Yuri's POV:
"What did Ci-N say?" I ask.
"He said his face is obviously bruised.... He won't be coming to school for now," Keifer answered.
Word had reached us that Ci-N got into a fight. Apparently, he faced seven guys. Knowing Ci-N, we knew he could handle it, but when he mentioned he had bruises and injuries, we had a strong feeling his opponents weren't ordinary.
"He was coming from Jay-Jay's place when those jerks confronted him," Felix added while eating.
I raised an eye brow. Jay-jay?
"What was she doing there?" Keifer asked.
"He was escorting her....." Felix replied, followed by a loud burp.
Ugh! Disgusting!
I glared at him. "Where did you even get that food?!" I asked angrily.
"From Jay-jay....."
Seriously?
Keifer and I exchanged looks.
"I thought we agreed no girls in this section? Why does it seem like she has no plans to transfer?"
"She doesn't want to..... What can I do?" Keifer answered boredly.
"Maybe what you did wasn't enough? The girl before her, you only messed with her once."
"Are we really going to make Jay-jay leave? That's such a waste...." Felix chimed in.
"Felix.... we talked about this before, right?"
"Yeah....." he answered shortly.
I looked back ahead and adjusted my glasses. It's not that I hate girls or anything, but a girl was the reason for the chaos before.
I don't want that to happen again. I'm already tired of what's happening at home, and now here too.
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**Jay-Jay's POV:**
I feel like an idiot in Aries's car. I'm not moving at all. If I could stop breathing, I would've done it already. Good thing I haven't farted yet.
"Uhmmm..... Aries," I started, but he kept his eyes straight ahead. "I know you're mad at me, and I want to apologize-----"
"Jay, your sorry won't change anything," he replied seriously.
"I-I know..... I just want to----"
He suddenly slammed the steering wheel. I was a bit startled, but this expression didn't change. What a waste of my English.
I didn't want to add to his anger. "Aries..... please stop the car. I'll just get off here."
But he ignored me and kept driving until we reached the school and parked. I was about to get out, but the car doors were still locked.
I looked at him, but he was silent. He let out a heavy sigh.
"It'll take a while for the anger to go away.... Just do what Kuya and I want. Maybe that'll change things."
He unlocked the doors and got out. I quickly followed and walked away from him.
Maybe that'll change....
He's giving me a chance. This is it; Aries and I might finally get along. I'll prove that I've really changed. Yeah! I'm a good girl now.
I walked into our room with a smile. But it disappeared when I saw my chair. The part of my skirt that got stuck to it was still there.
I glared at Keifer's group. Oh! Yuri's here too! That guy's got a poker face, just like Keifer.
Since this torn skirt is part of my painful past, I'm not going to remove it. It's staying there forever. I'll take a picture of it later.
I checked the chair first before sitting down. Better safe than sorry!
I immediately rummaged through my bag to get my notebook and book. But because of all the chocolates in my bag, it was hard to find them. Why does my bag feel so deep?
I think I brought too many chocolates. I was only planning to give some to Ci-N and Felix. Kuya Angelo is to blame for this.
He gave me so many pasalubongs. There were even clothes and a handbag. Like I'd ever use those.
I turned around to call Felix. He had just finished eating Nova and was licking his fingers. Eww!
"Felix! Come here!" I called.
He was about to stand up when Yuri stopped him. What's his problem?
"If you need something, why don't you come here yourself?" Yuri said.
I frowned at his words. He's so grumpy! I glared at him.
I just grabbed a big chocolate from my bag.
"Felix!" I called and showed him the chocolate.
The guy looked like a drooling dog. Even our classmates looked over, their eyes gleaming at what I was holding. Have they never seen chocolate before?
Even Keifer looked at us, but he kept his poker face.
Yuri couldn't do anything when Felix ran over to take the chocolate I was offering.
"Is this really for me?!" he asked excitedly as he took the chocolate.
I smiled at him. "Yes..... It's yours."
Felix fumbled like a kid trying to open the chocolate box. In his panic, he couldn't open it properly until..... Keifer snatched it from him?
"You're so slow!" Keifer complained and quickly opened the box.
He took a piece and handed the rest back to Felix.
I looked at him curiosly. So he likes chocolate too, but he doesn't want to show it.
He raised an eye brow when he noticed me staring at him. Oh crap! Why was I even looking at him?
"You really like bringing food, huh?" Keifer suddenly asked.
"Huh?!"
"Then I have a task for you," He said and went back to his seat.
I was about to ask what he meant, but Sir Alvin arrived.
