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Tine's POV. 

"Wait! Stop!" I said as I was running towards the bus but failed to catch up since it has already departed. I cursed and ran out of breath. I walked towards the bench and sat there for a while to rest.

I looked at my phone to check the time. I let out a sigh and shook my head. Well there goes my perfect attendance to go early at school. 

I closed my eyes and heard a motorcycle coming towards me. I slowly opened my eyes to see who it is and my heart skipped a beat. 

It's him, my long time crush. 

He stopped in front of me and lifted the glasses from his helmet. He looked at me with those cold brown eyes. 

"Get in. I know you're late." He said in a serious tone.

 I blinked two times and pointed at myself "M-me?"

He rolled his eyes and got out of his bike. He lifted his seat and grabbed a spare helmet. He went to me and placed it on my head. 

I can't help but stare at his face while he's busy securing the helmet on my head. His long lashes fits his beautiful brown eyes. His pointed nose, and his lips as if its inviting me to kiss him of how kissable it looks. His adams apple showing as he breathes heavily as I also noticed beads of sweat going down. Was he feeling a bit hot because of the summer heat, too? 

I slapped myself, and groaned a bit because I got hurt by hitting the helmet that I completely forgot it was already on me. Stupid self! 

He looked at me with a confused look and let out a small laugh. He held my wrist and led me to his big bike. He guided my hands on to his waist. I don't see myself but I'm definitely blushing so hard with how close we are right now!

"Hold tight." he said. 

Before I could even say a word, he quickly started his bike and increased the speed, passing through a lot of vehicles that I thought we're gonna crash and die. 

I just prayed to the heavens I wish I could make it through the day with this guy.

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"We're here." he finally announced. I couldn't move an inch as I was still processing the trip we had a while ago. 

I saw him waving his hand on my eyes and I just blinked two times. He ticked his fingers on my forehead and that's where I got back to my senses. 

"Hey! What was that for?" I said to him in an irritated voice.

He just laughed at me and helped me remove the helmet from my head. He stared at me again with those loving eyes and I can't help but stare at him back. 

Oh god. Why is he staring at me like this? 

He just shook his head and avoided his gaze on me. We both got out and I waited for him to finish parking his bike, and we both walked towards the school. Luckily, we weren't late and I thanked him for giving me a ride. 

"See you around." he said and let out a small smile. 

My heart stopped. Did he just smile at me? He rarely does that to other people since he's a cold type of guy.

I nodded at him and smiled at him too as a response. He turned around and went to his class. I placed my hands on my chest that is beating nonstop ever since I got a ride with him. 

Stop it. I might fall even harder at his point. Even the smallest gestures he does sends butterflies to my stomach.

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Flashback

"Catch me if you can, Tine!" I heard Ohm said. We were all laughing running around and I was trying to catch him so he will get tagged next. 

It's summer and me and my friends, Ohm, Fong & Phuak, were playing tag outside the school since its our break time. 

The four of us were so exhausted afterwards but just laughed it out since it was fun. 

We heard our teacher calling all the children outside to come in as our next class will start in a few minutes. 

We got up and walked towards the school. I was busy removing any excess dirt from my uniform when I bumped into someone. Both of us sat to the ground. I massaged my butt lightly as it hurt a bit. I saw a hand extending to me and I grabbed it to get up. I felt the person went to me and brushed off the dirt on my shoulders. 

I lifted my head and stared at the person in front of me. He looked up as he was finished and stared at me too. He had brown eyes that matched his kind of messy dark brownish hair well brushed brows. He was wearing the same uniform as I am and is a bit taller than me.

We were both taken aback when someone was calling us from afar. We quickly ran towards inside the school and surprisingly, I just noticed we were classmates in the same class. 

Classes have started and I groaned in frustration that I remember its Music Classes today and we're having a class on how to play various instruments. I slightly panicked as I don't know how to play anything! 

The day went by and our classes ended. I scratched my head and think of how I'm gonna pass our recitation for our Music Class. Our teacher told us to prepare for something and picked any musical instrument with it.

"Look at him, looking so devastated for next week's performance." Phuak said and the others laughed. I glared at them and rolled my eyes. 

