CHAPTER 5 – CONFUSION or THREAT

Rhian is having her morning jogging in their subdivision, when she notices again the house which is three blocks away from her own, with too many children coming out……forming a line standing in the driveway, waiting for something or someone.

Then suddenly a young woman came out from the house kissing all the children in their foreheads before they went inside their school bus…….after waving goodbye to her, the sight is so glorious.

Out of nowhere, the young instructress smiled at what she was looking at, this is what usually she sees when she passed by at that specific house………in this precise time.

And she always anticipates this incident

Every day she can see the children stepping inside the bus, but she only sees the young woman once in a while in this kind of scene.

The young swimming instructress doesn’t know why she’s so looking forward to seeing the young woman doing her morning routine kissing the children in their foreheads…….every now and then.

Even though she couldn't see her face very well, since she is always turned her back in her direction.

But Rhian knows the woman is beautiful…..…….just seeing her silhouette from afar it’s enough to say she is gorgeous with that perfect body, wearing short sleeves and short shorts, her skin that illuminates in the brightness of the sun.

How divine it will be to peek at the woman’s beauty, she is a beautiful sight for sore eyes.

The young woman’s black bob cut hair that showing the tattoo in her nape added to her appealing physique.

The young swimmer could not understand why she felt such longing for a woman she did not know and even met, whom she admits that she secretly admires.

For the nth time that morning, a grin is plastered on her face without knowing.

She never had that before, smiling unintentionally.

It’s bizarre but she likes the feeling that brought to herself.

She decided to cross the street to get near the house so she could introduce herself once and for all, but then again the woman suddenly went inside in a hurry.

She’s trying to contemplate if she will stay outside and wait until the young woman will come out of her house.

Since she does not sure, when she will have the chance to see her again…….this is her chance to introduce herself to the mysterious woman properly.

Unfortunately out of luck, her alarm buzz…….indicating that she’s going to be late for her work.

With a very heavy heart, she stops to cross the street and turn in other directions……..she needs to go back home and prepare herself.

But before she could get far from the house……. ……….she returned her gaze again in the house while whispering in herself………

‘We will see each other soon’……….and again with a smile daubed on her face.

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SCHOOL CANTEEN

"Rhi do you know that I saw your ex with a woman? And as I have heard, she’s a woman engaging in a sexual act for money, in short a whore.” Informed her co-teacher in a low voice.

They are now in the school canteen taking their lunch break……….

The teacher's fellow teachers already knew that she was separated from her boyfriend.

Unfortunately, Rhian is undisturbed by what her co-teacher was saying…….she’s kind of preoccupied with a certain person who inhabiting her mind the whole morning.

“Hey, Rhian! Did you hear what Agnes was talking about? She saw your ex-boyfriend with a hooker.” Another teacher was getting Rhian’s attention while repeating what the previous teacher was saying.

Rhian just looks at them unbothered then shrugging her shoulder…….signifying that she doesn’t care anymore.

She already has someone in her mind and she is more interested in this person than her good-for-nothing ex…….who breaks her heart into pieces.

Why she should waste her time sulking at a person who never gives a damn about her.

Who by the way just used her........it's hard to digest, but unluckily it’s true.

One month is more than enough on displaying sullen aloofness towards her family and friends.

Moping alone in her room and crying her heart out……enough is enough.

Her sister is right……maybe they are just passing through in her life.

“You really move-on on your ex Rhi? It’s a surprise how fast you recovered from your heartbreak, unlike from your other exes.” Surprisingly voiced out her co-teacher.

It is true, every time she would have her heartbroken, it will take her months, several months, or even years just to cope up with the pain she’s consuming.

But now what’s the difference?

“Hey stop asking nonsense questions at my best friend, leave her be……you are talking again about her love life, stop middling in others business………find some more interesting topic other than the other lives.”

Actually, Rhian doesn’t mind it, she knew they would get tired too and she is damn exhausted on entertaining such nonsense. She knows they will get used to it

Rhian gives a very timid smile to her close friend which is also her co-teacher, telling her that she appreciates it and she is okay and used to their uninteresting views and opinions.

Even though she would say she already move on in her current heartache, but she just can’t shrug off easily the pain she experienced in that relationship and she doesn’t want to dwell on that feeling and reminiscing about it over and over again.

As she thinks earlier, enough is enough, it so painful to ponder such failure…..past is past.

Case close….end of story…..period.

Suddenly the bell rang, indicating that lunch break is over.

One by one they stand up to prepare themselves to go back to their respective classrooms.

“Are you okay Rhi?” Sheila worriedly asked she knows what was Rhian going through because they are best friends since before they became a teacher.

Currently, they are in the faculty room, after their lunch break they directly went there.

“Yes of course Shei I’m okay……..don’t worry about me, I’m used to their judgmental minds and hypocrite concerns.” Assuring her friend with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.

They are having a vacant period today, that’s why they can have a relaxing conversation in the faculty.

Because the entire teacher including in their department has attended their corresponding classes.

That’s why they have the faculty for themselves.

TO BE CONTINUED……….