That Letter - A Cinderella Story

VI.

-Irene-

            "Promise me not to deal with that jerk again, ok?" I stopped and reminded him before I continued walking. Even though he broke my heart I don't want him getting into fights because of me... speaking of... I need to find Wendy immediately.

            I went to my locker to see if she's there, her locker was just next to mine so I can find her easily in there and for sure she's waiting for me there too. We have same classes now so we'll be going there together.

            I walked fast to get there only to see that she's not there.... where could she be?

            I just put my things in there and got my science book and a notebook. I looked everywhere to see if she's just somewhere talking to someone or whatever. She should be here waiting for me, or I'll wait for her. I stood there for a while waiting for her to come.

            My locker's door suddenly slammed close by someone from behind me, gosh! I hate slamming.

            "Careful! you might---" uh-oh... it's that jerk again... what is he doing here? He looked angry "What are you doing here?" I was shocked at first but then I quickly changed it into my annoyed looks

            "Where's your boyfriend?" he asked as his jaw clenched, his dark-green eyes pierced into mine again, but now it's a lot more fiercer. It looked so dangerous as if it's going to swallow me alive.

            But I shouldn't let my guard down, I rolled my eyes and looked at him right through his eyes with my blank expression

            "Why are you looking for him?" I asked him without breaking our stare down, let's see who breaks it first ahahaha "And he's not my boyfriend, if you want, you can have him" I continued

            "Yuck, I'm not gay" he exclaimed as he slammed my locker door again

            "Hey, you're destroying it! Of course I know you're not gay, you're a man-s**t remember?" I said as I closed my locker door so that he can't slam it once again

            "Shut your mouth bish!" he exclaimed with anger, I can even hear his teeth grinding "Where is he!?" he asked again

            "Why don't you look for him yourself? Why do you bother asking me, I won't answer you anyway" I said as I looked away from him with my lack-of-interest look "And don't look for him" I snapped "Don't touch him, I swear you'll regret it" I added as I glared at him furiously

            "W-what!?" he cracked in between his laughter "Are you threatening me?" he continued as he laughed hard

            "Why? are you threatened young man? I'm telling you, you're not gonna like me when I'm angry, you've got no balls anyway" I stated with conviction upon my voice to make sure it's not so obvious that I'm just making things up ahahahaha I don't know where I'm getting all these things ahahahaha

            "Watch your words young lady, I'm not a coward, and I'm not afraid of you" he responded as his eyebrows met each other and his face turning red while he leaned closer to me pushing my back to my locker.

             Gosh! He looked so scary! I don't care anyway, look at him, he's so triggered while I'm just playing around ahahaha poor guy

            "Neither do I" I answered and gave him my sweetest smile to annoy him more... I felt his muscles getting tighter and his fist clenching... Oh gosh! Here it goes.... He's about to punch me.... God help me... I shouldn't have triggered him in the first place!

             I closed my eyes and waited for his fist to hit my face... I hope it won't be that painful... and please not my face, I spent a lot of money for my skincare...

            "Hey bro, she's just a girl, stop" I heard someone shouted just before everything is about to happen. I slowly opened my eyes and see Felix's hands were held by someone else’s as if preventing him to punch me... 

            I recognize him, he's his friend, the one with the iconic platinum blonde hair... aww my Knight in shining armor. I mouthed 'thank you' and left my position as I saw Wendy from a corner.

            "What's happening here?" she asked me with her worried tone... I noticed a lot of students staring at us especially to Felix who's very angry at the moment ahahaha serves him right, now his image is affected...

            "I don't know, I was just waiting for you, he suddenly came, and look… he was about to kill me, I'm just a poor little girl" I faked a tear and made myself sound like a whining baby to get everyone's sympathy.

            I hugged Wendy to make the scene more realistic, now I don’t regret joining theater club during my eighth grade, now I just used it for cover up ahahaha

            "What!? Hey, you were provoking me, you even called me a man with no balls! What the heck!?" he defended himself

            "Bro, still she's a girl, he's got nothing on you" his friend said and calmed him down. I looked at him and gave him a wink before Wendy held my hand and walked away from that place.

