When I reached the school next day I met an angry Bess, she had her cheeks puffed , blushing slightly .She looked so cute. I was smiling when I reached to her .


    "Kate you are here finally. "She squealed


    "What is it ? " I asked smiling


    "Why would you do that yesterday ?" She asked


    "What did I do yesterday ?" I asked playing innocent


    "You know what you did yesterday " She said angrily


    " I don''t know what you are talking about Bess" I said still feigning innocence


    "Why did you set me up with James?" She finally asked the direct question


    "Didn''t you enjoy that?" I asked


    "That is not the matter here." She said


    "For me it is , did you or did you not enjoy that ." I asked looking at my serious face she couldn''t lie


    "Yes , I enjoyed that but-"I cut her off


    "Then , if I set you up with James its no problem , is it ?" I asked


    " No , it is a problem , I didn''t want that ." She said


    "Are you sure Bess because I saw you talking to James , Blushing ! " I said emphasizing on Blushing . Hearing this Bess covered her cheeks


    "What !? , I was blushing that time , I couldn''t notice , I was so engrossed talking to him I couldn''t notice it myself ." She said exasperated I laughed outright


    "Oh ! Bess you are so in love ." I said between laughs


    "Love!? " repeated Bess


    "Yes! Love." I told her again


    "How is that possible , we just met yesterday ? " She asked , I hugged her


    "That is the beauty of love it can happen anytime , finally you have found someone you love . I am so glad for you ." I saidSupport the author by searching for the original publication of this novel.


    " What do you think is he also in love with me? " She asked


    " This can only be answered by James or I can ask Alex for some input " I answered


    "Please ask him then Kate , like now ." She requested


    "You mean through bond don''t you ? " I asked for conformation


    "Yes " She replied quickly


    "Bess , I don''t know how this bond works fully , I don''t know if I could ask a question through it . " I said unsure


    " Please just try once . " She pleaded


    "Ok , ok " I said and she grew happy and silent .


    I closed my eyes , calmed my mind . I can''t really explain how but , when I thought that I wanted to pass a message to Alex , suddenly I could hear his thoughts , they were mainly revolving around the thought of what if something happened to me .


    '' Alex, can you hear me '' I asked hoping it would reach him


    ''Kate , yes I am listening , what is it '' He asked totally worried


    ''I am fine , I just need to ask do you think James may be in love with Bess? '' I asked


    ''Yes he is head over heels for her , when he came back from dropping Bess all he could talk about was Bess , what do you think is she in love with him too ? '' He asked I laughed didn''t know if I laughed in real or not but Alex read my happiness and asked


    ''What is so funny? ''


    '' Bess is also in love with James , In fact I wanted to ask you if Bess had a chance with James .'' I said and I could feel Alex laughing or feeling happiness


    ''So , what should we do now?'' He asked


    '' Maybe we should wait and see how they progress , without disturbing them much and maybe sometimes we set them up '' I said happiness radiating through me


    ''You are enjoying teasing them aren''t you ?'' Alex asked


    ''You bet I am , this is the only chance in my lift to tease Bess'' I said


    ''God ! I love you so much '' Alex said


    ''I love you too '' I said and opened my eyes breaking the concentration I had , Bess was looking at me her face full of expectations


    "So ?" She asked


    "So , what ? " I asked teasing her


    "Come on Kate out with it , what did Alex said ? " She asked impatient


    " Alex said he can''t really tell because James has been quiet since he came back from dropping you " I said lying , Bess became quiet


    " Hey , maybe he is thinking about you that is why he has been quiet ." I suggested


    "Maybe " Bess said with upturned eyes , she looked double cute when she is sad .


    "Why don''t you confess and find out if James like you or not ." I suggested, she immediately turned red


    " No , of course not , what if rejected me ?" She asked


    " Then you can always become friends ." I said


    " Think Kate , what if Alex would have rejected you , could you have become friends with him ?" She asked I thought for some time and reached the same conclusion that she did


    "No , it would have been impossible because my feelings might have posed problems" I said


    "See and you say to become friends" She said


    "Listen Bess , if you don''t confess you will never find out about what his feelings are about you , I know it is difficult but you have to or he may be snatched by another girl in this classroom ." I said Bess listened carefully


    " But what if he rejects me ? " He asked again


    "If he rejects you Bess than you will have to live with it , nothing could be done about it then , but if you see on the bright side that if you confess and he accepts than just how happy you could get ." I said , she nodded


    " You are right Kate , I will look for the opportunity then and confess." she answered


    " Don''t be hasty , go at your own pace ." I said . Bell cut off us any further conversation was impossible now .