MTJF [EliSop]

Chapter 4

   Don't cry, don't cry, why could you cry over him? He lied to you.

But tears came out of his eyes anyways, soaking his mask.

Weak...

Aesop shook his head. The pain was better, but not fully gone. He was sitting on his bed, knees tucked in, arms holding them together.

Aesop was alone in his room.

Wait a minute.

He was alone..?

Eli would've been there to comfort him. To hold his hand and hug him. To make him feel better.

Aesop shook his head again and slapped himself in the arm. It seemed that he couldn't get Eli out of his head.

Stop it, Aesop! Stop thinking about him! He hurt YOU!

Aesop got off his bed and headed for the bathroom to wash his face.

The splash of the cold water on Aesop's skin calmed him down.

Aesop took off his mask and gloves, and gently rubbed his face with the water.

"Boo hoo hoo, someone's been crying," a voice said from behind. Aesop had no doubt it was Gertrude. He grabbed a towel from the rack and dried his face before putting his gloves and mask back on, ignoring Gertrude.

"He-llo-o!? Are you ignoring me?" Gertrude asked, hands on her hips. Aesop didn't reply. "Crybaby."

"Hey! That's not nice to say!" Mike suddenly shouted from behind. He and Victor were standing behind them. They had both overheard what Gertrude had said to Aesop.

"I didn't say anything," Gertrude quickly denied.

"Is there any way to get rid of her?" Eli asked Emily. They were both in his room.

"Well, I think there is one way..." Emily mumbled.

"What? What is it?" Eli asked.

Emily got up and grabbed a piece of paper from Eli's desk. "If you can get majority—which is fifteen people not including you—to sign this piece of paper, then she will be kicked from this place, and never allowed to come back."

"Like a petition?" Eli gazed at the paper.

"Yes. But it's going to take more then just telling everyone to sign it, they're going to want reasons and proof."

Eli quickly scribbled his name on the paper with a pen sitting on his bedside drawer.

"Can we go tell them now?" Eli stood up from his bed but then felt a sharp pain in his head."Agh, my head.."

"I can tell them, you stay here." Emily got up to the door.

"Thanks.."

"Everyone! Please meet me downstairs," Emily called.

It only took a few minutes before everyone was down.

"So what's up?" Luca asked.

"I have a petition. If we get half the members here to sign it, Gertrude will be kicked from Oletus Manor," Emily said.

"Tch, no one would want to kick me," Gertrude smirked.

But Victor and Mike both got up to sign the paper.

"Wait, why?" Norton questioned

"She was being mean to Aesop literally a few minutes ago!" Victor said angrily. Mike nodded.

Norton and Edgar then got up at the same time and signed the paper too.

"And why you guys? You weren't there, so how can you know if they're lying or not?" Gertrude muttered.

"Well...both Mike and Victor are very kind people, and they don't tend to lie," Luca determined thoughtfully. "Aighty!" He then also signed the paper. "What about you, Aesop?"

"H-hunh? Oh, sure.."

Luca passed the paper and pen over to him.

"That's already seven people," Emily announced. "Nine more and you'll being out of here."

Gertrude rolled her eyes.