Under The Cherry Blossom Tree

Chapter 12 - Love?

Cyra's POV



"Did you hear the rumor? Keita Yamada, the son of the owner of the Yamada Academy, got a girl pregnant."

"Really? Did he take responsibility, though?"

"He didn't... Instead, he threatened the girl to shut her mouth up and even doubted it was his child."

"Oh yeah, right, he got someone pregnant on his own birthday..."

"He's always like that, though. He's such a jerk."

"I feel bad for her older sister. She's too innocent, and with him dirtying their last name, it's just so stupid."

"Right... He deserves to be hated!"

'"Let's spread it on the internet."

"Let's do that!"

"That's it for today. Before I dismiss this class, I would like to inform everyone that our semester examination is coming near, so please study hard, and I wish you good luck." As the bell rang, indicating that the class was finally done, my classmates ran outside along with our professor who just made his way out.

We only have a week before the examinations, and I have to maintain my high grades if I want a better future for myself.

After packing my things, I went straight to the library to study while I waited for Venus-senpai.

Arriving there, I noticed that there were few people inside, but it wasn't as crowded as I thought. I made my way to the left corner, took a seat, grabbed a few books, and started reading and taking notes that I'll use as my reviewer.

I spend most of my time studying alone. Some students are here with acquaintances while I'm all alone. It's not that I mind.

"Do you mind?" As I raised my head up, Chander came into my view. I shook my head as I continued to write down notes. He sat on the chair across from me and started to place a few books on our table.

"Anong inaaral mo?" He whispered.

"Mathematics..." I answered without looking at him. I was too focused on what I'm doing, solving an equation that I forgot.

"How to find your value hhmmm," I mumbled to myself as I struggled to solve that equation. I tried to remember what our professor taught us, but my mind refused to work with me.

"Multiply the x in this one then add it in this one, and you'll get the answer." I was a little startled when Chander leaned in, but I did listen to his words. After a minute of solving, I finally got the right answer.

"Thank you, I really appreciate it," I mumbled as I continued writing. He smiled at me and did the same thing. Our study sessions are rather quiet than full of asking questions. We just enjoyed each other's presence until someone interrupted us.

"Mind if we join in?" It was Zephyr with Toshiro-san behind her. I just nodded my head and let them take a seat beside Chander. I saw him throw a glare at Toshiro-san, but I didn't have the time to ask, so I chose to ignore it.

"Cyra, medyo nahihirapan ako dito, paano ba 'to?" Chander asked, showing me his notebook with an equation that, for me, was the easiest among any other mathematical problem I've studied.

"You have to use this AB formula then multiply it by the given number, and after that, you'll get the balance answer." He gave me a nod that shows he understands it, but as I watched him solve it, I could see him struggling.

"Here, let me help you." I stood up and moved closer to him. I wrote an example in his book and explained it to him slowly to make sure he gets it.

"Ahh thank you. That's a really big help." After tutoring him, nagsunod-sunod na ang pagtuturo ko sa kanya as he kept struggling with the other problems.