Chapter 154 Sacrifice (1/2)

Betty was in a daze.

One minute, she was running after Sam and the next, she was staring at his perfect face. She was right. He had the most beautiful, deep eyes ever. She could get lost in them. She found breathing to be a bit difficult as she had never been this close with any guy before.

”SAM! There you are!!”

Betty's thoughts came back to the present as Sam looked up. He looked back down at her and asked, ”Can you stand now?”

Betty blinked and realised what position she was in.

”Oh! Oh! Yes, I'm SO SORRY!!” Betty said in embarrassment, jumping back and giving several deep bows, her hair flipping away. She was mortified. This was Beatrice's special one and she spaced out in his arms! She wished the floor would open up and swallow her right now.

Sam just nodded and waited till Xing Han came bouncing over.

”What's up?” he asked.

Sam was feeling utterly grateful at the moment, despite the foreshadowing of Xing Han's arrival, for the shout had cleared his mind. For the briefest of seconds, when he looked at her lips, Sam had almost felt like ....

He shook his head.

Impossible.

It was merely his emotions going out of whack. He clearly remembered the research he had done the other day. Emotional changes during puberty occurred, ranging from being overly sensitive to having sexual attraction.

It just so happened that when his body was being charged with all of the hormonal imbalance, he had to come across a human bunny. He held a human bunny. He had never held a girl before, let alone a human bunny.

Sam knew that all of these weird feelings he was having had nothing to do with 'love' or anything of the sort. He almost did something that would have had dire consequences.

Yes, that's all it was.

He had to keep repeating that to himself to get his head screwed on properly. Thus, he was grateful for Xing Han's timely arrival.

”Why aren't you at the Student Council Office?” Xing Han said to him accusingly.

”Why can't I not be in the Student Council Office?” Sam asked back.

”Because you're a Student Council member,” Xing Han replied.

”Yes I am,” Sam agreed, ”So?”

”So you're supposed to be at the Student Council Office,” Xing Han said stubbornly, ”Go. Go back. Shoo shoo.”

”I'm helping Betty,” Sam said, gesturing towards Betty.

”Betty?” Xing Han queried then, as if seeing Betty for the first time, he shouted, ”OH! Betty!!” Xing Han then looked at Sam with a knowing grin, ”Ooooh, Bet-ty”

Betty was bewildered.

”Yes?” she replied, wondering why he kept calling her name.

”Hi, I'm Xing Han,” Xing Han introduced himself, offering his hand for a handshake.

Betty took his hand, and said as she gave him a firm handshake, ”Betty.”

Xing Han pursed his lips, ”Bet-ty. Nice name, for a nice girl.”

”Thank you,” Betty said, and tried to take her hand back but Xing Han held it tightly.

”So, tell me, Betty,” Xing Han said with a smile, ”Do you have a boyfriend?”

She looked at him in puzzlement, her head cocked to one side, ”No, why?”

Xing Han replied, ”What other reason could there be? Well, since you're free and available ...”

”That's enough, Xing Han,” Sam said tersely, grabbing Xing Han and Betty's wrist while pulling at Xing Han's hand.

Xing Han laughed and let go, putting his hands on his pockets.

”Well, I can help Betty while you go back to the Student Council Office,” Xing Han said magnanimously, ”I'm sure you're a really busy person.”

Sam's looked at him intently, but before he could say anything, Betty said, ”Yes, that sounds like a good idea. I really wouldn't want to trouble you.”

Sam shut his mouth and looked at her, raising an eyebrow. She didn't want to trouble him but didn't mind troubling Xing Han? He looked at the both of them, from Xing Han to Betty and back to Xing Han.

The former had this really stupid grin on his face while the latter was looking at him all shy and all. Sam gritted his teeth, took Betty by the hand and walked off, saying over his shoulder to Xing Han, ”Tell Kyle I'll meet you guys at the Student Council Office at 5pm. I promise.”

Xing Han grinned, made an 'ok' sign with his hand and walked away, while tapping the message into the phone.

'Sam said Student Council Office at 5pm' - Xing Han

'You didn't drag him there?' - Ali

'No' - Xing Han