Laura flinched with a grin "I'm sorry, sir", she replied and hurried off to her desk, not paying attention to the piercing stares and glares from her colleagues, especially Ben and his friends, Fred and Patrick who always find Laura irritating.
Mr. Mark's gaze followed her with a scornful look; slightly shaking his head, he deftly turned to the board continuing the lesson. Alixes, being in a hurry to find out why Laura was late; hastily picked up her bag from Laura's desk with a quizzical look."What's that look for?", whispered Laura with a cold tone as she settled down.Alixes gasped; ranting " You of all people? What happened and Why are you late, Laura?".
Laura ignored her, rummaging through her bag in search of her Literature and Acts textbook along with her notepad. Alixes; now sure Laura wasn't ready to answer her, snapped her fingers in front of her face, pissed.
"Hey, answer me, girlfriend ", she cried.Laura rolled her eyes and sighed, " Gosh, Alixes, not now, please. I'm not ready for your troubles. Let's talk about this after class, okay", she whispered; turning towards the board " I'm already late and that's enough trouble. No need to get us into another with Mr. Mark, huh?".
Alixes nodded her approval although not so happy with her unwillingness to talk.
" Um, right. Fine, let's talk, lunch time, okay? ", she cried but had no response from Laura." Now, introducing today's topic, let's turn our textbooks to page 16 , "Acts and Scenes", Mr. Mark's voice announced drawing Laura and Alixes attention.
" Acts and Scenes are part of theatre act; Ben Hansel, tell us what you understand by this topic".Ben was so immersed in his phone that he didn't know what was going on. Ben Hansel is the son of the director of EXCELLENT BRAINS COLLEGE, Mr. Hansel Graham. He always had issues with his teachers due to his notorious attitude and less attentiveness in class and on campus. He does whatever he liked without any punishment.
Fred quickly nudged Ben who was busily surfing through his phone without any knowledge of what was going on. He lifted his head only to find those piercing eyes of his colleagues and the tutor on him. He sharply looked around; at sea.
" What's going on? why is everyone staring at me?", he queried." I just called you, Ben; explain what you understand by "Acts and Scenes in theatre act", Mr. Mark repeated.
Ben hived; settling back in his desk, less concerned," Um, actually, sir, I kind of don't know what that means. I got no idea on that", he said.
Mr. Mark sighed; shaking his head,"Laura Roberts, kindly help us out on this topic", he called at Laura who was busily jotting down some notes she missed earlier on.
Alixes shoved her on the shoulder, drawing her attention but unfortunately caused her to rather cancel what she wrote . Laura glared at her, furious."Hey, Alixes, what was that for? I can see you are so bent on distracting me today, right?",she mumbled.Alixes flinched, " Hey, chill...bestie. Mr Mark called you", she answered; pointing to the board.
"Yes, Laura, I called. You seem out of class today. Is everything alright with you?", Mr. Mark's voice echoed, interrupting the two ladies.
Laura grinned sheepishly as she rose to her feet,
" Yes, sir. I'm perfectly good.""Alright, now kindly help us with the topic on the board".
"Acts and Scenes; An act is a part of play defined by elements such as rising action, climax and resolution while a scene normally represents actions happening at one place at a time, and usually marked off from the next scene by a curtain, a blackout or a brief emptying of the stage", she stated.
Mr. Mark smiled, satisfied by Laura's explanation.
"Very good dear. Thanks; you may have your seat now "Laura nodded with a smile and settled back in her seat while lessons continued. Alixes playfully nudged her, "way to go girl; your level of intelligence never seize to marvel me", she cried and drew closer to her; whispering "Tell me, what's your charm", she teased.
Laura gasped and shoved her off, chuckling "knock it off, Alixes; stop flattering me".
They giggled and turned their attention back to the lesson.
Ben stared at them from his desk; furious and scoffed " I so hate this girl and her Miss perfect attitude. Every tutor and student seem to sing her praises every time. This really gets on my nerves", he groaned " Its so irritating ".
His friends, Fred and Patrick who shared a desk next to him nodded in support.
" I agree with you, Ben. She's so full of herself. We ought to find a way to break her sense of confidence and bring her under our control like any other student in this school", said Fred."I'm in for this ", Patrick added.
They all nodded with a broad evil smirk, gazing at her direction.
" We'll know what to do with her after class", Ben announced with his eyes fixed on her.
