Chapter 13 (2/2)

Again, Fara lightly laughed.

”What are you laughing at?”

”Amused. With you. In your mind, I must be crazy, but you're just going with me, right?” Fara answered.

Gibbs smiled while shaking his head. ”You said you only believe what you see, right? You didn't see what's in my mind so why are you so trusting of your a.s.sumption?”

Fara pouted. ”Eleh, anyone would think that I'm crazy…”

”Maybe I'm not the same with other people,” Gibbs cut her off.

Fara was silent.

”You still haven't answered my question,” Gibbs reminded.

”Which one?”

”Your real though of me.”

Fara was silent. A small smile appeared, like someone who was guilty of something.

”Just say it. I promise that I won't be mad, I won't keep it to heart.”

”Well… you're like… used to getting everything you want. It's like you don't understand what it means to  tolerate,” Fara said. Ha! Take that! You wanted it, right?

”Why do you say that? Because I brought a bike to school?”

”Well, that… among other things. I mean, it's the school's rule that students can't bring their own vehicle. Why must you bring it? Why can't you follow the rules like other people?

”It's not like I was the one fighting to bring that bike. It's my parents that forced me to. Listening to one's parents; isn't that what a child should do?” Gibbs replied. Don't, Fara… I might just out all the hadith and sunnah.

Fara wanted to voice her opinion but paused. Gibbs took this chance to interrupt her, ”Do you know? My parents are rarely home. They're always outstation. My only brother is staying overseas. If I have my own vehicle, wouldn't it make things easier when there's an emergency?”

”What, other people could get emergency too. They could still live without their own ride. There's taxi, bus…”

”Yeah… like the bus earlier that broke in the middle of the road, right?” Gibbs interjected.

”Another bus did come! What's wrong with experiencing a bit of hards.h.i.+p?”

”And what's wrong with not troubling other people? With my bike, I don't have to trouble the bus driver, the taxi driver, the school van's driver. It's not wrong, right?” Gibbs questioned back. Debating like this is dangerous, the energy is spiking. If it's channelled to another activity, then…

”Hmphhh… but it's not like you're using your bike for emergencies. You played hooky during prep, going to a coffee shop. What's your excuse for that?” Fara replied.

”Gibbs smiled this time. He rubbed his neck, his hair was intentionally ruffled - a cla.s.sic mischievous guy style. ”I told you…”

”You want stories to tell your kids?”

Gibbs smiled again. A bit mischievously, a bit sheepish. ”But… it didn't trouble anyone, right?”

”What's wrong with telling your kids that you're a good kid at school?”

”Aah, that's boring! The mother's geeky so there's no way the father should be one. There's no variety like that,” Gibbs said.

”Oh, so there's a candidate for the mother?” Fara leered.

”There is…” Gibbs smiled.

”Hmm… who?”

Is that jealousy I see?

”It's you of course! Who else is geekier than you?” Gibbs teased.

”Eeiii, who'd want to be your wife?! And I'm not geeky, okay?!”

”Eeh, you're the queen of geeks you know?” Gibbs kept on teasing.

”No, I'm not!”

”Heh, talk is cheap, my dear. Any proof that you're not geeky?”

”I…”

”Have you skipped prep? Ever fly?[1]”

”That's not…”

Gibbs let out a mocking laugh. ”That's not what? Isn't that the proof that you're a geek? If you've never even done that, then you're definitely the queen of ge…”

Suddenly, Gibbs felt both his cheeks being held with two hands. Smooth yet firm. Gibbs' face was turned to the hands' owner's, and before he could even take a breath… Gibbs felt Fara's soft lips touching his. Gibbs felt something erecting. His heart beat wildly, but his hands moved skilfully. He embraced Fara's waist but made sure they weren't creeping towards other places. Though this was certainly a moment he had been waiting for, his brain was still stable, thinking how to play the situation. I need to look willing but helpless.

Their lips separated. Gibbs had a smile on, but confusion filled his eyes.

”There. I'm no longer geeky, right?” Fara gave an enchanting smile.

Then, she got up and walked away. She stopped on the stairs and turned to Gibbs. ”Sweet dreams,” she said and moved to her room.

Gibbs looked at his pants. There was something eagerly waiting. Demmit!

[1] Fly here means going out of the school without permission.

Flying over the gates!

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