Chapter-384

Exam

Jay-Jay's POV

Why am I so scared? He's still Yuri. He's still my
riend. "Sshh. . ." he said and wiped my cheek with his thumb. I didn't realize I was already crying. I was still
leaning against the wall and his arms were blocking both of my heads. I was trapped and couldn't run. "Sshh. .
. I won't hurt you." "T-You're scaring me," I replied and he laughed a little. And I actually laughed. "You wouldn't
be afraid if you didn't think badly of me." That's right. What he said was true, if I didn't think badly of him, I
wouldn't be afraid like this. But what can I do, I can't help it. There's so much I don't know about him, plus he
might have bad plans for Keifer. What if he got mad at me because I interfered with his plan? Or maybe I was
an obstacle to his plan? Just like in the soap operas on TV, those who oppose the plan of the gangsters will be
punished. Just put that out of your mind, Jay! "If you don't act like this, I won't be afraid." I said bravely. I won't
let my life catch up to me. I'll fight even if I'm hungry. He bit his lip before smiling and speaking. "You always
have an answer." Oh, I guess! He grabbed my chin and forced my face to face him. I dodged a few times so his
hand ended up grabbing my jaw. One of my hands immediately went up to grab his wrist. "Calm down Jay, I
just want to talk to you properly," he said and brought his face closer to mine. "I don't intend to hurt you. You
trust me, right?" Do I still trust you? I took a deep breath to calm myself. When he noticed that I was breathing
properly, he let go of me. I was still leaning against the wall while watching him take the paper with Keifer's
name written on it. He held out the paper and faced me. "Apart from you, who else saw this?" I didn't know if I
should tell the truth. If I lied, the situation might get even more complicated, especially if he caught me. But I
couldn't abandon Ma'am Cindy. "W-No. Just me." He stared at me in the eyes. I tried to keep up with him to
prove that I wasn't lying. I was so grateful when he accepted my answer. "Do you know what this is?" I wanted
to say no, but who did I fool then? He's not stupid. I know he already has an idea that I know what that paper
is. Plus I ran earlier when he showed me the paper. Needless to say, I was just scared by Keifer's picture.
Huhu, how cute. I silently burst into tears and he sighed. "Of course you do. Is Freya the one who told you?" I
shook my head slowly. I was confused why he thought Freya could be the one who told me. Is it because
we're already talking or because she's also coming with us? Did she know I was gossiping with them back in
the hospital? "Tell the truth Jay, Freya will be devastated if they find out she told someone else about this."
Which of them? And why will Freya be devastated? "W-She didn't tell me anything. Freya and I aren't close," I
explained. It's true. We're not yet frenny enough to chat without fighting . It's like he's relieved. But it looks like
he's still not done asking me questions. "Who did you find out about this?" I shook my head. "I-I just
suspected, because the names with that, some are familiar." "And what do you suspect?" I took a few deep
breaths. "I-You have bad intentions for Keifer, maybe you'll bring him down like the other names with that." He
stared at me. He didn't even deny if my suspicion was wrong . It seemed like I was right. It seemed like Ma'am
Cindy was right. He approached me and held both of my hands. "Listen to me, right now I can't talk or tell you
anything. But I need you to trust me. Me, Freya and the other people involved in this, we need to be free from
the people who sent this." I was confused. Why is Freya with me? And free from who? I was only getting more
confused by what he was saying. I was asking for an answer but it just added more questions. I was annoyed
that he was doing this. Asking for an answer, what was it? "You have no one else to tell this to, Jay." I tried to
take my hands off him. I could see that he was hurt by what I did. "How can I be sure that you won't hurt
Keifer?" I really had a trust issue now. He stared at me. "I won't. I know I won't hurt him." It was hard for him to
trust me now but I would still do it. Because he's still my friend. Because he's still the Yuri I know. So even
though it was against my will, I nodded. "I don't have anything else to say, as long as you don't do anything to
him that will hurt him," I said and it was like we had an agreement. He smiled at me. At that moment I knew
his smile was genuine . I could be angry with him and fight him because of what I had proven, but now I
thought that maybe he was carrying a heavy burden. I didn't want to be a burden to him. But the moment I
noticed something bad, I wouldn't hesitate to tell Keifer the truth. Even though I knew that their friendship
would be ruined again. "Thank you for trusting me, when the right time comes, I will tell you everything," he
said and turned his back on me to leave the room. I sat down on the floor. There were so many things playing
in my mind. I couldn't help but be afraid for Keifer. I thought I would have less to think about when Ram was
gone, but now I have more to think about. It would be good if I had learned to think, but my brain is always
looking for food. I also sat on the floor for a few hours. I heard Kuya and I coming , but I didn't leave the room.