             I noticed his face turning red again ahahaha he looked so hilarious... I heard whispers around the place probably talking about him. Let's see how people will hate him after this.

            "Science..." Wendy uttered as we reached our classroom "Are you sure he didn't hurt you? I can bring you to the clinic if you don't feel good" she said and looked at me with concern

            "I'm fine, a lot of things happened today, I'm not good but I can handle it" I said and entered our classroom "Hey, I have something to tell you, but let's talk about it later" I said and entered the classroom.

            "Ok, but what is it about?" she said excitedly, look at her nosiness ahahahaha she always likes talking about gossips, yea she’s so nosy…

            "I said later... It's a surprise" I said with excitement and sadness, she noticed it so she just shut up and went to our seats...

            Our teacher entered after we took our seats. I looked everywhere to see if there is a sign Felix around... good thing he's not here...or else, I'm doomed... I hate classes with him, and I'm gonna hate my first two classes...

            "Good morning everyone, I'm Mr. Clarke, your Biology teacher..." blah blah blah, so much for introduction, he looked like an old man same age with Mrs. Wayles, and he's almost bald, he just had a few hairs left.

            His appearance looked really like a science geek, complimented with his big glasses and oversized polo tucked in his loosed brown pants... I don't care what he looks like as long as Felix is not in here then I can study peacefully...

            "I'm so sorry I'm late" someone came slamming the door and went inside immediately

            "Me too" the other one said... Here we go with late comers and slamming the door, let me guess...

            "Felix" I whispered to myself... gosh! Why is this happening? Does he have to be in my class for like three consecutive subjects? I can't study peacefully in that case... My happy days are over...

            "Hi" he greeted me and gave me a wink before he sat down next to me... and why does the chair next to me has to be empty so he can sit in there? I just ignored him and focused myself to our teacher "Hey, I said Hi" he poked my shoulder

            "Shut up, I'm listening" I said without looking at him and focused myself to our teacher again, I heard him sigh but I don't care he's just distracting me

            "I'm sorry" he said and sat himself properly then face our teacher, I quickly turned to him the moment I heard him saying sorry... like, what's wrong with him, he was so angry with me a while ago and now he's saying he's sorry? Weird

            "What? I thought you were listening?" he looked at me asking while his left eyebrow raised

            "Really? You were sorry? Since when did you learn that?" I sarcastically asked, like duhh, he's been tormenting everyone for years, including me, and it's my first time hearing him saying that

            "What?" he asked in disbelief and reached his hand to touch my arm and caressed it gently... what's he doing?

            "Ouch!" I hissed silently so that I won't get any attention from the others. He suddenly squeezed my arm tightly, his hands are big enough to hold my arms around, and it hurts... It seems like my flesh were gelatinized and got crushed together with my bones by his strong powerful clutch.

            "I'm not done with you yet" he whispered right to my ear, his breaths hit my ear and caused it to freeze for a while. His breaths were as cold as he is and his voice is very deep and cold, it's so terrifying.

             After saying that, he kissed my cheek and let go of my arms. I looked at it and it still hurts, his hand marks are clearly seen on my skin, it was all red.

            "No flirting in my class please" I heard Mr. Clarke said that made me look at him, he was looking at us, and so as everyone

            "I'm so sorry sir" Felix said and wrapped his arm around me and kissed my head again... I'm freaking out, what is he up to? First he's about to hurt me, next think I knew he's saying sorry, now he's kissing me… on my cheek? what's going on?

            "Meet me later" he whispered as he unwraps his arms and sat down properly while I was left frozen on my seat.

            “What was that?” I heard Wendy’s voice asking me, I just shrugged as a respond without looking at her

            Mr. Clarke just talked the whole class about his requirements, some grading systems, his rules, and about his subject and that's all. I didn't understand him totally because my mind can't cope up due to what Felix did...

            So much for third subject... I just noticed, I wasn't focusing since first subject, first Felix was bothering me, second Chan's words kept circulating my mind, third Felix... again was absurd... I don't know, I wonder what will happen in the third, fourth, and fifth...