The Confession Chapter 9

Chapter 9


(In Nicole's bedroom)


She climbed into bed and recalled back what Tim had said to her earlier while they stood outside the classroom.


(outside the classroom)


"Sorry if I had made you angry. I did't really mean it. Sorry ," he lowered down his head and gave Nicole a can-you-forgive me look.


Nicole nodded, uncertainly.


"But, you wouldn't mind telling me her likings right?"


'Should I, or should I not? Telling him would not caused me any harm right? RIGHT? But somehow, down here, my heart, hurts. Why? What does that implies?' Nicole went into a daze after hearing what Tim had just asked, but was soon awaken by his nudges.


'Guess I'll just tell him' she muttered to herself and sighed.


"Well, if I ain't wrong, she likes reading Japanese mangas, especially those on romance and school life ones.  And erm...  she likes baby blue colour."


"That's Great!" he answered almost immediately.


(And what he did next was what  Nicole had been thinking all about, over and over again...)


He pulled Nicole by her hand, and hugged her with the other. He leaned closer to her face as he whispered into her ear, "Thank you". Nicole's eyes met his. Always so shiny and so blue, she thought, almost forgetting the tickling sensation she felt when he whispered into her ears. There, she mustered her courage and moved her hands to reach for his waist. So warm and so cosy that Nicole dreaded it when Tim release his hug. For a moment, she was glad that she chose that course and the teacher had punished them to stand outside the classroom.


(Back to Nicole's bedroom)


Thinking of these, she could feel her whole face heating up. Her hands still tingled the magical sensation she had just felt earlier when she hugged him.


'Stop thinking of these, Nicole. Study, yes, study. Midterms are coming. You had to prepare for it.' she reminded herself but to no avail. That scenes kept on drifting back into her mind till she felt embarrassed by it. She lay on her bad and covered her face with her pillow. Just then, her phone rang. She scumbled up off her bed to reach for it. It's a text message.


You sleeping? If not, wanna go to the park for a walk. I got something to ask you
(P.S. Sorry if I had waken you up. =P)
Sender: Christ


'Yup! This is a great time to relax my mind off those stuffs,' she thought as she replied back.


Nope, I'm still wide awake. I'll meet u @ the playground in the park in ten minutes time =)


"Message sent!" she said when she pressed onto the 'OK' button on her phone and locked her phone. She changed out of her pyjamas and dumped her keys, coins and phone into her pocket before rushing out of the house, almost about to go out in her bedroom slippers.


When she got there, breathless, Christine was already sitting on the swing, drinking a can of Pepsi while waiting for her. Christine waved to her, inviting her to join her on the swing next to her right.


'Want a drink?' Christine held up another can of Pepsi from the plastic bag on the ground.


Nicole slowed her swing down and managed to catch it when Christine tossed it to her. She opened it up slowly and away from her as the drink was shaken during the toss. The Pepsi let out a sizzling sound.


'Why do you ask do you ask me out for?' Nicole remembered as she took a sip of the Pepsi.


Christine breath deeply, in and out.


"I...I....I want to ask you if..."


"If what?"


"If...If... If you like Tim!"


Nicole almost choked onto her Pepsi and she coughed it out badly. She stared back at Christine with huge eyes as she thought, 'Why is she asking me this? Did she know about what happened today and that day? Did someone told her?'


~to be continued~