"All right, just drop me so that when you fall too, I'll be there to join you."

"6 poooooooooints!" the four of them shouted. Crazy people!

'This is how you play Sean, hm? Get ready, I wont lose.

"I'm not going to drop you so you don't get hurt, I don't want my loved ones to be hurt." I'm tired of being teased by our friends so why not join them?

"Leaaaaaah is recovering. One point for her!" Earl cheered for me.

"Waah! Help! Mia is still chasing me!" Daniel shouted as he ran towards us.

We just laughed at him. Mia suddenly appeared out of breath.

"If you don't stop running Daniel, I'll make sure you never get close to me. Never!" Mia threatens.

It seemed to work because Daniel suddenly approached her and hugged her.

"I'm sorry, honey. Promise I won't run anymore," he said like a child.

I giggled. Afraid of a woman, hm? Daniel is really gay. Mia will just act angry and then he'll fold immediately.

"Tse! Don't hug me, you stink." Mia's teasing. Daniel broke away from his embrace and frowned.

"Hey!I didn't even complain even you're so wet of your dirty and smelly sweat! I even hugged you. Then why can't you do the same?" He growled.

"It's because I'm beautiful," she said proudly.

"Wow--" he didn't finish what he was going to say when Mia spoke again.

"Why are you complaining?" Daniel suddenly folded.

"I said you're beautiful." He said ang we all laughed.

"You're UNDER construction, dude!" Earl and Bryce shouted at the same time.

Daniel just nodded as if embarrassed. Aww so cute of him. He really love Mia.

"Stop right there!" Jully-ann yelled. "Come on, Mia, I have a news." Jully-ann continued.

Mia approached her and sat on Bryce's lap.

"Hey Mia! You get down there. You can't be there!" Daniel complained.

Mia just looked at him wickedly, he folded immediately.

"I said, that's where you should be."

We all laughed except Daniel who only frowned. Poor him.

"Now tell me what's the news. Hurry up and maybe Winlab will be jealous of Bryce and mines position," she said that Winlab was obviously being teased.

Winlab just looked at them badly as we laughed again.

"This is it, Mia. Did you know that a while ago, as you and Daniel were chasing each other, Sean and Leah were throwing pick-up lines at each other? Shocks! Sean's lines are really super duper thrilling." She was still trembling as she told the story.

Is there anything exciting in there? Why don't I remember anything?

"Really? So they are in a relationship?" Mia asked excitedly.

Jully-ann's face suddenly became sad at Mia's question.

"They don't want to admit it," she said sadly.

"What are we going to admit? We're not really a thing. You're really crazy. Sean was just joking about what he was saying earlier," I interrupted them.

"Why don't you date Sean?" Winlab asked, frowning.

"We're dudes," I answered honestly.

"Were not asking you, Leah. So, Sean why is that?" she asked again, in Sean this time.

"Why are you so hardheaded? Sean was just kidding me earlier," I insisted but Sean held my hand so I looked at him.

"What if I'm serious?" It was as if I was suddenly deaf to what I heard. Is he serious? Is this still a joke? Why does this seem true? No way, we're dudes. NO!

"W-What?"

"What if I'm serious about what I said earlier?" His face was still serious.

" Uhm what ---" I didn't finish what I was going to say when he let out a loud laugh.

" Just kidding, dude." He laughed.

They laughed at me and as I seemed to be running out of air. Is he making a joke? Is he crazy? Does he know I'm just a girl and easy to expect?

I don't understand, I know I don't like him but why am I hurting? Maybe it's because I hope that even if I'm not beautiful, a heart throb like him will like a simple girl like me.

I always been insecure to the pretty girls in our school.

I felt like there were tears forming in my eyes so I quickly pretended that there's something in my eyes just to wipe away the tears that were forming in it.

"You're strong Leah. Is this the only thing that will make you cry? You are beautiful, you are beautiful. Don't be insecure with others. Someday someone will also accept you as you are. Fighting! " I cheered my self in my mind.

"Tsk! I know," I lied. I need too.

"Your face is epic. Are you nervous about what I said?" They all laughed at me again.

Doesn't he know I hope he likes me, too? I didn't like him but I was really hurt when I found out that it was just a joke with him. I feel like no one will like me as handsome as him.

"Me? Nervous? Tsk! It's like you don't know me." I fake a laugh and tapped his shoulde.

They stopped laughing when they saw me laugh.

"Oh? What's the matter? Why are you quiet?" I curiously asked but they just smirked and started talking to each other excluding Sean.

"What happened to them?" I asked Sean again but he just shrugged his shoulders and stood up, he went to the rest of our friends and talked.

"Now I'm out of place again." I whispered.

I got up and went out without letting them know. They didn't seem to care even I go home. They also seem to be having fun talking. This is always the scene. They chatted happily while I gape, watching them.

I begged their guard to let me out for a while and he agreed. I got out of the gate and sat on the side of the road right next to Jully-ann's house.

I didn't care even if it was hot, I just took a deep breath and lifted my two legs to line up. I hugged my knees and headed.

I don't want to go back inside yet, I wanna stay here for a while. It's good that I am alone even because I don't have to pretend. It's not like inside that I feel like I'm being strangled every time they hurt me with their words but I have to pretend.