FATIMA DROPPED OFF TIMOTHY in his school first. He started crying and asking for her so they stayed there for a few more minutes and reassured him. After that, they went to Philippe’s school and dropped him off as well. “Be careful and don’t do anything stupid, alright?” Fatima reminded him and he nodded.
Philippe started walking to his school and was looking around to find Nikki but couldn’t. He walked to his classroom and as he was about to go inside, he saw Nikki walking to hers. He walked faster until he reached her and tapped her shoulder. She turned around and once she saw his face, she smiled. He waved his hand.
“Good morning. Let’s eat lunch together later?” he asked and she nodded happily.
“Sure!” she answered with a giggle. He nodded while smiling before going to his own classroom further away from hers. He walked down the halls and reached his classroom. He entered and sat on a seat near the window. He sighed heavily as the teacher walked in. He placed down his bag before sitting down properly.
“Good morning class,” the teacher greeted and looked over at Philippe before smiling. “Nice to see you back, Philippe,” she said and he nodded and smiled a little before his classmates looked over to him before looking back at their teacher.
She fixed her bag before turning to the door and signaling someone to come inside. A man in his brand new school uniform came inside and walked to the front. The students started whispering to one another about who this person can be. “This is our new student, why don’t you introduce yourself?” Philippe looked up and saw a familiar face and the two locked eye contact. His eyes widened in shock.
“Oh- Philippe,” he said with a smirk, and Phil’s eyes squinted.
“Uh- good morning everyone, my name is Henry,” he introduced himself and everyone nodded and he smiled. “Are you friends with Philippe?” the teacher asked and he smirked.
“What?” Phil questioned.
“Yes, we were friends before he moved here. Nice to see my friend again,” Henry said with a smirk. Phil had his eyebrows furrowed, thinking what this man was trying to do. Did he move here just so he can terrorize Phil again?
Phil remembers the time he and Henry got in a fistfight in their old school because he was getting disrespected when the only thing he wanted was to eat his lunch in peace. Remembering that Nikki took care of his wounds made him smile but was quickly replaced with a frown when the teacher spoke. “That’s great! Go ahead and sit down next to Phil. And Phil, give him a tour of the school later,” the teacher said and he was about to refuse but Henry quickly sat down next to him.
A few hours later...
During the break, Philippe was obligated to give Henry a tour which he doesn’t even want to do. He stood up from his seat and started walking outside of the room and Henry followed behind. “Aren’t you supposed to give me a tour around this place?” he asked and Phil turned around and looked at him deadpan.
“Leave me alone,” Phil said as he started walking away. Henry didn’t follow what he said but started walking beside him.
“Don’t you miss your old friend?” Henry teased or more likely felt like Philippe was being terrorized by this guy.
Philippe ignored him and started walking to Nikki’s classroom. It was just in time and Nikki got out of the classroom and saw Philippe. She was about to walk towards him while smiling but saw Henry standing beside him and her mouth agape. “What the hell?” Nikki questioned before walking beside Philippe.
“Oh, Nikki. I missed you. Ever since you left our old school, it felt empty,” Henry dramatically said and her eyebrows furrowed. Phil sighed before shielding Nikki from him and walking to the cafeteria. Despite the two rejecting to hang out with him, he followed them there.
“I’m impressed about this school. It’s fancy,” Henry commented and the two didn’t answer.
“I’m surprised Phil can afford this,” he said before chuckling and Phil glared at him and they stopped walking.
“Did you really just move here to antagonize me?” Phil asked and his bully shrugged before putting his hands in his pocket. “No, not really. Ever since your kidnapping, my parents wanted to move me away from there. I realized you and Nikki moved to this school, so I decided to check it out.” Phil rolled his eyes before putting his arm around Nikki and walking again.
“Being protective of her, I see?” Henry asked with a smirk.
“Are you together now?” he questioned further while containing his smirk but his smile fell when Phil answered. “Yes.” Nikki’s eyes widened and she stopped walking.
“What?!” she questioned.
Phil looked at her and raised his eyebrow. “What? We both like each other, why don’t we start dating?” Her mouth agape and she didn’t know what to answer. They were interrupted when Henry walked in between the two. “Ugh, I’m so hungry,” he said before placing his left arm on Nikki and his right arm on Philippe.
GRIAN LEFT THE COMPANY EARLY to check out the new location of the coffee shop. He drove for about fifteen minutes and reached the construction. He got out of the car and while he was walking, he saw Fatima wearing a sunny dress while looking over at the coffee shop. He smiled before walking to her.
“Hey,” he greeted and she turned around and saw him.
“Hey! What do you think of my dress?” She twirled around and he chuckled.
“Good,” he said before scratching his neck and biting his lips.
“Why don’t we go for lunch? It’s already twelve,” he suggested and she nodded.
They went to his car but he didn’t tell her where they’re going. They drove for about twenty minutes this time until they reached a restaurant and he parked his car. He got out of the car and opened the door for Fatima. “Ohh, fancy,” she said as he chuckled.
“Good thing I wore this dress,” she added before they walked to the front and waited. They were brought to their table and she looked around. Grian pulled a chair for her and she sat down before he sat down as well. The server approached them and handed them a menu.
“I thought we were just going to have a regular lunch, I guess not,” Fatima said as she looked at the food written on the menu. After they ordered, they started waiting for the food.
“Can I get a glass of water? It was hot outside earlier,” Fatima whispered over to Grian and he nodded. He called over the server and she was brought water after a minute. She started drinking and placed down the water on the table.
“Fatima, remember the night you kissed me?” he asked and her eyes widened.
“W-what?” she asked, getting all flustered. She cleared her throat and started drinking more water. "You didn't exactly answer my question when I asked you to be my girlfriend," he explained and she almost choked.
She put down the water and started wiping down her lips. "I- uh-" She blinked a couple of times. He smiled before grabbing something from his coat and she gulped, recognizing the box. "Shall I ask again?" he asked while smiling, teasing her.
"I thought we were just going to eat," she said, a bit panicked and he laughed. She breathed heavily and calmed herself down. "Fatima," he called out and she looked at her in a bit of panic.
"W-what?" she asked while her heartbeat was going rapidly. She gulped again and her lips parted.
"Will you be my-" He got cut off when she suddenly stood up and walked beside him. His eyebrows raised and she grabbed the box and opened it before putting the ring on her finger. "Yes, my answer is yes. Don't ask the question again," Fatima said while her cheeks were red and she returned to her seat.
He blinked a couple of times before scratching his head. "You don't want me to ask you to be my girl-" He got cut off again.
"No- No! Don't say it again!" Fatima said while trying to cover her cheeks. His eyebrows furrowed as he blinked a couple of times again.
"Does it make you flustered?" he asked and her eyes widened.
"W-what! No.." she answered. Every time she hears the words come out of his mouth, she gets too flustered about it. As if it's hard to contain herself when he asks her out.
He chuckled and leaned his head back. "Really now?" he asked and she nodded.
He stood up and walked towards her. He grabbed her hand and pulled her up. He hugged her tightly and kissed her cheeks before taking the ring out of her finger.
"I'd like to ask again, Fatima." He got out of the hug and held onto her finger.
"Fatima Mendez, will you.. be my girlfriend?" he asked and her heart won't stop beating rapidly.
"I told y-you not to ask. But.. yes," she answered silently and he smiled before putting the promise ring on her finger and hugging her tightly. He kissed her forehead and he almost cried out of joy.
"I promise to take care of you, baby." The two hugged each other and her excitement couldn't be contained. After they hugged, they returned to their seats while Fatima was looking at the ring lovingly. She giggled to herself while watching the ring fit perfectly on her finger.