Classes finally ended

Thank God

I stretched my arms and legs once I stood up from my chair, Daisy walked up to me "Ready to work again in the ice cream shop?"

Ah yes, the best memories of the time I spent here are the ice cream shop and the field of dandelions

"You go first I'll catch up with you, there is somewhere that I wanna go first" I started packing my bag when suddenly Daisy grabbed my notebook when I was supposed to grab it

"I won't give this to you until you tell me where you are going, have you forgotten?" She looks around at the now empty classroom "Cloud is looking for you so anyone here might be a suspicious"

I guess she is right about it

"I'll accompany her" we heard a male voice that came from the door, Aiden was waiting there while fixing the strap of his bag. Daisy now has a smug face, her hand went to my back and pushed me towards Aiden

"I'll go there first be sure to come" she squealed a little while walking away with her quick feet, before she could disappear she gave me a wink

Daisy must be matchmaking us

I walked up to Aiden and smiled up at him "Let's go"

He answered me by giving me a small salute with two fingers

We walked side by side slowly at the shoreline, the sun was setting but some tourists were still swimming in the sea. Two kids ran past us while holding hands and laughing out loud

Soon we finally arrived at the field, I set my bag down on a log and walked around feeling nostalgic when I see the view that I fell in love with when I was little. I can feel Aiden's presence behind my back "You seem down for the entire day, are you ok Pip?" I heard him whisper closely to my ear

His warm breath that brushed at the skin of my ear startled me that I have to step back, his Honey brown eyes that were filled with a feeling like I'm going to drown in them. His hand went to cup my face

"I'm fine"

"No, you're not" he insisted to me

"Not really" I tried to remove his hand on my face but he held both of my hands

"Why can't you forget about him? You're suffering alone because of him!"

I kept silent and didn't look at him in the eyes

I did promise myself to find someone who would truly love me but I can't erase him in my mind, moreover, everything I do keeps reminding me of him

He sighs then closes his eyes "Fine, Pip would you go out with me" he then opens his eyes then looks at me with a sincere look

That was straightforward that it caught me off guard

"Aide-" "I can make you forget him"

My eyes widened "What?"

What is he trying to do? Did he wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?

He squeezed my hands a little then started caressing it "I can help you but if you don't want that is fine" his eyes suddenly lost their shine

I can't hurt his feelings but if I accept it would be insincere

Maybe Aiden would be someone that can make me forget him, he did follow me here due to his kind heart and worry for me. I'll give him a shot

He looked embarrassed that he tried to hide his face behind his hair because he lowered his head, my hand went to touch his chin and gently made him face me "I'll give it a try"

His whole face lit up then he pulled my hand which caused my body to be close to him for a hug, his arms were wrapped around me. I could smell his scent since my face was close to the nook of his neck when he leaned down to hug me "On one condition" I said

He stopped hugging me and properly gave me space "What is it?"

I showed him my hand "5 days, I will give you five days. You insisted that you can help me forget about him. If you succeed in making me forget about him in 24 hours I'll consider dating you"

"And if I don't?"

"Then you can stop pursuing me"

I can't let Aiden experience what I have felt when Cloud and I were fake dating

"Pursuing you is my choice whether I succeed or not"

For some reason that sentence made my heart skip a beat, how is he so confident in still pursuing me even if he might not succeed?

I cleared my throat "Well, I wish you luck"

He grinned at me "I will" before he was about to leave he kissed my cheek before running away, he looks funny when he runs away

I felt blood rush to my cheeks and now it felt warm

I hope you succeed in helping me, Aiden

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I arrived at the ice cream shop where Mira and Max were eating an ice cream sandwich, Daisy was wearing the apron that has the shop's logo placed at the chest area

There were many people here

I guess a lot of tourists came for the festival

Daisy ran around the counter to get to me "So what did you guys do? I want every detail, also, your apron is in there" she pointed to the box that is on the kitchen counter

I nodded then went behind the counter to get my apron as I put down my bag in the locker room, Daisy was scooping ice cream and I was in charge of the cashier "He asked me out"

"WHAT!?" She yelled in surprise that the little kid who finally got his ice cream fell to the ground, he was about to cry "No, no, I'll give you another scoop" she consoled him and he finally calmed down, Daisy handed him another ice cream before he left the store

I cleaned dip the mess on the floor

"So how did you manage to capture the eyes of two hot boys? I need tips cause I want to catch one too" she teased me while wiggling her brows

"To be honest I don't even know what sparked his interest in me" I laughed a little

Me and Aiden met again at a blind date that Alice tried to set up but even before we met it seems like he was expecting it was already me who was arriving, it made me feel like his feelings for me go way back

I never get the chance to know what happened between him and Cloud that made them become hostile with one another, maybe I should ask Aiden about it tomorrow

We stayed at the shop for 4 hours and the customers are all going home, Daisy told me she is going to the bathroom since nature called so I was left alone at the counter in the empty shop

I went to grab my phone my pocket and checked the social media to cure my boredom but every post was about finding me

There was this post from a random person that said:

"I can't believe that a guy like Cloud would search for a girl with so much effort, some say she ran away from home that is why he has hired a lot of people to search for her. Watching Nikki's vlog updates on where Penelope could possibly be is like watching the love of the century unfold right on our screens. It's thrilling!"

The comments said:

"Lmao I know right? #Loveofthecentury"

"#findpenelope"

"He was willing to even go against his Dad, I heard he and his Dad are not that close"

What!? Cloud going against his Dad?!

What about his Golden child image!? He was going to throw all that away just to find me

I closed my phone then shoved it deep in my pocket

Cloud just give up, you're gonna waste all your hard work

I heard the bell ring from the door and a customer has entered, he wore a black coat and wore a suit in it "One chocolate mint please" he ordered

I nodded then get to work to prepare his ice cream, there was a sudden chill that I felt. It feels like there is something wrong so I immediately finished and gave it to him

He grabbed the cone but before he turns around and leave, his brows furrowed and he squinted his eyes at me

How creepy, I hope he's not a stalker

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Author's Note:

I was thinking of making a "Price Sisters spin-off" after I make a sequel, I'm just in the planning stage though