The next day when he went to school, Joey brought a paper bag prepared by Marinda containing a gift for Valerie. He felt happy and thought of giving it to her directly. While imagining how Valerie would react when she received her gift.
Imagining the smile on the girl's face when she saw the gift she got. It already made Joey happy and wanted to give it immediately.
But when he arrived at school, he became hesitant to give the gift to Valerie. All his hopes and confidence faded. Arriving at school, he was worried that Valerie would reject his gift.
"If she rejects it, I don't really mind. But it would have been very embarrassing especially in front of so many people. I could just give it to her when we're alone without anyone seeing, but how do I get her to go to a quiet place to give this gift?" he mumbled in confusion.