*BANG*—My desk suddenly exploded.
"You wanna explain this?"
I opened my eyes after getting up from the table, and what's before me is an 'E' in red.
And the one holding it is — Cindy, our gossiping class monitor.
Cindy: I thought you said you'll do revision, and this is what you show me?
Who do you think you are? My mother?
Me: Um...E stands for 'Excellent', you're welcome.
Cindy: Oh really? What about these?
She took out my exam paper which I have no idea where she got these.
She put the stack of my papers on the table so that I can see the average grade is around E ~ C...it wasn't that bad, I'm still passing the paper.
Cindy: From now on, you're having tuition with me.
...
Me: Huh?
The next thing that came to our ears were the teasing cheers from the classmates — "Nice move, Cindy!!!" "Oh my God! She finally made a move!!!" "Is that dating???" "When's the wedding? Haha"...
Little for you to know, this is why I hate talking in class, or the crowd…💀
After that, the teacher arrived and the crowd needed to go back to silent mode again while Cindy went back to her seat with her blushing face.
AI: Ha, average teenager behaviour.
I hate teenagers…😒
AI: You're a teenager too, buddy.
Huh, not for long. 🙄
After the class was over, I was told…I mean ordered to carry all the books to the teacher's office, with Cindy of course.
AI: You haven't answered it.
What?
Cindy: So, when would you be free?
AI: That's what I'm talking about, haha. 🤣🤣
For a moment, I was happy that she forgot it...guess I was wrong. 🥲
Me: No, I'm good. I can do my own revision.
Cindy: No, I mean…I was wondering…if…you're free tomorrow morning.
...what???
Me: Um…why?
Cindy: I was thinking…if we can have a work out tomorrow morning.
...is it good news telling me that she actually forgot it? 😃
Me: Uh…where would it be?
Cindy: The park next to our apartment.
Me: Um…5 in the morning?
Cindy: Yes, you coming?
I was thinking if I should tell her that Saturday is the best time for slacking, in which you're allowed to sleep until the clock spinned twice.
Me: Sorry I don't think I can make it…
After a moment I replied, she stopped behind me with her head lowered. I was thinking if I did something wrong again...I didn't right? I was honest saying I can't make it.
Cindy: Hmmph—!!!
Then, she stacked her books onto mine again and left me in the corridor…again.
???
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER????? 😭😭😭
AI: Oh boy…😒
What?
AI: Buddy, you asked her the time and location, you were like telling her you're interested.
I'm just confirming the time and location so that I can SEE IF I CAN MAKE IT!!!! 🙄
AI: It doesn't work like that, buddy. The moment you're querying the information, she thought you're actually coming by CONFIRMING the LOCATION and TIME.
That's her own problem to misinterpret…wait, why's she inviting me???
AI: Haven't you realized something?
What?
AI: ...she's officially dating you!!!
...me? HUH?????
AI: Trust me, I checked and analyzed all dating speech and lines, that was the most classic line to lure…I mean to ask someone out.
Sometimes you just need to skip the complex algorithm and datasets just to get the simplest reason on earth — she wants to ruin my weekend. 🙄
AI: Whatever you think, the fact is — she's now mad at you. Good luck.
After sending the books to the office, I was finally on my way home.
Once I opened my door, my cat came to greet me with a meow, then I sat on the sofa before going to take a quick shower.
This is an illogical statement — she's dating someone she hates??? I took a few moments to calm my mind, and tried to figure out and analyze the situation...the conclusion I got — Impossible.
You see, ever since I moved in the next door, she glared at me every time she saw me like she saw some criminal walking around the neighborhood.
Not just it.
I remember last Christmas, I received a hair shampoo from her and the reason was — "Your hair smells worse than a garbage can…"
I mean, why would you care?
NOT — JUST —IT —!!!
I remember the class conference a year ago. She warned everyone not to be a lazybone like me, don't get excuses like me, she won't even think of zipping her own lips until the teacher stopped her.
...….
*Beep Beep Beep….*
I took a look at my alarm clock, it was 4 a.m. in the morning. 😑
I was really tired and I fell asleep yesterday without taking a shower. I'm still in school uniform.
AI: You're welcome. 🤓🫡
...I was right, I should start the research of "How to Delete the Artificial Idiot".
I took a look at the bedroom door, Yumeko is still asleep. Why am I the only one who woke up this early??? Even my cat is still sleeping!!!! 😭😭😭
I tried to sleep back, but somehow I couldn't sleep back again. 🥲
Fine…😒
I took a shower after preparing the water and jasmine tea, of course I brought extra towels and band aids. After that I warmed up at the park at 4:45.p.m.
I know you might ask me why I joined her in the end…
— It was just a coincidence that was coincidentally planned by the Artificial Imbecile. 🙄
AI: Again, you're welcome. 🤓🫡
After a few minutes, I saw a girl with a decent pony tail wearing sports shorts and a blue jacket jogging with a towel on her neck — yes, that's Cindy.
I boosted my old engine and finally got to her side.
Cindy: Hmmph—Liar.
Me: Huh?
I'm not surprised with her reaction, something must have gone wrong with her mind.
Cindy: If you can get there faster than me, I'll buy you breakfast.
Me: What??? Where??? HEYY—!!!!!
