The Hourglass 23 EXTRA: Justin Jessica 3

Jessica too was surprised that Michael was truly giving her an advice, as much as she didn't want to say it she knows that Michael can be quite petty especially in matter concerning their relationship but she was glad Michael seem to recover a little and he seem to be more energic than usual. There's even rumor that he alone beat the four bullies that's famous among several school around this one.

After weeks of taking advice from Michael who had numerous 'experiences' from the galge that he tried as simulation on his relationship with Jessica and romance novels that he read but of course he never had a chance to use it on it's original purpose.

Jessica also noticed that somehow suddenly one day after these several weeks Michael suddenly became more energic and cheerful yet worried about something.

Only a few days after that a new transfer student suddenly transferred into her class, what's weirder is that she requested to sit beside Michael and she seem to be very intimate with Michael. Seeing this Jessica was glad thinking that Michael finally found someone to love aside from her, at the same time she blamed herself because if only she clarified this matter earlier perhaps Michael would have already experienced romance life for years in the past, but it's in the past and it's impossible to change.

At the lunch suddenly both Michael and Aria is surrounded by the other students. Weirdly when asked with question that usually bothered him, Michael just answered it calmly this time but suddenly the two of them vanished but they returned together at the end of the lunch break.

At the end of school Jessica even saw both of them going home side by side while cheerfully talking to each other. Seeing this Jessica happily skipped to Mario to have a date with him as she is in a very happy mood.

A few more days passed since Aria transferred into the school, in the school Aria transparently flirted with Michael while Michael can only show a helpless situation, sometimes he even looked back at Jessica when Aria flirted with him or even sometimes he even flirted back and in these few days the number of Michael looking back decreased and the number of him flirting back increased.

However suddenly the next day Michael appeared a bit sorrowful? And in this day along with the next next day causing Jessica to be worried and she even comforted him about it but Michael and Aria juts waved it off with a smile. Thankfully it only lasted for three days.

Weeks passed finally it was the graduation party. In these few weeks Jessica went into several dates with Mario she even saw a couple that bravely kissed in public before running off.

Today Jessica wore a beautiful batik evening dress. Jessica sat with Mario on the auditorium, there was a surprise when it was the time for the principle to talk as suddenly several ghost appeared behind him and scared the audience which alerted him and scared him, effectively cutting his speech short.

The majority students just ignored it while some minority wondered about it but the event must go on, Jessica then searched for Michael and Aria, she then saw them while Michael seem to be getting scolded by Aria, so Jessica laughed a little.

After the event ended Jessica and Mario send their parents home before having a date after they changes clothes to a more easy to move one.

At night they changed back to a new set of clothes that's delivered by their parent. When both of them finished changing clothes and arrived at the school at 6.40 p.m. and along with the crowds they went in.

The event proceed as usual they first had dinner in the cafeteria then they procced to go to the auditorium, the only thing that's missing is the principle's speech but everyone was okay with it since it was too long and boring.

The shows then started such as modern dance, solo song, boy band, girl band, traditional dance, and many more. In a middle of the boy band show suddenly Jessica heard someone shouted her name from behind so she turned around and saw Michael was sitting just behind the chair besides her.

Jessica and Mario both looked at Michael and Jessica asked "What the matter MF?" after a few seconds he answered "No, just wrongly called." But Jessica is still a little suspicious and felt something is wrong, Michael is supposed to be with Aria but she just let it go and enjoyed the shows

After the shows ended the nomination event started, the stage will shows ten top among the nomination category and will select one as the winner. There was many nomination such as 'Sleeping Beauty' for the students that liked to sleep in class, 'Funny Students'… but the first nomination today is 'The Best Couple.'

Then pictures of ten pair of boy and girl was shown in the screen along their name, when the fourth one shows up Jessica was surprised but not too much, the real surprise come when it was the winner announcement as the winner is Jessica and Mario.

On the stage come a man and woman , both carried an piece of clothes with a clasp on it and written on it was 'the best couple of the year'. Then both of them handed the clasp to the winner and after saying a few words and taking a picture, Mario and Jessica went down from the stage with smiles on their faces and sat back on their seat.

Suddenly once more Michael called Jessica and this time only, she heard it "Jessica."

"What MF?" Jessica asked.

"Could you please hear me without saying anything for a few minutes." Michael asked.

As the bad feeling from earlier resurfaced and even grow Jessica agreed. "Alright."

"Jessica, you may already know it from the rumours but please at least just listen please" Michael said.

She nodded with confusion on her face as she already agreed previously.

"Jessica, I have liked you for a long time, I already forgot the reason I liked you, it's probably because you are beautiful or perhaps because you are kind but still, I liked you. I know you and Mario is already a couple, heck you even asked me some advice, I acknowledge that Mario is probably the best for you even the school does still I liked you and thank you for listening until the end." Michael said and ended it with a smile.

Jessica just nodded and spoke "thank you for your courage Michael." She even used his name not nickname because right now she is worried about her friendship with Michael again.

After that Michael lowered his head and then he stood up with watery eyes under Jessica worried eyes but he remains oblivious of it.

Jessica saw that Michael was heading toward the library and stopped on the seat outside before crying with his hands covering his eyes, Jessica even was about to go and conform him about it but Aria comes in and hugged him while Michael hugged her back.

After realizing that there's already someone that will do that for him Jessica watched the nomination while sometimes glancing at Michael and Aria .

Chapter end