It's SWEET and BITTER - Episode (4)

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          Eugene remained where he was. Did he just hear what he thought he had heard? Ailee... just confessed right? He started walking back home, thinking about what she had said. 

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          It's been a fortnight since I confessed to Eugene. Ever since the confession, we haven't met or talked at all. I used up all the courage I had to confess to him that there was none left afterwards for me to be initiative and be the first one to contact him. But neither did he contact me. I haven't seen him in school either, so we didn't really had the chance to talk. 

          On the Friday of the second week, the last school day of the week, I had CCA until 6pm. After CCA, I was making my way home. I took out my phone and stared at it. No messages, no calls. Nothing. Nothing from him. I opened up his contact, thinking if I should start a conversation with him. I felt tired though, I always had to be the one that's initiative. Never him once.

          I was struggling inside, whether to be the initiative one this time round. Should I? Or should I not? Just when I was trying to make up my mind I heard someone call my name.

          "Ailee!" Who called me? Before I could turn around to look at who it was, a pair of hands came pushing me and I fell to the floor. What just happened? I turned around. There was a blue Mitsubishi Lancer, with a terrified driver inside. Behind the blue Mitsubishi, lay a person who was unconscious and bleeding profusely. I ran towards him and shook him hard. "Wake up, wake up. You can't sleep. Wake up. Wake up! EUGENE WAKE UP!!!"

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          The red light of the operation theatre turned off. The doctor and two nurses came out of the operation theatre. I jumped out of my seat and asked the doctor, "How's Eugene? Is he OK?" The doctor took off his mask and said, "Yes he's OK. He suffered a head concussion though. When he's awake we'll have to do another detailed check to make sure there's no after effects. You can visit him in his ward." Thank God he's OK! "Thank you Doctor!" 

          I walked to his ward, he was already lying in there. He had a bandage on his head. I sat in the chair beside his bed and took his hand in mine. Tears started swelling up in my eyes. Too much to hold, the tears started falling down. "Thank God you're OK. I wouldn't have known what to do if you weren't." Then I remembered, he's lying here now all because of me. "Why did you push me away? If you didn't you wouldn't have been the one lying down here. Why? I rather it was me who have been knocked down! Please wake up soon, please! I need to apologize to you, I must!"

          Unknowingly, I fell asleep. It was a long and tiring day after all. In my dreams, the scenario of the accident replayed itself. "Eugene!" I woke up, startled. Looking around, I realize I was still in the hospital, and he was still in his sleep. Tightening the grab around his hand, tears started flowing again. Just then, I felt a movement. His fingers twitched. I looked up. His fingers were really twitching. Slowly, his eyelids start to open. "Eugene! Eugene! You're finally awake! Are you OK? Do you feel pain or anything?" He looked at his surroundings, and then at me. He spoke softly, "Where am I?" paused for a while and continued, "Who are you?"

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Hi! Sorry for not updating for so long! Here's 2 chapters for you guys! Hope you enjoyed! 

Also, I have an announcement to make. Shortly after "It's SWEET and BITTER", a new story will be coming up! However, I've decided to publish the story in Chinese. Sorry to those who can't understand Chinese but the decision has been made! If you are really keen, leave a comment to me or something. If there are a lot of readers who wants the next story in English, I'll do a translation after the Chinese version one is completed! A summary of the story will be posted when Episode (5) of "It's SWEET and BITTER" is posted. Sorry for the inconvenience caused but I hope that you will still continue to support me! Thank you! :D

It's SWEET and BITTER - Episode (3)

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          After completing his PSLE, Eugene went on to Clementi Woods Secondary. I aimed for Commonwealth Secondary, which had a much higher aggregate score. I didn't want to enter Clementi Woods as I didn't want to face him if I ever bump into him while walking in school. Sadly, I didn't achieve what I had to achieve to enter Commonwealth Secondary and the only school I could enroll into was Clementi Woods Secondary.

