Chapter 3 .

(At recess, Wesley gets up quickly to join Ashley and Laila).

William: good luck my friend.

Wesley: Thank you.

(A group of troublemakers is gossiping).

Ryan: Guys, do you see what I see?

Finley: I see a rookie who is going to be humiliated.

Bradley: I don't think that guy

documented on this girl it looks like.

Sam: When he gets his fix, he'll understand.

Ryan: Alright, let's get something to eat guys.

Finley: yes it's better, we have seen quite a lot of this kind of humiliation.

Bradley: When I remember the day you got humiliated, I can't stop laughing!

Finley: I don't have to remember that day man.

Ryan: You don't say anything Nelson?

Nelson: Just because you lost doesn't mean he's going to lose too.

Finley: Well, you're always like that, you always deny the obvious.

Bradley: Your philosophy of doubt is so exaggerated huh.

Nelson: Why talk about things that don't even concern us, so we're going to eat or not?

Ryan: Let's go.

(They go out and Wesley talks to the girls in the meantime).

Wesley: Hello beautiful ladies.

(Ashley says nothing and fiddles with her phone).

Laila: hello cute boy.

Wesley: How are you?

Laila: how about you?

Wesley: It could be fine, my name is...

Laila: Wesley right?

Wesley: Do you actually know my name already?

Laila: yes, you introduced yourself

time. I'm Laila, nice to meet you Wesley

Wesley: Delighted Laila, you are lovely.

Laila (smiles): thank you, can we talk on familiar terms?

Wesley: Sure, so tell me, does your friend have a problem?

Laila: no, she's always like that, very serious and quiet in her corner.

(Wesley whispers in Laila's ear).

Wesley: Good Laila, if you could leave me alone with your friend for a moment, I would appreciate it.

Laila: Ok, I'll leave you.

(Laila comes out and Wesley sits next to Ashley).

Wesley: hello beautiful young lady, I prefer that we meet so how are you?

(She says nothing).

Wesley: Please answer me, don't let people think I'm crazy.

Ashley: excuse me, hello, are you satisfied?

Wesley: Wait, have you and I had differences in the past, or why are you behaving like this with me, or are you like this with everyone?

Ashley: don't lecture me, well what do you want?

Wesley: I would like to talk to you.

Ashley: and that's not what we're doing maybe? Go ahead, talk and disappear, I can't stop you from talking.

Wesley: Okay thank you, I...when...Actually, you...I...

At least look at me when I talk to you.

(She looks at him).

Ashley: So are you going to talk or are you going to keep doing it like that?

(She then returns her gaze to her phone).

Wesley: Uh... You...you're very beautiful!

Ashley: I've been told that so many times that it's become parrot song in my ear. Can you leave me alone now?

Wesley: Uh...yes, but first, I would like to tell you that I...that you have...actually, I love you.

(She raises her head to look at Wesley and she bursts out laughing).

Ashley: do you love me? Let me laugh yes. I love you, how do you love me, you don't even know my name?

Wesley: Yes I know but believe me, I'm sincere, I really love you.

Ashley: stop with this nonsense there, you don't even know me and you claim to like me, you are really ridiculous and useless.

Wesley: It's that I don't know how to explain it to you, they say that love can't be explained, it's felt and since I can't explain to you what I feel for you, that can only be love and I can only say I love you and it contains in summary all that I wanted to tell you and that once in front of you, my memory was like formatted by your beauty.

Ashley: oh stop, I've heard enough and I'm not interested, you can leave now.

Wesley: OK, but may I know your first name?

Ashley: you were there when the introductions were made, right?

Wesley: Yes but you occupied all my thoughts and at this moment I found myself in another dimension so I had not heard it. Can you tell me please?

Ashley: It's not necessary, you can leave now and never plan to come back to me again.

Wesley: Okay, thanks for giving me a few minutes of your time. In any case, a first name is never confidential, I will end up knowing it anyway, but I was just hoping that you would show me a little civility by telling me yourself.

(Those words touched Ashley's heart and she feels bad).

Ashley: Ashley, my first name is Ashley.

Wesley: Thank you, that's nice, I already knew him but I wanted you to tell me yourself. It's a very pretty name.

Ashley: get out and never come back.

Wesley: See you later.

(Wesley leaves and Ashley watches him until he walks out and Laila immediately comes in to join Ashley).

Laila: come on, tell me, how did it go?

Ashley: Of all the flirts who have preceded him, he is the most useless and the most ridiculous.

Laila: why do you say that?

Ashley: he told me he wanted to talk to me about something important, I told him ok and he told me directly I love you, what kind of flirting is that.

Laila: so if I understand correctly, you like it but you don't like the way he flirts, is that it?

Ashley: That's not what I said, don't twist my words. How can he love me when he's only just seen him, it's ridiculous?

Laila: I don't understand you Ashley, is it him you don't want or is it the fact that he said I love you that you don't want?

Ashley: oooh stop Laila, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

Laila: OK, if you want my opinion, I rather think that he is the most honest and serious flirt. You think that those who come here to sing to you all the time, talk like, since I saw you, I can't sleep, I only think about you, etc. are serious and honest, are they just lies? Is it today that you refused their advances, aren't they sleeping?

Ashley: If you say so, but you too Laila, how can you love someone only at first sight?

Laila: It's called Ashley love at first sight, and it's true that you can fall in love at first sight.

Ashley: Me anyway, I'm not interested, this lightning hasn't hit me yet and I don't even want it.

Laila: OK, I'm not forcing you to like it but I'm here to help you if you need me.

Ashley: I know. Okay, let's have something to eat in the cafeteria.

Laila: Time is running out so I bought something.

Ashley: Okay, hold the juice.

(She gives a bottle of juice to Laila and keeps one for herself and they eat. Meanwhile, Wesley had also joined William and they talk).

William: So, did it go well?

Wesley: No my friend, I sucked, she didn't give me any consideration, and besides, I don't know what happened to me William. Now I speak normally with you, with Laila, with everyone, but I was silent in front of her like a slave in front of her master, I didn't even know what to say to her except I love you.

William: when you're in love, that's how it is my friend, but don't worry, little by little, you'll master yourself.

Wesley: You were right about her, she told me she doesn't want to see me again.

William: whoever watches the storm will not reap, it's not because she told you that that will prevent you from coming back to her. Some girls are easy to approach while others are naturally resistant so to win their hearts, you have to know how to be desired, that is to say, you try to create in her the desire to see you.

Wesley: Alright so how do I get desired?

(The bell rang for the resumption of classes).

William: I think you need some training in this. Let's go to class, once at home, we'll see that.

(They go back to class and Wesley couldn't help but turn around to gaze at the beautiful Ashley. At the end of class, he negotiates with Laila to give up her place with Ashley and she accepts. After that, Wesley joins the Teacher of philosophy in his office before returning with William. Ashley and Laila as for them return in the car which comes to take Ashley).

To be continued....