" Enjoy all you can now ,Laura because very soon; you'll be just one dumped bastard with no recognition. You'll be my pet, Laura Roberts", he whispered underneath his breath with a satisfied smile.Mr. Mark's attention was drawn to the whispers of Ben and his friends. He cleared his throat, irritated by their inattentive act," Ben, Fred and Patrick; what's going on over there? Why are you distracting my class?", his voice roared like a wounded lion, echoing through the whole class."Kindly excuse us since you are not ready for my class "" But sir...", Ben swiftly interrupted but was immediately cut off by Mr. Mark."No buts, Mr. Ben Hansel. Walk out of my class now; I mean all of you", he shouted, showing them the door.Ben and his friends glanced at each other and back at their tutor with outer dismay and indifference." Let's get out of here, guys", said Fred; tapping Ben and Patrick on their shoulders.They nodded with a furious glare at Laura whose gaze was among the numerous eyes fixed on them and trod out; knocking off Lupita's textbook to the floor which made her flinch.Lupita Daniels was one of the victims of B
Patrick and Fred stood next to Ben who wore a calculative expression for the past 20minutes expectantly.Fred leaned closer to Patrick befuddled," Hey, what's up with him? what do you think he's planning; looking all blank", he queried with a raised eye brow and a quizzical look.Patrick immediately shoved him off, frustrated by the whole situation," How would I know? does it look like I possess some kind of mind reading or controlling power?", answered Patrick in a sarcastic manner.Fred glared at him and ignored his provocative attitude, nudging Ben to reality." Hey, what's up with you? any plan or idea? You can't just be spacing out; leaving us stranded in this mess without any solution yet",he exclaimed.Ben, suddenly, with a composed look and a smug leaned on the rails, relaxed." Got a perfect plan for our mission, guys. All is sorted now ".Fred and Patrick immediately gazed at each other and back at Ben, anxio
The whole hall was suddenly silent that you can even hear the sound of a dropped pin. Every eye was fixed on Laura and her friends, Naomi and Alixes who were still astonished at what just happened and yet to find their voices."What are you doing, Laura? why get us into this mess?", Naomi whispered behind Laura after finally finding her voice."Yes, Laura, this is definitely a dead end, girlfriend",Alixes added in a concealed manner, keeping her fright hidden from Ben and his friends."Allow me handle this, please, okay?", said Laura,composed, throwing a quizzical look at her terrified friends.They nodded,all blank.Ben offered a sly grin that told nothing, gazing at Laura. Patrick and Fred looked very smug, leaning closer to Ben. They whispered something to him with a smirk.Ben grinned starring at Laura and her friends." Oh, Laura, just as I expected"."Yes, is me, Laura Roberts", said Laura, gracefully gliding towards them.
School was finally over,Laura and Alixes strolled out of their class, chuckling. Naomi quickly joined them when they got to her class."Hey, girlfriends, what's up?why are you so cheerful, is tomorrow a holiday? ", she stated with a smile.They glanced at her, laughing so hard. She chuckled along, quite lost with their unknown cheerful attitude."Oh, Naomi, it's nothing special. I was just telling Laura here how we almost wet our pants back there at the Canteen when she decided to poke her nose in those deadly viruses' business."They all roared with laughter. Naomi drapped her hands around their neck as they trod to the main gate of the school in wait of their ride home." But seriously, Laura, I didn't expect that slap from your end; gosh!! that was so damn hot and humiliating for them. You were like an angry tigress devouring its pry", said Naomi, making them laugh their heart out."Their faces was so dumb",she ended with a chuckle.L
Kelvin quickly hid under the bed when he heard Laura's voice. He totally knows what that calls for. Laura stormed into the room but froze in her steps and unconsciously dropped the bag on the floor at the sight which met her eyes. The room was turned upsidedown with clothes scattered all over the bed and the floor. Her study table was no different with books scattered here and there."Oh, my God, Kelvin!!!!!", she screamed, almost in tears.Upon hearing the screams,Mrs Amy rushed out of the kitchen and stood at the hall;gazing up the stairs." What is it, Laura? Is everything okay up there?",she shouted, frightened by the scream."No, mum, my room is totally a mess!", she replied. Amy chuckled without uttering any further words and continued her chores.Laura slowly strolled into the room in search of the culprit. Kelvin hid as quietly as he could without any sound, displaying a satisfactory smile. Laura checked through the wardrobe and the washr
