Chapter 64:You Are Smitten With Him
Because of the birthday banquet and her stay in the hospital, Sharon missed another week of sses.
Again.
The first mock tests were now less than half a month away.
As soon as Sharon returned, she could feel that the atmosphere in the ss was much tenser.
The weirdest part was that no onemented on her missing out on an entire week''s worth of
sses.
...
In the past, she would have been swarmed with people saying things like how she could choose not to
attend sses because she had the backing of someone rich like Leonard.
Sharon soon found her seat and sat down.
She studied the students around her who were busy studying and knew that she had no time to
ustom herself to the pressure.
With a deep sigh, she pulled out all the exercise papers she had missed from under her desk andid
them out on the table.
Her head started spinning at the sight of the tall pile in front of her.
She quickly sorted through all the papers she had.
There were five English papers, eight mathematics papers, and another eight French papers, bringing
the number to over twenty.
Oh, Lord!
Sharon stiffened, feeling overwhelmed.
"The lecturers have already exined all these before, so you can just ignore them." Mnie rubbed
her nose sheepishly and suggested when she saw Sharon''s troubled look.
Sharon rolled her eyes.
"But let''s be honest. With your results, you don''t have to be so worried. I think you''ll be fine even if you
take the exams now," Mnie said.
"Well, thank you for thinking so highly of me." Sharon chuckled.
"I''m serious," Mnie said with a straight face.
Sharon merely smiled. She took out a French exercise paper and started working on it.
Mnie pursed her lips but did not disturb Sharon when she saw her nose-deep in her papers.
Mnie sighed deeply to herself.
Did you know what the scariest thing in the world was?
It was the people who worked harder than everyone else despite being smarter than most of them!
It was clear that Sharon could rely on her looks to get what she wanted. Instead, she chose to work
hard.
Mnie groaned to herself silently.
Discreetly, Mnie pulled out a physics textbook and started doing her revisions.
"There''s a genius beside me. If I don''t work harder, I''m going to appear like an idiot," she thought.
......
After their sses in the afternoon, Mnie nned to hitch a ride from Sharon since she didn''t have
to work today.
However, when she finished packing up, she saw that Sharon was still busy with her practice papers.
Mnie did not want to disturb her, so she sat in her seat and waited dumbly.
After almost thirty minutes, Sharon still had no intentions of packing up.
Mnie''s smile was dry as she pulled out some mathematics exercise papers.
Another hour soon passed.
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Sharon finally lifted her head and capped her pen. She turned her head and saw that Mnie was
engrossed in her papers, so she quietly packed her stuff.
"Can we leave now?" Mnie looked up at Sharon.
"It''s fine to take your time. I''ll wait," Sharon responded.
"Nevermind. I''m hungry, so let''s hurry home." Mnie stuffed her papers into her bag and dragged
Sharon out of the ssroom.
When they passed by a snack bar, Mnie bought two hot dogs.
They chatted as they ate, making their way to the school gates.
"Sharon, have you decided on which university to enrol at?" Mnie asked.
"I guess it depends on my results. Although, I don''t mind studying abroad," Sharon answered after
thinking, her head hung low.
"Studying abroad? I thought you were adamant about staying here?" Mnie frowned at her.
Sharon bit into her hot dog and shrugged. "I changed my mind."
Mnie studied her for a while before smiling. "I think it''s a good idea."
"This tastes quite good." Sharon raised her hot dog.
"You''re right..." Mnie epted Sharon''s awkward attempt to change the topic.
Sharon looked at Mnie''s helpless expression and broke into a grin.
"Sharon."
Just as they walked out, Mnie grabbed ahold of Sharon''s hand.
Sharon was surprised. "What''s wrong?"
"Look." Mnie pointed with her chin.
Sharon raised an eyebrow and followed Mnie''s line of sight.
It was Simon. He was with thedy they met at the mall previously, Alexandrina, his cousin. Another
The atmosphere around them lookedfortable.
"Sharon, don''t you think that something smells fishy?" Mnie asked in a low voice.
...
"About what?" Sharon turned and looked at Mnie.
"Alexandrina," Mnie replied.
Sharon looked at her questioningly, confused.
"Tsk. I didn''t want to say this aloud, but aren''t you too slow when ites to these things? Don''t you
realise that Alexandrina treats Simon differently?" Mnie stared at Sharon, irked.
Sharon was still confused. "Alexandrina treats Simon differently?"
Mnie sighed. "Look at how lovingly she looks at Simon. That''s not the eyes of an older sister. It''s
in as day that she has feelings for him."
Sharon was so done. She nced at Mnie out of the corner of her eye. "I don''t think I''m the
problem. Your imagination is just too wild."
