Chapter 41: Project Making Day

Saturday came, and Daniella and William were in the plaza, but Bree and Alexander weren't there yet. 

 William frowned because Daniella had been looking around for a while. "Are you looking for something?"
 
 She looked at me in shock. "Nothing." And, smile a little.

 "Why were you so restless earlier?"

 "It's nothing; let's just get started." She picked up the popsicle sticks and glue.

 I just watched what she was doing, but she was still looking around, so I was sure that Daniella was waiting for someone. "I think you're waiting for someone."

 She lowered her hands. "It's Bree."

 I frowned. "Bree?"

 "Yes, they will do a project here with Alexander."

William's forehead furrowed even more when Daniella said the name Alexander. "Alexander turned out to be her partner?"

 "Yes, but all I know is that you're not the name I got, and I'm really wondering why William is the name I'm holding on to."

 "You mean I shouldn't be your partner?"

 She put her elbow on the table. "The first thing I saw was Alexander on the paper, but when I picked up the paper on the floor because it fell, the name became William."

 I looked at Daniella seriously. "Why do you seem to regret that Alexander isn't your partner now?"

 Her eyes widened. "I didn't say anything that I regret!"

"Just by the way you speak, you seem to regret it. I can trade with Alexander and Bree, if Bree is truly my partner."

 Suddenly, the two appeared next to Daniella's table. "Are you fighting again?" Bree asked.
 
 "No." The two answered at the same time.

 "Okay, Alexander and I were just there at the other table." They walked to the table on the other side, but Daniella's gaze followed them to Bree, who was clearly visible to William.
 
 I picked up what they were going to use. "Let's get started," I said in a stern tone.

 Daniella immediately followed. "William still looks angry," she whispered. "What do we do first?" she asked.
 
 William didn't answer her and just continued what he was doing. It laid down a wide piece of wood to serve as a stand for popsicle sticks. Daniella saw that he had begun to cut off the end of the stick, so she just stared because William hadn't said anything yet.
 
 A few minutes after I stopped, she asked, "W-what am I going to do?" She is stuttering while asking.

 I lowered the things in my hand and looked into her eyes. "I thought you didn't want me to be your partner."

 She frowned. "I didn't say anything like that."
 
 "Didn't you regret it earlier and even wonder at the name you pulled out?"

 "But I didn't say I didn't want you to be my partner. I just said that you're getting upset right away."

 "I don't tend to get upset with that."

 She got closer to me slightly and said, "Is that true?"

 I gave her a frightened look. "Watch carefully what I'm doing as you follow." She just watched what William was doing first.
 
 Meanwhile, Bree was looking at the two, and she suspected that even before Daniella's project started, a fight had already taken place.

 "Isn't Daniella afraid of William?" Alexander asked.

 She turned her attention to him. "Even if William speaks badly to Daniella, Daniella still won't go away from William."

 "Why?" Alexander asked, confused.

 "Because there's love between the two of them, even if you only see it for Daniella."

 Alexander looks at Daniella's behavior, and he sees how the two respond based on their facial expressions. One is just calm, but Daniella really conveys the visible feelings in what she wants to convey.

 "She loves William then."

 Bree stopped at what he said. "Is Daniella too obvious?"

 "Yes."

 Bree smiled, and Alexander saw it. "At least Daniella doesn't hide her feelings for William. Maybe if she gets a chance, she'll shout to the whole world that she has feelings for William."

 "But what I can't read is William. Why does it seem like Daniella is the one who has feelings for William. I can't see it to him that he also has feelings for Daniella."

 Bree looked at Daniella's place again, but she looked at William for a while. "William is a serious person, so you can't see how he really feels, even though he still has a funny atmosphere, but he has a poker face."

 "But wouldn't it be better if it came from the mouth itself if William also wanted Daniella?"
 
 She raised her elbow on the table and put her chin on her palm, staring at the emptiness. "Depending on how good the person is, what he or she is doing shows that they really want something. Some believe that "action speaks louder than words. "
 
 Alexander stared at the table at what Bree said. "That's enough of the story. Let's start working." She picked up the paper and crumpled it. They start and focus on their project.

 Daniella and William always quarrel every time a stick is in the wrong position. "Not like that!" William said.

 "You said like this. I just followed what you said. Why am I wrong again?" she said, annoyed.
 
"This is the long stick you're going to glue, not the small stick."

 "Is that so? I'm sorry." 

 While William just sighed before starting again, Daniella was secretly smiling. She really liked that William talked so much, and his other emotions came out even though he was angry with her.

 A few hours later, William stopped and took out the papers, and Daniella thought she would start teaching him. "Can you just teach me another day? Let's just do this first because it's hard," she said.

 I looked at what they were doing and at the paper. "All right."

 Daniella would have been ready to have fun when I spoke again. "Just answer it at your house if you're not doing anything, and I'll pick it up next Saturday."

 She frowned. "I thought I hadn't made it yet," she shrugged, bowing her head.
 
 "Don't complain; let's start again."

 Daniella could have done nothing but follow through. It was already afternoon for them to work, but Daniella and William were not halfway to the palace, while Bree and Alexander were almost done. They would just do a stick and be done. They just ate bread and drank water they bought at a store, and that was all they had for lunch.

 The four decided to go home and continue tomorrow. "Bree, come on, let's go here again tomorrow," Daniella said to Bree.

 "It's almost so dark that I can't notice it." The two would have started walking when Alexander spoke.
 
 "I'll take you home."

 Bree shook her head. "No thanks, our house is closer to the plaza, and it's still sunny, so you can go home as well."

 "Are you sure?"

 Bree simply nodded. "Bye!" Daniella said goodbye and walked away while Alexander and William were still watching them, but when they disappeared from William's sight, the two of them left and didn't even talk to each other.