Chapter-40

Good or Bad News

Jay-jay's POV

"Open it!" I ordered Calix. "I'm nervous!" He
replied. I glared at him. This was his chance to find out about Mica's decision but he didn't want to look at it.
Abnormal! After Mica talked to me earlier. He handed me the letter with a big smile. He was talking to me
when I gave it to Calix and there was his decision in it. I immediately gave it to Calix and dragged me to the
second floor of the Section E building. So here we are now. I was acting like a fool, insisting. "I'll open it!" I said
and tried to snatch the letter. Calix immediately pushed the letter away from me. "I don't want to! It should be
me!" "Hurry up because..." I pleaded with him. "Here it is!" He replied. He slowly opened the envelope. He took
the letter and unfolded it from the fold. It was thrilling! I waited for him to say something. He was still staring
at the letter when suddenly tears started to fall. Shit! I didn't know what to say to him. He still continued
reading and his tears continued to flow. I wanted to apologize, but for what. He finished reading the letter and
slowly put it down. He was just stunned and still crying. "Calix..." I called to him. I looked at him and he
suddenly smiled. I didn't know if he was going crazy or just trying to make himself happy. "Hahaha... T-thank
you Jay!" He said. I was nervous about Calix. I felt like he was really going crazy. "Jay! T-he gave me a chance!"
When he said that, I jumped up and clapped my hands. I knew it was OA but I was expecting failure. Calix
wiped her tears and laughed. The sad aura was gone. It was like everything was okay again. "Don't hurt Mica
again! I'll make you jealous!" I threatened him. He just laughed and laughed. I was happy for them. Calix won't
cry again and Mica won't have to endure everything. I really should be able to talk to Aries. He needs to stop
Mica and punish what needs to be punished. We went back to the room with great joy. Even our classmates
noticed Calix's smile. He gave me the good news. I couldn't wait to meet Aries. Class was over. I was acting
ast, even at quarter past one. I also walked and ran to get home right away. That's it, Aries wasn't there yet. I
waited for him at the door to make sure we wouldn't get involved. I must have been here for an hour at my
place but he still wasn't there. Until I heard the car horn outside. I was excitedly waiting for the car to pull into
the garage. There it was! There it was! Aries got out and looked at me angrily. He was about to go inside when
I blocked him. "Tsk! Why again?" He asked me angrily. I showed him the phone and let the video play. He
stared at me for a long time and suddenly his eyebrows furrowed. "What's that for? Why do you have to show
me that?" He said. Oh! Aren't you angry? "Proof! That Mica wasn't the one who said the 'M' word to Ella.
There's an additional one, she repeated it!" She crossed her arms and faced me. "What do you want me to
do?" "S-stop Mica..." I replied. This is not what I expected. She should be angry with Freya. "Granted." She
replied and went inside. I immediately chased her and blocked her again. "What's up?!" "Aren't you even going
to fight Freya about this?! She deserves to be punished..." Aries chuckled. "That's it! You want to get back at
Freya, is that right?" "H-ha? Y-because----" "You want to use me to get back at her! You show me that video as
proof but you also use it to persuade me to get angry with Freya!" "Y-no----" "Because that's what you want! I
am not going to punish Freya!" Her tone was angry. "Don't ever try to use me again!" He said and left
completely. I knew he was right. I shouldn't have used him to get back at Freya. But it was just me, he
punished the wrong person. I failed to enter the room. I fell down and stared at the ceiling. Why is it unfair? I'm
just trying to help Mica at the same time punish Freya. But Aries won't do that because that's what I want.
Why? Why are you like that Aries? Are you too angry with me? I tried to make peace but you're so stubborn.
Can't we be like before? When we used to play at Auntie's house. You picked me up from home and talked to
Mama to let me out to play. You invited me to bathe in the river and brag about your school here with you. I
know it's a childish thing to do but the bonding, the smiles and laughter we had. Can't you take that back? The
next day... I got up at noon. There was no school. The weather was cloudy and it looked like it was going to
rain. I walked to the kitchen. I wanted to eat. Not getting up early makes me hungry. When I got down, I
stopped. Why are these people here? "Hi Jay!" Kiko greeted me and waved. I forced a smile and waved too.
Section A was here. As usual, Freya the witch, Ella, Kiko, Mykel who looked at me badly and others I didn't
know. I went straight to the kitchen where Tita was preparing a sandwich. "Tita... Why are Aries' classmates
here?" I asked. "They said they were going to do a report. They were just waiting for Aries and the others ." Tita
said. She handed me a sandwich and a glass of juice. "Eat now..." I did, because I was hungry. I didn't want to
stay here at home. I felt weird when they were here. Especially that Freya, my blood was boiling. After all, the
weather was gloomy. I'm going to ride my bike, I'm going for a walk. I still can't reach other places here. After
eating, I went back to the room and got ready. I also got my phone and headset ready. Kiko was the first to
notice me when I got off. "Are you leaving?" "Yes.. Exercise too." His face seemed sad. "Okay.. Be careful! I'll
miss you." Ahihihi... I love you! "Me too..." I answered without realizing it. He suddenly smiled. What did I
answer? "I-I'll miss myself..." I continued and he suddenly laughed. "Hahahaha... You're so cute, Jay." Cute?! I'm
cute?! I'M SO CUTE!!! AHAHAHAHAHA My heart suddenly skipped a beat. So before he left my body, I left the
house. I took the bike and pedaled. Kiko is awesome! My heart is going crazy because of him. You're so flirty,
Jay! While biking, I was with some kids who were teaching me how to bike too. Hey... It turns out Aries was
the one who taught me how to bike. I suddenly felt sad. I shouldn't have thought about that. Because these
are kids! Then suddenly the music on my cellphone changed. The two of us just kept going . (We don't talk
anymore - Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez) We don't talk anymore We don't talk anymore We don't talk anymore
Like we used to do "Jay! Let's go! I have a new toy." "There it is!" We don't laugh anymore What was all of it for?
Oh we don't talk anymore Like we used to do "Look at me! I'm flying!" "You might fall! Get down there Jay!" I
just heard you found the one you've been looking for, You've been looking for. I wish i would have known that
wasn't me. Cause even after all this time. I still wonder why i can't move on. Just the way you did so easily.
"Mama beat me! Huhuhu!" "That's okay Jay... When you grow up, beat him too." We don't talk anymore. We
don't talk anymore. We don't talk anymore. Like we used to do "I'm going back on vacation. I'm going to study
first." "Promise?" We don't laugh anymore What was all of it for? Oh we don't talk anymore Like we used to do
"Let's play Aries!" "No more Jay!" I just hope you're lying next to somebody. Who knows how to love you like
me. There must be a good reason that you've gone. Every now and then I think you might want me to come
show up at your door, but I'm just afraid that I'll be wrong. "Why? You don't want to play with me anymore?"
"We're not young enough to play!" That we don't talk anymore. (We don't we don't) We don't talk anymore (We
don't we don't) We don't talk anymore Like we use to do We don't laugh anymore (We don't we don't) What was
all of it for? (We don't we don't) Oh we don't talk anymore Like we used to do. "Aries... What happened to your
Dad?" "I don't know..." "Are you okay?" "I don't know..." "Aries----" "I think it's better if you don't talk to me
anymore. Just... Just stay away from me." I stopped. I didn't notice that I was crying. I was crying over the
memories that were the only ones I had. The times when Aries would play and talk to me. There were times
when my brother and I made mistakes too. It's just weird. Those are the only memories I have of my
childhood. That's all I have. +