Unexpected Absence

"Oh, gosh! Is that true?"I asked confused.

"Yes, she doesn't have any emotions completely!" replied Teodora.

We are here inside the club. Then we started talking about Sapphire. I can't believe Sapphire doesn't have any emotions, but when I am with her she looks normal.

"And you know what, Agatha?" asked Sienna while taking a sip of her beer. Irashelyn owns this club, so she's the ruler of this Light Club.

"She changed a lot after a long year without seeing her, haha," said Sienna

"Yeah, she even knows how to smile! Like what she did to us"added Teodora.

"Then I really like to slap her right at that moment but someone appeared and stopped me like, UGH!" said Irashelyn while clenching her fist.

"Yeah, yeah. It's really hard to believe it."I said.

"Yeah, but you should get away from her, " added Irashelyn and drink her beer.

"Yeah, I know" I answered. I know what will they do to me if I still hanging out with Sapphire. They are known also as one of the richest families here in Massachusetts but she's not in the top 3 list. The family of Moon just migrate here last year. If someone blocks their way, they're going to kill it, with no mercy, and as they're rich, it is easy for them to hide it with their money.

How did I know that? Because my dad is Ms. Moon's Butler. My father who's also called her father too is my dad...

George Roman.

{ At Sapphire's POV}

"What? So you saw Agatha with Irashelyn and her bitchy friends?"

"Yes, look, "I said and showed her the picture.

"Hmmm, why I'm feeling so nervous?" said Brian to herself.

"Me either.."I said. Then I laid down on my bed.

"Just relax Ire. Let's go back to sleep" she said and we both closed our eyes and sleep.

There's nothing to worry about... Right?

I hope...

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"Bye, Mom!"

"Bye Aunt Saoirse!"

"Bye, honey!"

We said goodbye to mom then dad turned on the engine and start driving heading to our school and his job.

"What happened to Zire?" asked Brian.

"Why?"

"He didn't visit you today" Brian added.

"Maybe he got sick?" asked Dad.

"I guess..."I mumbled to myself. Then I felt a tap from my shoulder.

"Why are you sad?"

"I'm not sad, Brian"I replied while looking outside the window.

I'm not sad, right? Why should I be sad? And how does it feel?

{Brian's PoV}

I saw Sapphire looking outside the window. Look sad, she's improving, I know it. Because when I first met her, she was completely emotionless. But now that she's met Zire, she's slowly improving; she can learn to smile without faking and can already feel sad, as she's doing right now; perhaps she's unaware of it.

And I'm overjoyed for her that he met Zire. I knew I was a fool to have feelings for him, but I think it's better to be nice for Sapphire, so I'll do whatever it takes to make her happy. Because I am aware... I don't stand a chance against him. as well as...

Friends do things like that.

{Sapphire's POV}

"Morning Sapphire, you too Brian"greeted Shakira when we walked to the hallway we waved our hands to her and greeted her back.

I gave her the keychain that Zire bought for her too, then she thanked me.

"Zire bought that for you, "I said.

"Really? How did he know that I love Kangaroos?" she asked while admiring the keychain.

"A hunch?"I said then she smiled.

Shakira and I went to our room so Brian too went to her respective room. We sat down in our seats then Shakira asks me why Zire isn't with me?

"I don't know, maybe he got sick?"

"Why?"

"I don't know too.."I replied while placing my textbooks on my shelves.

"Oh, well that's not good" she mumbled. Then our teacher came in. Then Mrs. Alperez started the discussion about math.

"Okay does anyone know the answer?" asked Mrs. Alperez. Shakira and I raised our hands. She points to Shakira to answer the question on the board. Shakira stood up and head infront and wrote her answer.

"Tss, what a nerd..!" whispered Lyssang to her friends. I looked at my table pretending I didn't hear anything.. even here there's still a bully.

"Good," said Mrs. Alperez. Shakira goes back to her seat and looked at me.

"Is there's something wrong?"

"Nothing, "I said.

After an hour the class ended. We have a 15 minutes break before the next class. Shakira's reading her book the Fault in Our Stars. So I head to the restroom alone.

Zire is absent. What happened to him?

Is Zire sick? Or maybe he doesn't want to go to school today. Maybe that's the answer, or maybe not. What if he got a sudden emergency? No, they are rich. I'm sure he can handle it.

Thinking of this made my mind lose in reality, I didn't notice that I am now inside the comfort room. So I was going to step inside of the first cubicle when I heard the sound of a girl crying who is echoing inside this room.

