Crying. My parents were crying after they found out it’s my last day to stay here in our house before I go back to my school. I couldn’t help but hug them as my father tried to calm my mum down from crying too much.
“It’s the hormones,” my mom blamed, making both me and father laugh, in which we earned a glare from her. So, we acted as if we agreed with her. Mum might not be the best one who would speak about how she feels, but her actions show everything she wanted to tell me. It made me wonder how she was able to be so cheesy with Sea.
Sea. A feeling of sadness crept inside me, as if just by the mere mention of her name would make me want to go back to school and search everywhere there that would make me remember her, despite not knowing each other
The mood of the place was relaxing. And since summer is long over, the beach doesn’t have that many people in it. Gray clouds were what could be seen and the sun was too shy to even show itself, and thus, it was perfect for us to go near the beach without the need to fear getting a sunburn.I saw Eun and Jada trying to make a sand castle, it was a suggestion from Eun since she said she missed making one. So, I went near them to take a picture of the cute couple. I could only smile as I looked at the picture I took of them, but I was interrupted when I felt a hand around my waist. I looked to my side and saw that it was Amelia.“Hm? What do you need?” I asked as I was still busy taking pictures of the beach, the birds flying and the trees. It was pretty and calming, a nice way to spend our last day before
After some time outside, we decided to go back to the vacation house. It was already blue hour, a sign that it was already 6:30. I looked around before taking one last picture of the beautiful scenery in front of me before finally closing the door and making sure that it was locked.“So, how many rooms does this vacation house have?” Georgia asked me, and I answered that it has four. Since it was actually only made for me and my friends, and of course it doesn’t count Felix since this was made a year ago.“So, me and Jada will share, of course this little baby here can share with us,” Eun joked as she clings to Lily who was glaring at her, not liking the nickname Eun gave her, and we all couldn’t help but laugh at them both.
Dark clouds greeted me, and everything felt like reality again, or so I thought. Just when I thought I was awake, I realized I was still asleep and dreaming. I didn’t know what and why was this happening. Everything felt so real and it scares me.“I have never seen them fight like that before. What could’ve been the problem?” I heard someone talking, so I tried to hide, hoping that they wouldn’t notice me while I was eavesdropping. I knew for a fact that eavesdropping was wrong, but this was my dream (or is it, really?), so I set the rules around here.“Isla has always been patient and Sea has always been cheerful and understanding, so what happened? How can they fight each other as if they were enemies the day they were born? The way they screamed at each other felt like they loathed o
Entering the school felt suffocating yet calming. It felt so ironic, but that was what I felt after getting inside the campus of Whistler High School for Girls. I glanced around and saw how everybody was back to their old doings, and then I looked at Amelia who was with the other officers left, since most of them were suspended or expelled.We went back in separate cars. Amelia and I agreed to make things a secret, since we all know how things that are known by many usually don’t work, besides, we both agreed that it was for the better. But despite all that I still feel a little bit sad and disappointed, not at Amelia, but at myself. I promised that I would never have any secret relationships ever again, but look at what I am doing now? Why am I doing what I did with Rei back then?I’m so scared that I might h
Everything was the same. How the teachers were still strict, how the cafeteria was still noisy and how both me and Amelia treated each other. It was as if we were back to strangers, now that we were back in our school. I knew that we had to act like this, but I never knew it would be this hard. All I want to do right now is go to her and give her a hug. We’ve been ignoring each other since morning, and if this keeps up, I would have no choice but to make her notice me the hard way.“Why do you look like you’re about to kill someone? Did I do something bad?” my seatmate, who was just innocently sitting beside me, decided to ask me that, making me smile just so I wouldn’t scare her away. I almost forgot how scary I really look when I have this serious face on. I guess it was also because of the shape of my eyes, making my face look sharper.
