title comes from maroon5' song, wake up call 
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In high school, Ryan and Lily were awaiting for them in the canteen. They sat at the ‘7teens table’ – that is what the students called it. The table belonged to seven well-respected students, either in academic, sports, or both or in any specialty. Harold, Dylan, Ryan, Izzy, Roxanne, Ely and Natasha are the outstanding ones in the school.
We will get to that later.
One by one, the gang came and filled the table. First one to arrive was Roxanne, followed by Ely and Natasha. Then, Harold got into the canteen with Dylan and Geneva. All of them smiled at each other when everybody reached the table.
“So, why are we so happy today?” Harold asked curiously, he moved closer to his girlfriend. They looked cute together. “Geneva and I…” He paused and held Geneva’s hands. “… will set the dance floor on fire tonight,” He said it vivaciously. Geneva pinched his legs and blushed. Her face turned red.
“Anyone, dateless tonight?” Dylan somehow annoyed by the sweet doves. Everyone looked at each other. Ryan, Roxanne, Ely and Lily raised their hands. “Join the club,” Dylan joked. “Well, a pretty girl like you going to the dance alone?” Ryan teased Ely. He is quite right. Ely should already have tons of guys asking her out to dance. “Well, she rejected almost all the guys in school!” Natasha’s eyes were green. She was absolutely jealous of Ely. “They are not my cup of tea,” She said in a perfect British accent. All of them laughed, everybody knows that no one is her cup of tea. “How about you, Mr. Playboy?” Ely teased Ryan back.
She was mentioning Ryan. He is the playboy in school. Girls love to chase after him. That is probably because of his money, or perhaps his charming royalty look.
“I am afraid to ask her out,” Ryan’s eyes were looking at Lily. It is too obvious that he is crushing on Lily, conceivably, he just want to date-and-dump her. Lily was blushing next to Ely. “Come on, what are you waiting for?” Dylan patted Ryan’s shoulder. Harold and Geneva raised their eyebrows at the same time. Ely lost there, she had no idea what was going on.
Ryan pushed his chair back and stood up. He walked slowly to Lily. “Emily Gisele Spencer…” He was on his knee. “OMG!” Ely mouthed. “Will you be my valentine?” All ears heard those words that came out from Ryan’s mouth exploded. All of them –excluding Harold, Geneva and Dylan, were shocked to hear the proposal. “Yes, yes, yes!” Ely jumped excitedly. “Of course I do,” Lily answered Ryan’s proposal. Ryan got up and kissed her hands. Ely moved to Ryan’s place, which is next to Harold to give some space for them to “get along”.
All of them were so blissful but Roxanne seems to have a problem. She’s not as cheeky as she used to be. She frowned and stared far outside the canteen. Harold noticed the abnormal Roxanne. He has been looking at her time to time since they got in.
“So, Roxy pixie, who are you going with? Opss, stupid me, of course you are going with Izzy Pizzy,” Harold used all the nicknames that sounded really childish. He wants to cheer Roxanne up, but by those weird names, he could not even make her smile.
“That is what’s worrying me now,” Roxanne, heaved a sigh. “He is a completely different person, he is even a ……” She choked. She found it hard to utter the word gay.
Yes, Izzy had changed his orientation. He met a guy named Herman, some random person from his acting class. He made wrong choices that may lead to broken heart, horror, and despair.
First, he chose to ignore his best friends and now, he chose to be gay instead of having a fantastic relationship with Roxanne. That smells like a recipe for perfect disaster.
“He’s a what?” Geneva finally spoke. She had been cuddling with Harold and ignored the things surrounding her till now. “He is now… a gay,” Roxanne confessed. The situation became tenser, as Harold raised his voice irately. “What’s with him? First, ignore us. Second, became gay. Next what? Commit suicide? He is making a scene for us to see that he’s doing well, and we unquestionably know that, this is so not alright!” He emphasized the word alright. He felt disappointed with his friend, Izzy. He believed strongly that it was his fault. He regretted letting him go that day.
“Excuse me, are you Elizabeth Maya Levy?” A guy with a basket of flowers approached them, he managed to change the scenery of the table. Students in the high school called him ‘Cupid Guy’ as he works voluntarily to spread love in the school. “There’s a flower from you, Miss Eli…”
“Call me Ely,” Ely stopped him from mentioning her full name. “So it’s from who now? Is it from Brad Pitt? Because if not, the rose belongs to the rubbish bin,” Natasha stood up and said angrily. “Too much info spilling out in this table, I better run to the meeting,”
Natasha was treating Ely so cold. There is something behind this BFF relationship. Another flawless disaster is coming right to the town.
