The Entrapment -- Part 3
"So you'll pucker him up and -" Wilson began.
" - make him fall with one big swipe." she finished his sentence, and smirked.
Wilson gave the second low whistle for the day. "Woah, Skye. I didn't know you would go through such great lengths to climb to the top."
"Well, it's not for me," Skye told him, sincerely. "It's for the entire college population who never saw his utter failure. Sweet, sweet vengence. And pure entertainment."
He nearly spat out his green tea when he heard the comment. "Entertainment!" he exclaimed. "Good thing I'm on your side."
"Does that mean you will start hating me from now on?" she asked him, looking hopeful.
"Never," Wilson grinned mischieveously at Skye's scowl. "I love challenges. Wicked women is just what I need."
She couldn't help rolling her eyes to that statement.
***
For the next few weeks, Skye had been extremely successful in her plans to make Josh notice her presence. She caught his eye during lectures, chatted with him during breaks and never failed to flash him the sweetest smile whenever she could.
"I must say," Wilson started. "Your ingenius plan is working. I heard Josh telling Sam yesterday about how cute you were. He might just fall for you."
The duo were having their Chemistry tutorial in class that afternoon.
"Oh really?" Skye replied, scribbling her corrections furiously on her own script without looking at him. "It better work. I hate to see my efforts go down the drain."
"So what's the next move?" he asked, eyes widening with much interest.
She placed down her pen and looked seriously at Wilson. "Next is playing hard to get."
Wilson snorted. "Oh like what you're doing to me?"
"No," she giggled. "He will have a much higher chance of success of course."
Before he could retort back, Miss Ling, their Chemistry tutor, slammed down her marker on the table and screamed, "Are you two done with your little socialising session?"
***
Skye's big break came when she was assigned to Josh's team for the Science Carnival, organised by the college to promote awareness of Science to the students. During meetings, she had many golden opportunities to pucker up to him. She thought she would faint with joy when he approached her after the last meeting before the actual day for the Science carnival began.
"Hey," Josh tapped Skye's shoulder gently when the group piled out of the classroom.
"Yea, you have a job for me?" she asked him.
"Er, no. I was wondering if I could have your handphone number," he looked away as he asked her, showing mild embarrassment on his face.
"Is this for the team contact list or personal references?" she asked again, trying to keep a straight face.
"Personal," he flashed a toothy grin. "I don't think the team is gonna last after the carnival so I guess I don't need a contact list," he added in a matter-of-fact way.
"Sorry, my phone book is kinda full," she told him the stupid-est excuse she could make up. "Anyway, I need to run. Bye!"
She quickly ran off, leaving a speechless Josh behind.
***
The Science Carnival had a fair turnout rate the next day. Skye noticed that Josh couldn't stop looking at her during the various ongoing presentations and she did her best to keep a straight face. Soon, it was Josh's turn to present his project.
Throughout the talk, she couldn't help to notice a certain lazy drawl to his voice. She quickly snapped out of the thought though; she couldn't risk liking him.
After the entire event was over, Josh approached her yet again.
"If your phonebook is full, how about your email address?" he asked her, trying not to sound desperate as he ran his fingers through his hair.
"Well, my email inbox is kind of full too," she crinkled her nose. "Sorry."
Awkward silence came.
"Don't worry about it," Skye gave him a sweet smile as she placed a hand on his arm. "We still can chat in school. Have fun for the rest of the day!"
This time, she walked away feeling like a true winner.
***
"Skye you better step up your engine," Wilson prompted her during their breaktime. "He's still topping every test and he just killed us all in the March Block Tests!"
It had been a week since the Science Carnival.
"Don't worry," Skye assured him as they made their way to the canteen. "I'm going to say yes when he asks me out for a date."
Wilson snorted. "Yea, and how is he going to do that without a damn contact of yours?"
"From what I know," she grinned as lowered her tone to a whisper. "He asked Frank for my number yesterday. He's going to call real soon."
"Not bad!" he commented, sounding impressed. "And when he falls deeply in love with you.." his voice trailed off.
"I'm going to break his heart," she finished the sentence yet again, beaming as wide as a Cheshire cat.
'And his morale,' she thought to herself.
***
-Tingz