Kim swore she was straight. Despite all her friends being gay, she believed that she was straight, well not until a certain girl came along and made her bend a little.Okay. Maybe Kim wasn’t as straight as what she thought she would be. She was bisexual. Imagine the shocked faces her friends had when she told them that information about herself. Kim was glad that they reacted well to it, but then again, her friends were literally part of the lgbtq community, so why wouldn’t they react nicely, right?“You like her?” Kim was shocked to hear the harsh tone coming from the youngest in their friend group. Why was Eve looking so irritated after she found out that she liked Riley from one of her classes? Was she Eve’s past fling?“Yea
I closed my eyes as I tried to memorize the list of terms that will be in our test next week. I wanted to make sure that I’ll pass and ace all of my tests next week. But what irritates me is the fact that school has just started, and yet here we are getting bombarded by tests again.I was inside the library, away from the other students who also decided to become early birds when it comes to their studies. I don’t look like it, but I’m actually very grade conscious and would love to be praised because of my high grades. There was something about academic validation that made me want it, especially from my parents.I was only interrupted when I felt someone tapping my back. I looked around— irritated because my review session was interrupted, but then a small smile escaped my lips when I saw it was
After talking with Georgia, I actually felt better. And I didn’t feel awkward around her anymore, I was just scared at first that I might be hurting her, because she already confessed to me before that she likes me, so I’m very glad to find out that she’s not really bothered by me and Amelia being in a relationship. I could now finally breathe properly.Evening finally came, and I frowned when I saw Maddy getting too close to my girlfriend. It doesn’t take a genius for you to notice how Maddy, also known as the secretary of the student council, has a crush on Amelia. My eyes turned into slits when I saw Maddy cupped Amelia’s face to make Amelia look at her.“Hey? Are you listening?” Zoe asked when she noticed me getting distracted. I looked at her with an apologetic smile, before
If someone ever told me that I was such a pain in the ass when I was a baby, I would believe them because I knew that they were the one who were able to witness it, and despite being the one who does all that, I was still basically unaware of what I was doing. And this time, I believed my friends because they were the ones who were able to witness everything. They were all here before me, I was the new girl who still has a lot to know about this mysterious school. But despite being a transferee, I am able to quickly realize how dangerous this school really is. I don’t know why they kept on lying to me, but I would like to assume that they are all doing it to protect me from what this school could do to me once I find out hidden secrets that they made their students to never talk about. Ever. Nina. She was a victim, or that’s what I believe. But, she can’t be the villain here, knowing how kindhearted she was. She was the opposite of Rei who is known to be mean to others and only kin
It couldn’t be Nina, right?Eve sent me half of the things about the past regarding this school, and from that information, there’s only one thing I can confirm. And that is Nina and Amelia had a past. It would be impossible if they were only friends. Amelia isn’t the type who would show she cares for you even if you’re just her close friend. I gritted my teeth, trying so hard to solve all these mysteries, but it kept on leading to nothing. I want to get it right this time, but why does my mind tell me that I’m wrong again? I let out a deep sigh, before focusing on the teacher who was busy lecturing for an hour now, dang! Having 2 hours in Statistics and Probability sure can make my day worse than before. During the lecture, my phone lit up, so I opened it in secret not wanting to let the others know that I was using it since if they ever find out, my phone could easily get confiscated, and I don’t want that. As soon as I opened my phone, I was surprised, it was from Eve. I thought
Three Sides of the StoryOne is your sideThe other, is theirsAnd last is the Truth.What could be the truth?What could it be that they were hiding?They were so protective of their secretThat it made me want to know more about itWhat could their secret be?Is it really important for them to kill others just to keep it to themselves?Was death really the only way for them to protect it?Maybe they were just so cruelSo evilThat they believed death was the answer to keeping their secret a secretBut is it really?Don’t they ever feel guilt?How can they sleep at night, knowing that they had killed someone?Blood. There was a lot of blood shed. And I hope they find out soonOr else there will be more innocent killedJust for their own gain.
