Page 22: She Truly Was An Angel Through And Through

Location: School Gate.

Point of view: Lawrance and Olivia.

(NOT A DIARY ENTRY)

Even though, Lawrence had just said his 'good bye' to Sarah, his mind was still with her. He just couldn't stop smiling when he recalled Sarah's extremely awkward and cute behaviour today.

Her gentle yet weak clutch of his hood on his back, her soft awkward quick breathing that made her heart pound like a marathon runner and the sweet candy smell from her soft honey blonde hair, there is no way he could forget this pleasant feeling.

He could already feel that this moment would become a long lasting memory on his mind.

"You seem to be smiling more often lately.. It's almost like you are slowly recovering from your mental illness.." Olivia commented.

Lawrence's face brightened. But, awkwardness soon filled him when he thought of the reason.

"Y-You t-think..? I think, it's because I am quite happy these days.. Coming to school is so much fun recently.."

Lawrence blushed and played with his red bangs like a cute kitten while trying to hide his face inside his black hood.

Just like Sarah, Olivia thought Lawrence's cuteness was irresistable. But.

"I do like seeing you happy.. But, it's just the reason that I am not satisfied with.." She narrowed her eyes looking away.

After crossing the school gates, Olivia dug her bag and gave him two SSRI pills his doctor prescribed him for his depression.

"Here. It's already time for taking your tablets. I almost saved you from Sarah-shi discovering your mental health problems.."

Olivia told him with a pretentious half hearted attitude while she was actually waiting for a praise from him.

Those two might seem quite close but, not close enough like Lawrence and her. It's nice that she has known Lawrence and his entire family since their innocent childhood and Lawrence still relies her completely. That is a privilege only she carries.

Lawrence never looked anything special for most of Olivia's life. But, ever since the School Belle, Sarah started showing interest in him, it is too difficult to keep Lawrence within her clutches.

Lawrence sighed in response. But, it wasn't a negative one.

"That doesn't matter anymore. I came clean about my illness to noona."

Lawrence said.

Olivia was shocked.

He told her that..!??!

A-About h-h-his health condition..??

He likes her, right? Then, isn't he scared she might abandon him when she comes to know that he is not on his right mind?

Not everyone is patient and kind like Olivia who could bear with his mental inability for all these years. She had already suffered enough with this sick Lawrence. But, still stays by his side. Doesn't that make her an benevolent person?

"What gave you the guts.. After all these months..? Aren't you scared she might start avoiding you..?"

Olivia replied trying to not look much bothered though she actually was.

"Yes... That's what I wanted..." Lawrence confessed. "For her to start avoiding me and not risk her own popularity by coming to this class.. since, I am always incapable chasing her away voluntarily when she keeps approaching me with that bright smile ... But.."

Lawrence's feelings turned muddled as he recalled how exactly Sarah, the School Belle responded to his confession. Since their relationship was new found, he didn't mean anything to her, he thought she might leave him for good. He thought, she might get scared and creeped by his mental condition. He expected her to stay away from him and try not to get tangled with his own problems.

But.

"... Sarah noona.... She was truly was an angel through and through.."

Lawrence's delicate glass like lips twirled into a sweetest smile and the warmth Sarah has given him truly made him feel worth living.

Olivia noticed Lawrence's extremely rare love struck smile and she was enraged. Very much enraged. She did not like him acting like this. She hated that Sarah could bring something from Lawrence that she couldn't for years.

She was jealous.

Sarah could achieve all this because she was pretty, right? She could guess, she must probably be a slut who has many innocent guys like Lawrence pursuing her. If Sarah wasn't so pretty there is no way Lawrence would even notice her.

But, now Lawrence was slipping out of her reach way too much. And, it's all because of Sarah.

If only she could ruin their relationship and go back to normal.

The normal where it is just her and Lawrence in the picture!

"Haaaah.." Olivia let out a deep breath in frustration and said. "Aren't you cruel, Larry? Talking about your current crush to your first love and girlfriend.." She sulked.

"EX-girlfriend." Lawrence stressed the syllable.

"You were never my first love, Olivia. We only dated based on convenience, remember..?"

He said with a sigh.

It hasn't been long time since she hasn't bought this boring conversation.

"Yes, and that's because the doctor said you might have chance of recovering if you get into a positive relationship.."

Olivia said like she was reading a korean language text book.

"Yeah.. It was a positive relationship... Until you broke up with me mercilessly that is. Right before the big day, the freshman orientation event where our club had to display our handmade banners.."

There was a slight mixture of anger and sadness on Lawrence's tone.

Olivia was abruptly run out of words. She got anxious and searched for excuses.

"T-T-That was because, you were so boring! I-I mean, we were dating but you didn't even know how to f-flirt or act romantic..! You were like a robot back then!! D-Do you know how hard it was for me to sit with my friends when they talk about their boyfriends..?"

"Yeah right. But, that still hurt me.."

Lawrence mumbled. He then soon shook his head and said.

"Well, but, Forget it.. Olivia, that's in the past. Because, if it wasn't for you, there's no way I might have found noona.."

Yes, he already confessed to Sarah that she cheered him up at his lowest spirit by showing him a leap of faith at Sarah's own hardest times with her cheerleading performance.

