Amelia POV
"Amelia!!!"
I came out of my thoughts all of a sudden when I heard Daisy shout my name. I turned towards her with a sudden jolt.
"I have been shouting your name since three minutes, Amy. What the hell made you deaf ?", she asked me with frustration spread on her face.
"Ahh, nothing... Just exam stress, you know", I replied her, shrugging off my thoughts.
We were heading to our dorm after all our classes. Katherine and Sarah left for buying stationeries for their class project.
Wait. Class project? Class project!!!! had completely forgotten about that. I have to talk to Justin about it as soon as possible. Yeah, talking to that introvert and working with him won't be easy for me. Even he might be feeling uncomfortable to talk to me. But we have to do this for the project.
We reached the dorm, freshened up and ate some pancakes. Daisy is currently talking to some guy hopping and jumping all around. This girl really proves everyday why she is 'the kid' of our group. I would be surprised to see if she acts matured even for a minute.
Meanwhile I sat quietly in front of the balcony, knees drawn upto chest and arm wrapped loosely around them.
The sky blazed in hues of orange and crimson, the sun sinking slowly behind the distant hills. A soft breeze tugged at my hair, carrying with it the faint scent of jasmine.
It was a moment free from all worries. It was just me, the sunset and my though at that moment. It felt peaceful and serene.
I stared ahead, but my mind had drifted far from the present—back to that one moment etched deeply into my memory. The alley had been narrow, my heart hammering against my ribs. I remembered the cold stares of the boys, their mocking laughter curling around me like smoke—until he stepped in.
There was something about his presence, calm but firm. He didn't speak. He just looked at me. After that whole moment, I realized that his arms were around me the whole time. Not tight, not possessive. But grounding and safe. The moment still warmed me. It wasn't about romance. It was about noticing.
Justin POV
"And you know, I literally smashed that idiot's face for teasing my best friend. I mean how the hell can he tease my best friend like that! Huh. He doesn't know me. I am 'The Justin Cole's only sister - The Michelle Cole'. Huh. These idiots take me for granted or what."
Currently, I am busy listening to my younger sister's ranting about her school matters. Yeah, she is a grown-up sixteen year old, but her childhood habit of ranting will stay with her lifelong.
"Are you listening, brother?"
"Ahh yes, Mich. I am definitely listening. Yeah, you are right. You did the right thing. I am so proud of you", I replied her without a second thought or else I know I am dead.
"I knew it! I knew it that you will support me. I love you so very much, brother. Keep supporting me always. And wait, wait! Mom is here. She wants to talk to you. Here, take it..."
My eyes softened a bit on hearing about mom.
That woman is literally the strongest woman I have ever known. After dad's demise, my mom took care of every single thing and brought our lives back to normal. I always crave to talk to her over the phone; but knowing very well that she has a very tiring job, house chores to take care of and also monitoring Mich's studies, I refrain myself to dial her number.
"Justin, my child! How are you doing? How's study going? How's your health? Are you eating fruits and healthy veggies? I strictly don't want you to fall sick and visit the hospital every now and then."
"Patience, mom. Patience. I'll answer your every question. Yes, everything is fine here and don't worry, your son is eating fruits and healthy veggies daily", I replied her slightly copying her tone.
She chuckled lightly. Me, mom and Mich had a good heart-warming conversation. It felt like I am back home after so long. Mich continuing her rants like a frustrated kid, mom scolding her every now and then about smashing random people and me listening to them and chuckling lightly time to time. It felt so relieved after being a part of such a heartfelt conversation.
The call ended just a few minutes ago. I was in the kitchen trying to prepare something for the dinner. Ryan and Liam stayed back at the uni for some work. Andrew had gone to meet a few school friends in the town. And here I am, alone in the apartment, preparing the dinner.
Suddenly I remembered about the class project. We have to submit our project topics as soon as possible.
And wait. Amelia. She is my project partner and we haven't even talked about it yet. Had she forgotten? No, no. She's a topper. There's no chance that she will forget about it. Then why didn't she talk to me about it yet? Oh wait, Justin, you are not some rich king of a huge kingdom that she will come to you to talk about it.
Maybe, I should approach her... Yes! She called me once when Prof. Watson asked us to reach at the uni an hour earlier. Now it's my turn.
Shaking off all my thoughts, I grabbed my phone and searched for her contact number. I didn't save her number so it was really a task to find hers among all the unknown numbers.
Luckily, I found her number in just a minute and decided to call her. But wait, what if she's busy? What if she must be studying? Or what if she must be with her friends? But, she might also have had these same questions before calling me. Yet she did call me.
Okay, so I should also call her without thinking too much. What more could happen if she didn't pick up? She would just get a notification. And she would call me later. Yeah, that sounds good.
Taking a deep breath, I clicked on the call icon right below her name. (Ahh, yeah, I had to save her number to not get lost again the next time I search for her contact)
The ring went to her number. I waited patiently with my hands slightly trembling and sweating.
So, excited to know how Justin is going to initiate the conversation between him and Amelia about the project? And also let me know your views on our chaotic but sweet character - Michelle, Justin's younger sister.
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