"Water?" I asked her when I saw her calming down from her crying.She lifted her head and looked at me, and I saw her eyes, reddened from intense crying. Earlier, despite her loud sobs, our classmates seemed indifferent and just laughed around, doing something that I didn't bother to know anymore.Some of our classmates were also busy playing on their phones, with the dean's son leading them. He was supposed to be a good example to us, but unfortunately, he was the one starting all the trouble.Meanwhile, Candice's twin sister, Christine, was just chatting with the person next to her, seemingly unaware of her crying twin beside me. It was as if she didn't care that her twin was crying. I was frustrated with her behavior. No wonder they don't get along. If I were Candice, I would have already slapped Christine's face on the cold, hard floor.I took out the bottled water from my bag and opened it before handing it to her, who was still crying. She took it and drank before wiping away he
Dashiel's forehead wrinkled upon hearing Christine's words, then he tightened his jaw and said, "I'm not joking miss," in a cold tone that made Christine and my classmates stop laughing, except for me and Candice who had not been laughing from the start.The whole class fell silent as sir's cold voice dominated the room. Then, I saw with my own eyes how Christine slowly lowered her head in embarrassment. "Put your jokes in place, miss," he added, which caused Christine to lower her head even further.I couldn't help but smile at her humiliation because she deserved it. She was always flirting with anyone at any time, and it had gotten her in trouble with sir. It was okay if she flirted after class, but during class time, it was distracting.Their ugly faces were distracting!"So, what I've said, I want to say thank you for giving me such a warm welcome," he said, smiling this time, and his terrifying aura from earlier disappeared. It was the same aura that had silenced my classmates.
I let out a deep sigh of relief upon seeing my best friend behind our building. She was sitting on the grass, her face buried in her hands as she cried.I breathed a sigh of relief because I had finally found her after searching for twenty minutes. I felt like I had outdone Nemo's dad in "Finding Nemo" in my search for her.I had gone everywhere looking for her, but she was here all along. It was incredible.Before approaching her, I took another deep breath. I could feel her pain and sorrow earlier, but now it felt even more intense. I could feel it twice as much, especially because of what I had just found out.Earlier, I felt sorry for her because of what she was going through, but now I felt even more sorry for her because of what I had learned.I had discovered that one of her friends had betrayed her. This friend was the long-time girlfriend of her boyfriend's colleague.I didn't need to know all the details because just seeing her earlier, I already knew what was happening - I
My classmates cheered when the bell rang, a sign that our last subject in the morning was over, which also made my heart beat faster.Oh my gosh! I'm nervous!When Ma'am said goodbye, my classmates quickly left the room, while I took my time packing my things. I wasn't in a hurry because of the nervousness and excitement I felt. When I finished packing, I quickly slung my bag over my shoulder.I was about to leave, but someone called me."B-es," someone called out to me.I turned to the person who called me, and there I saw Candice standing near the window, holding her cellphone. But what worried me was her facial expression, her entire face turned pale, her lips trembling, a sign that something bad happened."W-what?" I was nervous, but I tried to stay calm."I-t's aunt," she stuttered, tears streaming down her cheeks, which made me even more pale."W-what about aunt?" I was even more nervous now. Earlier, my heart was beating fast, but now it's even faster.Because "aunt" means my m
I could still feel my knees shaking, and it even got worse as we walked for a few more minutes until we finally saw the ICU the nurse was talking about.Outside the ICU were police officers who were waiting, and I thought they were the ones who brought my mother here and who would guard her.There were also some doctors who were taking care of my mother, and one of them was talking to a police officer who, I thought, had a high rank based on the badge and stars on his uniform."Doc, the victims' relatives are here," the officer said.The two stopped talking when they heard the male nurse who was with us speak. Later, both of them looked towards our direction."How is Mama?" I immediately asked the doctor who was taking care of Mama. I was nervous. I also felt the stinging sensation in my eyes from crying too much.The doctor faced me, "She's fine."I breathed a deep sigh of relief. I felt as if I had just released a thousand thorns that were stuck in my heart."Thank God," I heard my
I seductively winked myself in front of the mirror as I put my lipstick on.I happily bit my lower lip with my upper lip so the red would spread. Once satisfied with what I saw, I fixed my messy hair, tying it into a ponytail. I didn't know any other style for my hair, so this was it.It would be great if Candice were here to help me, but she wasn't. She was at her ex-boyfriend's house, trying to get him to take responsibility for something that he did that caused her trouble. She was willing to lower her pride for that guy. It was frustrating.When I was done fixing my hair, I stood up from my seat in front of the mirror. I glanced at my entire body from head to toe, unable to keep myself from smiling at how sexy and daring I looked in my outfit.I never thought that there would come a day when I would wear something like this just to seduce a guy.I was wearing a short crop top that Candice insisted I wear. At first, I protested when I saw it, but she said, "How are you going to sed
I choked on his question, and eventually looked away from him because I felt something indescribable when I looked at him. Something that I couldn't explain, but my heart started to beat strongly for an unexplainable reason.But one thing I am sure of is that he is so familiar to me. It's like I've seen him before, but I just can't remember when and how. And there's also a certain bond that I feel towards him. A bond that only the two of us can understand.I sighed deeply as I thought about it before turning my attention back to the dance floor to resume my interrupted search.I focused again on the people dancing, hoping that I would finally find the man who I've been looking for since earlier.But in the middle of my search, I was once again interrupted by the person next to me who spoke again, "Are you deaf?" he asked, which made me furrow my brows before turning to him.I gave him a questioning look which he returned with a teasing smile, "You don't want to answer, do you?" he sai
I took a deep breath before answering the daring man who asked me that question. I took a deep breath to control my temper. I might just slap this guy."No," I replied to his question. "I am here because I need to ask him some questions regarding the topic he discussed a while ago in our class," I lied. If there were an award for the best liar, I'm sure I'd get it.I'm good at making up stories and lying. Well, who would've thought I could come up with a story in just a couple of seconds?While I was calming myself down earlier, I made up a story in my head. That's the story I'm going to tell him so he'll stop asking me. He might keep asking if I don't speak up. And who knows what else he might say if I tell him the real reason, so I lied. To avoid more questions."So, you're his student?" he asked, scanning my whole body. I was slightly embarrassed, but I just shrugged it off."Not obvious, huh?" he added after looking me over. I just shook my head. How could he tell I'm a student if