Ephemeral

Chapter 5: Even Deeper

Chapter 5

Days passed, Red constantly see Miss Vernuel around, Red shrugged the thought off because who knows? Maybe it's just coincidences? Right? Red is currently heading to the teacher's faculty room to bring something her professor told her to bring there.

Classes just ended and some are here for their late night classes, it's currently 5pm and it's getting pretty dark outside, if you would ask me i feel like it's going to rain. Red sighed on that thought, knowing she's a lazy person, she didn't bring any umbrella.

After a few minutes of walking, She finally reached the faculty room, she took a deep breath and fixed herself before knocking at the door. It didn't take a while when someone opened it from the other side.

"Professor Ablola, Good Afternoon" she greeted politely for the woman who opened the door.

Miss Ablola smiled at her warmly and invited her inside "Good Afternoon too, Miss Evans, Anything i can help you with?" the woman politely asks as she closes the door.

Miss Ablola is sweet and kind to her students, she's known for being fair too, as long as she sees you doing your best, rest assured you are safe with her.

"A-ah Professor Delima asked me to bring this to her table" Red said showing her the files in the folder that she's holding, "Ahh i see, That's her table" Professor Ablola pointed to the desk of her professor. "Thank you Miss" she said before making her way there.

Red gently put the papers on the table and fixed it there, she made sure it was in order just like what her professor asked her.

As she was fixing it she heard the door open, she heard Miss Ablola talking to someone, maybe it's another professor, she didn't bother to take a glance at it and continue to do her intentions in going here.

After a few minutes she finished, finally, she could go home.

She stood up and looked around the room, Red swallowed when her eyes met someone. There she goes again, the Lady smiled at her she also smiled back she felt a little nervous and cold so suddenly.

"Good Afternoon, Miss Vernuel"

"Good afternoon to you too, Miss Evans?" Miss Vernuel asked genuinely while smiling at her, they are only a few steps away  but she feels like she's gonna suffocate.

"I'm doing well, Miss Vernuel, thank you for asking" after she said that, the room became quiet and made her feel some awkwardness. Red tried to look around and find a word to excuse herself, and that's when she realized that her and Miss Vernuel are alone currently inside the faculty room.

"Are you looking for ate Pretzel? She left already, her wife called her"

Red's eyebrows furrowed in confusion

Is she talking about Miss Ablola? She asked herself

"Ate Pretzel?" She asked

"A-ahh... Right... I mean... Uhm Professor Sweetzel" Miss Vernuel awkwardly smiled while Red was trying to stop herself from smiling.

"I see... She left na po pala, i'm also leaving Miss Vernuel, please excuse me" Red bravely said as she excuses herself. She can't help showing the hint of smile on her face as she walks out, she took a last glance at her before finally closing the door.

Red went outside but she was greeted with heavy rain, she tried calling her roommate however she remembered she's out because she'll be staying with her parents for a week. It left her no choice, to wait for the rain to stop.

A few minutes later, the rain is still going strong, and it's honestly getting late, she doesn't know who to call and she doesn't want to bother her friends, so Red had an impulsive thought.

To walk in the rain.

Red tried to gather her courage for her dumb decision when suddenly, someone spoke behind her.

"Are you trying to get yourself sick, Miss Evans?"

She turned around and saw the figure of that woman "Miss Vernuel?"

"Hello Miss Evans, would you mind me helping you?--oh let me rephrase that, i'll help you." She said insisting on helping her

"Thank you for your offer Miss Vernuel but I can take care of myself" she said with a polite smile on her face.

"Well... Based on my observation, you were trying to run while it was raining, so i think... You can't"

Red was slightly by those words because she was right, damn, i wasn't thinking, she said to herself, at the end, she accepted the offer, Miss Vernuel opened her umbrella and both of them walked at the parking lot, Miss Vernuel opened the door for her before she got in to the driver's seat.

"Thank you miss Vernuel"

"You're welcome sweetie"

'Chapter 13'

I was going crazy and i wasn't even aware, happiness was too much to bear for me and i feel like i don't want to let it go, day by day, i was falling deeper, with her sweet words to me and some things she does for me that gives me butterflies.

I was craving for her, time and attention, i want to know her deeper.

One cold night and we're next to each other, we didn't have much conversation but that's fine, i'll say jokes out of the blue that will make her laugh and she'll throw jokes at me back.

A perfect moment.

We sighed in satisfaction as we felt the warmth of each other's breath.

"Bunso, i like you"

I chuckled "Me too" she was silent for a moment and i looked up to her "Why do you like me?" I asked.

"You're different, Ives"

"You make me happy"

Who wouldn't be happy with that answer? I took those words innocently. Why? You already know the reason. I said thank you and quickly changed the topic to something else. "I never expected that you're really older than me"

She laughed at that thought but i was serious about it "Why? HAHAH i told you, go with the flow lang ako, i'm young at heart" we laughed at that

"Mhm honestly you're giving me Mommy vibes"

"Mommy vibes?"

"Yeah"

"Well... I could be your sugar mommy"

I jokingly said "okay, Mommy" and that goes our night.

Morning came and as usual i greeted her, but that time, i teased her "Mommy"

It was hilarious to think about but as time went by it became normal and we chose to stick with it, this time she'll call me baby and i call her mommy and that's all we needed.