Secret Agent, Counterspy (?????????) | Rewritten From Chapter 51+

Inspirational quote: Don't give up on your dreams. Keep sleeping.

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At lunchtime on the same day, Kieran left the cafeteria to go and find Maria Grace and finally caught her near her locker looking like she wanted to kill herself, and also looking like she hadn't eaten for two days.

Kieran held something in his hands as an appreciation gift for everything in which Maria Grace had done for him lately.

It wasn't just for sticking up for him.
There were too many things that Maria Grace had done for Kieran in Kieran's life, and there was absolutely no way that Kieran was going to live without doing something to thank her back.

So giving her a present was the only way he could think of of thanking her.

What Maria Grace had done for him lately? The list was practically endless.

Was always there for him when no one else was.

Always stuck up for him when no one else did.

Kieran felt like she was the only person that he could actually trust. What with Clyde becoming a bad boy now and Vanessa breaking up with him, who was there to trust? Maria Grace.

They had been friends since they were seven, and Maria Grace hadn't changed one bit.

She didn't become fake or turn on Kieran for no reason. No. She was always the same person no matter what happened, her delightful personality shining everywhere.

Why Kieran was scared he didn't know.

Slowly he walked up to her and stopped, before wanting to turn back.

He was about to say something but stifled it when he caught Maria Grace looking at him joyfully.

"Maria Grace?" Kieran took a deep breath and sighed longingly. "Thank you for everything you've done to me lately. Honestly. Words cannot thank you enough. We've known each other for eight years now and time really does fly, I'd like to thank you for always being there for me when no one else has, and moreover , believing in me when no one else really did."

Kieran sounded like he was about to propose to her. Although he wasn't going to. They were way too young for that.

He kept babbling on and on, to him he sounded like he was speaking Gibberish but to Maria Grace, she just couldn't stop smiling and laughing.

"...I can't say I love you because that'll sound weird and you'd think I was creepy, but if I could, well, I'd say I love you, as a friend. Thanks so much for everything, Maria Grace. And here's a late birthday present as well."

It was Maria's birthday March 9th, the day before Kieran headed back to school after the funeral.

Because it was on short notice, and as Kieran forgot to buy her something earlier, his gift wrapping skills were not "on point".

He gave the gift to her where she blushed and cried tears of joy. She put her hand close to her mouth, struggling to breathe.

Kieran smirked.

"This is one of the best presents ever!" She cried. And when no one was really looking, she ran to Kieran and threw her arms around him, in a hug.