Jennie was on her way out of the dorm when she received a notification from her phone. It was a message from Ezekiel.
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Ezekiel Ramos: Do you have time?
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Jhen-Jhen: Why?
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Ezekiel Ramos: Do you think you can make her come to the party mixer this Saturday night?
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Jhen-Jhen: I don't think so...
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Ezekiel Ramos: Then make her come along.
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Jennie stopped in her tracks. Her eyes were wild with incredulity. Who the hell do you think you are to boss me around? Are you my father?!
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She only said that internally.
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Jhen-Jhen: I'm on my way to my class. Stop bothering me, I will do my best to make her come along. But just so you know, I cannot force her to come.
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No message popped after a few seconds so she assumed that the last message shut him off. She immediately ran towards the big building and silently prayed the English Lit professor was not there yet or else she would not be able to sit during the whole session in his class.
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(Her English Lit professor was a sadist when it comes to riddles, once you're late you won't be able to sit not until you're able to guess the riddle, alright.)
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Only after she was about to enter the room another notification ring was heard from inside her pants pocket again. She took it out before going inside the room.
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Ezekiel Ramos: Just tell her that there will be an endless supply of cheesecakes waiting for her.
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Jennie raised her eyebrow. Oh, what an excellent idea. You just made a killer move.
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Jhen-Jhen: okies ;)
"Jhen! Prof Sebastian is right behind me!" Selene was like a wind hurrying her way to go inside as if a ghost was chasing her. Jennie was so scared she almost screamed and they both made their way, while almost stumbling, inside the room.
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When the lesson began it was very quiet and everyone was fully focused on the lesson, they had a strong impression about this old professor, once he noticed that you were not paying attention to him you would be called to recite what was being discussed from the time the lesson began.
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Jennie poked Selene in her waist. "Hey, let's go to the night mixer tomorrow night?" She asked in a low voice while cautiously looking at the professor in front.
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"No. I don't want to." Selene said like it was nothing to her.
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"Hey, I heard there will be cheesecakes at the party. Come on, Rose and Sara will go too, so you should come along."
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Selene's ears perked up right after hearing the word 'cheesecake'. "You're serious? How do you know? Or are you just tricking me into coming along?" Selene asked her while squinting her eyes at his friend.
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Jennie pursed her lips. More like your first love tricking you..."I'm serious, why would I lie to you?"
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"Because you need me to come to that mixer..."
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Jennie made a quick look at the professor. "Honest, just see for yourself."
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Selene sighed helplessly. "Okay."
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So, on a Saturday night, almost every student was busy preparing for that mixer, and deciding what to wear. Selene and her friends were already leaving the dorm, and some of the students were on their way to the venue as well. It was not that far from the dorm.
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"I'm excited about how many handsome boys will be going," Rose said.
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"Rose, are you going there to hunt for a boyfriend?" Selene asked.
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"Of course. You think those people were just going to have an innocent chat with each other?"
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"That's why I don't like going to this kind of stuff," Selene said while she rolled her eyes.
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"Sometimes I wonder if you're allergic to men," Sara argued. She looked so fab tonight, all glamor and dressed up. Even her intention of coming to the mixer is to find a boyfriend.
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Ha! More like she's been traumatized by a boy's rejection. Hmmm, even in her amnesiac state the rejection was a bit stronger. Jennie sneered in her heart. It's not like she will say it out loud for her best friend to hear.
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When they arrived at the mixer, the place was almost crowded, most of the students who came were seniors, varsity players, and noisy flirty girls. They made their way inside, Jennie was looking around when she felt her hand being tagged forcefully. "Ouch, Selene, my arms! Jesus..."
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"Hey, I think my dreams suddenly came true..." Selene said her voice was so soft like she was scared that whatever is in front of her will vanish if she spoke a little louder.
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Jennie looked at her friend looking all dreamy, then looked at where Selene was looking. And lo and behold, kings of cheesecakes! When Ezekiel mentioned there will be cheesecakes he didn't mention that it will be a tower made of cheesecakes. It was a neat layer of miniature cheesecakes! It was placed in a six or more tiered tray. Then she looked at the love-struck fool beside her.
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"If your dream was this easy to achieve you should have not gone to study and just eat cheesecakes for the rest of your life."
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Jennie's best friend was obsessed with cheesecakes.
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Before Jennie could speak more, her cheesecake-obsessed friend already made her way to the tower and due to excitement she frantically pulled out her phone and busied herself taking photos of her true love. Then for the finale, she took a selfie with the tower, however, it was hard to capture even the tip of the tower without someone's help. She was ready to shout her best friend's name for help when someone spoke behind her.
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"Excuse me, I can’t help but notice that you are struggling in taking photos with the cheesecake tower, do you need any help?"
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Selene looked at the guy and was stunned silly, is this the handsome guy that offered them a ride a couple of days ago?
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"This is a very impressive tower of cheesecake, do you like cheesecake?"
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“Yes," Selene answered without any hesitation and was spellbound by the man's charm.
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Ezekiel stretched his hand. Selene was still in a dazed state and stretched her empty hand as well and placed it in his waiting hand. Ezekiel was surprised a bit. Then, Selene realized that she was holding his hand. Ezekiel chuckled. "I mean, your phone, do you want to take a photo with the tower?"
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Selene retracted her hand out of embarrassment and laughed awkwardly. "Yeah, it would be a shame not to take a photo..."
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After the photo was taken, Ezekiel helped her with some of the cheesecakes. They managed to get a table in a corner and started eating. Selene hadn't planned on talking to a guy if only he did not help him take a selfie earlier. She cleared her throat. "I'm Selene Lee by the way."
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"Yes, I know," Ezekiel said.
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Selene almost choked on her food. "Thank you for offering us a ride some nights ago."
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"You're welcome."
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"I just noticed, you transferred quite late this semester, I bet it was difficult to catch up with the lessons."
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"Not really, I'm kinda used to it."
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"Why did you transfer? Was your former university not good enough?"
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"No. My family came back from Australia. It's been a couple of years since we left and we decided to stay put. I was originally meant to stay there until graduation but I insist on coming back with them."
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"Selene knew that it was not easy to study abroad but the benefit of studying abroad is endless. "Why?"
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"I just missed my childhood friend. I think I need to straighten up something with her."
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Her? Selene was surprised. This handsome guy came back for a girl. That girl should be very lucky... "So, have you already met her?"
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"Yes. Though there's a problem."
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Selene was a bit curious about his story; It's been years since they last saw each other, it must have been a dramatic reunion... She subconsciously leaned forward at the table waiting for him to talk.
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Ezekiel saw her moving near and he was able to see her beautiful face after a long time. Her face was still the same though her cheeks shed their chubbiness just a little bit and it was now heart-shaped. How many guys had been captured by her charm, he wondered.
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"I think she no longer remembers me."
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