Everyone wished her goodbye and waved at her. She disappeared a minute after that. “And there’s one card for you from the same guy,” ‘Cupid Guy’ interrupted us. Ely grabbed the card and read it. She laughed when she found out that it was from Noah. The guy in her French class, who she had been crushing on since school started. “It’s from Noah!” She screamed in exhilaration. “Well, I got my girl, you got your guy!” Ryan said, his arm on Lily. Dylan who was still dateless stretched his arm up and yawned. “What a perfect day in the wrong timing,” Dylan rubbed his eyes. Everyone nodded and laughed at him.
“And for you Miss Geneva Emma…” ‘Cupid guy’ stopped for a second. “It’s Emmanuelle!” Harold raised his voice, annoyed. “Emmanuelle Byron, a rose from your boyfriend,” ‘Cupid guy’ continued innocently. Geneva took the flower and untied the small note that attached to it. She read it and smiled. “You can’t blame him, your handwriting is terrible!” She said, turning to Harold and wrapped him with her arms. “And one more flower to my beautiful, Lily,” Ryan stood up and grabbed a flower from the basket. “You gotta pay for that,” ‘Cupid Guy’ reminded him.
All of them laughed. Money isn’t a problem for Ryan, he got a lot of them in the bank and even in his safe. He gave the flower to Lily and kissed her cheek. Harold and Geneva, Ryan and Lily were too sweet.
A candy can be a murder if it is too sweet, right? This espresso love usually will not… Well, let’s cross our fingers and hope it will last long.
On the other hand, Dylan and Roxanne were depressed. Dylan was still seeking a date for tonight. Roxanne, she might stay at home and finish her school report works. For them, this year Valentine’s Day is like a normal day.
The flowers, cards, kisses, chocolates, hugs and everything in between were there in school. Love is certainly in the air, but there is a barrier surrounding Roxanne and Dylan, which against love and they were not that excited as last year today. Let’s just wait and see how the dance will change their perception about love.
S.O.S ! Three of them need a wake up slap!
Three week passed so quickly. It’s Valentine’s day already. All the students in the high school were excited, anxious waiting for the dance tonight. They seem to be delighted by the atmosphere, which was stuffed with love. I love you, Te Amo, Je t'adore, te quiero ; were the trending sentences for the day. But there’s one guy in his room, not as excited as the others.
Dylan had been stuck in his room for about three weeks. His phone, his car and his friends (besides in school) were kept away from him. Mr. Bradshaw asked Dylan to obey his command in order to break free from the ‘law’ he made for him. It was suffocating for Dylan but he deserved it, he should have not ambushed Adam’s workplace. He should have killed him silently in his room, in his sleep.
Harold went to Dylan’s house as usual. Dylan needs his ride to school. He knocked the door and Mr. Bradshaw welcomed him in. Harold is the only friend of Dylan who could enter the house ‘cause he had been Dylan’s best friend since they were in pre-school.
“Dylan! Harold’s here!” Mr. Bradshaw shouted. His voice was so loud.
Dylan was so excited once he heard Harold’s name. He quickly ran out of his room and brought his bag along with him. He ran down to Harold and pushed him to the door. Mr. Bradshaw chuckled looking at both of the kids he had raised till they are big men now.
“So, uncle, can Dylan go out tomorrow night?” Harold asked Mr. Bradshaw. Dylan patted Harold shoulder. He put his finger on his lips, asking Harold to shut his mouth. Harold ignored him and asked again. “Well, you do know that I’m grounded right?” Dylan blurted out aloud. Mr. Bradshaw’s face showed a little bit of sympathy at his one and only son. He walked to the drawer and grabbed Dylan’s car key.
“Son, you have been sitting in your room for the past three weeks… Go on and have fun tomorrow,” Mr. Bradshaw threw the car key to Dylan. “Promise me; there will be no fight this time,”
Harold grinned and raised his thick eyebrows. “We will not even harm the mosquitoes, sir,” He joked.
“Right… Your phone is in my room, go and get them. One more thing, tomorrow, I’ll be out with your mom, so I bet you know what to do,” Mr. Bradshaw walked to the TV and switched it on. “She’ll give you some allowance,”
Dylan was pleased to hear that. His mom is coming back from London. He ran to his father’s room and left Harold unaccompanied with Mr. Bradshaw in the living hall. There was an awkward silent between Harold and Mr. Bradshaw. Harold felt odd and walked out of the house. He preferred waiting in the car than standing any longer with the awkwardness with Mr. Bradshaw.