I didn't even realize that I had fallen asleep in my seat. I woke up because my back was hurting. I tried to
stretch but I heard my bones crack. My hip was still broken. I crawled closer to the bed just to find support to
stand up. I felt like an old man being hypnotized. I was still holding my hips as I stood up. I looked for my
cellphone to check the time. It was 5AM in the morning. I suddenly remembered that Mama and Aunt Gema
were leaving today. I took a moment to clean up in the bathroom before leaving the room. I caught up with
them in the living room, talking. Mama was wrapped up again and seemed to be cold. I was just getting closer
but she saw me right away. "You woke up early," she commented. "Nothing, you're leaving now?" I asked and
pointed to the several bags they were carrying . "Yes, we're just waiting for your Tito Julz." I nodded and looked
at Tita who was busy giving instructions to the maids. I faced Mama again. "You're going back here, right?" I
couldn't help but think that the police might pick her up there. She laughed a little. "Of course. I'm going to
look for a job here." I didn't know but my body and arms moved spontaneously to hug her. She was obviously
surprised by what I did but she joined in hugging me too. I was so behind on her. I still want to make up for it
and apologize to him properly. Come back here, I'm telling you, I'll follow you to jail. "What's wrong with you?"
he asked but I didn't answer. I let go and said goodbye to him. "I'm going back to sleep." I heard Aunt Gema's
soft laughter. I also said goodbye to Aunt. Not long after, Uncle Julz arrived followed by Brother Angelo. They
talked for a moment before finally saying goodbye to us. They got into the car one after another. Brother was
at the door watching them while I was still standing where they left me. I was scared for Mama. I hope there
was nothing wrong with her there. "Why are you up so early?" Brother asked when he turned around and saw
me. "My back hurt. I fell asleep on the floor." "What's so stupid of you that you ended up on the floor?" Stupid
right away? It couldn't have been that he just fell asleep or fell off the bed? "No, I just fell asleep there. Where
are Ma'am and Sir?" I changed the subject. "In the last guest room, Yuri is in Aries' room." "Aries agreed?" I
asked in disbelief. I knew they were getting along a bit but of course that horoscope still had a different way
of thinking. He still wasn't comfortable being with his old friends for a long time. It's good progress if my
brother agreed. But I can't help but worry, I just don't know for whom. "As if he had a choice to say no," my
cousin replied and I turned away . Oh, of course not, you are the law. I went back to my room to hopefully
sleep again. But my sleepiness was gone so I tried to read my notes. I even fixed the bench that tipped over
last night after I tried to run away from Yuri. Even if it was a short lecture, I hope something still came to my
mind. Maybe later I'll suddenly go blank while facing the test paper. It would be nice if someone could do
magic and answer me again for me. What if I get sick again? How could I? I didn't notice the time so I was
surprised when someone called me to have breakfast. I followed right away because I was already hungry, it
was good that my stomach had held out. I was stunned when I saw Yuri setting the table. She smiled sweetly
at me. "Good morning," she greeted. I just nodded and looked at Ma'am Cindy who had food. She smiled at me
and greeted me. Sir Alvin who was next to her did the same. "I hope you don't mind about us barging in," I
shook my head and was ready to answer but Kuya Angelo who had just arrived did it. "You're not barging in. I
invited you to be here." "Your cousins might still be here. Imagine their teachers in one roof with them," Sir
Alvin explained. Sir was right. It's strange that they're here at home. But I understand their situation. They need
to hide their children. They need a good place to live, even for a while, before they find a good and permanent
place. It's just embarrassing because they'll see how we act at home. I won't be leaving my room all the time.