THE ROBERTS' MANSIONSupper was finally over and everyone had already retrieved to their respective rooms, attending to their personal works.Mya was attending to some documents from work and Laura was as well finishing up her assignment while Kelvin was busily playing a video game. The piercing shouts and laughter from his end flooded Laura and Mya's room like the rains causing them to roar, frustrated. Kelvin's room was in between Mya and Laura's room.Laura dropped her pen wolfishly, storming off to Kelvin's room. Just when she got out, she saw Mya also approaching Kelvin's room with a messy hair and a wanly look. They both sighed with a faint smile, sightly shaking their heads when their eyes met and pushed the door opened together." Gosh, Kelvin!!!!! ", they shouted and he flinched, turning to the door." Damn, Mya, Laura....you startled me""Really? Guess what, we'll do worse than this if you keep on disturbing the whole house like this
The whole class was startled by the deafening noise that shuttered the silent class from the thumping of the book on the desk by Ben. Ivy and Lupita trembled, gazing at the direction of the source of the sound, unblinking. The rest of the class glazed and turned back to their various activities after noticing it was Ben. No one was ready to put themselves in their troubles except Laura who glared at them pained. Naomi and Alixes tapped her shoulders to calm her down on noticing the look on her face and how she was angrily vibrating."Hey, keep you're cool, girlfriend. Why do you always want to mingle in the issues of those worms. I guess you're now the number one member on their wanted list and will never spare you when they get the chance ", Alxies mumbled, taut."Keep those lectures to yourself for now, Alixes. I've got to skin some people who never learn their lessons easily alive now", answered Laura with an unreadable expression and strolled off to Ivy and Lup
Mrs. Park with a shocked and worried gaze, scanned Ben and Laura's face, "Oh, goodness", she cried astonished by the bruises on their faces. "What happened to your face? why those bruises?".Ben and Laura's face immediately went numb, wearing a blank look, befuddled. Ben faintly cursed, "Gosh, you're such a bitch, Laura. I so curse the day you were admitted in this school". He quickly turned his gaze to Fred and Patrick with an appealing look, seeking their assistant out of the mess he found himself.Alixes swiftly glanced at Laura and slowly buried her head on the desk with a faint whisper as she scratched her hairs, nervous." My days!, Laura, you're definitely done".Laura glanced around with a brood look; glared at Ben with a sly grin, cursing him underneath her breath, "Damn you, jerk!!, wish I could strangle the living day light out of you here and now. I wouldn't have been in this mess if not of you. I so hate to lie".Mrs. Park,who for th
LAURA'S POVSome moments become more vivid with the passage of time and every encounter, passage, alleys, and crossroads we walked gives us a chance to meditate on our deeds– whether good or bad and how well they affected those we met on the way.Did they deserve whatever treatment they endured under our shadow of obsession, love, or selfishness?This, when reflected on in our abrupt silence– we wish for a SECOND CHANCE when realization dawn onto us, our faults and mistakes. Just the fact that our errors brought us where we're not fated to, doesn't mean we can't make corrections when given a chance.If the clock is finally turned, where do you wish we turn back to first?And once we're there~ are you bold enough to rewrite those chapters of your life?Seasons may pass but there'll still be places that can't be reached no matter how hard you try. Rather, another storm to be faced and to be weathered head-on. Loving without fear~
Tarry not towards the end,Await and appreciate,As you are now,Your sorrow and your joy,Each defines a part of you.Confining you not,To the Limitations of life.Await for yourself,Yet, a new hope,That lingers not in the tribulations of Life,Conforming one to the fraternities of it,And leaving them ajar to the cruelties yet unseen.Rather,Guard yourselves with the bleeding truth,Which suffers in it's own way,But yet still harbors great luxuries.Its tenacities are grave,But reviving to the core,Leaving no elements untouched,And no brooding unanswered.It serves as another urge,That keeps the world revolving. By Henrietta.
