Chapter-53

Payback


Jay-jay's POV


Boring!!!!!!!!!!! Boring! So boring! We don't have a teacher.
I think we've lost the will to teach in our section.
These snakes are so useless.
I mean!
That's just a joke of course. But there are three teachers who haven't shown up to
our class.
"Is there a meeting?" I asked David who was playing on his phone.
"He said there is..." He replied bored.
Is that so?
It seems like it's better when we have problems to deal with. Because
we're busy and can't rest.
Just kidding!!!
I want to rest from those problems. I haven't even
reached the second exam yet, no matter what we've been dealing with.
I also need to clear my mind. I also have problems at home.
Grandma and I just left. She clarified to me what the Twins were saying
.
'Ex-BF' is already awake. But he still hasn't recovered.
He can't even speak properly.
The twins were just being mean and trying to scare me. Twin
Animals!
*Kkkrrrriiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnggggggg!!!!
It's lunch time. I should be excited because I'm going to eat but I'm still bored
.
I was about to walk to our hangout, but
Keifer blocked me.
I arched a brow. What's the need for this?
"Why?"
"I was going to get the payment." He said and held out his hand.
Shooooot! The 25k I borrowed.
I forced a smile. I need to be polite to the collector. "Not yet..."
"When do you plan on paying me?" He asked calmly.
Of all the collectors, this one is the one who doesn't get angry. It's nice
to borrow money from someone like this.
I scratched my head. "I don't know yet."
"Tss."
That was the 'Tss' sound. He still didn't leave in front of me.
Our classmates were also looking at us with dead guts.
Keifer suddenly smiled. That smile is so silly and you know
there's something crazy brewing in his mind.
"If you don't have money to pay. You can pay me with something
else." He said and looked at my chest.
My eyes widened. I immediately covered my chest with my arms
and slightly avoided him.
I was so angry!
"Don't you want it?" He asked with a seductive voice.
Oh shutang*names!!
"You idiot!"
He suddenly laughed. Even the vipers who could hear us laughed
too.
"Stupid. I'm just messing with you." He said.
This Keifer is a fool! But I have to admit that my heart beat faster.
Because he's the King of Vipers.
"You're a fool! Do you know that?" I said with a grin.
"Sss. Just pay me for the food." He suddenly said.
"Food?"
"Make me lunch, like you do with Ci-N and
David."
That sounds delicious. At least I won't have to worry about the money
to pay him. Nice! Nice!
"Until when?" I asked.
"Until graduation."
Very intense!
"You're lucky there!"
"You owe me 25k. If you had just listened to me,
the money wouldn't have gone to Mykel." He retorted.
"Convert what you're paying for into the food I'm paying for!"
"25pesos per pack of lunch." He said and crossed his arms.
"What?! Where did you find 25pesos for rice and ulam?!"
"It's in a promo! Student meal."
Animal... They said they'd put a promo on it.
"150 per pack of lunch!" I said.
"50." He offered.
"150."
"60." He offered again.
This guy is stingy! He has a lot of money.
He's really spending a lot of money.
"150! That's final! Don't be so loud!"
"Shh. You're cheating me!"
"No! It's worth it, you think."
He reached into his pocket and took a deep breath.
"Start today. Your lunch is mine!" He said and tried to grab my bag.
"Hey! What... What?!"
I didn't agree and tried to take my bag back. The impact was so bad,
he was really stupid! He slapped my hand so I let go.
"Ouch!"
"Shhh."
He opened my bag and tried to take out a lunch box.
He looked at the food first before handing the bag back to me.
I glared at him. Before he could do another
stupid thing, I walked away and headed straight to our hangout.
But I stopped when I saw Yuri standing near the stairs.
He was holding a paper bag.
"Yuri. How are you doing?" I asked.
He looked away and I noticed that his cheeks were red.
He also rubbed his neck.
"W-what... I-I was supposed to eat it together." He replied.
Geez! That's all.
"Come on... The two of us are waiting."
I walked up the stairs and Yuri followed.
Ci-N and David were already there, still looking like they were teasing me.