Without answering me, she ran far away like a cheetah with her smile as she actually enjoyed bullying me. 😭😭😭
AI: She's happy because you're here, the reason for the humph is just to cover her true emotion…
Shut up, you traitor!!! 🙄
AI: Okay, enjoy dating, buddy. 🤓
I SHOULDN'T HAVE CAME OUT!!!! AHHHH!!!! 😭😭😭😭
I tried my best to get my legs back on and put myself together, I kept imagining that I'm not running, I'm getting myself moving towards the direction that is opposite.....yeah I know it's nonsense, but it helps.
After a few minutes, I arrived at the cafe where Cindy was there tapping her foot impatiently.
Cindy: Hmmph—!
After that, she got into the cafe…
Me: Wait!
She stood steadily looking at me just before she was about to push the door.
I took out the extra towel…
Me: Dry…yourself….(panting)...you're…still…sweating….(panting)
She stared at me with the face like I'm giving something asking her to dump it for me.
Me: It's ...….(panting)...clean…the air....(panting)...condition…don't....(panting)...get sick…
After that, she finally took it with thanks.
AI: Um…buddy…you're doing it again…
What now??? ….(panting)... don't ….(panting)... talk to me!!! 😭😭😭
Let me breathe!!!
AI: Well she was never expecting the towel.
What?
AI: You see, she was mad as you were late, but then you took out a towel so that she won't catch cold when contacting the cold air.
Uh-huh, then?
AI: Don't you get it???
GET WHAT???? WHAT'S WRONG???? 😭😭😭
AI: ...nevermind. 🙄
I sat on one of the vacant seats while Cindy already ordered the pancake and English muffins and I took out the jasmine tea and shared it with her.
"It's plain." — this was her feedback to the tea. 🥲
I noticed the picture clipped on the notice board at the corner of the cafe. I didn't think my action was so obvious that the owner noticed me as well.
"Fancy to take a picture with your girlfriend, sir?" — the cafe owner.
"Are you blind or something?" — of course this was just in my head.
Don't be surprised, the moment she said that, we both were stunned…WE WERE STUNNED!!!! 😭😭😭
At that moment I can feel my face as red as the one on Cindy's face, everyone in the cafe were watching us.
AI: 'Oh no, where is my popcorn'… haha 🤣🤣🤣
Shut Up!!!! I mean…HEEEELLLLPPPP!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Cafe Owner: Whoever leaves a picture in our cafe would get a 30% discount…
Cindy: Okay.
Me: Huh?
And the next thing I know, people were clapping for us while Cindy was bearing her blushes taking pictures sitting next to me.
"Closer…yeah closer…." — by the Cafe Owner.
The best thing she could do is just take the picture and leave us alone —NOT ASKING CINDY TO PUT HER ARM IN MINE!!!!
WHY SHE FOLLOWED THE ORDER!!!???? 💀💀💀
FATHER FOR I'VE SINNED!!!! I SHOULDN'T BE WATCHING AT THE BOARD!!!!! I*&^%$%^&*I(*&^%$#@$%^&*&^%$#$%....AHHH—!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭
Since then, we paid and ran....I mean I paid the bill and we ran.
Cindy: Don't…don't get wrong….I….was just fighting for the discount…
Me: Just…please…
I put my hands in the air with my eyes closed, hoping she could just SHUT UP!!!! AHHHH!!!!!! 😭😭😭
After a few minutes we calmed down, "Follow me." — Cindy told me to follow her somewhere while I was thinking of going back to take a nap.
Me: Um…no thanks, I gotta….
Just before I finished my word, she glared at me again like looking at something useless.
*SIGH*…seriously? 😒
She took me to the bookstore, where there were a lot of books...yes, I was looking at the manga on the overseas comic shelves.
"Not here" she said, and I was being dragged to the reference book corner with a comic book in my hand as I was actually reading it.
If you test me on the content, I can still tell what happened to the protagonist.
Cindy took some books and started to flip on them seriously like checking if the books are PG rated.
Come on, these are Additional Mathematics reference books, and why's she looking for Chemistry exercise books???
Cindy: Here, I'll buy you these.
Me: Huh⁉️⁉️⁉️
Cindy: You heard it right, complete the chapter one today and hand it once you're done.
Wait, hold on, is this some kind of…revenge???
Me: No…thanks, I'm good…
Cindy: I'm not here to negotiate, I'll be paying, don't waste my money.
She dropped the book before me to make me catch it, then she picked a few books of different subjects and she paid for it. 💀💀💀
NOW WHAT???
After that, I got home with two stacks of book waiting for me to complete....I mean these are the wastes waiting to torture my mind…
But don't worry, I can use the AI…
AI: No, not this time.
WHAT? YOU SERIOUS??? 💀💀💀
AI: You see, imagine you failed next time, you have endless dating to attend…
THAT WAS NOT DATING!!!!! I SWEAR!!!! 😭😭😭
This felt more like getting myself a tuition teacher than dating a girl…
Wait, she remembers??? Oh my God!!!??? 💀
AI: Blah blah blah…but don't waste her time and effort, buddy.
I didn't ask for that, you know that…
AI: Just...I'll handle the code on GitHub, you complete the task, deal?
Deal…🥲