"Oh, just admit it." Mnie had faith in her gut, and her gut feeling was telling her that Alexandrina did
not treat Simon as a mere cousin.
"That''s enough. It doesn''t matter who''s right. It has nothing to do with us. Let''s go." Sharon tugged
Mnie along towards Nick.
"Sharon."
...
Sharon felt a slight headache arriving when she heard Simon''s voice.
...
She wanted to pretend that she heard nothing and continue walking, but Mnie had to nudge her.
"He''s calling you."
Sharon''s jaw clenched, and she had no choice but to stop in her tracks.
...
With pursed lips, she turned to look in Simon''s direction.
Simon was waving at her. After speaking with the twodies for a moment, he turned around and
sprinted towards her.
"Ooh. Look at that hot body." Mnie clicked her tongue and drawled.
...
Sharon pressed her lips together and poked Mnie in the stomach with an elbow. Through gritted
teeth, she asked, "Could you be any hornier?"
"Well, I''m only horny when I''m in love." Mnie shrugged with a smirk.
"You best remember what you just said because when hees over, I''ll tell him how smitten you are
with him."
"Sure. Go ahead. I''ll be sure to tell him how eager you are to have children with him."
"Bitch!" Sharon eximed silently.
Mnie gave an evil chuckle.
"I won''t say I know you anymore!" Sharon''s narrowed into slits on Mnie.
Mnie spread her hands out with a shrug but zipped her lips when she saw Simon approaching
them.
...
"Sharon, why are you still here? Did you have recement sses?" Simon asked, staring at Sharon
with bright eyes.
Sharon was reminded of Puvis telling her to bring Simon over on Saturday, and her face stiffened. "I
was doing some revision. What about you?"
"My ssmates and I were ying basketball after school," Simon replied with a silly grin.
"I see." Sharon nodded, not knowing what else to say.
Simon was always reserved when he was in front of Sharon. He scratched the back of his head and
asked, "Are you leaving now?"
"Yes," Sharon answered.
"Oh..." Simon''s eyes dimmed as he gazed at Sharon.
After an awkward pause, Sharon rubbed her hands ufortably and started, "I—"
...
"By the way."
"Yes?"
"You haven''t been to school for a week. Were you unwell again?" Simon asked worriedly.
Sharon froze up slightly.
She couldn''t find the words to exin her absence, so she just went with his assumptions. "Yes. I was
a little sick."
"Have you recovered now?" Simon looked at her nervously, his eyes bright with concern.
"Yes. I appreciate your concern." Sharon nodded.
Simon heaved a sigh of relief. "That''s great."
"Well, then. We''ll, erm, get going—"
"Simon."
A gentle voice interrupted Sharon before she could finish her words.
Sharon paused and turned around.
Alexandrina was walking over with her arms locked in a woman''s. Thedy wore a in bodycon dress
and a camel maxi coat.
Sharon froze up when her eyes fell on the woman''s face.
She looked...
"Aunt Ruby."
Simon called out to the woman when she and Alexandrina approached.
"Aunt Ruby?"
Mnie whispered in Sharon''s ear, surprised.
It was mainly because the woman looked as if she were barely any older than Alexandrina. She looked
so young that people might believe her if she said that she was only in her twenties.
However, Simon called her Aunt Ruby...
Then... Did that mean that Alexandrina was her daughter?
Thedy came over and studied Sharon and Mnie with kind eyes. "Simon, are they your
ssmates?"
"They are my friends," Simon exined with a smile, his eyes lingering on Sharon.
The woman smiled and looked at Simon meaningfully. "Is one of them the one Alexandrina told me
about?"
Simon blushed. "W-Why does she tell you everything?"
Thedy chuckled and shook her head. "My, just look at how shy you''re being."
"Mum, this is Sharon Andre." Alexandrina introduced her.
Alexandrina had been staring at Sharon the entire time.
Ruby Wilson broke out into a small smile. "Nice to meet you, Miss Andre."
Sharon was staring at her, transfixed. After a moment, she blinked and broke out of her reverie. She
took a breath and responded. "It''s a pleasure to meet you, too."
Ruby tilted her head and smiled at Simon. "I''m guessing it''s her?"
"Aunt Ruby." Simon had turned beetroot red as he stared at Sharon with bright eyes.
But Sharon paid him no mind. Her eyes were still fixed on Ruby instead.
She couldn''t shake off the feeling that she had seen her before.
Noticing Sharon''s eyes on her, Ruby returned the gaze, her smile never faltering.
"Miss Andre, have we met?" Ruby asked, puzzled.
For some inexplicable reason, Sharon''s heart skipped a beat.