“Harold, keep your car in the garage! I’ll drive today,” Dylan shouted from his room. Like father, like son. Both voices are equally loud.
Dylan had been stuck in his room for about three weeks. His phone, his car and his friends (besides in school) were kept away from him. Mr. Bradshaw asked Dylan to obey his command in order to break free from the ‘law’ he made for him. It was suffocating for Dylan but he deserved it, he should have not ambushed Adam’s workplace. He should have killed him silently in his room, in his sleep.
Harold went to Dylan’s house as usual. Dylan needs his ride to school. He knocked the door and Mr. Bradshaw welcomed him in. Harold is the only friend of Dylan who could enter the house ‘cause he had been Dylan’s best friend since they were in pre-school.
“Dylan! Harold’s here!” Mr. Bradshaw shouted. His voice was so loud.
Dylan was so excited once he heard Harold’s name. He quickly ran out of his room and brought his bag along with him. He ran down to Harold and pushed him to the door. Mr. Bradshaw chuckled looking at both of the kids he had raised till they are big men now.
“So, uncle, can Dylan go out tomorrow night?” Harold asked Mr. Bradshaw. Dylan patted Harold shoulder. He put his finger on his lips, asking Harold to shut his mouth. Harold ignored him and asked again. “Well, you do know that I’m grounded right?” Dylan blurted out aloud. Mr. Bradshaw’s face showed a little bit of sympathy at his one and only son. He walked to the drawer and grabbed Dylan’s car key.
“Son, you have been sitting in your room for the past three weeks… Go on and have fun tomorrow,” Mr. Bradshaw threw the car key to Dylan. “Promise me; there will be no fight this time,”
Harold grinned and raised his thick eyebrows. “We will not even harm the mosquitoes, sir,” He joked.
“Right… Your phone is in my room, go and get them. One more thing, tomorrow, I’ll be out with your mom, so I bet you know what to do,” Mr. Bradshaw walked to the TV and switched it on. “She’ll give you some allowance,”
Dylan was pleased to hear that. His mom is coming back from London. He ran to his father’s room and left Harold unaccompanied with Mr. Bradshaw in the living hall. There was an awkward silent between Harold and Mr. Bradshaw. Harold felt odd and walked out of the house. He preferred waiting in the car than standing any longer with the awkwardness with Mr. Bradshaw.
“Harold, keep your car in the garage! I’ll drive today,” Dylan shouted from his room. Like father, like son. Both voices are equally loud.
In high school, Ryan and Lily were awaiting for them in the canteen. They sat at the ‘7teens table’ – that is what the students called it. The table belonged to seven well-respected students, either in academic, sports, or both or in any specialty. Harold, Dylan, Ryan, Izzy, Roxanne, Ely and Natasha are the outstanding ones in the school.
We will get to that later.
One by one, the gang came and filled the table. First one to arrive was Roxanne, followed by Ely and Natasha. Then, Harold got into the canteen with Dylan and Geneva. All of them smiled at each other when everybody reached the table.
“So, why are we so happy today?” Harold asked curiously, he moved closer to his girlfriend. They looked cute together. “Geneva and I…” He paused and held Geneva’s hands. “… will set the dance floor on fire tonight,” He said it vivaciously. Geneva pinched his legs and blushed. Her face turned red.
“Anyone, dateless tonight?” Dylan somehow annoyed by the sweet doves. Everyone looked at each other. Ryan, Roxanne, Ely and Lily raised their hands. “Join the club,” Dylan joked. “Well, a pretty girl like you going to the dance alone?” Ryan teased Ely. He is quite right. Ely should already have tons of guys asking her out to dance. “Well, she rejected almost all the guys in school!” Natasha’s eyes were green. She was absolutely jealous of Ely. “They are not my cup of tea,” She said in a perfect British accent. All of them laughed, everybody knows that no one is her cup of tea. “How about you, Mr. Playboy?” Ely teased Ryan back.
She was mentioning Ryan. He is the playboy in school. Girls love to chase after him. That is probably because of his money, or perhaps his charming royalty look.
“I am afraid to ask her out,” Ryan’s eyes were looking at Lily. It is too obvious that he is crushing on Lily, conceivably, he just want to date-and-dump her. Lily was blushing next to Ely. “Come on, what are you waiting for?” Dylan patted Ryan’s shoulder. Harold and Geneva raised their eyebrows at the same time. Ely lost there, she had no idea what was going on.
