Chapter 7:Pleasures and Pain

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Did it ever occur to you that moment when you try to face reality but your mind wants to stick with what you're dreaming? My life changed for just a glimpse of an eye. Things became blury and I find myself lost in the wilderness. When my parents passed away I was left behind the portals of darkness and kept hanging my mind with questions, questions with no favorable answers. If I stick to my past, would it help me? Of course it won't, so I have to let go and search for the answers to my unanswered questions.

"Karl, honey. Come down now.",I am so thankful that my grandparents stayed with me, it felt a whole lot different but I'm still thankful that there are adults with me, at least I will feel safe enough.

I took a bath and headed directly to the kitchen. I ate a loaf of bread and went directly to school.

"Bye Karl. Take care.",my grandmother kissed me in the forehead and closed the front door.

Three important people left me alone in the midst of moments when I needed them so much.

"Goodmorning class.", why is the principal here with our first period? Where is Rafael?

"Today, I am so deeply sorry to say that your English Teacher, is under probationary period for he is accused of having an affair with one of our senior graduating class.", everybody was not able to react. I told him to be discrete with our relationship. How could this happen?

"Who is the girl Sir?", one of my classmates asked.

"We are not yet sure, but we are having our own investigation. I came into your class first because this is his first period and you might have known something.", he asked.

The class showed no response.

"Karmilla."he said.

"I don't know anything Sir.", of course what would I say.

"I am asking you to help us in the investigation as the SSG President. I want you in my office now.",I followed him in the hallway and I felt that I had my head cracked in pain. Now what! Will they expel me? As we enter the door I saw two police officers sitting in the bench along the hallway. Rafael was impatiently waiting for the principal.

He stood up and tried his compulsion to the Principal.

"You will forget about this, I never had an affair with a student."

"What are you trying to do Mr. Rafael?", I looked at Rafael and he almost fainted when his compulsion did not work to the principal.

"How is that possible?", he murmured then he took his seat and shook his head.

"Karmilla, the police are here to have their own investigation and we are here to help Rafael because if they will find out that he is really in relationship with one of our students, the reputation of the school is at stake. And besides, he is one of the best teachers we had. If we doom him, we will put the name of the school in shame.", he explained.

"I never had an affair with any of our students Sir.", Rafael said in a calm voice.

"If you want me to believe you, you have to help yourself. Act normally and we will do the rest."

"Sir, what will happen to the girl?",I asked vaguely.

"You mean if there is a girl? She will be sent out to court and testify againts Rafael.",he said.

"You may go now Karmilla. Rafael, I advice you to talk to the officers before you go to your class."

"Karmilla, tell your classmates to wait for me.", he said before I opened the door.

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