As soon as the student council’s secretary was out of sight, I was able to breathe fine again. What she told me made my blood boil, but then again, I have no other choice but to follow her stupid orders. And by supid order, I mean, her ordering me to stay away from Amelia or else she’ll have me expelled by her powerful father. I can’t believe she could do that. To go to such an extent just because her crush is not looking her way. If only she knew that it isn’t me that Amelia adores, it was no other than Victoria. But of course, what can she do against Victoria? Nothing. Victoria was even more powerful and wealthier than her, and maybe that’s why she’s targeting me, because she knows I have nothing. I’m just some peasant for her who can’t do anything. I wiped the lone tear that escaped my eye, before turning around, and to my surprise, I was greeted by Jada who had a serious look on her face. I was about to escape, but she was fast enough not to let me. “We need to talk,” she told
“People are ruined by challenged economic lives. But they are ruined by wealth as well because they lose their pride and they lose their sense of self-worth. It’s difficult at both ends of the spectrum.” - Malcolm GladwellThis quote opens our eyes about the sad realityHow hard it is for the poor to live in this cruel worldWhere they are treated like animals by the rich.Is it offensive that most of the time, the rich are the villains?Or is it really just how it is in our universe?Where those who are unfortunate are treated as slaves by people in power. Just like in their school, where the scholars are treated badly, just because they don't have enough money to pay for their own tuition.That’s why, what’s the use of wanting to change everything, when we all know we could never change it, at all?They were teenage girls who wished for change, but could they really do it?Do they have the means to do it?Or were they all just stuck in their own fantasy?It’s hard to change somethi
I didn’t know what to do. I had been avoiding everybody I am close with, and I know they’re thinking of any possible reason why I was acting this way. But of course, they would never know the real reason behind my actions. I looked away when my eyes and Eun’s eyes met each other for the third time today. I felt guilty when Jada even offered to make me sit with them, but I only ignored them. I haven’t been inside this school for so long, but I already feel like my life here has been so long, that all I need is to get out of here in hopes of making my mind calm from the storm that has been bugging it. With our teacher still not being here, I stood up from my seat and decided to go out and just skip this class. I need to get out or else I’ll get suffocated inside there. I don’t like how all the girls I am avoiding are inside that classroom. It makes me sick in the stomach, knowing that they’ll forever hate me once they find out what I had been doing just to be able to keep my scholarsh
Maybe she was obsessed. Maybe she was still hurtingMoving on has never been easyAnd maybe that’s the reason she made sure to have a piece of her in her ownBut things were not going smoothlyBecause someone was also inside herAn experiment gone wrongMade her daughter experience things she shouldn’t haveQuestions will resurfaceAll the lies will be revealedAll the villains will be knownAnd the real heroes will be praisedA new leader will be bornAnd the old school shall be renewedAnd she will riseBecause everybody knows she’s deadBut is she? No body was found. She was just goneShe did leave some traces behindBut all of it pointed to nowhereShe was acting as if she wants to be found, but the truth is,She doesn't. She wanted to go missing without anybody looking for herShe will always be unpredictable. Like her daughter. They believed she was dead and buried somewhere But she’s notShe’s alive.
My body hurts. I woke up to the sound of Amelia baging on the bathroom door, and there I realized that I fell asleep on the bathtub. I closed my eyes in frustration, because this only means that I would have to explain myself to my roommate. And that’s what I don’t want to do right now.I don’t even know if I can still look her in the eyes. I feel so dirty and small. I just want to get away from here as much as possible. When the bathroom door was open, Amelia looked at me in shock when she saw that I was already fully clothed. She was busy finding the key perhaps, and I made sure to look presentable as soon as she was able to unlock the door. “You went inside the bathroom at 9 pm, and it’s already 3 am.” She informed me, and her tone was gentle. It was so soft that it made me want to go into her arms and cry. I want to tell her how much I fucked up, and how dirty I felt and how I failed the girls who were victims to that asshole of a teacher. So, I put my pride down and went to he
Who would have thought I would end up here? Being in a fucking place where I swore I would never find myself. I ought not to take part in any bad actions, but here I am. “You never disappoint. You’re my favorite now,” our teacher said and I heard a young girl’s sob when he finally was able to zip up his pants. My grip on the blanket covering me tightened when he went near me to give me a peck on the cheek, before he finally left the abandoned room. “You’re the student council president’s friend, right? I see you talk all the time, can you tell her about what’s happening inside here? Please… I already feel so dirty, I can’t handle this anymore. Please help us,” one girl pleaded, but I chose to ignore her. There’s nothing I can do when I myself is a willing victim to be fucking used. “I can’t do anything about it. They won’t believe us,” I told them, before getting all my stuff to finally get dressed. I hate myself. I hate myself. I hate myself so much. I feel so fucking dirty, but