The day that an invite was made the university's gossip forum has a title called 'nerd meets a campus heartthrob' to 'campus beauty meets the campus heartthrob'. The student's imagination was great, they could even start a campus romance with just a little material around. The invitation just lasted only for a couple of minutes but a student's imagination generated a solid plot in that instant. Selene was scared by the strength of the person behind the gossip.
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With all this commotion, an offended soul was indignant and wanted to find the malicious person who made the title online. "This person was something, calling me a nerd! Which part of my body screams NERD?!" Jennie was seething with fury. She can't forgive anyone who calls her a nerd. She will go and hunt down that foolish person and murder her- or him.
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In all honesty, Jennie Dela Rosa is a cute girl. She has a curly head that can work like pom-poms, she has a small face with pouty pink lips and large round eyes. Though she was always carrying some books it does not mean she's a nerd. If Selene has a knockout body Jennie has a decent innocent body, well proportioned though not that well-stuffed like Selene's.
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"Jhen, you can't blame them for labeling you a nerd, in general, the description of being a nerd really fits the description.”
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"Because I’m wearing glasses?!" She shouted indignantly.
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While the others are having a heated argument about what makes a cute girl like her a nerd, Selene was having a mid-life crisis. She doesn't want to be a third party. She was regretting agreeing to a date with Ezekiel. She was scolding herself ever since last night. She even decided to talk to him and back out of their date, but she doesn't want to go to his dorm, or even find him in the morning, the gossip might turn out that she was the one chasing him. She wanted to send him a message but she was not able to get his number, she even tried to search for him on Facebook but it seemed that he did not have an account. She even asked Jennie to get his number but Jennie refused outright and told her to go get it herself. She just accepted it and resigned to her fate. If there was a girl, why is he asking her on a date? It confused her. But she made up her mind to ask him, and this time she will not forget! If she still forgets she will buy a rope and hang herself to death.
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And so, the anticipated Halloween came. Friday night in a wide and loud plaza in the city; it was crowded. The queue for every ride is very long. Ezekiel was on time when he waited for her outside. She was grateful that it was dark and only a few students were around or else she will be embarrassed. Together with her three friends and in addition to her date, they all went to the amusement park. The three, since they didn't have any dates, made their way to enjoy the rides while leaving the two alone.
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They started to line up for the roller coaster, they were able to ride after half an hour. Selene was feeling a bit awkward, she was not able to start any conversation but the guy didn't mind at all. He was just busy protecting her from the crowd. They also try some other rides available. They lined up on the not-so-popular rides to save time. Then there are other games, but what captured her attention was the claw machine. There was a very cute Pikachu plushie that caught her eye, and she knew she would blame herself if she didn't get it tonight. She subconsciously tagged her date's sleeves still not aware that it was not her friend Jennie that she usually tugged everywhere. "Hey, I need to get Pikachu no matter what."
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Ezekiel was able to hear the eagerness in her gentle voice. So, he just cooperated. He was looking at the white hand tugging on his sleeve.
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"Jen-" Selene was a bit excited when she turned her head and noticed that it was not her best friend. She looked at him blankly for a second then noticed her hand tightly gripping his sleeve. She abruptly released her hand. "Oh, I'm sorry. I thought... I was excited." She said and then laughed awkwardly.
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Ezekiel was a bit disappointed that it was her friend she was thinking of when she grabbed his sleeve. "No, it's fine. So, you want to play the claw machine?"
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Selene nodded her head shyly. Ezekiel chuckled and bought some coins. When he came back he saw the girl was leaning on the glass and looking intently at the Pikachu plushie. It brings back some memories of when she pestered him to accompany her to buy some Pikachu stuffed toys. She and her obsession with Pikachu never changed. He smiles faintly. "Here you go."
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Selene was very excited and received the coins. "Thanks, you don't have to buy this, I can buy my own coins." She said, a while ago she was shyly talking to him. But because of this Pikachu, she was feeling a bit comfortable talking to him. "You know, Jennie, my friend, was really fond of playing this. She felt fond not because it is addictive but because it robbed all her money and she was eager to get it all back." She said, She was smiling while focused on the machine controller. She was able to claw the Pikachu plushie but then when she punched the ok button once it hit the ramp the claw loosened and dropped her precious toy. She frowned visibly. "There is really no justice in this claw machine. Do you see how the claw has a loosened screw? The owner did it on purpose, they don't want anyone to get any of the toys in there. So, what's the use of letting people play, it's obvious, they are stealing people's money!"
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Ezekiel watched how Selene poured her heart into her ranting. "Let me try, I can see that you really like that plushy." He said. She was still the same childish girl who wanted to collect plushies. He can still remember that he helped her get some of these in the past. He had an urge to ask her if she was still collecting them.
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Selene watched him place his hands on the controller, she can't help but let her imagination run wild, those hands are really big and manly. It was nice to admire a man's hands. Then in the middle of her admiring his hands she suddenly felt a slight headache, she just frowned. It's been a while since she felt this. She just dismissed it and thought that it should be because of some work she was busy with these past few days. Her mind was probably exhausted.
