Flickers

Chapter 22

On my head, that’s become a bit heavy
Questions that are unanswerable

- 4 am, IU

The hot, sultry weather turned wet and humid in a blink of an eye. The roads were covered in the rain as droplets of water continued to wash through the streets of pantok, drowning the streets with garbage and possibly animal feces.

Our house was littered with empty casseroles that were being filled up with rainwater since our rooftop has been blotched with holes. It didn't help matters when the wind decided to pick up and almost threw our roof off of our house which thankfully went away after wreaking havoc in us.

It was the start of class, bringing new and old classmates along with the storm that is always present in June. The curriculum has changed and so the schedule of classes has also altered for the sake of the new batch of students in the eleventh grade.

"I'm still sleepy," Merlyn said in the aide while yawning, her eyes teared after yawning.

Irish on the other hand did the same since we arrived here in the morning of 6:30 where we're used to waking up at 7. Classes will be cut off in the afternoon so we only have five hours of class, unlike the previous seven-hour class.

"Ange, will you be alright?" I look down to see Irish, her eyes brimming in concern and I suddenly understood why she asked that.

Eric's our classmate.

The first time I saw his name on the school's page where names of students in the different sections are posted so we don't have to go to the school to check our section class.

I stared so hard at his name as if it'll magically disappear before me, but it didn't. It was clear, printed, and bold black letters, and no matter how much I reject the idea of being classmates with him, I couldn't do anything about it.

"I'm fine, it's been two months after all" I gave a small smile at her and then look at the group of students coming inside our class.

There are some people that I barely know and some that I knew from my old class, and then there's him.

He was laughing with someone, a guy, possibly his friend as they seem close to each other. His eyes then wonder as they lock to mine and I couldn't move, it was like the memories, the good and the bad flashed into my eyes and settled into disappointment.

He was the first one to waver and move his sight from me. As class settled, I felt like the fact that we didn't publicly brand our soon to be in relationship and didn't let anyone know that we're in an ambiguous period, or else everyone that knew us would feel awkward. Just imagining myself getting talked by people, becoming one of their topics, and being teased would absolutely mortify me.

"Let's get lunch" Irish didn't even wait for me and took my hand out of the classroom, I was thankful that she gets me out of there since I'm been feeling uncomfortable the whole time.

The canteen felt like a battlefield as several students drowned the whole area, were now like sandwiched sardines in such small can that I can't help but get hit in my elbow and back.

"Come on, let's leave this hell place" it was hot inside and sweat has already taken refuge in my armpits and neck.

We sat in the same place near the principal's office, the garden was much wider and it has better air circulation that my entire body thanked me repeatedly for.

"Grr, if I was in your class I would've given him a beating!" Faith clenched her fist as her eyes almost cut the stone she's glaring off.

"He better feel ashamed for what he's done" Alyssa said on the other side, it was like pouring oil to a hot pan which is Faith's who erupts in anger.

"We should castrate that idiot!"

"Yeah no, I'm not gonna do that" Meryl's tone was filled with distaste. "Can we please not talk about castration in front of my food?" We look down to see a piece of brown jumbo hotdog on her lunch box and bursts into laughter.

"I'm fine" they look at me as if I was spewing some bullshit and I added. "I truly am!" I think if I insisted more that I'm fine then I'll truly be fine.

Our lunch ended with laughter and another batch of curses with Faith acting as the leader and I just holding my forehead at their craziness. But I was thankful for them, the past two months they have been talking to me either in person or online, they never did let me be alone and that just warms my heart.

I truly am thankful to have them as my friends.

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Chapter 22 is up!

Fun fact: Yes they are indeed classmates at that time and she thought that fate truly wants them to be together.

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