[two] i'm not a third wheel

THE NEXT FEW days I would try talking to Kai and send him secret notes during lessons, which were pretty fun but really tiring, because Kai just couldn't seem to care less about me. He just didn't give me the attention I deserved. He merely laughed or smiled at every single thing I did but then after a while he would stare into space or something. I didn't know how he was like in class last year, but what I knew from observing him these few days was that he's really silent during lessons— but it wasn't like he listened during class either— and he often spaced out.

I didn't know if I guessed correctly, but I had this feeling that he was thinking of Lizard— much as I hated to admit it.

Since I could't really concentrate in class thanks to Kai, I decided to ask him directly. I couldn't stand the fact that he was thinking about something and I didn't know what he's thinking about, so asking was the only way. After all, in the past, I was always able to guess his thoughts. But now although I knew he was thinking of her, I didn't want to prove it right.

"Thinking of Lizar..... Lizzie?" I tapped his shoulder and asked playfully.

Kai furrowed his eyebrows in shock, "How'd you know?"

How'd you know. Huh. "It's pretty obvious to me." Especially since I like you so much.

Kai smiled awkwardly, "I guess, huh. Well, yeah... It's because we're not in the same class anymore, so I feel a little lonely...."

I rolled my eyes. This boy was lovesick. What the heck? It wasn't like I actually cared about your love life, you know. Gosh, I didn't really want to confirm my question.

"I won't make you feel lonely," I shrugged but frowned when I realised what I had actually blurted out.

Well that surprised me, but it's fine. At least then he would know that I was here with him.

Kai blinked surprisingly at my reply. Realising how awkward this sounded, I immediately crushed a waste paper and threw it at him. Kai made a face and I stuck my tongue at him.

"You two lovebirds over there! Stop flirting and get on with your work!" A teacher (whose name I didn't even know after three years) screamed at us.

I rolled my eyes. But then again, at least he called us lovebirds. I loved the sound of that.

Unfortunately the teacher caught me doing the eye roll and bellowed, "OK, that's it! Both of you get out of the room!"

Tsk, what a grumpy old teacher.

Not that I minded though. Now I had more time to spend with Kai! I secretly gloated in the inside.

Kai gave a look of confusion as he walked with me out of the classroom, "What was that?"

"Oh, nothing. Must've been because I gave him an eye roll," I shrugged it off. Kai gave me a "seriously" look. I nodded.

"Why am I involved in this, then?"

"Must be because he thinks we're a couple," I replied without hesitation, smirking as I deliberately mouthed the last word as slow as possible. He stared at me with a look of shock on his face.

I pursed my lips. Since when have I gotten this daring? I had never dared flirt with Kai before.

I decided to let this slide. I wasn't doing anything wrong, I was just voicing out something I thought was true. It's a free country.

"We're not," he reminded me. Gee, thanks. I looked away, trying not to let the piercing feeling of the heart resurface.

"Whatever," I murmured in a monotonous tone, "I just wanna say that you don't have to feel lonely, because I, as your friend, am here for you. I'll always be by your side, so don't brood over it."

I did mean what I said, anyway, even as a friend.

Kai smiled, letting out his left hand slowly. His big left hand touched my forehead slowly. "Are you running a fever today or something? You seem really weird."

"Yeah, I think I am sick," I frowned, "that must explain why I seem really weird." Yeah, right.

But Kai seemed to have taken this seriously. "You serious? Do you need to go to the doc's right now?" His voice failed to hide his anxiousness.

"The doc can't cure me," I said dramatically as I flailed my arms, "it's a type of sickness that can't be cured."

"You— cancer?! Since when did you have can—"

"Hell no, don't curse me," I rolled my eyes, "I'm lovesick."

He narrowed his eyes at me. "And who may this lucky guy be?"

You.

"Definitely not you," I grinned wickedly at him, making him do an eye roll immediately.

"Like I want to be him," he smirked back. I smacked his back jokingly, although that did hurt a little.

The rest of the time I had no idea what we were doing, but I knew that we were laughing a lot and joking with each other, just like the good old days before that lizard appeared.

Unfortunately for me, Lizard appeared right after the last lesson ended. She asked Kai if he wanted to grab a bite in the nearby fast food restaurant. Before he replied though, I interrupted their conversation.

"Oh my! You guys are eating? Gosh, I feel so hungry! Can I join you too? I'm super free today. That is, if you don't mind!" I sang.

Kai creased his manly brows questionably. He opened his mouth to say something before 'kind little Lizard' replied with a smile, "We don't mind, of course!"

I smiled back and thanked her but groaned in the inside. As if I wanted to eat fast food. I hated fast food. They were oily, fattening and gross. The only reason I would join them was because of Kai. Dang, the sacrifices I would make for Kai.

The three of us walked together. I slowed down to let them walk ahead of me, so that I could text Nicole.

"Sorry, can't join you for lunch today. Gonna eat with Kai and Lizard." I typed.

She replied almost instantly, "WHAT? You're gonna ruin their date? What a third wheel!"

I rolled my eyes at the last two words. "Am not." I typed back, then closed my phone. I then ran towards the two of them and walked beside Kai.

I was not a third wheel. I was just a girl friend of Kai who wanted to accompany him and his girlfriend.