"DO I NEED to change myself for him to notice me ?!" That was Airin's immediate introduction to the newcomer Gail.

"Huh?" she said cluelessly.

Airin looked at her face in the pocket mirror. She knew she wasn't ugly. But she felt lacking. Les doesn't seem to notice her when she doesn't change herself.

She voiced what was on her mind.

"You're stupid. You don't have to change just for the guy. Isn't it better to feel when the person you like likes you for what you are? It's okay to act cute and to impress him but not to the point that you've changed your whole personality you, "Gail litany as if it's just a little bit, she's going to be teased.

Airin sighed. "Anyway. You have a point. Just, how can he notice me that I don't look cheap?"

It's been more than a week since Les and Heidi broke up and until now, he still doesn't know how he can show Les his existence. Airin almost made a banner that read, "Notice me, Senpai ."

He can't just kiss her all of a sudden, can he? Airin's face isn't that thick yet.

"Shoot him one time."

He sniffed. "You're useless, bestie."

Gail smiled. "Why don't you ask Skye?"

Airin's snout grew longer. "It's even more useless. It's anti-worm in my love life, eh."

"Excuse me, you don't have a love life."

"Buwisit."

Airin was surprised when Gail suddenly handed him a book. "Oh, read on. You might get an idea of that."

"Thank you, ha, bestie."

"Then maybe you should buy wonderbra too," Gail teased.

"Wow. All right, what else?" he said sarcastically. Before Gail could answer, Airin's stomach churned. "Oh, wait. I haven't eaten yet. I'll just buy food."

"Okay. You bought me a waffle too. Thanks."

Airin scolded the friend. "After you insulted me? Excuse me!"

Gail just laughed. Airin was just around the corner from the university cafeteria when he saw the figure of Les and Cloud. When he saw the two heading to the university gym none of his own he followed them. He simply looked around. He's like a stalker. But it's just research!

He is not a stalker. He just wanted to see Les up close to find out how he was doing. He just wanted to know if it was affected by his and Heidi’s break-up.

"How dare her! Argh!"

That's Les's voice! And that comes from the gym. He looked for a place where he could peek inside. He saw a window that he could reach.

Only Les and Cloud are inside the gym. Maybe the basketball club doesn’t practice today. The two sat side by side on the bench. They were both wearing tennis uniforms. Obviously, Les had just finished his practice game because they were still holding their respective rackets.

"It's like you're really being rewarded, Les," Cloud said.

"Yeah. She dumped me to be with Charlie? Argh! Annoying!" The anger in Les' voice was obvious, especially since it released so cheaply that even those hanging around the corner would be embarrassed. But unfairness, it's social to be cheap. In English pa.

Airin stopped to glance at Les. It's hard and they catch him. Tell him more stalker. Or he may be affected by the heat of its head. He sat on the floor and remained listening to the two.

"'Don't say you're affected because you love?"

"That's not the issue, Cloud. She dumped me! She dumped me then what? She'll suddenly answer Charlie? My mortal enemy? If it wasn't by accident!"

So it’s true that the SVU rumor that Heidi broke up with Les. And it's also true that Heidi already answered Charlie — which was kinda fishy because this is Les' mortanl nemesis. To her knowledge (based on her research), the feud between Les and Charlie has been going on for a long time. It's not a secret on campus but no one knows why. But Airin's prediction is, Charlie might be insecure with Les. Why, who can’t be insecure? Les is so perfect.

"Why not get even?" Airin spoke weakly as if he was talking to Les in front of him.

"Why not get even?" said Cloud to Les.

Wow! Sounds like Cloud heard me, ah? Nice one, Cloud! he said in his mind.

"How?"

"Show you're not affected! Find a new girlfriend too!" Airin said softly without speaking inside. He's really weird, it's like Les and I can hear him, right?

Airin was happy to learn that Les didn't really love Heidi. Why, what creature is in the right frame of mind to take revenge on the person he loves, right? And one more thing, he noticed based on the conversation of the two that Les was even more concerned with Heidi's answer to Charlie than the actual break-up of the two.

"I don't know," Airin heard Cloud answer.