I'll put the fridge in my room. "Good morning," Aries greeted me as he suddenly appeared behind me. Well, he's
a good guy now. "We're all done, shall we eat?" Ma'am asked and we took our seats. I wasn't comfortable
sitting next to Yuri so I switched places with Aries. It was a sacrifice because Kuya Angelo was next to me. It
was also a good thing that no one noticed what I did. I ate quietly but they continued talking. Sometimes I
answered their questions but I didn't interrupt the conversation. Breakfast was over and I went back to my
room first to get ready . I still couldn't organize my things in my bag. My notes were scattered . I was quick to
shower and get dressed. It was exam day, it was scary. When I reviewed, I was so nervous, unlike before when
I only had stock knowledge and no knowledge, just stock. At least it was done. After getting ready, I left the
room. It was just the right time because my brother was planning to visit me. He stopped when he saw me.
He must have been surprised because I was ahead of him. Amazing. You'll be amazed! "Are you sick?" he
asked me. "Why again? Because I was ahead of you?" I answered annoyed. He thought he might be able to
tease me. "No, because your lips are pale," he answered and turned away. I immediately touched my lips. They
were dry but I couldn't tell if they were pale. I thought this horoscope had done something wrong again. I just
hoped it would predict what would happen to me in the exam. I followed him without saying a word. I really
eel like he's just teasing me.Could it be that my lips are pale because of nervousness? I'm worried about our
exam, maybe the lessons I've studied over and over again will suddenly be erased. Just hold on to my brain,
please. Aries and I got in the car, I was hesitant when he took Yuri with me. I didn't say much the entire way to
school. Sir and Ma'am Cindy, went to school separately. I still don't understand why they set it up like that but I
just let it be. The adults are really messy. Big Brother is the most messy, because he's old. If my cousin could
only hear what I'm saying in my mind, he'd probably get mad at me. I just laugh at my insults to him. I can't
even tell him everything to his face, so they're just in my little brain. We arrived at school safely, when we got
to the parking lot, I immediately saw the King of Cobras. I immediately approached him hoping to surprise him
but he had already seen me. "I'm so annoyed, I was going to slap you." He laughed softly. "Just repeat that, I'll
pretend that I didn't know." "Eh? Where's the surprise?" "Add the word surprise," he said and I flinched. It was a
bit sudden but he was making me nervous. I punched him in the arm.
"Bwisitâ€"!" I was cut off by Yuri's sudden appearance
in front of us.
I couldn't help but grab one of my hands on
Keifer's arm. He looked at me before turning his gaze to me and smiling and
acing the King.
Why was I nervous?
"How's Keigan?" he asked.
"Good, I think. He locked himself in the room again and
they had a hard time letting him out so there was a commotion," he explained.
They started walking so I had to follow. I let go of
Keifer because they were both pinching me. I went behind him and immediately
grabbed the end of his shirt so I wouldn't be able to get away from them.
They continued chatting while I just listened.
Yuri would look at me every now and then but I just avoided it. He also tried
to ask me questions but I kept my answers to him to a minimum.
I felt isolated from him.
I felt bad for him because I felt this way about
him.
We arrived at the room and I immediately noticed everyone's silence.
I looked at the Ulopong and most of them were looking at
Drew, Rory and Edrix who were in the corner of the room with a frown. Some greeted me but
most of them were indifferent.
I tried to smile at Drew but they only forced a smile back
at me before looking away. The same goes for Rory and Edrix.
They were clearly avoiding each other.
"Jay," Keifer called to me and pulled me slightly closer to
my table. "Please ignore them."
"Why would I do that?"
"For your safety," he replied.
I was about to complain but I saw Keifer's seriousness. After
all, he should have avoided it because he was the next target.
I pouted and just sat down at my table. David was awake now,
probably because he had an exam so he needed to be active. Ci-N
was playing on his cellphone. Sir wasn't there yet so I took
my notes to read.
Seriously serious about reading, not understanding anything.
Now I have proven that students really do become religious
when exams are approaching, because they can only pray for a
miracle to pass. It makes me cry.
It didn't take long for Sir to arrive. He greeted us and simply
looked at the corner of the room where the three of them were. It seemed like
Sir was hiding some resentment towards Drew. He just glanced at me. But if I
were Sir, I would take it personally and drop it.
Just kidding, Drew is also pitiful.
His grades are also questionable and he might not graduate. So I hope he can make up for it
now so he won't have to struggle anymore. I know his priority now
is to pay off his debt, but
his diploma will also help him a lot.
I hid my things and left behind what I needed for the exam.
When the test paper arrived, I immediately said Thank you, Lowd. Yes, I'm not
a zero on this. I already have one point.
