Chapter 93 - 93: Should I Text Him First IV

(Third POV)

Anyhow, after recovering from the onslaught of blissfulness, she sat upright realizing she haven't replied to him yet. Should she tell him about the movie plan??? Hmmm… wait, that should be her surprise for him! Then, she looked at the time, it was already 10 pm. How come time flies so fast!? 

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[No, it's not that. Lunch would be great! So… are you going to bed now?]

Anthony can only smile awkwardly as he read her text. Don't know since when his mind became just like that of a pervert, but all he could think of replying to her was, 'would you like to join me?' 

He chided himself with how naughty his imagination was.. Unless… ok, what were the chances that Michelle was also thinking of him that way? 

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[Yes, now that you mentioned it, it's getting late. I will go to bed now. You should too.]

Michelle can only smile reading his text. Was it just her or was he just so polite and nice and sweet?

[Ok. Good night and see you tomorrow!] she replied, trying hard not to expect a reply but secretly hoping that he would.

[Good night and see you.] he replied.

Seeing his reply, Michelle was on cloud 9. Thinking that she needed some beauty sleep she decided to close the lights. She set her cellphone's alarm at 5am before placing it on the nightstand as she usually does.

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(Michelle POV)

As soon as my cellphone made a sound, I was already wide awake. I was so excited for the day! I showered and was done by 5:30, then, I spent the next hour to beautify myself. 

Today, I straightened my hair with a hair iron, and wore a dress reaching two inches above my knees. Although I will only be seeing Anthony for an hour, we will be sitting beside each other and… hihi! Can I like, touch his leg or he touch mine climbing higher while we're listening to the lecture? Thinking about it, our conference like classroom was perfect for that! AHHHHH This is crazy. My imagination was in overdrive. Okay, no Michelle, that's too naughty. You should at least wait until after the first date, don't want to frighten him. He's just 18!

I smiled and bit my lip. Everything that was happening was so fantastical. I mean, did I really go back to the past, or was it that I already died and was living in my fantasy? 

I was shook out of my reverie when my cellphone suddenly rang. Eh? Who could be calling me this early in the morning? Don't tell me… it's Anthony!?

I checked my cellphone only to see that Andy was calling. Why was he calling me so early? I answered my phone.

"Hello?" 

"Good morning…" I heard Andy's husky voice from the other line. Seems like he just woke up.

"Good morning, Andy. Uh, did you call the wrong person?" I asked.

It took a few seconds before Andy spoke again, "no, I just checked my screen and saw your name, so I'm calling correctly Mich." He said, this time his voice was more alive.

"Ah, ok. Why did you call?" 

Andy chuckled from the other line, his voice was very pleasant to the ears, and would most probably drive any girl wild.

Not that I was still interested. I mean, Andy's a star, the nation's husband. Any girl would feel some attraction to him. Like a crush for an idol but that's it. True that he's super hot and all that, but he's not really the type you would seriously consider for a relationship. Oh well, what am I even thinking? It's not like I should or would ever be concerned about that. 

"Just checking if you're already up. Your first class is at 7:30 right?"

I furrowed my brows, yeah it was, but what's that got to do with him? Strange. "Yes, so?"

"So… I recalled last time that you cut class because you weren't able to wake up, so here I am being your alarm clock." He explained.

I laughed, 'ah! Andy, you flirt! If I didn't know better, I would think that you're trying to court me!' I wanted to say those words out loud but felt like there's no need. Besides, what if he thinks that I'm hitting on him when it's Anthony that I like, obviously. Everyone knew what happened the other night, so Andy must also know. Oh well. No reason for me to flirt back but then again, what if he's just being a concerned friend? Like duh. Friends also treat each other this way.

"I can't believe you still remember that! Don't think that I'm a slacker, alright? Still, thanks for reminding me. Anyhow, I'm not yet done preparing myself, so I have to go. B…" before I can get the word bye out, Andy exclaimed the word "Wait!"

"Yes?" What could it be that he wanted to say?

"I wanted to ask for a favor. Your dismissal is at 1:30 later, right?"

"Yes, so, what can I do for you?"

"You see, I really liked the gift you gave me, so I was wanting to buy some clothes to match it. I was thinking of wearing it for my interview this coming Saturday. So… since I think you have great taste, better than my professional stylist, if it's alright with you, would you please accompany to go shopping later?"

Was he for real? Then again, the scarf I bought was something very similar to the one he wore in the past so he must really like it. Anyway, we're friends, he's not that popular yet, and it's not like I can't do him this favor.

"Ok, but I need to be home before dinner."

"Great! By the way, where do you live?" 

Huh? Why was he asking me that? "In Rishuan district. Why?"

"That's convenient. It's on the way from my place to school. I can fetch you and maybe we can go to school together, it would be easier later coz we might need to mall hop."

"No, it's okay. I have my own driver." I told him. 

"Alright. Thank you in advance for this Mich, and see you later in class!"

"Okay, see you!" Then, we hanged the phone.

After the call, I looked at the time. It was already 6:40. Ah! I quickly moved, got my bag and went downstairs.

I drank 2 glasses of water before leaving the house. 

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TBC