          For 2 years when I was in Clementi Woods, I had obviously by past him quite a number of times in school. But, we didn't talk to each other. However, I sent him a friend request on Facebook, and he actually accepted! I was so happy I think I was jumping! I have made some best friends by then, and I told them about Eugene. 

          At the end of Secondary 2, I couldn't take it anymore. I decided, if he won't make the initiative, then I will. So I sent him a Facebook message and strike a conversation with him. And he replied! Afterwards, I told him what was really going on in my mind back then and cleared up the misunderstanding between us. Now, we are finally friends again! I even asked for his phone number and he actually gave it to me!

          We talked a lot. He resumed his position as a brother and a friend to me in my heart. Sometimes, we even have lunch together. Slowly, we were back to how close we were in the past.

          I realized though, that when we were together, I would be so happy that I could go on being in a good mood for days. Later on, I realized that, I've fallen for him again. 

          "Hey. Why are you so quiet today? You usually have a lot to talk." He asked me one day after school when we were on the way home together. "Who bullied you? Tell me, Brother will settle it for you." I turned to look at him. I stare into his eyes for a moment, and smiled. "Nothing. No one bullied me, the moment they find out I'm your sister they back away immediately, they don't even have the chance to touch me a bit at all, how can they bully me?" He grinned. I like it when he grins, it shows his dimple. After a few seconds of silence, he spoke again. "If that's the case, why are you so quiet today? It's unlike your usual self, you know."  What should I say? I... can't possibly tell him that I like him, can I? "Is it something that I can't know of? If that's the case then never mind. I won't force you." I look up, we were reaching home soon. 

          "Well actually it's nothing much. It's just that I realized..." I turned to face him. He had a blur look on his face, like a little boy trying to understand what his teacher is trying to teach. "I realized that I... developed a crush for you again."

          His eyes turned wide. As if nothing happened, I continued on. "I liked you once back then, before the misunderstanding. And now, it came back again." I ended with shrug. Like nothing happened, I smiled and said. "I've reached. Thanks for the company! See you around!" 

          I turned and ran towards the lift. Just when I was about to press the lift button, I ran back to him again. "You don't have to mind my feelings you know. Really. I don't mind if it isn't reciprocated, I just thought that well, maybe you should know after all. We can always continue on as before. This will be the last time I ever show my feelings for you as an admirer, I promise you. The next time we meet, I'll be back to being your sister again." I smiled at him, and walked back towards the lift.

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It's SWEET and BITTER - Episode (2)

Hey guys! Sorry for not updating for such a long time! Was busy with studies and life! Anyway, here's Episode (2)!
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          Eugene was like a best friend, an elder brother to me. When I had an argument with my sister just before both families leave for dinner outside and hide inside the toilet, he stood outside and comfort me with words. He was really a very nice guy. But one single mistake of mine ruined this relationship. When I was in Primary School, starting from Primary 2 onwards, my mathematics results have always been going on a downslope journey. And when I was Primary 4, during the December holidays, I was teaching his younger brother his mathematics. I did mental calculation and calculated a sum wrongly. And so Eugene went, "Your maths ain't good and you're still teaching my brother mathematics!", and he even went to complain to my mum. Later that night when my mum, my sister and I were on the way home, my mum for some reasons was in a bad mood and started scolding me, "Why did you go and teach other people's brother mathematics when you yourself can't even handle your own maths properly?" Because of that, I decided to ignore Eugene and both his brothers until the December holidays are over. But a few days later his younger came talking to me and was calling me. I just couldn't ignore him. So I decided, instead of ignoring all three of them, I would only ignore Eugene, and told his younger brother about it. But the next day, when his younger brother was talking to me, Eugene called him away. His attitude was also cold so I reckoned that his younger brother must have told him because after all, he was close to Eugene.
And from then on, we didn't talk at anymore.
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*It's been hours, nurses entered and exit the operation room, but the operation still hasn't end yet. When is it going to end? When will it end? Will he be okay?*
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That's all for now! Hope you enjoyed! Stay tune and find out how they become friends again! :D