Chapter 4: The Ex

For the past few days, the novel of Stephen got better and better. The scenes, the flow, the interactions.

"Cheska, you look serious looking something on your phone, is there something?"

"It's just Stephen's novel got better which is kinda.... Confusing and surprising"

"Pfft, might have something to do with Tina"

"Yeah like gurl both of them look so close since the first day of Tina here"

"Like are they really strangers? And it is very unexpected for a pervert like Stephen to have a friend girl

"Let's just keep an eye on him. We don't know what is planning with Tina"

Tina.... Hmm... Right, Tina. Since the day Tina came, Stephen has been sticking out with Tina and rarely hang out with his friends.

And the novel got good and better unlike sexualized scenes in some chapters.

It might be the better to help keep their relationship tight if I want my favorite novel get better.

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"Marlon, have you seen Stephen and Tina together who looked super close?"

Marlon looked behind to see Tina and Stephen doing something. Stephen is writing while Tina is drawing something.

"Yeah, both of them are acting like sweethearts"

"Just-just let them be, we don't want messing around with couples. It is stupid and awkward"

"Couples these days focus on their partner, Stephen might barely hang out with us"

"Yeah, I am going to miss Stephen"

.....

"Damn, I died"

.....

"Plant the bomb, we are running out of time

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So quiet

......

"Wait a minute, do you guys remember something?" Steven asked, eyes still glued on his phone

"Remember what?"

"Like something from Stephen. Something important even for me or us and something we should remember"

"Bro just tell us what it is"

"I can't remember.... It is somekind of promise, somekind of promise"

"Hmm, yeah, I kinda also remember something, yeah, a promise"

Steven and Leon started thinking deeply, spacing out of the game. Their eyes lit up and pointed at each other with their finger.

"I promise myself to be single until I am at the age of 19! So, help me guys"

The other's eyes lit up.

"Oh right! Now we remember, the promise Stephen made to himself from grade 7. And he wanted our help along the way if he forgets his promise"

"I remember now! Looks like he forgot his own promise"

All of the boys stood up

"Okay guys! Let's do it all together!"

Steven raised his hand in front, the others also put their hands on top of his hand.

"Teaaaasaamwooooork!"

"Defeat"

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"You can still do it?" I asked Tina while shading the drawing

"Yeah, just finished the 12th panel" she replied, she straighten her upper body and stretched

I took the cardboard from her. My eyes were amazed by the beauty of the art. Her art style really have changed. It is different from my action novel. The art style really fitted for a romance comic.

*RIIIIIIINNNGGGG*

Hayayay. The bell already rung, this is going to be boring. Everybody settled down going to their seat but continued murmuring, shouting and talking to each other.

Tina and I hid the panels on the corner on the corner and settled and cleaned our rables.

We waited for our teacher.

"Goodmoring little lipids!" the teacher came in rushing my go to the table on the front carrying her laptop and papers

"Good morning ma'am" everyone greeted back and continued talking

"Okay, so today, this section is going to have a another new classmate"

Some went quiet, some murmured after hearing the teacher's announcement.

I could hear my friends talking if it is a beautiful chick or not. 2 in a row me classmate huh? Maybe a late enrollment.

"You may now enter miss and introduce yourself" the teacher said and raised her hand to someone at the door

Miss? So it is a girl. She entered the room, the sound of her shoes clacking echoed throughout the classroom.

I looked up to her face, her dark hair waved, her arm dark eyes shined. It is a.... Familiar face.

I gripped my pen tightly, angrily. It is a face that angers. She went to the middle then faced us.

People are in awe of her beauty. Murmurs around.

"Oooh, a chick" I heard Kent

I calmed myself down, I ungripping my pen and let it fall to my table. I closed my eyes and started inhaling and exhaling slowly.

"Good morning everyone!"

I opened my eye, I leaned and looked out of the window. I know her, her name is-

"My name is-"

....

Chloe Kayzee

"Chloe Kayzee, age 15. I love sightseeing, photography and hiking. It is nice to meet you all. I hope to be good friends to you all"

"Okay Chloe, you may take your seat in the middle column in the last row"

Seriously! She is going to be our neighbor! It will be hard to hide from her, she was my ex from grade 7.