Ryan pushed his chair back and stood up. He walked slowly to Lily. “Emily Gisele Spencer…” He was on his knee. “OMG!” Ely mouthed. “Will you be my valentine?” All ears heard those words that came out from Ryan’s mouth exploded. All of them –excluding Harold, Geneva and Dylan, were shocked to hear the proposal. “Yes, yes, yes!” Ely jumped excitedly. “Of course I do,” Lily answered Ryan’s proposal. Ryan got up and kissed her hands. Ely moved to Ryan’s place, which is next to Harold to give some space for them to “get along”.
All of them were so blissful but Roxanne seems to have a problem. She’s not as cheeky as she used to be. She frowned and stared far outside the canteen. Harold noticed the abnormal Roxanne. He has been looking at her time to time since they got in.
“So, Roxy pixie, who are you going with? Opss, stupid me, of course you are going with Izzy Pizzy,” Harold used all the nicknames that sounded really childish. He wants to cheer Roxanne up, but by those weird names, he could not even make her smile.
“That is what’s worrying me now,” Roxanne, heaved a sigh. “He is a completely different person, he is even a ……” She choked. She found it hard to utter the word gay.
Yes, Izzy had changed his orientation. He met a guy named Herman, some random person from his acting class. He made wrong choices that may lead to broken heart, horror, and despair.
First, he chose to ignore his best friends and now, he chose to be gay instead of having a fantastic relationship with Roxanne. That smells like a recipe for perfect disaster.
“He’s a what?” Geneva finally spoke. She had been cuddling with Harold and ignored the things surrounding her till now. “He is now… a gay,” Roxanne confessed. The situation became tenser, as Harold raised his voice irately. “What’s with him? First, ignore us. Second, became gay. Next what? Commit suicide? He is making a scene for us to see that he’s doing well, and we unquestionably know that, this is so not alright!” He emphasized the word alright. He felt disappointed with his friend, Izzy. He believed strongly that it was his fault. He regretted letting him go that day.
“Excuse me, are you Elizabeth Maya Levy?” A guy with a basket of flowers approached them, he managed to change the scenery of the table. Students in the high school called him ‘Cupid Guy’ as he works voluntarily to spread love in the school. “There’s a flower from you, Miss Eli…”
“Call me Ely,” Ely stopped him from mentioning her full name. “So it’s from who now? Is it from Brad Pitt? Because if not, the rose belongs to the rubbish bin,” Natasha stood up and said angrily. “Too much info spilling out in this table, I better run to the meeting,”
Natasha was treating Ely so cold. There is something behind this BFF relationship. Another flawless disaster is coming right to the town.
Everyone wished her goodbye and waved at her. She disappeared a minute after that. “And there’s one card for you from the same guy,” ‘Cupid Guy’ interrupted us. Ely grabbed the card and read it. She laughed when she found out that it was from Noah. The guy in her French class, who she had been crushing on since school started. “It’s from Noah!” She screamed in exhilaration. “Well, I got my girl, you got your guy!” Ryan said, his arm on Lily. Dylan who was still dateless stretched his arm up and yawned. “What a perfect day in the wrong timing,” Dylan rubbed his eyes. Everyone nodded and laughed at him.
“And for you Miss Geneva Emma…” ‘Cupid guy’ stopped for a second. “It’s Emmanuelle!” Harold raised his voice, annoyed. “Emmanuelle Byron, a rose from your boyfriend,” ‘Cupid guy’ continued innocently. Geneva took the flower and untied the small note that attached to it. She read it and smiled. “You can’t blame him, your handwriting is terrible!” She said, turning to Harold and wrapped him with her arms. “And one more flower to my beautiful, Lily,” Ryan stood up and grabbed a flower from the basket. “You gotta pay for that,” ‘Cupid Guy’ reminded him.
All of them laughed. Money isn’t a problem for Ryan, he got a lot of them in the bank and even in his safe. He gave the flower to Lily and kissed her cheek. Harold and Geneva, Ryan and Lily were too sweet.
A candy can be a murder if it is too sweet, right? This espresso love usually will not… Well, let’s cross our fingers and hope it will last long.
On the other hand, Dylan and Roxanne were depressed. Dylan was still seeking a date for tonight. Roxanne, she might stay at home and finish her school report works. For them, this year Valentine’s Day is like a normal day.
The flowers, cards, kisses, chocolates, hugs and everything in between were there in school. Love is certainly in the air, but there is a barrier surrounding Roxanne and Dylan, which against love and they were not that excited as last year today. Let’s just wait and see how the dance will change their perception about love.
S.O.S ! Three of them need a wake up slap!
