Bab 109: Chapter 102: Those are MY cookies!
Both Erick and Amber were awkwardly quiet as the two avoided each other's eyes, looking embarrassed and shy all of the sudden. It was until Luka started to growl that the two jumped in surprise.
Amber took a step forward, one after another as she held her cookie container behind her. She did not realize that Erick had smelled it way before she entered his room. But not wanting to cause her any more shock, he acted surprised when she held out the container in front of her, presenting it to him.
"I… Uh, I've… baked some cookies," she said nervously, looking down at her feet.
Erick grinned as he accepted the container. When he opened the lid, he could really smell the sweetness of the cookies and it was a great scent. He took one and popped it into his mouth. He immediately ate the whole cookie and found that he could not stop grabbing one until the cookies were nearly left half in the container.
Amber's eyes widened when she saw how much he ate and immediately took the container from him. "Leave some for tomorrow or another day. Too much sweets before sleeping is bad for you," she scolded gently.
Erick pouted and mumbled, "Alright."
Amber then sat down on his bed, facing him. Luka immediately jumped onto the bed and then he nudged her arm away from the side and laid his head on her lap. Amber giggled as she stroked Luka's mane.
The two were quiet again as they enjoyed each other's company. Few minutes later, Amber broke the silence by asking, "How are you?"
Erick nodded. "I'm good. Yeah, it wasn't that serious," he white-lied, avoiding her gaze.
Amber narrowed her eyes at him. "Then why are you avoiding my eyes right now? How was it not serious that you couldn't reply to my text or calls?" she asked suspiciously.
Erick grinned, showing his deep dimples. "Did you miss me that much?" he teased, leaning forward to brush a strand of hair away from her face.
Amber slapped his hand away. "Stop joking around. I'm trying to be serious here,��� she lightly scolded him again.
Erick let out a sigh. "Alright, alright," he said. "I'm sorry for making you worry. I was just unconscious at that time."
"You've fainted?"
Erick scratched the back of his head and nodded. "You could say that. I didn't know what happened," he confessed honestly. "I was playing my games after the funeral with Hamish and suddenly, I blacked out."
"Did you go to the hospital to have yourself check out?" Amber asked in concern.
Erick shook his head. "It wasn't anything serious so I didn't," he said. Before Amber could protest more, he continued, "Well, my parents did call a 'doctor' to check on me and there wasn't anything strange happening in me." Calling Paccia a 'doctor' wasn't really a lie, was it?
Amber gave out a relieved sigh. "That's great," she said, patting her chest. She then turned to him. "I mean, it was kind of strange that you just fainted out of the blue."
He just laughed awkwardly. He couldn't exactly tell her that it was probably related to Dane, could he? And speaking of Dane, he still couldn't reach out to him. It was as if he was still sleeping or something.
Although he was a bit worried about Dane, he knew that he would be alright. He didn't seem to be hurting when he last 'met' him. He probably was trying to 'recover' from something, though he didn't know what.
The two began to talk about what had happened these couple of days. Although it hasn't been announced in regards to who won the competition during the Open Day, there were many speculations and whispers among the student bodies that their class won.
While the two talked, Luka was happily snoozing, his head still on Amber's lap. At first, Erick wanted to carry him back to his bed but Amber stopped him, saying it was fine. Erick was worried that her legs might get tired and the fact that Luka was a growing wolf.
Though, deep inside Erick was a bit envious that Luka gets to sleep on her lap. He was supposed to be the one who gets to get the lap pillow, not Luka.
Erick silently fumed. And he could have sworn that he could see the smug look on Luka's face when he noticed his master's sulking look.
Amber was gently stroking Luka's mane when she noticed a drop in the temperature around her. She looked up and saw Erick's sulking look that she had asked what was wrong.
Erick just kept quiet and looked away.
Since he did not want to say anything, Amber just inwardly shrugged and talked about something else.
The two talked throughout the night until their jug of orange juice was finished.
Just as Amber was about to get up and get more juice, the door to Erick's room suddenly burst out open.
