บท 86: Rejected! And...?!

"Ha?"

"I said that… I'm not interested." Raya said as she scratched her head.

"H-How can you be not interested?" Al asked, his lips and facial muscles twitching. "Did you forget that I've rejected you? Is this some kind of game you're trying-"

"It's really not." She interrupted. "Sure I've made advances on you, but that was mostly because I was desperate."

"D-Desperate?"

"Um… Yeah. Don't take it the wrong way though, please. I just meant… Well, you know. The same way you're acting now."

"You think that… I'm acting… Desperate?"

"I mean… A little bit, obviously." Raya shrugged like it was the most obvious thing ever. "You've rejected me once and now you're-"

"Just shut up! I didn't come here to be made fun of by a creep like you!"

"Oh, you're definitely taking this the wrong way-"

"I came to you and you shoot me down? What kind of joke is this? Do you have any idea how many would be overjoyed to be in your place?"