Oh, fool! You are so simple that you can't even imagine, he said again in his mind.

"What are you doing there, Miss?"

"Dead," Airin whispered softly then looked at the speaker.

The serious face of tennis club captain-slash-coach Lawrenzo Guttierez flashed at him. With so many people who can catch his eavesdrop, why is this terror? Why is it that Enzo is scary and looks like a cannibal? Airin was dead, truly.

"I'm asking you a question, Miss," Enzo whispered in his silence.

"A-ah ... Uhm ... Err ..." What to say? What to do?

"Haven't you thought about it yet, Cloud?" that voice of Les's soared. Maybe the two didn't hear Enzo's arrival so they still continued the conversation. After all, he was far from them.

"You're eavesdropping." It was not a question from Enzo but a statement.

"No!" Airin refused accompanied by a todo-todo shake. As if he will admit. What is he, tange? "I was just passing by and then—"

"Passing by? And yet, you're sitting there on the floor," he raised an eyebrow at what he was saying, or rather, at his alibi. He couldn't read any emotion on Enzo's face.

"Ah, because ... Eh ..." Airin just scratched his neck and looked awkwardly at the front. He sighed when he noticed that the person in front of him obviously would not believe him no matter what he said. "Okay, fine. I'm sorry. I don't want to listen. I was just looking for something and then I heard them talking so I stopped here ... and listened."

Enzo looked at him intently. To Airin's surprise, he suddenly grabbed her arm and pulled her upright. "Don't be sorry to me. To them."

"Huh?"

Airin was almost paralyzed when Enzo suddenly lifted him like a sack of rice. She knew she was a small girl compared to Enzo but she was probably not that easy to carry without difficulty!

"Sir, promise! I won't repeat what I did! Just don't present me to Les. I feel sorry for you. I'm not ready yet!" Airin begs Enzo to walk straight into the gym.

"I can feel that you like Les so this is your chance. Grab it."

"What? Come again?"

"Nothing."

"But—"

"Alessandro, I found a kitten outside."

He immediately stiffened when he heard what Enzo said. Because he was too focused to stop Enzo, he didn't realize that they had already entered the gym. Shet. Les is here! And this is what he looks like! What is it going to think ?!

"What's that trend, Enzo?" he heard Cloud ask.

Enzo still doesn't let Airin down so the cyst, he's still turned his back on Les and Cloud. Really, doesn’t this one burden him?

"Kitten? As I get older, Coach, that's a man," Les said.

Oh, my God! I'm not ready to face Les yet. My face is thick but when it comes to him, I fold! Shocks! What will I do? Airin talked to himself.

Once Enzo let you go, run! language of the other side of his brain.

Those are players! They will chase and chase me and Les will be even more suspicious when I run! the language of the other brain.

Then think of a good excuse.

Why was she having a debate inside her mind ?!

"Argh!" he could not stop ejaculating.

Airin just felt Enzo land him on the floor. He immediately bowed because he couldn't look directly at Les. He was still embarrassed then maybe what it would think about him. Add to that that both of his cheeks are red because of the fullness.

“He passed by the side of the gym because he was looking for something and he heard the two of you talking,” Enzo explained when perhaps noticing the astonishment on Les and Cloud’s faces.

Airin stared at Enzo in surprise. Did he cover up for Les and Cloud or did he just believe his alibi ?! Whatever it was, she was glad.

"Awtsu. You 're dead , p're. Someone heard your secret," Cloud said laughing as he looked at it.

"He has a suggestion for you, Les," Enzo whispered.

Questioning eyes Airin looked at Enzo. He, have a suggestion? Nothing — oh. Yes, there is. Maybe Enzo heard what he "whispered" earlier. The find-another-girlfriend thing.

"Really, Miss? Do you have one to suggest to 'kin?" if Les' a.

Airin shifted her gaze to Les and suddenly felt frustrated to see that he didn't recognize her. What else is he expecting? It was just a short encounter three months ago. Of course he would not remember her.

Airin immediately adjusted the expression on her face and smiled at Les. "I don't want to listen but because ..."