(FULL BOOK AVAILABLE IN AMAZON)Roslin and cherry felt tired and sat on stairs, talking about jewelry and by accident Mr. Willow steps on Roslin's left foot thumb which she didn't get hurt but screamed "Ouch" to get his reaction. As he didn't step that hard he ignored her and walked away.
"That's it he didn't even turn to say sorry? Idiot" she complained to cherry.
"Yeah, he just doesn't talk to girls, he is a kind of dignified in weird way"
"Who cares, if you step on someone's thumb, you should say sorry. It's basic sense"
"I'll tell him when we talk"
"No, no, don't ever do that in your whole life, if you ever do that, I will curse you"
"Wait I'm just kidding" she covered her face, scared.
"So was I" Roslin giggled.
"What's his name though, I've never seen a guy this calm"
"Loviyan Crezen"
"Sound's-"
"Cute"
"Hey little girl. Are you crushing on?"
"No, no" she stopped her. "There's someone"
"Oh wow. Okay"
"I won't tell anyone until I tell him" She covered her face blushing.
"I never asked you"
"I know" she pushed her.
"Look at you all blushing" they can't stop giggling.
"I'm not" yelled cherry.
Roslin told her about the bracelet. Roslin's search for her bracelet became a mission, leading her and Cherry to scour the shop for clues.
The next day, everyone gathered for the dance program near Crawdell, clapping enthusiastically for the performers' entrance.
"Looking good, Cherry!" Roslin complimented.
"Thank you!" Cherry covered her face. "Did you come alone?"
"Yeah, Harold went off with his friends."
"I meant your dad."
"No, just me." Roslin doubted whether Cherry had a crush on Harold and cover it up to avoid suspicion.
"Hey!" Cherry waved to someone.
As Roslin turned to see who it was, her heart skipped a beat. It's Loviyan Crezen standing behind her in white clothes that look amazing on him. He shifted to her right, and without turning fully, she moved her eyes to the corner to track his position, then slowly she shifted to her left taking cherry with her.
He mirrored her movement, stepping to her left.
Roslin couldn't help but flustered. Cherry noticed and asked, "What's the matter? Why are laughing?"
Roslin's eyes widened, worried Loviyan might hear cherry. "The dance is good, right?" she stammered, trying to sound casual.
"Right?" Cherry smiled, and Roslin pretended to be excited as they both moved to the front line. He pursued her to the front line, she couldn't believe he was near to her; she covered her face to hide her dazzling smile.
When the dance ended, Cherry asked Roslin to teach her some potions, and Roslin agreed. They walked home; she spotted Loviyan about twenty feet ahead.
"Let's go this way," she said, dragging cherry as she doesn't want loviyan to think that she's following him.
"No, that's not the route" Cherry dragged Roslin back.
As they walked in the same direction, Roslin felt as if she were stalking him. She slowed her pace, but Loviyan walked fast, as if he were late to collect his brew cauldron from the fire.
"Walk faster!" she urged cherry to follow him.
Just then, two little boys passed by Roslin. They screamed with laughter as they were joking with eachother, startling Loviyan. He turned, momentarily worried, but then his gaze settled back on Roslin.
'Maybe he just wanted a reason to look at me.'
She blushed but tried to look normal, worried if he might look at her again, but she couldn't help it. She covered her mouth, trying to stifle her smile.
"Why are you so silent?" Cherry asked.
"Why?"
"Talk about something!"
Roslin stopped looking at Loviyan and held Cherry's hand as they chatted.
When they entered Cherry's house, her parents were unexpectedly home.
"Come in Roslin" her mom wished
"Mom, you said you'd be late from the ritual!" Cherry was mad that her plan was cancelled.
"It was postponed, dear. Come on in, Roslin."
They went to her room, and Cherry asked if Roslin could come again tomorrow to teach her how to brew potions. "Today, let's just talk, but don't tell my mom about the brews."
"Calm down, little witch!" Roslin was shocked at how secretive Cherry was about potion-making.
"Wouldn't they allow you to?"
"Omg, don't even talk about it!"
They headed to the kitchen and made fried chicken with pepper and peri peri powder which cherry read in the muggle world new paper.