To him, Sarah-shi was like a star. A bright shining star that makes him want to jump so high inspite of his incapabilities and weakness just so he could have a chance to stand next to her.

He stalked her innocently without anticipating the impact she would make on his dull gloomy life. But, when he slowly starts realising it, the more brighter she seems to turn to him and more farther and undeserving he was to her..

Lawrence's face slowly twisted at the flow of his feelings when he suddenly heard few cheerleaders whispering about Sarah.

"Sarah was late for the practice again.. "

"I thought she was the most sincere cheerleader. But, I can see she's slacking around quite a lot."

Few girls said.

"May be she is practicing on her own.. She is a hardworker after all."

Someone said.

The girls burst to laughter.

"Oh oh. No way. Guess what..? You will never believe what I saw last week..."

A girl with short skirt, big cleavage and a bubble gum on her mouth whispered as the other girls gathered around.

Olivia gulped at the sight. She could guess where the conversation was going and she did want Lawrence hearing it.

She quickly grabbed Lawrence's arm and tried pulling him back silently.

"Hey.. What are you doing..? They look mean. They might see you and call you a pervert..."

Sensible Olivia educated the innocent Lawrence.

But, Lawrence wouldn't give in.

"But, they are talking bad about noona.. How can I not listen to it..?"

He protested.

Olivia felt like hitting her head on the wall.

Lawrence this idiot! He's not listening to me..!

Olivia panted after getting tired of her vain effects of not pushing him away.

"I have heard that Sarah is hanging out with those art club nerds, more often than usual. She obviously has a crush on someone from there..!"

A girl gossiped. The others gasped.

"No way! There is not a single hottie guy out there... Ha, ..could it be the teacher..?" A girl said suddenly gasping. "Is Sarah seducing a teacher.. there..?"

Lawrence closed his mouth in shock. These were the teammates Sarah has been working with all along. But, are they really gossiping about her in such an extreme what..?

What kind of creatures are they..?

He couldn't believe such people existed.

"What..!!?! But that is possible Sarah already stole Miley's boyfriends. Who knows she's actually a slut..?"

They laughed in mockery.

Lawrence clenched his fits anger.

He knew, Sarah coming to the art club could cause gossips.. But, these people are just too much. Gossiping about her illicit relationship based on a hear say. Calling her a slut when she was so kind towards an useless guy like him.

Olivia grabbed Lawrence's arms again.

"Lawrence, we must leave. Now.. We might really look like creeps to them.."

And, with his outfit Lawrence already had the appearance of a creep.

"Shut up.."

Lawrence turned his head and told Olivia. That was when the gossips suddenly became silent. The giggling stopped immediately.

"Don't tell me I didn't warn you. I am out of here, Larry..!"

Olivia said and immediately abandoned him. She rushed the opposite direction without daring to turn back.

"Haha, hello, pervert."

"Got a nice view of us.."

Lawrence turned his trembling head and just like he anticipated eight thin clothed girls with short skirts and cleavage revealing crop tops towered before the crawling boy.

Lawrence gulped abruptly.

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The clock clicked from Lawrence's watch. Moments were passed in gazes of glares and panic between the two. The dark clouds gathered up on the skies. The streetlights slowly flickered as Lawrance was cornered by the eight arrogant girls.

"Were you spying on us, loser..? Do you think we wouldn't find out?" A girl in high blonde pig tail told him.

"N-N-No..!! I-I d-didn't I swearrr!"

Lawrence cried for his life.

"A stutterer. How cute. Do you want to try lewd things with us, pervert??"

A girl with raven hair popped her bubble gum.

"N-No w-way..!"

Lawrence closed his eye shut as they pulled him by his collor.

Oh. Damn it. Why did I have be caught here..?

Lawrence gritted his teeth. His neck was starting to hurt for real.

Are these girls reallly..Sarah's friends..? They definately are not. But, they were bad mouthing, Sarah. All the thoughts they have about Sarah noona are wrong. I must tell it to them somehow..

"Then, why were you here? Freak..!"

The girl lifted the weak bodied milky skinned Lawrance up on the air and yelled at him.

"Take b-back what y-you said a-about, Sarah-shi..!!"

Lawrence yelled though he extremely scared and was still trapped on the clutches of these monstrous girls.

"What..?" A red head with nose piercings repeated angrily.

"Y-You all c-called Sarah-shi as a s-slut.. and a-accused she m-might be sleeping w-with the teacher..! But, you are all wrong..! Sarah-shi.. No. my n-n-noona.. would never doing something like that!"

Lawrence shouted at them gathering all the tiny bits of courage.

This was something Lawrence had never done before. He was too scared to protect himself when he was being bullied. But, to protect the honor of the one he liked.. Lawrence didn't realise that this was the second step Lawrence had taken towards the light of Sarah. The first was obviously the one to save her from her rejected stalker.

This act was a pretty big deal for Lawrence. But.

...The girls glared at him more. But then they slowly smiled as though they had expected this.

It seems like they had noticed his art equipments that dropped from Lawrence's bag when they lifted him up with his collar...

But. His tiny bits of courage weren't enough to defend the woman he loved.

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