Sydney, you really looks like a love tesnager, Grace tensed as she walked into the living robe with a bowl bled with atrawbernes, munching on we of themProperty ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    "I don''t know, Grace," I spinned my phos between my fingertips, my lips matting out in weny, "Should Leall him? Should I call him?


    After the wide bruhaha with Marks and Lucas at the party, my time to puanly reunite with I nens had been short He had opted to drop me off at my tes but he seemed to be in a ludry. But he made sure we exchanged phons faunders bastore he hurtedly dres off And since then, I haven''t been able to get him coiled my mind en my head. I have been unable to Concentrate on week because Lucas was all I could think about.


    Grace rolled her eyes to the calling as she took a seat on this bean bay that had reced the tables in the condelle of the room. She stretched the bowl of strawberries toward me, "Want some she briefly closed her eyes and eighed dramatically, "They''re really jue


    Falood my head and she tutted in disapproval. "You''re rejecting good food just be your can''t stop worrying if you should call your long lost crush that you''ve just reunited with Just call m, babe Why else did you guys pechange contacts on the first ce?"


    "But he hasn''t called mus! I threw my hands on the couch and faced a cry. I dug my fingers in my hair again had been doing that since I''ve been


    enl


    deliberating on whether to call him or not Right now, as Carnce had teased ms a lot of times, my hair was a mess on top of my head, and not a beautiful mom like the messy bun look to bens birthday party. In Grace''s words, my hair was now a luxurious bird''s nest.


    Grace nced my way then her face shifted up to my hair and she bursted out withughter "God, the sight of your hair keeps cracking me up," when ! red at her she covered her mouth to by and stop herself fromughing." Sorry, I just can''t stop seeing birds nursing the eggs in it." Then she erupted in another fit of gluuless


    trolled my eyes then I let my shoulders droop and my pout deepened. "Don''t make fun of me," I said in resignation then I turned to her with a smirk, "Have you forgotten your own heartach


    took ice cream like it was water"


    She made a face at me and threw a half eaten strawbeny my way. I caught it urately and popped it into my mouth


    "I knew you were going to mention that She shrugged, "But before Mr Rightes along, we always have to meet one or two jerks and maybe even mistake them for Mr Right, right? Just let those guys go like fart and that''s what I have done."


    I could not hold back myughter. "Brilliant analogy, ma''am." I got on my feet "Now can you let me go like fart too?" I looked out the window. "The weather is so nice today, and I am sure the flowers in the park will be blooming. One of the perfect spots for inspiration and turns out that I need to find some design inspiration. No matter how lovesick I am, I can''t neglect my work, can 17


    Since Lucas wasn''t calling and I couldn''t bring myself to call him, I should perhaps make good use of my time instead of sulking like a baby.


    ce smiled and nodded. "I like that attitude. Go on, what are you waiting for? Go create design that would yield millions!" She pumped her fist in the


    air.


    Iughed lightly. "It''s always money for you."


    "Hey, I love my job!" Grace hollered after me as I made my way to my room to get changed.


    I put on a short red sundress, thoroughlybed and oiled my hair then t packed it back into a high and tight ponytail. I put on a white light-weight sneakers. Then I grabbed a backpack and stuffed it with my sketch papers pens, lipgloss and a bottle of water. I stung it over one of my shoulder and left the room.


    "M''kay, I''m off. I hollered out to Grace who now had her head buried in another fashion magazine.


    "Hmm, you look cute."


    "Thank you," I called out as I stepped out of the house.


    The walk to the park wasn''t a long one. Just a few miles from the estate. houses. As I walked there, my earpods plugged in my ears, I tried to put Lucas out of my mind. I concentrated on the Billie Eillish songs that I had out on shuffle and the nature that surrounded me.


    I took a light calming stroll around the park for a while before choosing a bench that wasn''t upied to sit on.


    I ced my backpack on myp and closed my eyes. The sounds of birds chirping in the distance, the gentle blow of the breeze and the sound of kids. giggling and muffled conversation swirled around me as I Inhaled the earthy smell of the fresh and damp grass.