" ALYA ! "

" ohhh , you know — just been busy with the bakery is all ! how about you ? "

" of course ! what is it ? "

" H-HUH ?! ME A-AND LUKA ?!? NO WAY ... ! "

" i am ! absolutely ! 100 % ! "

" ... okaymaybeonly50% — "

" THE THING IS , I may have this really big crush on adrien , but then there's also ... luka ! i just can't decideee ... ! "

" how can i stay put when i can't even sit still for a second ! "

" THAT'S ANOTHER THING ! " the girl squeaked , putting her head down in distress . " I don't know who to choose between the two ... plus , i know adrien has a big crush on kagami ... "

" yeah , he was ... " she smiled . just the thought of luka made the clumsy girl feel a bit better somehow .

" thank you , alya . you're the bestest friend i could ever ask for . "

𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐃 . . . 𝐈 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃𝐍'𝐓 𝐁𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋

shyly waving back... ! !

" a-adrien ! h-hi ! " oh no, her face is getting red... !

" oh, n-no no no.. ! i just.. ehehe.. ! " she had no excuse —— though she wasn't gonna give him the real reason !

" a-aha.. ! i know, silly.. ! " breaking eye contact, rubbing the back of her neck nervously. " anyways ! h-how are you ? ? "

" i'm doing okay too.. ! working on new designs, helping out at the bakery, hehe.. !! " she regained her confidence, now standing up straight.