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Chapter Forty-Four: The Unexpected Friendship

And to make the story short, Chelsea must have known about her future because few days after they had a talk at the library, Brent Astley, the most popular sophomore student at their school, suddenly asked her to be his partner at the Monsieur and Mademoiselle Event.
And she had a surprise of her life when she was suddenly named as the winner of the Mademoiselle title that year, and Brent Astley won the Monsieur title.
Being a Mademoiselle titleholder and being Brent's Astley "special someone" catapulted her to higher status in their school, and it made her the "Golden Girl."
Emilia heaved a deep breath after remembering all of the things that made her the "It Girl" of Palmridge High. And she really needs to have a serious talk with Brent, to talk about where do they stand now...
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"Good morning everyone!"
Clark's heart skipped a beat when he saw Emilia Albreicht entering the room, and greeting their other classmates.
Emilia's really pretty. Unlike other girls, her face looks so natural and beautiful, even without make up. She has sleek, long black hair, a pair of bright eyes and a cute nose.
She is perfect from head to toe.
Emilia flashed her signature smile towards their classmates, and she started having an enjoyable conversation with them.
"I just want to say that I love everything about you today, Emilia!" one girl chirped at her.
Meanwhile, Kara is trying her best to maintain the smile on her face while listening to her classmates. She knows very well that they are just trying to be nice to her, but deep inside, they might be thinking something negative about her...
"Thanks! You're pretty today as well!" she forces herself to be polite and civil.
Their conversation stops in a halt when their History Teacher suddenly enters the room to start their class. 
Kara went back to her seat. She smiled at Clark, who is the smartest guy in their section. He is known to be aloof, shy and timid, but he always get high grades in their class...
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Clark is having a hard time to breath when he realized that Emilia is smiling at him! Aside from that, he just can't stop himself from staring at her pretty face.
"Clark, stop looking at Emilia and could you please stand up and answer my question?" their History Teacher suddenly calls for his attention, while looking amused.
Everyone in the class laughed at their teacher's remark.
Clark wanted to hide under a big rock and stay their for eternity due to extreme embarassment. He's not used to being the center of attention, as he is always the "wallflower" at their school. 
He immediately averted his gaze from Clark. He stood up to answer the question, but deep inside his heart was is beating fast as if he's running a full marathon. 
And for the first time, he can't seem to fully concentrate on his class.
“Damn. What’s going on with me? ” Clark asked himself, while feeling confused.
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Clark hurriedly collected his belongings and put it all inside his bag as soon as the class was over. Afterwards, he quickly left the classroom, so that he can escape from Emilia Albreicht. He's overwhelmed with her presence, as he feels like he's not in his usual self...
He is now walking at the hallway when he head Emilia calling her name.
"Clark, wait!"
Much to his shock, he saw Emilia walking towards her direction. His whole body became stiff, and he is unable to move.
"You're walking too fast! Are you in a hurry or something?" Emilia smilingly asked him.
"I'm sorry... Is there something I can do for you? Do you need anything?" Clark tries his damn best to act normal.
He feels like being hypnotized while talking to a woman, especially a goddess just like Emilia Albreicht.
"I just wanted to talk to you about what happened in our history class. Our teacher were just making a joke, and I hope you won't get offended." relayed Emilia. 
Clark felt his whole face getting warm again, and he knows that he is blushing like a steamed crab especially infront of Emilia.
Clark was about to speak when he heard one of their female classmate, calling for Emilia's attention.
"Emilia, wait for me!"
"S-She's calling you." Clark stammers again.
"Just walk with me and pretend that we didn’t hear her! Let's hide at the laboratory room!" Emilia suddenly suggested.
And before Clark could protest, Emilia held his hand and started running away, while pulling him.
Clark can feel Emilia's warm hand on his hand. He can certainly feel something, but he can't really explain it.
And this kind of feeling makes him crazy!
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Clark and Emilia has been hiding inside the school laboratory for fifteen minutes now. 
"By the way, why are you avoiding our classmate?" Clark curiously asks her.
"She acts like a stalker. And it's creeping me out." Emilia simply answers. 
"Yeah, she looks like it." Clark nodded in return.
“Thank you for your help, Clark. I really appreciate it." Emilia sincerely thanks him.
"Well, I didn't do anything but you're welcome."  Clark replied.
"I know it's a bit late to say this, but let's be close friends from now on, okay?" Emilia smilingly suggested.
"Yes. It's my pleasure and honor to be your friend."
Clark feels happy and relieved because he finally found someone who treats him like a normal person, and not the nerd who's being constantly buried and made fun of...
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Later that evening.
Clark is in his room, and he's been staring at the ceiling for almost half an hour. He still can't believe that he had a conversation with Emilia Albreicht without being a total klutz!
He never imagined even in his wildest dreams that Emilia likes to be friends with him! 
He suddenly smiles when he remembered Kara's warm hand on his hand. And was sitting close to her while they are hiding at the laboratory room...
Clark dreamily hugs his pillow, while smiling like an idiot all by himself. 
He didn't realize that someone opened his door, and it was none other than his mother.
"What's with that smile, son? Tell me, do you already have someone special? Do you have a girlfriend?" his mother bombarded him with questions.
Clark quickly got up from his bed.
"Why didn't you knock at the door, Mom? Snd besides, you shouldn't talk about those things with me!" he whined at her.
"Well, your Dad and I are just concerned about you. I mean, you're a nice guy, and we're wondering if you're attracted to any girls... You've spent your puberty days with books and not with other people your age." relayed his mother.
"Mom, it’s not easy to get a girlfriend nowadays. I just want to focus on studying and high school." he replied to his mother.
“My dear, it's not that difficult to get yourself a girlfriend. Look, if you can just ditch your thick glasses and wear contact lenses. And burn your clothes and buy more trendy clothes... If you could just change yourself a little bit, you can easily make someone fall inlove with you." his mother cajoled.
"Here we go again..." Clark secretly thought.
His parents have been playing cupid eversince he hit puberty. He knows they mean well, but having a girlfriend is not his priority as of the moment.
"Mom, let's just talk about this next time. I'm so sleepy, so I'll go to sleep now." Clark enunciated.
"Okay, son. Goodnight and sweet dreams.
"Goodnight, Mom."
As soon as his mother left the room, his mind started flying elsewhere.
---"Do you have someone special? Do you have a girlfriend?" her mother's questions echoes in his mind again.
He can say that he feels something special. for Emilia, but there's no way a beautiful girl like her will fall in love with a nerd just like him...

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    nice story

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    The story is good, I'm just a little stuck on some parts but everything about it is good and it's getting attention.

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