"I'll go home now," Roslin said, calling her broom. It flew to her; on her way she spotted Wod Ridge talking to Loviyan.
It had been twenty moons since she looked at Loviyan as she was trying too hard ignoring him every time they cross each other; he knew that she is as he caught her feeling nerves the other day. Feeling sad, she decided to distract herself by gathering some herbs near Hex circle beside Crawdell where there are stalls for everything. Harold spotted her from the food court and called her over to eat, but she declined.
As she walked, she noticed a few handsome men checking her out, but she couldn't get over Loviyan.
"God, will I ever get attracted to anyone? ever again?" she wondered.
Harold ran up to her, concern etched on his face. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Then why do you look like you've lost something?" he patted her gently. "That's why you should eat less, just because they have a sign saying 'all you can eat buffet' doesn't mean you should eat like a pig" he giggled.
Roslin pulled his hand and twisted his ear, playfully demanding, "Did I say it's because of the food?"
Just then, Loviyan and his friends approached, laughing at her antics.
"Want any help, little dude?" one of them teased, smirking.
Harold giggled and told her not to bully when they are outdoors, He asked if she wanted to eat with them.
As they headed to the food court, Roslin kept glancing around, hoping Loviyan would come to eat too. He was walking toward the food court; she felt the weight of his gaze on her.
While they were eating, Harold urged her to hurry, but she wanted to wait for Loviyan.
Finally, as they walked to the designated area, Roslin ordered more food for herself, Wol drige and Harold. The gang ordered food then the waiter informed them they were sold as they ordered a lot, Pointing Roslin, she felt embarrassed.
Loviyan's friends teased Harold about talking to Cherry, making him blush. Roslin laughed and ate, but she couldn't help but listen to Loviyan and his friends plan their next move.
She tried to ignore him, but every time she glanced over, she caught him looking back.
"Why is he still staring at me? I know no one is behind me. I think if I look at him, he'll take his eyes off me. But I don't want to. There's no way. I must give him a glance or else he won't look away."
He and his friends paid the bill and got up to leave, "The cage is here" one of them pointed at the entrance. He walks fast every time that she walks fast too, to keep up with him. This time he walks the slowest ever, as she pauses her breath to resume when he left. She must take a deep breath and act as if she doesn't care till, he goes into that cage.
She can sense that the curtains closed around the cage they were in.
"Oh my god, I can be strong enough not to look at him. He just walked by, and I didn't even lift my head. The cage is beautiful, and I can see his shadow—his hair standing out." she felt proud after avoiding his gaze.
He pulled the curtains aside and locked eyes with her. "Oh my god" she freezes, her heart skipped a million beats and fell on the table. Roslin felt as if her soul had left her body. Neither of them looked away. She wants to hide somewhere; his killer eye contact makes her heart die like someone is hexing her with a curse.
That night, she lay in bed, consumed by her thoughts and racing heart. Harold joked that she was crying over how much food she had eaten.
Roslin threw a pillow at him, begging him to leave her alone. "Oh my god, oh my god!" she kept repeating to herself remembering his deep blue eyes.
The next day, she arrived early at the willow, wearing a tiny skirt. Loviyan was already there, lifting his chin and glaring at her before returning to his book. Taking a deep breath, she hesitated, pressed her palms to her skirt, and walked over to sit opposite him.
She opened her book W for wands, trying to focus, but her heart raced every time she glanced at his shadow.
Roslin noticed that Loviyan didn't leave early that day. As she walked home, she felt as if he was trailing behind her, curious about where she lived. Her heart raced as he eventually turned off after crossing the river, but the moment lingered in her mind.
Upon arriving home, her dad asked, "Why did you skip class?"
"I'll go from now on, Dad."
He didn't respond immediately, remaining silent. Roslin hesitated, unsure of what to say.
"I promise I'll go starting tomorrow."
"Okay," he replied with a hint of sadness in his voice.
From that day on, she didn't skip classes for two moons, and her dad was happy about it. He would wait for her near her classroom, and she would eagerly anticipate seeing him.(FULL BOOK AVAILABLE IN AMAZON)