章節 95: Chapter 89: Open Day Date

Erick and Amber had just got out from Jeayan's classroom where they had watched MacBeth. Jeayan had actually told them to stay for a while but since Erick was still a bit miffed about the 'scam', he ignored her and left with Amber.

He could hear Jeayan calling out his and Amber's names but he pretended to not hear her. He also gently pulled Amber further away so that she would not turn back.

They were heading towards the entrance of the school, about to head straight to the food stalls when they bumped into a guy walking closely with a girl. Both Erick and Amber were surprised to see this couple. Erick; because he did not know that Dex was dating someone. And that someone was surprisingly Zoe. Amber; because she did not expect Zoe to be walking together with another guy, who was not Erick. From what she remembers was that she had a huge crush on Erick. But now?

Erick nodded his head in greeting at Dex, who nodded back.

Zoe looked down as she turned red. Amber wasn't sure whether it was from embarrassment that she was caught red-handed, being seen with another guy or from being shy because she was with a hot guy.

But one thing for sure, she was further surprised to see that Zoe did not say anything to Erick. It was only that morning that she heard from inside the classroom that Zoe tried to flirt with him. But she got 'rejected'.

Though, it seems like she spoke too soon when she heard Zoe smiling up at Erick and said, "Hey Erick."

"Hey," he greeted back calmly.

Zoe then turned to Dex, placing her hand on his arm and said, "Shall we go?"

Dex nodded and swept past the two of them, with Zoe's hand still on Dex's arm.

"Who was that guy?" Amber asked. She had never seen him before in school. Though, looking at how he dressed, he looked as if he was on the basketball team.

Erick shrugged. "No, I don't know. Just no one important," he replied.

He could feel Dex's eyes on him after he had said that, glaring at his back. He didn't care anyway. Why should he talk about another guy when he was there?

Amber narrowed her green eyes at him and poked at his sides. "Seems like you know him."

Erick frowned down at her as he too narrowed his eyes at her. "Why are you so curious about him?" he asked, feeling displeased.

Amber frowned back. It was not that she was curious about the guy himself. But she was more curious about who had actually "won" Zoe's heart when she knew how much "obsess" she can be when it comes to Erick. Yet, there was a different guy.

She then turned her face away, pouting, crossing her arms across her chest. On her hand, she was still holding her small bag. "If you don't want to tell, then nevermind," she said, sulking.

Erick inwardly sighed as he gently pulled her arm away and then held her hand. They then continued walking, heading outside. After awhile, he said, "That's actually my cousin."

Amber's eyes widened in surprise. "I didn't know you have a cousin."

He shrugged. "You might say that he's like my second cousin. My grandfather is the younger brother of his grandfather," he answered.

They were outside the school, where the food stalls were set up, arranged in line. There were more than twenty stalls and on the left of the stalls, there were many chairs and tables being set up as well. It seems like it was a place for people to eat after buying the food. There were also students from the committee and the student council who walked around, invigilating the area, to ensure that there was no trouble and accidents occurring. On the right of where the stalls were set up, there were a lot of picnic mats being placed on the ground and in front, there was a small stage. Apparently, that was where any live bands or any performances will be held.

"So, you're not that close with him?"

He shrugged again. He then frowned down at her and said, "Why are you asking about him?"

Amber shrugged back. "Just curious."

He squinted his eyes at her and then pulled her towards one of the stalls outside. They stopped at a takoyaki stand. There were a couple of guys who were working behind the pan, turning the takoyaki into a circle and pouring the batter in the takoyaki pan. One of them looked up and grinned when he saw that it was Erick. "Hey Erick, my man! What's up?"

Erick grinned back when he saw it was one of their classmates from Literature class. "Yo, Lewis! I need some takos!" he said.

"How many packs do you want? Five or ten?" Lewis asked as he expertly turned the takoyaki in the pan.

Amber chuckled, thinking that Lewis was joking.

"Just five, buddy," Erick answered. "I want to try the other stalls too."

"Got it!"

Amber turned to Erick with a look of disbelief on her face.

Erick just cocked an eyebrow at her.

She sighed. She still hasn't gotten used to him eating so much. She looked at him from top to bottom from the corner of her eyes and thought that it was such a bliss that he looks like he doesn't have any fats on him but muscle.

Erick suddenly grinned to himself.

Shortly after, his takoyaki was done. He stacked all five packs in one hand, balancing them as they continued walking around.

They continued to walk around, stopping by a few food stalls to buy food that looked delicious. Once done, they head off to the eating area and grab an empty table. There were still empty food containers and crushed drink cans on the table.

Amber shook her head ruefully as she grabbed a wet tissue pack from her small bag and wiped the table clean. Erick placed their foods on the table and began to gather all the rubbish. He then went to throw the rubbish away at the designated trash bin.

Amber sat down and began to take out all the foods from the plastic bag. There were some takoyaki that Erick had bought earlier, four burgers, two hotdogs, some noodles, a huge paper bowl filled with cheese french fries, three milk teas and one large bottle of water.

She giggled to herself when she realized that many people who were walking past their table looked shocked to see the foods on their table.

Erick sat down next to her and began eating. Amber only ordered the fries, a burger and a milk tea for herself. She did sneak a bite from the noodles and found it a bit spicy for her taste. While she was chewing on one of the fries, she turned her head towards Erick, who was munching on his burger. She then said, "This reminds me. Won't you be full later on? I mean, you will be coming over later for dinner, right?"

Erick finished off his burger before answering, "Don't worry. This is just an appetiser for me. What's for dinner?"

Amber smiled. "Mom's grilling some steaks when I told her that you love steaks. Oh, and some mashed potatoes," she said.

Erick licked his lips. "Sounds delicious! Can't wait!" he exclaimed excitedly.

She just laughed. Then a thought suddenly occurred to her. "Oh and I won't be going home with you later," she said.

He frowned. "How come? We'll be going to the same place, won't we?" he asked, looking confused. His hand reaching out for the french fries.

"Yeah, but I'll be going home early later. I'm going to help my mom with dinner. My dad will be coming over to pick me up. And before that, I'll be showing him around the school too."

He chewed on the fries and then said, "Oh, dad will be coming? Looks like I'll be meeting him earlier before dinner."

Amber rolled her eyes at him shamelessly calling her father, 'dad' as well. "No, you won't," she interjected. "You'll be busy with the cafe, remember? Not only that you did say you need to stop by at the football club as well."

He groaned. "Oh yeah, I'll be manning the stall later for the club too. I nearly forgot about that."

She nodded. "Hence why you can't join us."

Erick pouted. "That's not fair," he said, sighing as he ate a takoyaki.

She just giggled.

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A few minutes later.

A woman had just parked her car at the designated visitors parking lot. She was accompanied by another woman, who sat in the passenger seat. The two of them looked excited as they looked out the window. It was very lively where people were coming and out of the school entrance with smiles and laughter on their faces.

At the entrance of the school, there were several students who were in their costumes, passing out their class flyers, inviting people to visit their classes. One of the women smiled as she accepted one of the flyers handed to her. "Thank you, dear."

The student gave her a beaming smile. "Welcome to Burkendall High School, ma'ams! Don't forget to visit our class!"

The two women walked away, heading deeper into the school. Behind them, the students continued to pass around their flyers to the incoming visitors.

"I wonder where their class would be," one of the women murmured as she looked around her.

The other woman nodded politely at the passersby, who greeted her with respect. She then turned to the woman beside her and said, "They did say that they're doing a Japanese cafe."

"Oh my! Sounds fun! Shall we go ask around for directions?"

The other woman nodded again. "Alright."