Flickers

Chapter 44

Tell me what is on your mind
I'm not the kind to get obsessed
so why am I being like that?

- Monday afternoon, IU

The second quarter brings forth the exam that every student mourned about, it was in this exact moment that the room was now clouded with misery and tension.

The usual rowdy students in the back remained the same though some have quieted down for the sake of the others, students who have always prioritized their grades fall into their ritual of memorizing every lesson and being stuck to their seat not minding anyone's business.

It was also at this time that Ange and Eric fell into a cold war, one that Ange initiated after getting furious at Eric's closeness to other girls. It had made her so angry to see him being so flirty with girls and on top of that, her period came which made her emotions more intense than ever.

It has been going on for two days, she wouldn't talk to him and would stay with that wooden expression every time he came near her. Even their friends could see the tension they tried hard to ignore, it was suffocating them and also makes them feel a bit awkward seeing how Eric tries so hard to get Ange to forgive him.

"I'm sorry Ange, please, forgive me" has been said a lot of times yet there was no response to the girl he was apologizing for.

She continued her way to her friends while he ran towards her, stopping her in the middle of the school grounds.

"Ange! I'm sorry!" He shouted and her cheeks almost board from the way she bit into it in anger.

He dared to do this in front of many people, they are now like spectators as they watch the two lovers quarreling.

"Come with me" she hissed and eventually heard his steps behind her, they turn into their familiar spot- the gymnasium. Thankfully there weren't many people here, their teachers have also given them free time to self-study as they busy themselves in making their tests papers.

"I'm sorry ange, I truly am I-"

"What are you sorry about?"

It was like facing what her eldest brother's girlfriend encountered, it made her smile butterfly as she watches him fumble as he thinks of whatever he's done wrong.

"What did I do wrong? Ange, please, can't you just tell me?"

Tell him? Tell him what? That I was jealous every time he talks to a girl and acted so friendly with them? That I hated how close he is to his female friends and the fact that they've been with each other for so long they already knew what he likes and not like. Should I tell him how jealous I am of his overtly friendly acts to every girl he knew?

Then I would just be seen as an awfully jealous girlfriend who always wants her lover to be stuck to her hip.

I didn't want to be possessive nor do I want to feel this ugly emotion. It was because of him that I felt it and that burned my mind.

"Then just don't think! I really hate how clueless you are!" I shouted and felt a pinch of pain from my heart after seeing the hurt in his eyes.

My lips trembled and I felt the urge to cry out my grievances to him. The pressure from the test, my emotions getting hayward, and seeing him smiling with those fond eyes of his to any girl makes the ugly emotions of mine that were bottled up, burst.

My eyes were clouded with hate and fear that I ignored his, I just don't want to feel this way anymore and so I ran out of him.

I ran like a coward because I didn't want to face the consequences that I would face from him.

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Chapter 44 is up!

Fun (?) fact: They always fought because of Eric's particular closeness to girls.

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