I Love You, Miss Genius

Elliana noticed that Coleman had remained quiet for a long time.

She thought he had thought it through. So, she encouraged him further. "I know Bonnie's incredible, but you're no slacker yourself. Be more confident in yourself, Coleman. You should give it a shot. Who knows? You might get a pleasant surprise."

Initially, Coleman had mustered up some courage. However, it vanished as soon as he heard what she said. Then, he thought about Bonnie's identity as Bonita and the courage vanished into thin air like a morning mist underneath the sunlight. In the end, he sighed helplessly.

"Forget it, Ms. Elliana. I'm not good enough."

She heard what he said and got anxious on his behalf.

"Why would you think that of yourself? Moreover, how would you know if it'd work until you've tried it? Seriously. I don't know what I can say to change your mind, Coleman.”

The light in his eyes was dimmed. He even sounded defeated when he spoke. "Bonnie is just too incredible. She's like the sun. Her light is so incandescent that I just don't have the guts to do something like that.

"Like I said, what am I going to do if we can't even remain friends after I give her a gift on Valentine's Day? I can't afford to take this risk."

Elliana could tell that he wasn't sure of himself at all.

'Well, I can understand that. After all, anyone who fell in love with someone as excellent as Bonnie would have this self-doubt.'

That was why she didn't push him further when she saw how difficult it was for him.

"I'm fine with your decision, Coleman. You make the call. However, as your mentor, I feel the need to tell you this. If you take action, then there's a possibility. On the contrary, you won't have any fighting chance if you do nothing. You got that?"

"I'm aware of it, Ms. Elliana." Coleman sighed heavily. "I just can't muster up the courage."

"Alright. Don't overthink it. Just keep doing your best. I know you're going to become Bonnie's equal one day." Elliana was worried that he'd think too much about it. So, she comforted him before hanging up. "I got it, Ms. Elliana." He responded.

Once the call ended, he held the phone, leaned on the wall, and stared off into the distance.

'I understand what Elliana said, but I know all too well how successful Bonnie is. I'm afraid I'll never become her equal in this lifetime.'

After the classes ended in the afternoon, Bonnie and Avril were chatting about the game they had just played while they walked toward the gate.

They had just reached the first floor when she saw a lot of people pointing at her and judging her.

"Look at her, guys. She really doesn't have a single gift with her. How humiliating."

"You're right. She's so pretty that I thought she'd have a mountain.

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"Heh. So, what if she's beautiful? In the end, it's all talk, no action. After all, her reputation is all but ruined at the university. Who would want to be seen with her? She should consider herself lucky that they didn't stay three miles away from

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her at all times."

"The way I see it, the good-looking guys who were always around her were just fooling around with her. None of them loved her for real." Avril heard everything they said.

Rolling up her sleeves, she roared at them at the top of her lungs, "Mind your disrespectful tongues! Stop spewing nonsense!"

Once the group saw that she spoke up for Bonnie, they got more excited.

"Are we wrong? Nobody loved her. That's a fact. Otherwise, why would no one give her any gift on Valentine's Day?" "She's right. We're just telling the truth here. What are you getting worked up for?"

"Sigh.

She's so upset that she

a look at Bonnie,

'anything. Let's just stop.

Otherwise, we just might make her

cry."

Bonnie had remained quiet all the time, but she couldn't help but laugh when she caught the last two remarks.

"Are you guys kindergarteners? Am I supposed to cry because I didn't get a gift? This is hilarious." What she said stumped all of them. They didn't manage to find their voices until after a long time. Then, they started defending themselves.