"Admit it. You like me."

Or that was what Nicholas said in an MSN conversation just yesterday - when we once again, talking about the inevitable rumor which arose from my affection for him.

"Christie Likes Nicholas Wong."

To tell truth, I was getting a little sick and tired of the sport - why couldn't I just TELL him?

So today I met him in school, as promised, to deliver a hard copy of a commission. I waited @ the learning oasis patiently...

...For ten seconds. Then I walked off.

And then he appeared behind me.

"Just when I hoped I would never see you again," I snorted. Nicholas laughed, and I tell you - that laugh is priceless.

"Where's the picture?"

"I have it but I left it in class."

"Well, get it."

I feigned disbelief and disapproval. "Climb up four storeys and down again? No thanks!"

"I mean I go with you to get it, silly."

"Hah! I wouldn't be caught dead seen with you."

I was caught dead seen with him. Jia Hui walked past, carrying a plate of rice, and laughing. "Your boyfriend, Christie?"

After I punished Jia Hui for that stupid remark, we went up the stairs - and I walked into the classroom, and handed him the picture. He looked so happy, if he had a tail he would be wagging it. "Thank you!" He said, then rushed off to do goodness knows what. Sighing, and finally glad to be rid of him, I walked back to my seat. Why was I glad to be rid of him? Because frankly, I couldn't stand getting all nervous and self conscious around a guy I liked.


Eventually, though, I had to go look for him again, for two reasons.

1. I was bored.

2. I deserved some money for that picture I drew for him, plus, I'm hungry and broke.

So I climbed up to the fifth floor...And promptly got spotted by Jamie and her pack of groupies. As usual, she yelled.

"CHRISTIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Gasping, I ran down the stairs at breakneck speed. (I tell you, if Jamie was chasing me during NAPFA, I would've been the first).

Unfortunately, Jamie caught me.

"Oei! Come to Jeelian's birthday party."

I looked confused, then Jeelian explained the whole birthday party thing. I was only half listening when Nicholas appeared. I groaned and hid behind the classroom door.

And so when we three finally stopped laughing, Jamie asked, "Oei. Nick. I heard you like a girl from our class."

"Nope."

"Oh, so she got no chance?"

"Nope."

"How about Christie here?"

I glared.

Nicholas laughed. And I think, I THINK, he said "Yeah."

8D

And then I found out that Nicholas knows JK. He was on his schoolbus last time apparently. They beat each other up.

So now you know why this is the happiest day of mah life.