Chapter Fifteen

LIAM BENJAMIN

The weekend passed that no one accompany me in our house, it's just me, myself, and I. I also don't have any friends to go to. I don't want to go to the mall and wander around because apart from it is boring, I don't want someone to look at me as if I have committed a crime. I prefer to stay home and read a book.

When I'm bored, I put away our things that haven't put in the appropriate place, I listened to old songs while cleaning. I don't like the music that was released in 2014 up to this year because the rest of the new release songs don't make sense. If it's not about a woman's boobs, the lyrics are about ass. That's why I prefer old songs, and it gives me relaxation. Sometimes, music saves me from anxiety.

Monday came, and I was the only one in the house again. Mom didn’t come home last night, and until now, she hasn’t. Maybe there's an emergency operation in the ward, so she hasn't come home yet. I set out to call her, but her phone was just ringing. I just left a message with her telling not to miss breakfast. Thereafter, I left our house.

I got to school, it was still the same, countless people were still looking at me. I don't know what they really have in me and why they are deeply staring at me. I'm not the only student coming in and walking here, but why do their eyes seem to see only me?

I hastened to walk towards the room because I could no longer bear the looks of those I passed by.

When I got to the room, it was set up like that again. Messy. Noisy. Sir Pao, our teacher in the first subject, has not arrived yet. I entered the room even though there was a commotion made by my classmates. With every step I took towards my chair, I could hear whispers again from my female classmates.

“The snobbish have arrived.”

“He's really super handsome, girl!”

“He's handsome, he's a snob!”

“No wonder why Shawn annoyed to him. Because there's more pretty guy than him here on campus!”

“True!”

They laughed and heard that throughout the classroom. I was distracted by the behavior of my classmates who's gathering on the front because I heard the name of the man who wanted to pour juice on me last week.

Is he annoyed on me? I didn't do anything to him and besides, we don't know each other, so why would he be mad at me? I just ignored the conversation of my classmates and I sat down.

As soon as I felt my chair, I automatically turned my head to Aerielle's seat. Even though my system doesn't want to see her, I still haven't done anything because, I don't know… I want to see her.

Why do I want to see her?

I can't see her face now because she's leaning on her desk. Was she asleep, or crying? Or sick? It was as if I wanted to approach her and ask if she was okay.

But why would I do care? What do I do if she is crying or sick? Even though I really wanted to approach her, I suppressed what my brain was saying. I took the book out of the bag, I was just going to entertain myself and ignore her. I don’t want to think that I'm into her like Mom said. That's not true. No way!

Ten minutes had passed and Sir Pao had arrived. “Good morning class! I'm sorry, I'm a little late. You know here in Manila, the traffic doesn't go away,” he said and laid the book and visual aids he was carrying on the table.

My classmates also greeted him, while I looked again at the person next to me, who was still lying on the desk. I don't think she felt that our adviser had arrived.

What happened to her? Is she really sick?

I felt a concern for her, which I shouldn't have felt because… Do I care about her? She's just my classmate, and we're not close! But why am I worried about her condition?

I planned to poke her arm to ask if she was okay, but I also stopped approaching when I heard her snort.

“Krrrroohkphhf!”

I regret that I worried about her. This woman is simply asleep! Why is she sleeping here? What does she think of this place, her room? Damn this lass. The level of my dismay on her increase just because I witness one of her annoying traits again.

I am a total turn-off to her, big time!

Fortunately, my classmates didn't seem to hear her. I am ashamed of this beautiful—no! Stop calling her beautiful, Liam! From now on, she's no longer beautiful in your eyes, okay? No pretty girl can do such grubby things.

“I prepared your first quiz, class. After the discussion, let's have a quiz. Understood?”

I sat up straight and focused on what Sir Pao had said. I picked up my notebook and book, so I could keep up with the discussion. Some of my classmates complained about Sir’s announcement.

“What's that! Quiz right away?”

“Sir, open notes?” question of one of my classmates.

Sir Pao smiled and said, "yes, open notes, but close your eyes.” My other classmates laughed. “Bring out your books and open it on page 25.” Sir Pao's expression got serious again, and the lecture has started.

And the girl next to me is still snoring. We will have a quiz, how is that? She still doesn't wake up. Sir Pao doesn't even notice her, doesn't he see Aerielle? Is she invisible to the sight of other people in this room, and am I the only one capable of seeing her?

I no longer care if that's her trip. As if I care is she can't take the quiz.

Our adviser continued the discussion when three guys knocked at the door of our room, and suddenly said, "hi” to our teacher.

“Sir Pao! You're damn fine today, eh?” The guy in the middle shouted. I looked them. These guys were with Aerielle at the canteen last week.

They are rude. Don't they know we're lecturing here, then all of a sudden, they'll shout like they didn't disturb our discussion?

My other female classmates were screaming, and they seemed to be thrilled with the arrival of these three rude students.

“Samuel, I love you!”

“Lyndon's adorable, my gosh!”

“Lyndon, I'm single!”

“Nicolai, she likes you! Hahaha!”

Nicolai? It's like I've heard that name, I just can't remember where I heard it. My classmates kept shouting when Sir Pao talked to the three intruder.

“What do you want? We don't have any copper here.. Look for others,” Sir said seriously, but the three laughed.

The one in the middle spoke and joked with Sir. “We're looking for shawty, Sir, hahaha!” Sir Pao hit him with a book on the head.

“That's the reason you are a repeater, you're purely playboys.” that guy just scratched his head and the three of them laughed.

“We going to kidnap Aerielle again, Sir,” the guy with a band-aid on his cheek chuckled.

Wait, what? They will kidnap her? Shit! What are they going to do with Aerielle?

Sir Pao turned in Aerielle's direction and shook his head disappointed, “She's asleep again.”

Asleep again? Does she always sleep in class? And why do they seem to be close to Sir Pao? Has he been their teacher before?

“It's your fault, Nicolai! You made her awake for the whole night, hahaha!” that was the guy with earring in his left ear.

Is that allowed here? This school is strange. Those things shouldn’t do, seem to be tolerated here—but what does he say? Is Aerielle and that Nicolai were together last night? Huh? What?

“Shut your mouth, fucker!” the man in the middle growled, and he kicked the one who was wearing an earring.

So, is he Nicolai? He's not that good-looking and I can say that I'm more looked fine compare to him, tss. I don't know, I suddenly felt irritated with that Nicolai.

Sir Pao called Aerielle whom until now was still asleep. “Magpantay! Your henchmen are calling you.”

But she was still quite next to me. She must have slept very soundly. Our classmate in front of her poked her, and then she woke up.

“Hey, Magpanty, your tropapips are looking for you.”

Magpanty? Why did he call Aerielle Panty? The rudeness of this man's mouth.

When she raised her head, her eyes still narrowed. The lines on her face were also obvious, a sign that she was really sound asleep. She's still beautiful even when she's awake—Liam, shouldn't she be beautiful in your eyes?

Aerielle turned her head to the door and wiped her mouth, it looks like she was salivating while asleep. What a disgust she really is!

See that, Liam? Is that your type of girl? She just wiped the dried saliva on the sleeve of her uniform!

-AndyThoughts-