What task is he talking about? I'm getting nervous. It's probably another one of their pranks. What are they planning this time? I couldn't even concentrate on what Sir was teaching.
Why isn't Ci-N here yet? Did something happen to him? I thought about the guys who were following him earlier.
Class ended. I packed my things so I could leave and have lunch my hideout. Hehehe, I'm so hungry!
"Jay!" Felix called me.
I looked at him and noticed they were all approaching me. Like, all of them! The whole class, including Keifer and Yuri.
"Oh!" Keifer said as he handed me a piece of paper.
I took it and looked at it.
**Order #1**
2 rice / minudo / 1 bottled water
**Order "2**
2 1/2 rice / sinigang an hipon / orange juice
**Order #3**
Lasagna / iced tea
And so on.....
" What's this?" I asked, confused.
"Our orders.... You're buying them from the cafeteria," Keifer said.
Why me? This us ridiculous! They've got themselves a helper!
"What?! There's so much!----Hello? I'm just one person!"
"Then figure it out," Yuri replied.
Whoa.... This is so annoying! Take a deep breath.
"Why are you ordering me around?"
"You like bringing food anyway, so you might as well make it official. You'll be the one bringing our food here," Keifer said, his hands in his pockets.
"What makes you think I'll follow you?!" I said with attitude.
I used English to make my sassiness count. Did they think I'd just obey? No way! I'm smart, you know!
"Simple...." he started. His expression suddenly changed. He smirked and looked at me intently, slowly walking toward me. I don't know.... There was something in his gaze that made me step back. With every step he took, I took one back, until I stopped because of the table behind me.
Even my heart panicked and started beating loudly and fast. Hey, heart! Why are you acting up?!
On either side of me, Keifer slowly placed his hands on the table behind me. I was completely cornered! His face was so close to mine that I learned back to create some distance.
"You wouldn't want us to starve. We might just eat you if we get hungry," he said, then winked.
Okay..... I know what he meant. Oh my God! Please, no! What am I supposed to do? They might actually eat me.
I swallowed hard. "O-okay.... I'll buy you food."
Our classmates cheered loudly. Keifer straightened up and handed me some money. I finally breathed easier, and my heartbeat slowly returned to normal.
"Nice one, bro....."
"Finally, we'll get to eat."
"Yeah..... I'm so tired of Yuri's food."
Can I laugh? I couldn't help but laugh at the last thing I heard. Yuri immediately glared at the guy who said it. Hahaha. What a savage mouth.
I looked at the list they gave me again. Damn! It's longer than a grocery list.
"Do you have a problem with the list?" Keifer asked.
Oh, I have many! I'll feed this to you!
Of course, I didn't say that. I just smiled, a plastic smile, so he'd know how annoyed I was.
"No..... Your list is so short. Do you want to add more?" I replied sarcastically.
He just smirked annoyingly. "Go now
... We're starving."
He's so bossy! But I did it anyway. It's better to play along. I quickly walked to the cursed cafeteria. It's cursed because it's bad luck.
When I entered, as usual, everyone went quiet, followed by whispers. But my attention wasn't on them. It was on the line!
The line was so long, damn! It's longer than the line for relief goods after a typhoon. I joined the line, hoping it wouldn't get longer.
The line was moving so slowly! So annoying!
I checked how much money Keifer gave me. It felt thick.
1....2....3.....4.....5....6....7...That's a lot? 8.....9...10....just ten.
"Ten thousand?! I exclaimed, causing everyone to look at me.
I tightened my girl on the money. That jerks! That's so much money! It's enough for a birthday party. Should I just take it?
The line moved, and I got closer to one of the servers. I handed her the list, and she looked at me, confused.
"Miss, where am I supposed to pull all this? There's so much."
Crap! I forgot about that.
I guess I'll just put everything in a big pot. Like pig feed. But Keifer might get mad at me.
"Ma'am, do you have a box? Just put everything there so I can carry it all."
"Y-yes..... Sure," The server replied and quickly started perparing the order----their order, not mine.
She even called for help because there was so much. Well, those guys are gluttons, so I shouldn't be surprised.
While waiting. I realized people were talking about me.
"Really? She's lucky she's with Keifer."
"I bet she'll transfer soon."
"I saw her with Ci-N. She's such a flirt."
"Maybe they just ran into each other."
"Ci-N is cute, though."
"Wasn't Calix there too? Mica's ex?"
"I saw Yuri; he's back."
"Did you see Edrix? He's so handsome. He was with Felix earlier."
Different people were talking, saying different things. But something caught my attention.