The Love Triangle - Part 2
Piper quickly warmed up to the guys after a few rounds of MSN chatting and group studying.
Little did she know that two of the guys had already fallen for her charm.
Stephan would never fail to call her every night to chat about their individual school lives while Harold always kept her occupied on MSN with neverending conversations.
Piper obviously noticed this special treatment but had absolutely no idea on how to react. She found both of them equally lovely, yet she hated to break any of their hearts if she chose one. And if she chose neither, she would be on the losing end as well. Jacob, unfortunately, was no help either.
"You could always date BOTH of them," he teased and she would scowl back.
She did know one thing, however. She had to choose quickly.
***
Piper sighed as she watched her fellow CCA mates entertain the primary school kids that visited their booth. It was her school's open house that day, and while she should be having fun since it was organised in a carnival-style to celebrate the end of promotional examinations, she bored stiff.
She toyed with her hair lazily, building sand-castles in the air.
"Hey Piper!" a boyish voice called out from the crowd.
She whirled around, and found Stephan waving at her from the mass of people around him, giving her an extremely adorable grin when she waved back.
He fought his way through the sea of strangers to get to Piper and she could see the the beads of pespiration on his forehead.
'Aww, he came all the way here, just for me!' she thought dreamily.
"Hey, I came to check out your school's carnival and it's pretty radical," he praised at a beaming Piper. He looked around her before dropping his audible tone to a whisper. "Want to check out earlier?"
She nodded, a little too eagerly.
Piper handed her bag over to Stephan, who walked away casually. When she saw that her friends were still preoccupied with the over-enthusiatic youngsters, she gave them the slip.
***
"I trust you enjoyed your dinner," Stephan said as they sat down to enjoy the breeze at the Esplanade Bay.
"Yes. I meant, it was free, I better enjoy it," she giggled shyly.
Then there was an awkward silence.
"Erm..." his voice trailed off as his hand reached for something in his backpack. "This is for you!"
Piper tore her eyes away from the majestic merlion she was admiring to find herself staring at a brown bear clutching tightly onto a red flower.
She knew she was happy, but she somehow she felt loss for words.
"Piper," Stephan brushed her hair away from her eyes. "I really like you..."
She felt him moving closer towards her, and she could only close her eyes to anticipate his next move.
***
"You can't be serious!" Jacob exclaimed, choking on his Coke Light. "He really kissed you?"
She nodded, biting her lip anxiously.
"Wow. I mean, you, of all girls," he chuckled. His laughter ended quickly when she shot him a glare.
"I have a funny feeling though," she frowned into her Sprite. "I mean, I'm happy that he actually has a thing for me but I can't show it!"
"Maybe you have some emotional problem," he shrugged. "You should be happy after all. He rejected damn lot of girls for you."
"Is Harold hurt?" Piper asked him, gingerly.
"He has no damn clue man! No damn clue he's fighting with his best friend for the same girl. Gee, Piper, you're one hell of a troublemaker."
For the first time that night, she found herself nodding in agreement with Jacob.
***
- Tingz