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Ezekiel readied his hands and with just some twist of his wrist and a punch on the button, the claw delivered the Pikachu out of the machine. Selene can’t help but held her breath, she was sure that once it hit the ramp the stupid claw will loosen its grip. However, when the plushy dropped out of the machine, Selene screamed and jumped like a 3-year-old kid. "Ahhhh! Thank you! Thank you!" She said she can't contain her excitement. She embraced him unconsciously. Ezekiel was stunned for a moment, he was ready to embrace her back when someone shouted from the crowd.
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"Hey, is that Ezekiel?" A girl shouted. Then a group of girls came in their direction. The girl was the famous cheerleader of their university together with her posse. "Ezekiel, I asked you before to come with me here but you rejected me, then I see you here with... someone." The girl with her arrogant and flirtatious voice greeted him. She looked at Selene disdainfully.
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"I only go out on my own accord, not because someone asked me to." He said indifferently. Selene was silently looking at him. She was amazed at how he was able to change his expression when talking to other people. When he was talking to her he was very gentle and warm. But now he was talking with a cold expression towards the pretty cheerleader.
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"Oh, look, plushy... Didn’t know that the campus beauty was childish, that's new."
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"We don't want to interrupt your night of fun, so we will go ahead. Enjoy your night ladies." He said still with his cold expression.
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"Wait, Zeke."
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The girl learned this nickname from Jennie when she accidentally passed the library, that was the time she saw the rumored girlfriend, and it soured her mood. Ezekiel was her prospect and no one can steal him from her. Not even with the so-called campus beauty.
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Ezekiel heard how the cheerleader called him and stopped in his tracks. He looked at her, several degrees of coldness in his eyes. "I don't know how you know my nickname. But please, refrain from calling me that. I don't like it when a stranger tries to act close to me. And please, direct your attention to other men. I'm not interested in your affection."
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After that, he and Selene were lost in the crowd.
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They arrived at the horror house. The line was a bit long. "Don't you think you're a bit harsh with her? You could’ve rejected her more nicely" Selene said.
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Ezekiel snorted. "If I don't tell her off, she will just be aggressive in the future. I don't want to deal with a great headache. She should be aware of her humiliation, so she will learn not to chase an uninterested party."
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Selene was scared of him by now. She did a mental note not to anger him in the future. She focused her attention on the line, then discovered something grave. Why are almost all of the people waiting in line couples?! She tried to look around to see if her friends were around. Ezekiel noticed that Selene was rather anxious.
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"Hey, what's wrong?"
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Selene was taken aback and looked at him. "Ah, my friends... I can't seem to find them in the crowd." She lied.
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Ezekiel laughs softly. "It's a bit crowded, I'm afraid you will not be able to find them," Ezekiel stated the obvious.
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Selene just laughed ashamed of her excuse. " The line was still long, how about we try with other rides, maybe?"
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Ezekiel frowned a bit. If his memory served him right, The young Selene was not scared of ghosts and horror houses. "Are you scared?"
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For Selene, that question was the silliest thing she'd ever heard. If only this guy knew how she scared her dorm mates to tears... "I'm not the least scared." She said It's just that... "Do you notice, they come in pairs." Selene said, emphasizing 'pairs' in her sentence.
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Ezekiel was relieved that her little girl had not changed that much. "So? We are on a date, we are considered a couple."
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Selene felt her face heating up. And she didn't speak again. After half an hour they can get inside together with another couple. The place was dark, with an eerie feel to it. She can see some scary decorations. However, it was not enough to scare her. The screams started to be heard all around. For men, horror houses will be the best place to build contact with their date. For Ezekiel, he wanted to use this horror house to make Selene remember him. He will do everything to make Selene remember him. In the middle of the tour inside the dark house, Selene can't help but feel a headache coming. maybe it was because of all those screams around her. Then out of the blue something flashes before her eyes, a distant memory, a dark place, she can slightly see a smiling boy and hear a girl giggling. She recognized it was her but a young version of her. There was a zombie that jumped in front of them but she didn't even scream out of fear, rather because it surprised her she laughed out loud instead. After that, some strange force pulled her out of that scene bringing her to the now. The impact was too much for her and her slight headache became a painful throb. Ezekiel noticed that Selene became quiet and was able to see through the small amount of light that her face was showing a painful expression, he was worried and held her closely.
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Selene was a bit taken aback by how familiar he held her. And the feeling of being familiar with him became stronger. They made their way outside, Ezekiel looked for a place that was not that crowded. They managed to get a bench not too far from the amusement park exit. The people were already reduced compared to before they got inside the horror house. Selene was still in a daze. "Do you feel better now? If not, we can go to the dorm clinic." Ezekiel offered.
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Selene looked at him, she no longer felt that this guy was a stranger. After the headache subsided it only made things clear to her, why she felt a sort of connection with him. After a long, while of staring at him, she finally opened her mouth. "It was you..." She weakly whispered.
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The dark sky with a bit of star visibly scattered above them made it feel nostalgic, there was something in the air, it made them feel dazed for a bit. The next thing Selene knew, a slight softness landed on her lips.
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A butterfly kiss.
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