"Hello? Is anybody here?"

"Hey! Hey! Please don't go! Let me out of here!" shouted the girl from the last cubicle, so I went to the last cubicle where I found it locked.

"Why it's locked? Did you lock it?"I asked while pushing the door.

"No, this one is broken. As you see it's hard to open it even if it's not really locked" she replied. I saw the handle of the door is in the half between red and green.

"So what do you want me to do?"

"Well, I need you to push it forward," she said and I do what she says. I pushed and pushed as hard as I can but it won't.

"This one is so hard"

"Please! Don't give up" she said and I pushed again and finally, it opened, I saw a blonde girl with hair above the shoulder, wearing thick eyeglasses and has a white skin tone.

"Thank you so much!" she said then hugged me.

"Ahh, no problem, "I said. Then she took off her glasses and clean them then put them on again.

"Why are you there?"I asked her.

"A-ah, it's nothing" she replied then we both heard the bell rang. Then we immediately run to our room.

"By the way what's your—?"I asked her but then she's nowhere to be found, she runs fast. Then I went inside my room to wait for our next teacher to came in.

I saw Shakira still reading the book. I sat down in my seat and lay my head on the desk while looking at Zire's desk. Why is he absent? And why do I keep asking that to myself?

"Hey" I instantly looked up to see the man who owns that voice. Then I saw a man walking inside here.

"Zire...?"I mumbled to myself, but no. He is not Zire. The man who came in is also our classmate known as a fuckboy in school, Magnum Briddick.

I heard Brian talked about this man. He's the boyfriend of her friend Lamenia Campbell who's the sister of Martha Campbell. Brian says, Magnum always made Lamenia cried. Lamenia always caught Magnum kissing another woman or having sex with the other girl. But still, she's always forgiving him, that's why Magnum doesn't care if Lamenia caught him hooking to someone because he knows that Lamenia will always forgive him. Which is not right.

So I went back to laying my head again above my desk, hoping Zire entered the room. Where is he? Why do I am so badly wanted to see him?

Then I remembered the keychain he gave me yesterday. I put my bag above my desk and looked at the Lion. My lips move suddenly when I looked at this. They really look alike. Then right after that our teacher came in and start the discussion. Our teacher in Cooking Class. Yes, we have this class too.

"Hi, guys!" she greeted.

"Hi Ms. Rocel Olssen!" we all yelled.

"Guess what? We are going to bake some cookies!" she said then all of my classmates became so excited.

"It's an individual activity. And a 4 person who made the best cookies will have a surprise" she said.

"Wow, I'm so excited!" yelled Lyssang.

"What will we do to our cookies after we baked them and present them to you Ms. Olssen?" asked Magnum.

"Good Question Mag. You going to bake 15 pieces of cookies or more than that, any designs will be fine. it's all up to you, then when you have done show it to me then after that you're going to give it to a person you really cared of. 2 people or 3 or more than that it is all up to you. Or even only one it's okay too.." she explained.

"When is the deadline Ms. Olssen?" asked Lyssang.

"On July 14 Tuesday" she replied. Then continued her discussion. Shakira turned her head to me.

"Say, Sapphire. Who you want to give your cookies?"

"Uhm, I don't know yet"I replied.

"Oooh! Mine? I know who I want to give my cookies" she said then looked at the flooring while her face is turning red. Well, who's a person will I choose to give my cookies to? No, Sapphire, it's too early to think about that.

After an hour the two subjects are already done, so it's now our break time. Shakira's still reading the book. And I do nothing, sitting here looking outside the window then I heard my stomach growl.

"Hey!"I looked at the person who's shouted from the door.

"It's that Zi—"I stopped when I saw Brian. As usual, I thought it's Zire. Don't worry Sapphire tomorrow he'll go to school. Right?

"Let's go to the Cafeteria!"

"I'm in!" happily said Shakira then closed her book.

"Me either"I replied.

"Let's go "said Brian and all of us went outside and head to the Cafeteria.

This Cafeteria has enough people. They are so elegant, while in the canteen outside there's a lot of people trying to get their order in chaos. Some people are trying to bypass the others too went at the counter, so crowded.

"There's a vacant seat over there!" yelled Shakira then we both go to that table but when Shakira was going to sit there someone rushed to sat there then looked at us teasingly.

"Sienna? What the heck?! That's our table!" said Brian.

"Well, it's ours now" she talked back. Then looked behind me. I was curious why is she looking at my back, then I moved my body at the back and saw...

"Well, well, well. We meet again.."

"Irashely?"