Jay POV
The gym was loud.
Too loud.
Section 3-E and loudness were basically best friends.
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"Find a partner!"
Miss Cindy shouted.
Instant chaos.
Felix was running away from Ci-n.
Ci-n was chasing Felix.
Blaster was somehow negotiating partner trades.
Yuri looked like he regretted coming to school.
And somehow...
I ended up with Keifer.
Again.
"You look disappointed."
Keifer said.
"I'm considering my options."
"Too late."
"Unfortunately."
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Miss Cindy explained the exercise.
One person lies down.
The other holds their feet.
Thirty sit-ups.
Simple.
Keifer volunteered first.
"I'll go."
"Trying to show off?"
"Maybe."
He laid down on the mat.
I knelt near his feet and held them.
The whistle blew.
"Begin!"
Keifer started.
One.
Two.
Three.
The annoying thing?
He wasn't struggling.
At all.
"This is unfair."
"What is?"
"You're not suffering."
"I exercise."
"Show off."
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Nearby, Ci-n had somehow fallen over.
Twice.
Felix was laughing so hard he could barely breathe.
The exercise continued.
By now everyone was tired.
Sweaty.
Complaining.
Especially Ci-n.
"I CAN'T FEEL MY ABS."
"You never had any."
Felix replied.
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The gym erupted with laughter.
The gym was a disaster.
Meanwhile Keifer kept going.
"Twenty-seven."
"Twenty-eight."
"Twenty-nine."
One more.
Keifer came up for the final sit-up.
At the same moment...
I leaned forward.
And suddenly...
We were very close.
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Very.
Very close.
The noise around us seemed to disappear.
Not completely.
Just enough.
I could see the surprise in his eyes.
Neither of us moved.
One second.
Two.
Then Keifer smiled slightly.
That annoying smile.
The one that always made me want to throw something at him.
"What?"
I asked.
"Nothing."
"You're smiling."
"Maybe."
"You're annoying."
"You keep saying that."
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For some reason...
Neither of us looked away.
The distance between us felt smaller.
Smaller.
Smaller.
Then before I could overthink it...
He leaned in.
And kissed me
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Just a brief kiss.
Simple.
Warm.
Real.
For one second the entire world stopped.
Then...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
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The gym exploded.
Felix dropped to the floor.
Ci-n started running in circles.
Blaster looked ready to pass out.
Even Yuri nearly choked.
"NO WAY."
"DID THAT JUST HAPPEN?!"
"I SAW IT."
"WE ALL SAW IT."
"SOMEBODY WRITE THIS DOWN."
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I immediately stood up.
Big mistake.
Because now everyone was staring.
EVERYONE.
Even students from other classes.
Miss Cindy turned around.
"...Why is everyone screaming?"
Nobody answered.
Because nobody could breathe.
Felix pointed dramatically.
"HISTORY."
"What?"
"HISTORY JUST HAPPENED."
😭
I wanted the floor to swallow me.
Immediately.
Meanwhile...
Keifer was sitting there.
Then slowly...
A smile appeared.
A very happy smile.
The traitor.
"Don't."
I warned.
"Don't what?"
"Whatever you're about to say."
Keifer stood up.
"You kissed me."
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The gym exploded again.
"KEIFER."
"Just stating facts."
"STOP."
"You kissed me."
"I REGRET EVERYTHING."
"No you don't."
And somehow...
The smile on his face said he was going to remember this day forever.
End Chapter 🏫💖😭🔥✨