Chapter 1: We've met once again
It was the first day of school at Stratford Academy. Later on, the school bell rang and Mhari was running along at the corridors, looking for her classroom.
"Oh my gosh! I hope that I'm still not late. Waaaaaah!" she screamed while she was panting.
Then finally, she found her classroom and it was in the 2nd floor at the end of the long corridor. Then when she opened the door, her whole face turned pale.
"What the?! How can I be so stupid?! I'm one hour earlier than our official class starting time...Argggh!" Mhari said annoyingly. So she was alone in the classroom waiting.
"I just realized that the bell that rang earlier was for the grade school. Damn, I just forgot that I was already a second year high school. I remember the times when I was in grade school here, and I was tensed whenever I heard that bell ring." she blabbered.
Mhari was looking at the class decorations then suddenly after a few minutes, someone opened the door. She saw a familiar face and it was her old friend, Karmella White.
"Mhari! Is that really you??!!" Karmella blurted out.
"Ah, yes?...Have we met before?" Mhari asked innocently.
Karmella laughed then she patted Mhari's head. "Silly! Remember Karmella White? A talkative friend of yours?" Karmella asked as she smiles.
Mhari also laughed then she exclamed, "Oh yeah! Karmella! How nice to see you again!"
Karmella answered, "Me too! Btw, what's with the new look?" then she asked.
Mhari looked puzzled then she asked, "Huh?"
Karmella jumped and stood from her seat then she said, "You're so gorgeous! What happened to the nerdy Mhari that I met before?" Karmella asked.
"Uhmm, I didn't do anything..." Mhari replied.
"Well I can't blame you. I'm sure that it just came naturally since you also have a beautiful attitude." Karmella winked.
Mhari blushes, "Aww...you made me flattered!"
"I know right." Karmella answered. "Crazy but true!"
"Yeah right!" Mhari blurted out.
They were laughing together but suddenly the door opened and several students entered the classroom. The students were murmuring and looking at Mhari then the others were shocked then came close to her. One of them was Jem Morris, Patricia Lopez, and Joy Evans. They were Mhari's old best friends when she was in fifth grade.
"Oh my gosh...Mhari...Are you for real?" Jem asked with surprise.
Then Patricia came by, "Since when did you plan to go back here?" she asked.
Then Mhari turned to them and said, "Huh? Don't you want me to be here again" she asked suspiciously.
Then after Mhari have spoken, silence filled the conversation. Then finally Jem moved then said, "Silly! You know that we've missed you!" she poked Mhari.
"Yeah! It's just that you surprised as because you didn't tell that you're going back." Patricia smirked.
"But we're glad to have you back here!" Jem added then she smiled.
Mhari was flattered once again then she hugged Jem and Patricia.
"Awww, I missed you guys!" she cried. "That's why I came back!"
Jem and Patricia trembled then they said, "Hey! Stop it! Can't you see were already turning red?!"
"Sorry!" Mhari said then she laughed.
Then suddenly, Join came in and joined the conversation.
"Holy Macaroni!" she exclaimed. "Mhari...Is that really you?!" she asked shockingly.
"No Joy! No! It's just her ghost, really!" Patricia said.
"You meanie Patricia! Hmmph!" Joy said.
Mhari laughed then she said, "So glad to see you again, Joy!"
Then Joy replied, "Me too! Hey I have to admit that...You're so beautiful now!", then she smiled.
"Told 'ya!" Karmella inerrupted.
"Yeah! We also noticed that! I'm sure that the guys would fall in love with you once that they see you again!" Patricia and Jem giggled.
Mhari nods then she sighed, "Ohh....speaking of boys..."
Before Mhari could finish her sentence, the door opened again and there were entering a group of guys, which is also her old classmates. One of those guys were Brian Smith, Jeremy Johnson, and Joshua Harris. They were Mhari's gang when she was in her sixth grade. Then her eyes widened when they saw them once again.
"Mhari? You're beautiful..." Joshua said and stares at her then smiles, "Welcome back!"
"What brings you here? Did you missed us" Brian asked.
"Well, I'm sure she does. Just look how she blushes...so cute." Jeremy smiled.
Then Joshua, Brian and Jeremy were walking toward Mhari. The more that they come nearer, the more Mhari trembles.
Mhari gulped, "Well, hehehe...If you don't mind...I need to go to the bathroom!", then she ran as fast as she can.
"Hey!" Joshua shouted but Mhari didn't turn back.
"What's wrong with her?" Patricia wondered.
Meanwhile, Mhari was already running outside along the classrooms. Suddenly, the high school bell rang. All of the students were going back to their respective classrooms.
Mhari stopped, "Well, I see that I also need to go back to my classroom, since the REAL bell already rang."
So Mhari went back to her classroom and when she entered the door, all of her classmates were already sitted.
"Hurry Mhari! Sit here beside me!" Karmella murmured.
Then Mhari walked towards the seat beside Karmella then she said, "Fine, fine...Just tell me where the bathroom is because I already forgot where!" she said while trembling.
"Eh! I'll just show it to you later!" Karmella groaned.
"Eh?! But I want to...", before Mhari could finish her sentence, someone opened the door that made everyone look at that person. The students were really quiet while Mhari was the only one still standing then she stopped moving then her eyes widened. It was Michael Scott, her best friend. Michael also stares at her with shock.
"M-Mhari?..." he asked quietly with shock.
Michael and Mhari were just staring at each other while their classmates were also staring at both of their shocked faces, Mhari didn't reply and her eyes were almost wanted to burst a lot of tears, then her color slowly turns into pale. Michael's eyes were also slowly becoming watery that's why their classmates started worrying.
"Hey Mhari! Are you alright?" Karmella worried.
"Bro...what's happening to you?" Joshua asked Michael.
They just kept silent and finally their teacher already arrived and entered their classroom then the students stood and greeted her so lively, except for Michael and Mhari who were still staring at each other. Then their classmates were already sitted and they were still standing. Then their teacher saw them.
The teacher cleared her throat then spoke, "Aren't you going to greet your teacher?"
Then Michael and Mhari finally turned back to their own selves again then they fixed themselves then greeted their teacher with their insane smiles.
"Ah-um...! Good Morning teacher!"
Their teacher sighed, "Both of you, take your seats. Next time, be more sensitive if the teacher is already here."
"Yes, teacher." Michael and Mhari nodded then finally taken their seats.
Michael was just sitting at the back of Karmella who was sitting beside Mhari and beside him is Joshua's seat who was at the back of Mhari. So Michael was just near to Mhari's seat that's why for the whole period, Mhari never left his sight.
In Michaels mind, he asked, "Mhari, Why are you like that?", "Are you scared of me?"
In Mhari's mind, she said, "Michael, you don't have an idea what I felt when you rejected me, and when I saw you again this morning..."
In Michael's mind again, he finally said, "Why did you changed so suddenly? You have no idea what I felt last year when you transferred to another school. What I made you feel after you confessed to me, I realized how much wrong it is. Since you're here again, as your best friend, it's up to me now to make you feel that I've never left you, because you didn't know for all this time that I've been staying in the same place, and it's in your heart. Please give me one more chance to be the bestest friend you've ever known, and who'll do anything to protect you from being hurt again."
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