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Audrey's POV

"Hey" First word I heard when I got to school.. And I was just about to enter the class.



"Hi... ...Hi? " I managed to say.

Wait, is this really happening?

Simon actually said Hey to me first and he is standing right in front of the class...as if he has been waiting for my arrival. Has he? Even after the way I spoke to him yesterday?



"Follow me" He said peeping through the class -making sure no one was watching us before he held my hand and pulled me with him.



"What? Where are you taking me to? " I asked but he didn't answer then I forcefully released my hand from his.



He looked around, to be sure that no one was watching us. It was still early that morning, so there were few students around.



"What? " I asked it.



"Hey, Easy Audrey" Simon said.

But I folded my hand and frown.

"Do you think I'll ever try to harm or hurt you after saving you that day? " He said.



"What do you want? Do you think I'm gonna apologize because of the way I spoke to you yesterday? "



"Nah, No. Fine, I agree and I know I'm the one who is wrong" He said smiling weirdly.



"It's good you know" I said then I turned to go but he held my hand.

"What do you want? " I yelled at him.



"Friends" He replied.



I scoffed, my ears are decieving me.

"Friends? "



"Yeah, it's a good start isn't it? " He said.



"Have you forgotten Simon? You don't make friends with people from the slums! " I reminded him. Yeah, he said these words when we first met.

A statement I'll never forget.



"C'mon Audrey, I.... "



~ " It's Senior Simon...

~ "Oh! Simon..



Some students, Junior students ran over to him and stayed closly by his sides.

I'm not surprised.

He has so many cheerleaders or should I call them his Wives - school wives And Oh! His wives are not from the slums.



"Hello pretties" He said to those two Jobless Junior students...Junior students at that.



"May I excuse you with your wives? " I said, I shot him an hard stare before I turned to go.



I don't think he is really ready to make friends with me or he doesn't even want to.



I got to the class - Elena and Kyle were around.



"Hi guys" I said to them.



"Hi" Elena replied coldly.



"Audrey" Unexpectedly, Kyle embraced me.

Hmmn, in front of everyone - our classmates.



I smiled as we disengaged...

....Simon was just coming in too, he is no longer with those Junior entourages. As expected, his class wives ran to meet him.



"Where have you been? Are you just coming? " Kyle asked me.



"I... I..Yes, I'm just coming to class" I stammered and took my seat comfortably.

He sat next to me - His seat.



"Today is our lucky day" He said.



"How do you mean?" I asked him.



"No classes today"



"Really? Why? "



" 'Cos it's Friday. The shortest day of the week. It's a free day for all of us" He explained.



"Oh... Okay" I said.



"Let us... Let's have fun" He said then stood up.

"Come along with me" He told me, stretching down his hand for me to hold. I did.



"Where are we going to? " I asked him.



"You'll see"



"Kyle, can I also come along? " Elena asked.



"Sorry No" He said kinda rudely.

Then he smiled at me and we went out of the class.



*



"Oh, the music room" I recongized it when we headed towards the building.



"Yeah"

"Did I ever mention to you that I love music? " He asked me.



"Really? " I beamed.



"Uncontrollably" He responded.



"I also love music but the only music I'm opportuned to listen to is my early morning alarm" I said laughing and he laughed too



"Don't you have a phone? "



"I.. I don't but I'm planning to get one soon" I said.

He stopped walking when we were already in front of the music building.



Then he faced me.

"Should I give you mine?" He asked me.

I was surprised.

"I have just one but I'm willing to give it to you" He said and I hit him playfully on his chest.



"Come on" I said.



"I mean it"



"If you give your cell phone to me then you would have none" I told him.



"I don't mind, as long as you are happy" He said.



And I blushed, he noticed it.

"Well, no... I'm good" I told him.



"What are best friends for" He remarked.



"Come on, I will get a phone myself soon. It's part of the reasons why I'm working at a restaurant" I assured him. "I'm not trying to turn down your offer. I really do appreciate it and I must say you have a very generous heart" I added and he smiled.



"OK. So let's go in" He said, pushing the door which I initially thought was locked but it wasn't.

We walked in...



"Wow! " I exclaimed staring at the complete set of musical instruments.

It's a rich school so they can't lack a thing.



"One more thing, I do not only love music. I love to sing too" Kyle said.



" Re-ally?? "



"Yeah, really" He said as he picked up a guitar and hung the rope around his neck. Then he held the guitar close to his chest.



"Please sing me song. I can't wait to hear your singing voice" I pleaded like a baby.

And he smiled more than the usual way I've seen him smiling.



"Of course I will" He said and I stayed silent to hear him out.



"I'll be singing On Top Of The World by Rachel" He said.

Then he began...



🎶 I don't have a balance, think I'm gonna fall

🎵 Wish I had the talent, I don't belong here at all



🎶 Drowning in the pressure, in over my head.

🎵 Why do I think I could do this? I could have walked away instead,



🎶This is my chance to break free

🎵 Everything's depending on me and if I keep trying I'll be....



🎶 On top of the world, where I can see everything before me..

🎵 reaching up to touch the sky...

🎶 On top of the world, all of my dreams are rushing towards me..

🎵Stretching out my wings to fly

🎶On top of the world.



🎶 Nothing's gonna break me, I'm gonna it right..

🎵 Even if it takes me, doing it a thousand times..



🎶 Trying once is easy, Decipline is hard

🎵 But nothing can defeat me If the change is in my heart ...



🎶This is my chance to break free , Everything is depending on me and if I keep trying I'll be...

🎵 On top of the world..



He repeated the chorus again...and played the Guitar strings continuously.

His voice was just too sweet..

He has a muscular talking voice but his singing voice is just too feminine.

Tiny and angelic..

I wish the music has no ending but when his pitch started reducing, I knew he has come to the end.

OMG, he sings better than a female musician.



"Whao! That was Wow, it was a blast! " I clapped my hands and he blushed and muttered "Thank You" as he took off the rope away from his neck and he dropped the guitar back to where he took it from.



"Do you know that your noise could bring down this school and it could even make all the whole buildings in Wearous Estate collapse?? " We turned around to see who made such an harsh statement..

Only to see Simon.. He stood angrily at the door.





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