The two looked up and saw Jeayan and Hamish standing at the door.
"Hey there, love birds!" Jeayan greeted with a teasing look on her face.
Hamish just walked in and immediately sat down at Erick's study table.
"What are you two doing here?" Erick asked, though he was glaring at the two of them for spoiling his alone moment with Amber. It wasn't enough that Luka got all her pats and strokes, now these two wanted to get her attention again??
Ignoring the deathly glare and the question from Erick, Jeayan walked over to Amber and patted her on the shoulder. "Hey hey! Aunt Luella told me that it's time to go! We got school tomorrow! Wouldn't want to miss our beauty sleep!"
Amber looked at her then at her wristwatch and back again. "Oh! It's that late already!" she exclaimed in surprise as she jumped up from the bed, accidentally dropping Luka off her lap. Luka whined in protest.
Jeayan nodded as she slipped an arm around Amber's and gently tugged her out of the room, waving goodbye at Erick with her cheeky smile. Erick just narrowed his eyes at her, glaring.
But his glare vanished when Amber turned back with a rueful smile on her face. He forced a smile on his face as he waved weakly at her.
After the two girls had left, Erick turned to Hamish with a frown. "What about you?" he asked.
On his lap was the huge container of cookies that Amber had left. The lid was opened and Hamish was eating the cookies nonchalantly. After a few cookies, he answered, "I'm staying over."
"Why?"
"Because I want to. And your parents told me to check up on you."
Erick groaned as he placed a hand on his face. "I don't need a babysitter."
"Whether you need it or not, it doesn't matter," Hamish said. After a few more cookies, he said again, "Wow, these cookies are good. I should ask Amber to make more."
Erick just glared at him. "Those are MY cookies!"
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The two girls were inside Jeayan's room where they were already in their sleepwear. The two girls were sitting on Jeayan's bed. Jeayan's father had already prepared a duvet. Amber was surprised to know that Jeayan's house wasn't that far from Erick's. Though, Hamish's house was much closer as pointed out by Jeayan when they walked past his house.
The two were chatting and having fun. Amber felt that she was getting much closer to Jeayan at that moment. Even though they don't have classes together that much, it really doesn't matter to these girls.
"Oh yeah, I tried calling you yesterday but you didn't pick up," Amber stated.
Jeayan laughed awkwardly. "Ah yeah, I didn't bring my phone at that time. I was helping out after the funeral… the one Erick told you about?" she lied. Her phone was with her actually. But due to the fact that she isn't really sure what was going on with Erick at that time, she did not dare answer Amber's call and be confronted by her worries and anxiety.
"Oh, I see," Amber said, nodding. She then saw a familiar picture on Jeayan's wallpaper in her phone. With her eyes narrowed, she asked with a suspicious tone, "Jeayan… Who is that guy on your phone?"
Jeayan was happily texting on her phone when she heard Amber's voice. It was then she realized that she saw the picture on her wallpaper. She immediately hid her phone behind her back and laughed awkwardly again, shaking her head. "Haha… No one you know," she lied.
Amber smirked as she tried to take a closer peek. The two girls laughed as one tried to take a peek while the other was squirming to get away from the former. In the end, Amber was successful as she took another look at the wallpaper, pushing Jeayan back with a laugh.
However, her laughter died when she recognized the guy on Jeayan's wallpaper. She turned her head towards Jeayan, who looked embarrassed all of the sudden and said slowly, "Isn't this guy...?"
Jeayan covered her face, her face red with embarrassment as she let out a 'kyah'. "Yeah, that's my boyfriend, Roel!" she admitted shyly.
"Ehhh!" Amber exclaimed in surprise. She looked at the photo and then to Jeayan and then back again. She remembered this guy to be very cold and scary. Who would have thought that these two would be together?
But then Jeayan continued, "Though, we're not officially a couple yet but I hope we will soon. And I plan to make him realize that age doesn't matter and that we should be together!"
Amber laughed, giving her a clap for her determination. "And I'm sure you will succeed!"
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