Chapter Sixteen

LIAM BENJAMIN

Even though the untidy girl next to me still looked drowsy, she took her bag and walked closer to the door.

“You're sleeping in my class again, huh,” Sir Pao said and hit her head with the book he is holding.

Ouch. I don’t know, I was hurt by what our adviser did to Aerielle.

Instead of feeling humiliated, she smiled at Sir Pao and scratched her head. “I'm sorry, Sir,” then she came out with the three guys.

He said something else before they left, “you're zero in the quiz!”

Aerielle just laughed at him. “All right, sir!” she replied, and the four of them left.

Is it okay for her to be zero in the quiz? Doesn’t she regret it? Where were they going, and she chose to leave rather than listen to the discussion and take the quiz?

And why is she with only those guys?

My curiosity deepened as Aerielle left, and my feet seemed to itch to follow her. I want to know what the three person will do to her, especially that Nicolai.

My annoyance with that guy got worse. Why am I mad at him? He didn't do anything to me, but he is getting into my nerves.

The class continued until break time. There were two students who went to the room to announce that the teachers had a meeting, so we had no class after break time.

So, does that mean we will stay at this room for three hours and do nothing? This is what I hate when the faculty has a sudden meeting, all the students will be scattered everywhere.

I don’t like that because there’s a good chance I’ll be noticed even if I’m not doing anything. Even if I'm just sitting on one side, someone will come up to me just to kick my seat. Everywhere I go that’s what happens. I feel like I have no space in any place I can go.

When I finished eating my lunch, I decided to go outside and find a place that is quite and not crowded. My classmates are coming back to our room and I don't want to mix with them. Especially with the group of girls who stare at me as if they want to melt me with their spiteful glances.

When I went downstairs, there were still countless students outside, and they were hanging out in the quadrangle. There are those who chasing like children and throwing crumpled paper to each other. There are also students spitting Sago with a straw. That was so gross. Seems like all the students here have a discourteous character? But nothing can get Aerielle out of the number one spot of being presumptuous.

There were also students hanging out in the corridors, some students having a picnic on the soccer field and there were flirting in the mini garden.

What a horrible scenery.

This school is also huge and I can say that it is beautiful somehow. I passed by the gymnasium and I heard someone playing loud music. I don't understand what language were playing. I have a guess that it is a KPOP music? I'm not certain. And I don't care.

I was about to continue to move my feet, but curiosity crept into my system. It was as if someone was whispering in my ear to enter the gym.

I had no plans to peek inside, but my feet seems has its own mind and chose to stepped back and went back to the gym. I really don't want to go here because there are definitely many people inside. I can't stop my feet from going there.

The gym door was slightly ajar, so I could immediately see what was happening inside. There were some students dancing, they were not wearing school uniforms. Some were wearing only shorts and shirts, others were wearing pants and loose t-shirts. Most were guys, and they also had some girls dancing with them. They're rehearsing If my prediction is correct.

I saw the three guy who were fetched Aerielle earlier in the room. So, are they dancers? That's why their style looks like hip-hop gangsters.

I didn't see anything that would attract my interest, so I decided to leave. But I peeked inside again because my attention caught the petite girl who are dancing. She was wearing a loose crop top and a bralette inside it, she was also wearing three fourths short. Her hair styled like a messy bun.

With each move, her crop top rises so high that her waist and abdomen can be seen. I was swallowed up unconsciously just because of what I see now.

She danced gracefully even though their choreography was masculine. She's good at dancing… I don't know, or is her way of dancing really attractive? I don't know, I want to watch her until the music ends. And even though she is flat chested, she still looks sexy…

I was dazed and shaken by my thoughts because it was so dirty. I shouldn’t think like that to a lady. Mom always reminds me that women should be respected and not abused, even mentally. Whatever the style of dress and its arrangement.

Her moves have a peerless charisma that got me captivated for real. I couldn’t stop myself from not keeping an eye on her, even though I wanted to leave. She makes me obsessed with every move she made, her dancing is hypnotizing. Seriously, who is this mysterious girl?

That lady seemed to hear the question in my mind, and she turned in my direction. As she faced the direction where I am standing, my eyes widened because—

Shit! It's her again?!

Her eyes suddenly shimmered when she saw me, she smiled excitedly too. She stopped dancing and ran closer to where I was standing.

Shit! What will I do? She was getting closer to me and I was still stoned here at my spot. Shit! Shit! Shit! Get out of there Liam before she can approach you—

“Hey, it's you! Are you going to audition for our group?” Aerielle cheerfully asked as she finally got closer to me.

Jeez. Why is her voice so really adorable? Then.. then... She's hot and sexy—what the hell am I thinking?

I turned my back on him and I ran away from the gym before my mind go crazy.

I still heard she's calling my name, but I didn't bother to look back.

Dang it! Why is she there? Why is it wherever I go to every corner of this school she is there? Is she following me? Damn it!

I don't know where I ended up because I was just running away from an embarrassing situation, and I couldn't get that urge out of my mind. Especially the way she looked before, her clothes that were too much for her. How she danced.. and her slim body—Liam, stop it! Stop thinking bad things about her. You will sin for what you do!

I stopped running because I was exhausted and I felt like I had run out of all the oxygen in my body. I leaned against the tree I saw and calmed my system. I opened my bag and picked up my tumbler. Scrape the only water of the tumbler because I am so thirsty. I feel like I'm going to lose consciousness from too much panting.

As I wiped my wet lips, I noticed it was quiet and no one was around. I straightened up and surveyed the surroundings.

“Am I still in school?” I wondered to myself. I feel like I'm somewhere else?

The turf around are crowded and tall. There are also flowers that are dry and seem to have not watered for a long time. There are also vines wrapped around other trees that give a unique beauty to the surroundings. This place looks haunted, but I'm not scared. I even felt better because of what I was watching.

I saw a Balete tree, I have no second thought of going closer under its verdurous leaves. I sat down and leaned my back on the tree. I savored the breeze of the wind as I closed my eyes. This place feels so peaceful. Even if I spend a month here, it's okay.

This is the first time I saw such an old garden but still beautiful in sight. It was good and I found a place that I think I can call mine. Because I am the only one here, no one will harass me, no one will bully me, no one will humiliate, and most of all I have no pain to feel but serenity.

Finally, I found the place where I belong. I found my safe haven…

I don't know how many minutes I've been able to close my eyes because when I closed my eyes I felt drowsy, I was tired maybe earlier from running so my body seems floating because of tiredness. I looked up and held my breath at what I saw...

It's Aerielle again.

Am I in the middle of a dream, or is she really in front of me and she's smiling? And not only that, her face is so close to mine!

Is she really stalking me? I realized it wasn’t dreaming when she spoke, and I could feel her sweet breathing on my face.

“You found the Secret Haven, too, hihihi!”

-AndyThoughts-