slapped me!!
" That doesn't mean I don't like you..." Darien's sudden appearance almost sent Serena, the only one, to jump five feet tall. If Serena wasn't facing to her group, she would have seen Darien was approaching to her, to them.
" No, you don't. You don't like me, and I know it!"
" How will you know my feeling? You're not me!"
" I... I just know, ok?"
" How will you know? How can you know?"
" I don't know! I don't know anything!! There, you're satisfy?"
A four-girls-and-a-guy group groaned, as another infamous blickering of Serena and Darien's raised up. They didn't know how long this arugement would last, nor wanted to know, but there was one thing they knew of. This had to be stopped. They'd got to break both Serena and Darien up and fast too before it turned out ugly.
" Enough!!! Darien, stop being childish, and Serena, tell him what-ever you are hiding!" Andrew, who had had enough of Serena and Darien's game, was so fed-up that 1) how could both be so childish and stubborn? 2) Didn't they know heir old arguements hadn't been solved? 3) How could they able to find something, or ANYTHING, to start their new arguement?
Therefore it wasn't surprised him, if that 'games' of their's got into his nerve. However what he wasn't expected to get was that they stopped instantly the moment he called for halt. Thinking he should do it more often, Andrew, on his best effort, tried to cool the so-called couple... or at least he tried to. Then after a while of silent, Serena whispered something before running away, not giving her friends a chance to think nor hear it clearly what her Whispering was about.
" Darien, are you sure that's what she was whispering about?" Darien, the only person who heard, nodded.
" I wonder what does that mean..." Darien shook, indicated that he hadn't got a clue either.
" I have a feeling we are getting close to the answer..." Still kept staring where Serena had gone to, Darien nodded, again.
" She must be very upset now..." Came another nodded from Darien.
" And cries too." Then another.
" WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE THEN? YOU SHOULD BE GO AFTER HER MINUTES AGO!" After reviving from his shock, Darien went off to the same direction as Serena had gone to, and not caring the chorus 'geez' his friends had given to him.
/ End of The Chapter/
" Darien!!" It was the following morning, when Darien caught up with his friends. " We've heard. Is Serena alright?"
Although they had Darien reassured that there was nothing to worry about, yet they weren't help concerning about Serena because they heard a cry when they gave him a call the other night. After getting his questions - 'how did you know someone was crying?' and 'when did you called?' - answered, Darien soon realised that his mother must had been forgotten to tell him about the call, and thought it wasn't so bad if the gang deserved to know the promise he made that night.
" Then, Serena is..."
" At home. Mum and Aunt Serenity want her to."
" I wonder how she's doing right now... What?" Andrew trailed off his, as well as the girls' thoughts, and was confused at Darien's glare as he recalled he done nothing to interfere with him and Serena.
" You're hiding something from you, are you not?"
" What thing?"
" Then how do you explain the day she cried on you?"
" What day?"
" The day we played squash."
" I thought I've already explained that to you."
" Sure, you have... You sure didn't leave things out?"
" Why should I do that for? I don't dare to hide things from you, especially when it's about her..." What Andrew didn't know was that the more he defenced himself, the more he spilt the secret only he knew of...
" Andrew, dear. What do you mean by that?" Mina gave a devilish grin to her boyfriend. She had knew both the boys had hidden things from them, the girls, earlier, just that she couldn't figure out what because the boys were always becareful when the girls were around. Yet it didn't matter now, nor how much the boys tried their best to cover up the truth, because she now knew. That was for the girls. As for the boys, it was the beginning of their nightmare. Knowing they couldn't escape from the girls' questions any longer, Darien... excused himself, but not before sent Andrew a we're-dead-and-thanks-to-you look though.
" Damn! Should have see this coming..." Poor Andrew could only blamed of his lack of memory. He had almost forgotten that
when-ever there came a situation, like what was happening now would one of the examples, Darien managed to excuse himself ALWAYS, to which he had no idea of how, and that left him, Darien's best pal from who-knew for how long, to do all the explaining. To Andrew, it seemed like eternity after he finished telling them what they eagered to know, Darien liked Serena, but it wouldn't be the same for the girls and the crowd. The crowd would think they were in the zoo instead of the school campus, whilst Mina and the rest, excluding Raye, cheering for victory called 'yes'.
" I knew it! I knew he has a feeling for her!!"
" I wonder what make Serena comes..."
" I wonder if their (Darien and Serena's) problem has solved..."
" What problem?" Asked a new voice.
Serena jaw-dropped after hearing what her friends had told her. Just half an hour ago she came to school, and just in time to hear the last statement made by Lita Wood, her bruette girl-friend with high pony-tail. Serena thought the two mothers were just over-concerned because therewas no reason for her to stay at home whole day long since she was perfectly alright.
Thinking wise rather than arguing with the mothers, Serena stayed at home... alright, and then sneaked off to school when the coast was cleared. She thought she would surprised her friends by showing up without warning, instead she heard them discussing about her. They seemed to hestitate when they were asked what were they conversated about, and therefore they re-taled the whole thing after unable to resist her persuasion.
" It's a joke, right? Come on, just tell me the truth. I promise I won't tell."
" It isn't a joke, Serena. Darien really likes you."
" But... but he slapped me!!
" That doesn't mean I don't like you..." Darien's sudden appearance almost sent Serena, the only one, to jump five feet tall. If Serena wasn't facing to her group, she would have seen Darien was approaching to her, to them.
" No, you don't. You don't like me, and I know it!"
" How will you know my feeling? You're not me!"
" I... I just know, ok?"
" How will you know? How can you know?"
" I don't know! I don't know anything!! There, you're satisfy?"
A four-girls-and-a-guy group groaned, as another infamous blickering of Serena and Darien's raised up. They didn't know how long this arugement would last, nor wanted to know, but there was one thing they knew of. This had to be stopped. They'd got to break both Serena and Darien up and fast too before it turned out ugly.
" Enough!!! Darien, stop being childish, and Serena, tell him what-ever you are hiding!" Andrew, who had had enough of Serena and Darien's game, was so fed-up that 1) how could both be so childish and stubborn? 2) Didn't they know heir old arguements hadn't been solved? 3) How could they able to find something, or ANYTHING, to start their new arguement?
Therefore it wasn't surprised him, if that 'games' of their's got into his nerve. However what he wasn't expected to get was that they stopped instantly the moment he called for halt. Thinking he should do it more often, Andrew, on his best effort, tried to cool the so-called couple... or at least he tried to. Then after a while of silent, Serena whispered something before running away, not giving her friends a chance to think nor hear it clearly what her Whispering was about.
" Darien, are you sure that's what she was whispering about?" Darien, the only person who heard, nodded.
" I wonder what does that mean..." Darien shook, indicated that he hadn't got a clue either.
" I have a feeling we are getting close to the answer..." Still kept staring where Serena had gone to, Darien nodded, again.
" She must be very upset now..." Came another nodded from Darien.
" And cries too." Then another.
" WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE THEN? YOU SHOULD BE GO AFTER HER MINUTES AGO!" After reviving from his shock, Darien went off to the same direction as Serena had gone to, and not caring the chorus 'geez' his friends had given to him.
/ End of The Chapter/