New Life : A Second Chance

"You have a boyfriend?!" Dina screeched.

Kyle rolled his eyes internally.

Such drama, and the fact that Dina completely ignored him was not unexpected. Girls tend to do that, though not on purpose most of the time. They were so engrossed with their friend in front of them that they blocked out everyone else.

Kyle didn't take it personally. He took the time to survey the hall, taking note of the blind spots, risky spots such as fire hazards, and escape routes. 

Spotting the food table, he bent down to bring his lips to Sari's ear to say, "I'll get us some drinks. Stay here."

Sari nodded, while Dina just stared at the scene in front of her with her mouth open. When Kyle left, she grabbed Sari's arm again and started shaking it again.

"Oh mah gosh, he's so suave," Dina gushed, "How long have you guys been together? Why didn't you tell me? Were you keeping it a secret?"

Sari frowned.

This classmate of hers was not really a close friend, and highly excitable, but harmless. Well, not that she really knew what she was like since Sari hardly mixed around.

Still, what's with the barrage of questions anyway? Despite that, Sari answered as politely as possible.

"I wasn't keeping it a secret," Sari answered, "It's just not something to I find the need to announce to everyone."

Sari didn't feel a need to answer everything. After all, who was Dina? She was just curious and this was her personal matter.

"He looks kinda familiar, though," Dina mused, "Couldn't get a good look at his face though. His hair just covers everything … oh mah gosh. Wait. He's that … that guy that works at the convenience store, isn't he?!"

Sari turned to look at her, detecting the slight anomaly in her voice, "Yes. Why? Anything wrong with that?"

Dina smiled, shaking her head but covered her lips a bit, "Oh, no, no, nothing. Nothing. Ah, I gotta go."

Sari frowned.

The way Dina said 'nothing' clearly showed 'something'. Kyle came then, and handed her a drink. She smiled sweetly at him and thanked him.

"Your friend left already?" he asked.

"Not really my friend. Just a classmate," Sari clarified, "Thank goodness she left. She was giving me a headache with all the 'oh mah gerd' and gushing and twenty questions. Seriously."

Kyle laughed, and put his hands on her waist, "It's huge news, I guess, when someone gets a boyfriend."

"Well, so long as she knows you're mine …" Sari started, then stopped, blushing. She sounded so territorial!

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you sound like an object," Sari said, turning towards Kyle worriedly.

He just smiled, saying, "Don't worry. I don't feel that way. You said it in the car earlier. You are mine, and I am yours, entirely and completely. So make use of me in any way you want. I'll gladly do anything for you."

"Hee hee," Sari giggled, "You're so suave, you know that?" 

She leaned on his arm subconsciously, thinking that she was truly lucky to have him by her side.

On another side of the hall, several girls were watching this scene while laughing. 

"I kid you not," Dina was saying, "She actually got herself a boyfriend. And not just any boy, but a matrep!"*

"Oh come on, he's doesn't even look like he's from here. So he can't be a matrep," protested one, "Plus, he's working."

"But not schooling," insisted Dina, "Probably too poor to continue schooling, or his grades just not good enough. I would bet that he's too troublesome and got expelled!"

"So, he's a matrep!!" she said with a flourish.

"Reasoning is faulty but I agree," another said, "Just look at the guys that are here. They're either our schoolmates, or from other schools. She's the only one that dare to bring a date that isn't even in school."

"That's the best that girl can get, I guess," another snorted, "She's so reclusive."

"But it's still funny. Is she that desperate? Why scrape at the bottom of the barrel even if she wanted to get laid?" yet another raised.

With that, they all looked towards Kyle and Sari, and seeing how they appeared to be glued to each other, they started laughing again.

"You think they've already done it?" 

"Of course they did. Just look at how shameless they are! Not just that, why would anyone get together with that girl anyway? If not for that, right?"

"Tsk," Dina said, "She doesn't even have the figure for it."

"You just need what's between the legs anyway," another said.

All of them continued to gossip needlessly, completely ignoring the fact that the closeness Kyle and Sari were showing was normal for any couple.

They were blind to the rather outrages things other couples were doing. 

Some were even blatantly kissing in the darker parts of the hall, and it wasn't just a small peck, either. If this was being done in a hotel ballroom, it wouldn't be surprising if they went to a room.

"Hey," Dina said suddenly, "Wanna have a bit of fun?"

"What?"

"Don't you think that dress is wasted on Sari?"

Everyone's eyes glistened as they listened to Dina's suggestion.

Oblivious to everything but Rex, Sari was happily showing Rex around the hall. She told him about the organising committee, the school, and her friends. 

"Where are your friends? Didn't they come today?" Kyle asked as he piled a plate with some food.

"Most couldn't come," Sari said sadly, "I don't see the others yet. Hold on while I check."

Sari took out her phone from her clutch bag, going through the messages. Kyle waited, and noticed the girl from before coming towards them while holding two glasses of juice.

She was headed towards Sari, when she suddenly stumbled and fell. 

One glass flew into the air as Dina let go of it, to use her hand to break her fall. 

It was headed towards Sari.