"What took you so long----woah! Why is Yuri here?"
Ci-N asked a little OA.
"He said he was going to eat with us."
I sat on the stairs right next to where David was sitting.
I tapped the step next to me. "You're here."
Yuri didn't move. "Are you really hanging out here?"
"It was supposed to be in the second room at the end but Calix made us leave
. He said it was just for them and Mica." Ci-N explained.
We should have moved to that room. But Calix said
it was just for them. Mica would have agreed, he's just a jerk.
"Because he's greedy!" Ci-N shouted.
"Hey! I hear you!" Calix replied.
We just laughed. They were like crazy. They were going to fight over the hangout.
I reached for David and Ci-N's lunch box.
I was going to share because Keifer took mine so they might get hung.
These guys still have a pet in their stomachs. My pet is fine,
he can eat my insides.
Yuri sat next to me and handed me the paper bag he was holding.
"What is this?" I asked.
"Bomb." He replied.
I looked at him evilly. He was talking to me properly. He really is crazy!
"Look at it first." He ordered.
I did so. Two packs of Sushi!!! My heart was jumping with
happiness! I haven't tasted this yet.
It looked like he just took it out from a sushi restaurant. Rich!
"This is mine?" I asked with all my joy.
"No. I was just going to let you open it."
My smile disappeared. My mood also sank. Impact! He was so mean
to me! So mean! He was making me cry.
"Hahahaha... Just kidding. That one is really yours."
But I needed to be sure. This guy's trip was also strong
. Abnormal!
"Wow? Is that true?"
He didn't answer. He took a pack and opened it. He took out
a piece of sushi and forced me to eat it.
"Do you believe it?" He asked.
Because my mouth was watering. I just nodded.
He started eating. There was a time when Ci-N asked for it but
Yuri didn't want to give it to him. He
was stingy too!
This sushi was delicious! The sauce was a bit salty but delicious.
"What the hell was going through your mind and you came with us?"
I asked Yuri before taking a bite.
"W-nothing. I don't want to eat in the room."
"Oh, you did the right thing! I'm sure you'll have nothing left if
you eat there!"
"Yeah... I think so."
"Why did you forbid our classmates from
going to the cafeteria?" I asked, stopping Yuri and Ci-N.
Oh!
I was babbling. I guess my mouth lost its filter and all that was
suddenly coming out.
But Yuri didn't seem to have any.
"That's what Keifer and I agreed on. It's better if
they don't get involved in our fight with Aries." He explained.
"Does that mean you're the only ones who banned Section E from
going to the cafeteria?"
"At first... Yes we are. Then it seems like Aries got wind of what
we did and he banned the Es from the cafeteria completely
."
Wow! Aries is really the one to blame for everything. I realized something else
... It's really hard to explain this Ci-N.
He already explained it to me before.
"Jay..." Ci called me. "..whose side are you on if
Keifer and Aries ever get into trouble again?"
I fell silent. Whose side is it?
Aries is my blood relative, he's angry with me and doesn't seem to have any plans to make
peace. It's still wrong if I'm not on his side.
What if he's the one who's wrong?
It's even more wrong to tolerate the wrong.
I suddenly felt confused. I'm not sure who's
right between them. But even so, I guess it was still wrong for me to side with the
wrong person.
Oh... My head hurts!!
"I don't know... I'm confused!" I answered Ci-N.
"You don't have to choose. You've been stuck in
our mess for a long time. No matter who you side with, the ending is still the same.
You'll still get hurt." Yuri explained.
Is it just me or does what he said to me mean something. It
's like there's another meaning. Is there something he wants to convey?
Ci-N looked away. David just kept quiet.
Yuri's eyes were staring at me.
"W-how did you say that?"
"You're in Section E, where we are. Aries is your blood relative.
Do you think you're still stuck in our mess?"
I couldn't answer. It was like that wasn't the answer I wanted
to hear. But maybe that's what Yuri really wanted to say.
It could be that but it could also be that.
Or maybe it's just how I feel.