*Stephen and Chloe started a relationship since grade 5*

Our relationship lasted for 2 years, she cheated on me. I pleaded to her, why did she cheated on me and want to get back together again. She only just remained quiet.

I can't get over it, I was really really hurt. My heart was broken, really really broken. I hate this shit.

Then I found Marlon, our new transfer student from seventh grade second quarter. No one dared to go near him or talk to him because of his scary looks.

I was like maybe talking to him won't make me lose anything, right? If he kills me, then I would forget that about Chloe. But somehow, Marlon was a great guy.

Chloe started walking to the back where she was assigned. I used the hood of my jacket to cover my whole face and looked outside the window.

Cheska knows about this, I hope she will remain quiet. I heard the sound of a skidding chair, she might have sat down.

This is going to be a mess.

"Stephen, can you take your hood off?"

....

Fuck! I want to punch the wall to make the whole-ass school shake and throw or smash my table to the teacher.

I took my hood off and continued staring outside of the window. I can't dare to look at Chloe's face. I could hear whispers around, the whispers of people who know about our history.

"Settle down people, I don't know what you are whispering about Stephen and Chloe there. Just pair with your seatmates again and prepare 1 whole sheet of paper"

People moved their seats near to their seatmates, loud skidding sounds of chairs and tables.

"Is there something about you and Chloe? Do you know each other?" Tina asked as she put her table and chair next to mine

"Nah, just nothing, just nothing"

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 I put all of my things in my bag except the paper I am writing my novels on. I hear footsteps behind me, I could feel a familiar sense of approach.

 I know it is Chloe, what does she want from me? I put my notebook inside my bag.

"Ehhh, Stephen, can we talk?"

 I blanked out----- I sighed. I turned around to face jer, seeing her whole face close-up again.

 She is beautiful as ever but that beauty will never catch my heart ever again.

"Okay" I replied

 She turned to go to the door, I followed behind her.

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 I just watched Stephen and Chloe go out of the room, there is really something between.

 Suddenly, our president Cheska and the others stood up and crushingly followed the two. I also stood up and followed them

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 HA! HEEE HA! HEEE HA! That was exhausting! I followed them to the entrance going to the open area in the center of the school.

 It was crowded, they had their phones out and started recording or taking pics of Stephen and Chloe who were near the tree.

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 Fresh air filled my nose, sunlight warming my skin. I stared at the big beautiful tree in front of me. The place where the founder of this school and his wife was buried.

 People on the benches are looking at something on their phones and talking with their friends or couples.

"H-hi, it is nice to see you again Stephen. How are you?" Chloe said looking at me while I am looking at the tree

"Yeah, I am doing great"

"Oh, is that so. It is nice to hear it"

 Both of us went quiet, I don't know what to reply. I just stared at the tree. This is very very awkward.

"I have something to say to you. This is going to be surprising. Would you like to hear it?*

 My heart started beating fast after hearing what she just said.

"Yeah, okay, I am ready to hear it" I replied, full of determination

"Okay, here I go. Wanna go back together?"

 My head moves on its own, looking at Chloe full of shock.

"Well, you know, getting back to my boyfriend and girlfriend again?"

 She tilted her face to try to make a cute face. I gritted my teeth, this bitch. After what she had done to me, this is what she wanted from me? I walked closer to her face.

"How dare you have the audacity to say that after leaving me" I replied angrily, trying to make my voice sound like a whisper

"We-well I thought you missed me"

"Miss you, seriously? You know, my heart was really really broke that day you left me. Nuh, no, I-I can't have this conversation long"

 I started to walk away to go back to my classroom. Chloe grabbed me on the wrist, stopping me.

"Just please give me another chance"

"A chance? Never"

"Just please, I promise I will be a good one until we get old. Remember what you said? Relationship is not just a joke, relationships should be permanent until-"

"And you broke that"

"That was just a mistake!"

"No, I kept on asking you that day but you remained quiet. Where is the fault in the love that I offered you!? Why was my love for you wasted!? Where did I go wrong loving you!? Saan ba ako nagkamali sa pagmamahal sayo!? All you just say, go to hell brat. I already know what kind of person you are. I just- I just"

 I looked down to the ground

"I just realized, I made the wrong choice loving you"