"I'll find a way! Just you guys wait." I said and they just laughed at me. We all got up, fixed our stuff and went our way outside to go home. 

We were talking about random stuff when I heard someone not far from us playing a beautiful tune. It trigged my interest and excused myself to my friends and told them to just go without me. They just shrugged and agreed. I waved goodbye and followed. 

I kept on looking until I got inside an empty room and there I saw him, humming and playing a beautiful tune from his guitar. 

I was completely mesmerized by how his fingers perfectly strummed the strings of his guitar. his eyes closed as he was humming the song he surely dears and I'm sure it was a good song. 

It's as if the time slowed, the wind brushed his brown hair again, and that's where he lifted his gaze towards the window while still strumming and humming, letting out a small smile as if he's enjoying his own company, not knowing I was there to witness it. 

His eyes went to me and stopped immediately, taken aback to what he did. I just stared at him too, didn't know what to say. Should I praise him? 

"Hey. Wanna join me?" he said in a low voice. 

I didn't know what to say but I just nodded and walked towards him.  I sat in front of him and saw him fixing his guitar. 

"I'm Tine by the way. What's your name? I haven't had the chance to ask since you were seated far away from me at our class this morning." 

"I'm Sarawat. Nice to meet you." he said and we both shook hands.

"Do you know how to play this?" He said and I shyly shook my head. "Any instrument at all? You don't play?" He asked again and smilingly shook my head. 

"I don't play any musical instrument. My friends are so selfish for not teaching me." I said and he let out a small laugh. I laughed too because of how silly it was.

"But we're having a recitation next week right? What are you going to do about it?" He said and I just shrugged my shoulders. "I don't know, maybe I'll think of something." I said and let out a sigh. 

I looked at him and saw his face was thinking of something. He quickly got up and went behind me, gave me his guitar. 

"I can teach you. Here." 

He placed my hands on the guitar to where it should be and guided me gently. 

"So this is how you play the A chord.." he said as he placed my fingers on the right strings and helped me strummed the strings, letting out a tune. He continued teaching me, him at the back guiding me with his fingers as if he's hugging me. I could feel his breath every time he spoke. 

Little did I know, that day, my heart was slowly strummed by those lovely fingers of his, strumming to a beautiful tune we share.

End of Flashback

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Present Day

I couldn't help but reminisce about that time how I got a crush on him until now. He's very cheerful whenever we're together back when we were kids even though he's quiet most of the time. Now he barely smiles at anyone, even me. But that didn't stop the feelings I had for him all these years now that we are in our graduating year. We're in different classes and we just casually greet whenever we saw each other.

I didn't even know back then what was the reason why I had a crush on him even though he's a boy. Completely out of my league. 

I was just spacing out when 3 of my friends excitingly ran towards me and showed a flyer. I gazed at them with a confused look, signaling what it is for. 

"It's a flyer for our school festival, you dummy. And look here who's performing." he said and pointed at the bottom part of the flyer where all the students who will be participating in the mini concert that will be held here. 

My heart skipped a beat when I saw his name and an unfamiliar name of a band. He's going to perform? with who? 

"It seems Sarawat has formed a band together ever since he got here and now they're planning to share their music to the students." Ohm said and the 2 nodded. 

Fong looked at me. "Do you have any plans on what to do after they perform?" he asked me in a very serious tone. 

I bowed my head and thought about it. Is it time for me to confess my love for him? What if he doesn't like me back?

"Oh come on, Tine. It's been years. Don't you wanna try if he wants this too?" Phuak said in frustration. I laughed because he's much more frustrated than I am. They're just so supportive of me despite of me liking a guy.

But.. come to think of it. Maybe I'll go give this a try. Just to let him know. 

Maybe he does like me too. It's not like I'm giving myself any hopes or anything. It's just.. an instinct of mine, given with all that happened today. That has got to mean something, right?

"Alright, I'll go tell him on the day of the festival." I said in defeat. The three of them cheered and I saw how happy they were for me, regardless if the result of my confession was gonna be a good or bad one. 

The four of us continued talking about the festival and how excited we are for the upcoming events that will come. 

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