Bab 85: Chapter 79: Preparations for Open Day
It has been a couple of days since their budget meeting. And Hamish and Amber had discussed with the rest of their class that they will then divide the class into several groups such as decoration, grocery shopping, costume sewing and whatnot.
Once the group was listed, Hamish and Amber gave them the opportunity to choose which group they wanted to work in.
After choosing the group, Amber began writing on the board while Hamish talked in front of the class to tell them to pick which roles they want to assume during the Open Day; hostess, cashier, servers and more.
Since Erick and Hamish were two of the most popular guys in school, these two did not get the chance to pick their roles as the others had already chosen roles for them. The two of them will be the hosts who will guide the customers to their classroom.
Other than those two, Zoe was also chosen as the hostess, since she was also known as one of the beauties in school as well. Other than being the hostess, she also joined the costume design team since she was good at sewing.
As for Amber, since she was good in arts, she joined the decoration team. Dana, on the other hand, joined the cooking team where she will brainstorm with the others to come up with the dishes. The other day Amber had given Dana her list of food that was simple yet delicious to make.
Dana just smiled in bemusement when Amber had handed her the paper with an excited gleam in her eyes. Although the food looked simple, the process of making them wasn't so simple at all. Hence why Dana did not promise her that she will choose all the items in Amber's list to be included in their menu.
Erick was standing in the middle of the room, where the costume design team was surrounding him. They were going to take his measurements for his clothes. At first, there was a small argument on who should take his measurements. Most of the girls argued that they can do better than the other. Zoe was one of them.
Erick scratched the back of his head, looking awkward. As much as he wanted them to stop arguing, he did not know what to do to stop them. Although he did not care about who will be taking his measurements, Dane has a lot of things to say about that. He had been growling furiously in his mind, snapping at how disgusting he felt when he thought of humans, other than Amber, touching them.
Before he could say a word, one of the guys from the costume design team stepped forward and said that he will be taking the measurements.
The girls looked dissatisfied with the result. They were about to argue when Hamish stepped in and asked with narrowed eyes, "Is there a problem here?"
The girls, including Zoe, immediately shook their heads and went on to take measurements for the others.
The guy who volunteered to take Erick's measurement was actually from their pack, meaning that he was also a shifter. He was also close to Erick and Hamish.
He chuckled as he watched the girl's scurry away. "Seems like you have it rough, huh, Erick?" he commented, still chuckling.
Erick rolled his eyes. "Hardy har har, Isaac."
Isaac grinned as he took out a measuring tape and began to measure Erick's size. "I wonder what would be your mate's reaction when she found out that you're her mate and you're a playboy."
Erick narrowed his eyes, giving him a silent warning.
Isaac laughed and continued on with the measurements. He knew when to back down and when a joke is enough.
By now, everyone in the pack already knows who Erick's mate was. Although there was no pressure, they believed that the sooner Amber knows about shifters and mate, the better.
But Erick had argued that he wanted to give her time to get used to him. Only then he will tell her all about him.
The shifters in the pack respected his decision and admired his patience. It was not easy to be far apart from one's mate. Especially when they are just nearby.
Isaac himself doesn't have a mate yet. And he was not in a rush and was not pressured at all.
Few minutes later, he was done with Erick's measurements and turned to Hamish. "You're next."
Hamish nodded and stepped forward.
Seeing that he was no longer needed, Erick walked over to where Amber was talking with a few of their classmates.
She looked very animated with her hands waving here and there as she tried to explain to them what was her vision for the decoration.
Erick leaned against the wall with a small smile on his face as he watched her. He did not want to bother her now since she looked like she was having fun.
After the day he had given her the playlist link and told her that he loved her, she had been acting shy with him. One time, Erick only touched her cheeks and she already turned beet red in embarrassment.
He wasn't sure whether it's a good thing but he hoped that it would at least pull her closer to him.
There were many things that he wanted to do for her but he wanted to take it slow. Patience is a virtue, one has said. And he believed that if he was patient enough, it would be worthwhile. I mean, look at Mary and Fergus.
Now leaning against the wall as he watched the happenings around him, he started to feel bored. Just because he already had a role of a host, the other students believed that he didn't have to contribute anything else. As long as he comes to the Open Day, it would be fine. Seems like they have heard news of him not attending one for the last two years as he usually skipped all school events.
Getting bored, he went over to the cooking team.
Coming closer, he saw Dana and the others looked like they were in a deep discussion with brows furrowed on their foreheads.
Not wanting to disturb them as well, he decided to just eavesdrop, instead. Luckily, he has a good hearing than normal humans.
It appears that they were having a slight argument on which food to choose since they do not want to spend too much, lest they went overboard with their budget.
He then walked over and said, "If there's any problem with the money, you can just come to me."
Everyone at the cooking team turned to stare at him with disbelief. "Come to you?" one of them repeated, still dumbfounded.
Erick nodded. "I can add in some cash for the food budget," he offered. He has a monthly allowance from his parents. He doesn't use his money much, other than games and football equipment. And even so, he still has lots of money leftover since he was good when it comes to saving money.
"You sure?"
Erick nodded, looking serious. Of course, he was serious. They are talking about food here. What's more serious than food?
With that, Dana and the others felt that it was a relief that there was someone who was willing to add their pocket money for the food. Not that they would want to take advantage of Erick's kindness.
A couple of hours later, school had finally ended and everyone in class went their separate ways.
Amber was packing her things when Erick approached her from behind. He slipped an arm around her and asked, "Ready to go home?"
She turned her head and found Erick smiling down at her. She then smiled back and nodded. "Yeah, I want to get started on the decorations," she said.
Erick nodded and walked with her to the car.
Outside the school, Hamish was standing near Erick's car, apparently waiting for the latter.
He looked up when he saw the couple coming his way.
"You need a ride too?" Erick asked, looking at Hamish.
Hamish shook his head. "Nah. Just want to tell you that I'll be going off with Isaac and the others. We're going to some shops to buy some materials."
"Do you guys need some help?" Amber asked, tilting her head in question.
Hamish shook his head once more. "It's no problem." He then waved them goodbye and left in a different direction, where Isaac and a couple of guys were waiting.
Amber frowned as she watched Hamish walk away. "It's strange to see you and Hamish not together," she commented airily.
Erick frowned, looking down at her. "What do you mean?"
Amber shrugged. "You two are always together. Makes me wonder who is closer to you… Your girlfriend or best friend," she mumbled quietly.
Erick began to grin widely. It's not every time he would hear Amber sulk about him, giving out jealousy vibes.
He then pulled her closer and whispered in her ear, "As I said before… You're absolutely the one I'm in love with."
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