New Life : A Second Chance

Chapter 161 - Resolution

Beatrice quickly closed her books and arranged them neatly on her table. She looked at the clock on the wall for the time. Lunch break would be in an hour.

Perfect.

She'll get some food and then wait for Betty to have lunch together. For things like this, she would need to talk to Betty.

Luckily, as she was in Sage Class, she had the freedom to walk about and do what she needed. They had so much freedom that they didn't even need to come to school, so long as they received permission from the Principal.

They would need to send an application, along with the length of time they would be away and when they returned, a report needed to be submitted as to what they had done while away. This was done to encourage independent re

Beatrice deserved happiness.

She had been bullied from young as she was extremely introvert and, as the kids said 'weird'. Betty, however, found her to be the kindest and purest soul that she had ever come across. Beatrice always just let them do whatever they wanted for she felt it was too much of a bother, so it was Betty that felt she had to protect Beatrice.

It was the same now.

Betty wasn't dense. She knew that she was attracted to Sam but that's all that it was. A mere crush. There was no way she would ever stand in Beatrice's way over something so flimsy. Beatrice was more important than anything she could ever feel for a guy.

There were plenty of fishes in the sea, right?

So Betty hugged Beatrice tightly. Partly in happiness for Beatrice in finding her heart and partly in determination to let go of the growing attraction that she was feeling for Sam. Better stamp that out before it grew into a raging fire.

Even if it did grow to a raging fire, Betty would hose it down.

Betty looked at Beatrice and the smile froze on her face.

"Why do you look so sad then?" Betty asked, noting that there was no joy on Beatrice's face.

"Because he likes someone else," Beatrice admitted.

"WHAT?! WHO?! Who is that hussy that dared to try and steal Sam away from you??!!" Betty hissed, "I'll go over and give her a talking to!!"

Beatrice laughed a bit at that and ruffled Betty's hair, saying, "No one is stealing Samuel from me, you know. We aren't a couple."

"Huh? What? What do you mean?" Betty said, distracted as she put down her hands that she had put up in a boxing stance, "I've seen the way you guys act when together. I thought you were a couple already! Was a bit hurt that you didn't tell me either? I was planning to hound you about it today, too."

"What?!" Beatrice gasped, staring at Betty in amazement, "Whatever gave you that idea?!"

"Er, that PDA you guys were displaying before the placement test? Holding hands and all?" Betty said, pointing out the obvious.

"What holding hands? I never ... oh," Beatrice paused, suddenly remembering what happened. Her face then flushed in embarrassment as she shuffled her feet, "I was just testing his temperature. He appeared a bit out-of-sorts that day. There was nothing to it."

"Really? He looked so lovingly at you, too," Betty said, cocking her head to one side.

"It's your imagination," Beatrice insisted.

"It can't be. When he showed me around yesterday, I kept talking about you, you know. He said that you're pretty! And he would be giving this gentle smile each time I talked about you," Betty revealed, "I'm sure this girl that you think he's interested in doesn't exist. Or, perhaps, that girl he's interested in, is you?"

""You think so?" Beatrice asked, some hope flaring within her.

"I don't only think so, I know so!" Betty said confidently, patting her chest that was winced in a bit of pain, "You guys look like you're made for each other."

"But I'm so much older than him," Beatrice pointed out.

"As if that would matter? I'm sure even Auntie and Uncle don't mind," Betty said with a grin.

Beatrice couldn't say anything to that, for it was true. Her mother had been asking about Sam since the day he had sent her home the other day.

"Look, did Sam really say he had someone he liked?" Betty asked.

"No," Beatrice admitted, "But he never said he didn't either."

"Even if there is one, he's not yet with her, right? It means it's all fair in love and war," Betty said, nodding.

"What do you mean?" Beatrice asked tentatively, though she had an inkling what Betty was going on about.

"It's time to get you, and Senior Sam together! I will help," Betty said in determination. This was her resolution for the year.