We started the exam, there were times when I couldn't remember the
question but I'm proud to say that I remember most of them. Ci-N was the
first to finish and pass the paper, followed by Yuri, the King of the
Snakes and David. Almost half of my classmates had already passed
before I finished and could pass my own paper.
I handed it to Sir with a wide smile. He even laughed at my appearance.
"That was fast, is that all correct?" he asked and I shook my head while
smiling.
He just smiled at me silly before accepting the other
Snake's paper. I went back to my seat and smiled proudly at David.
He also smiled because of my reaction.
"Good mood," he said.
"Of course, I remembered a lot of the ones I reviewed."
"Really? Did you notice the mixed answers too?"
he asked, making my smile disappear.
What mixed answers? What was that?
I shook my head. "Huh? Is there one?"
"Yes, that's the answer you thought was wrong,"
he replied seriously.
I suddenly shivered. I didn't notice that. Does that mean the
correct answer is different but I didn't see or even notice it. "There's nothing like that," Ci-N interjected into our
conversation and David's silly smile
gradually appeared. Oh, you're a jerk! He was just being threatening. "I'm just kidding," he told me and I
immediately reached out to hit him. "You're a jerk! I thought my review ended in nothing!" He laughed weakly. I
hit him a few more times and only stopped when Sir got our attention. He arranged the papers in front of us
and waited for us to be quiet. "I've explained this before but I'll repeat it again. This will be your final exam but
we still have a post-final exam," Sir began and we all focused. "You can make up for it if you have failed and
you can also use the score there as your entrance exam score for the university or college of your choice." I
nodded but I really didn't understand anything. "Sadly, not all universities are accepting the post-final exam
score as an entrance exam score. Unfortunately we are not accredited to those universities. So if you go to
that school and pass all your exams, you don't need to take the post - final exam." Suddenly the Ulopongs
screamed so I turned to them. Another one appeared and Mayo tried to hug Kit but she was just pushed in the
ace so she almost fell over. "Oh no," she complained. "You're so skinny," Kit replied. I shook my head. Sir
grabbed our attention again. "Anyway, scores will be posted on Monday so enjoy the long weekend," he said
and I clapped my hands. Waley, school is tomorrow, Friday is the fun. When Sir left, we also stood up. I
thought the others were ready to go home but I was surprised when the crowd gathered behind the three of
them. "What? The three of you have different faces!" Denzel said. Eman tried to stop him. I can't blame him for
his anger because he almost thought badly of his wife while looking for a traitor. "We also have to take
exams," Rory replied and Eren pushed him. Rory immediately retaliated against him so a fight started but Yuri
and David quickly intervened. They dragged the people involved away. "Just kidding!" Eren shouted at David.
"Calm down!" he replied to him. "How can we calm down, we're treated like criminals here! You won't even
consider our reasons!" Rory said angrily . "That's just a reason!" Blaster replied to him. "Did you guys think we
could approach you too? You don't trust us that's why you're acting like that." I also wanted to speak up to stop
them but Keifer stopped me. He tried to push me away and took me outside our classroom. "Wait a minute,
can't we at least stop them?" I stopped the King of Cobras. "David and Yuri are there, let's just leave them
alone for now." He grabbed my hand and pulled me away. I didn't answer even though I was really annoyed. If
his reason was still safety, I don't think we have any problems there anymore. Ram is gone, I don't know of
anyone who could hurt or attack me except his Monster Dad. He's gone. I'm on a bad trip. I thought we were
going straight to the parking lot but that's how surprised I was when he took me to the front of the Section A
room. "Sorry, I can't take you. I need to do something urgently," he said and kissed my forehead. "I will talk to
you later." "S-Okay, be careful." Before leaving, he kissed me twice on the lips and smiled broadly. "That's for
the two profanities yesterday." I teased him, which made him laugh. He left me standing where I was. He
waved before winking. I had no choice now but to wait for my brother to finish so I could go home with him . I
must have been wandering around for a few more minutes when I noticed the Ulopongs running away. They
seemed to be in a hurry and had somewhere to go. The last thing I saw was Rory, Edrix, and Drew. They were
still talking while walking slowly. "I'm going straight home, I'll take care of my brother and Mom first," Drew
said to his companions. I pouted. An idea just came to my mind. I hoped I wouldn't get scolded for what I was
thinking of doing.