RUBIN'S POV“If only wishes can come true,I have one or two or maybe a few,And they're all about you.If only wishes can come true,I have a banquet of wishes,And they're all to flourish your life.A life well laid to wipe away tears from your eyes.A life filled to bring satisfaction to your soul.If there be any more wish,I will wish you the whole world,Just for you to find satisfaction in your soul.”Rubin's thought echoed as he scanned from his phone, up into space as if to reverse time~ as if yearning for a time loop to reset every moment which had passed. Just then, a figure caught his attention as he glanced out of the car's window.“ Laura...? &
Balancing herself with the help of her sister, Laura nodded, clenching onto the small bag Rubin had left. " Yes, I'm good. No need to freak out." She managed a smile of which her red, bulging eyes just gave away the uncertainty and lingering flashes of memories which kept popping unanswered questions into her mind." Sure...?" Mya pressed but Laura's answer just remained the same with a nod." Hey... is everything okay ?" Amy queried just when she closed upon them, taking note of the scene that seem unpleasant and alarming." Yes, mum... you know I hate the scent of hospitals~ I guess it had begun its effects on me after the numerous stay here. Can we go now?" She answered as she took her seat in the back and pulled the door shut. They both stared while she fidgeted for a few seconds before finally calming with her head leaned back against the seat.Amy sighed, worried and heartbroken by whatever her daughter was going through. Noticing the effect Laura's s
Alixies finally made it out of her coma state after an endless week of undetermined fate~ everyone had just hoped she survived without any assurance at all. This revelation had brought pure joy and jubilation to both Laura and Alixies' families. With the news, Laura was the second to rush to her ward in her wheelchair after her mother had hurried home for a few stuff."Alixi...." She called from the doorway as she rolled over. For a second, Alixies couldn't believe her eyes~she thought it was just her ghost but then, on a second thought; Rubin wasn't with her and again, the wheelchair and the hospital garment she was in." Laura.....?" She called in a near whisper, her eyes widened in disbelieve. " Is...that...you, Laura?" She asked with teary eyes and Laura cheerfully nodded with a broad smile." Yes... Alixi, it's me..." She answered. With that, the two bundled in a heartfelt hug as they clenched unto each other~ sorrow and joy mixed up and they burst in
With the swift rasp from the door which spontaneously swept off the silence hovering the room, Rubin glanced back at the door, balancing his gaze with no interest at all, and intuitively spun back to what he was doing on his PC. But the knock persisted, which finally came with his sister's loud call." Come on, Rubin... It's me, Annabel~ Open the door, please... " She echoed but he just remained unbothered, sticking glued to his seat. As if on an impulse, she gingerly added. " Hey, let's talk... I know this is about her~ I mean your ghost friend."With the mention of Laura, he paused on his work and stared over his shoulder for a brief second with a thoughtful gaze before screeching back the chair as he jerked off it with an exhausted and frustrated sigh.Peering through the little hole of the door, he scanned at his sister who stood impatiently, waiting to be admitted so to clarify his doubts of his mother tagging along. Rubin pulled the door open j
He nodded and what first came into Laura's thought was Alixies~ not remembering much from her ghost life, yet she found out she'd risked her life saving him. Those unfortunate moments were clearly printed in her subconscious mind ~ shooting a questioning gaze at him, she asked." Have you already met Alixies ?"His lips pursed in despair while his gaze spontaneously traveled down to his feet as the question rang in his ears. " Not yet" Ben answered, a sigh escaping his lips as he jerked his head back up to take a glance at Laura whose expectant gaze was still fixed on him." Actually... I'm~ "He paused on an impulse and then continued again. " I'm here to ask for a favour..... If you don't mind." He stuttered and Laura's gaze thoughtfully scanned his with a lifted eyebrow as she straightened her back up the pillow which had supported her all along.A sudden silence engulfed the room as she reflected on her thoughts for a while before
Ben's condition wasn't as bad as Alixies except for his bandaged leg after the bullet was taken out; he was just fine. The doctor had asked for him to stay for a couple of days so to check its progress of which he had been subjected to a wheelchair for the time being. After the doctor had excused himself, leaving him with his stepfather, Ben asked." How is Alixies?... Any news?" His calm gaze spontaneously fixed on Drake who noticed the guilt, fear, and nervousness which lingered in his eyes~ the fear of losing someone dear to your heart and the guilt of being the cause of their pain. This was like a new part of him which he had never seen before." Oh, um...yeah" He stuttered. " She made it through the surgery " With this, Ben instinctively flung his legs off the bed as he reached for the wheelchair and settled in. Drake stared at him with flickering eyes as he spontaneously closed in." Hey...hey, take your time~ where are you going?" He intoned with an attem
WARD 212 Beep... Beep... Beep..., the monitor finally normalized, reading in its weave-like lines indicating Laura's lifeline as she eventually opened her eyes. Her chest rose and fell softly and her breath was like a fog in the oxygen mask." She's awake..." A nurse joyfully cried and every one of them cheered."Great job, guys " The doctor hailed. Amy who was all along, peering from the glass panel with Kelvin, hugged him in tears~ it was tears of joy."Our Laura finally made it, Kelvin... She eventually won the race" She cried with a chuckle, almost like a person with a mental ailment. Kelvin couldn't help than hug back, his joy weighed into tears." Yes, mum~ I told you, our Laura is a fighter" He added. They both watch her oxygen mask taken off by the doctor and they smiled." Laura?... Can you see me?~ Raise a finger or blink if you can" The doctor said to Laura who just stared at him without a word. She spontaneously lifted a finger and everyone gleamed