Unetations

8: The Suckers

                                20 long minutes passed but we're still waiting patiently outside. Ella is leaning on the wall while eating strawberry tarts. Me? I'm just sitting on the floor cause the drama club can't afford plastic chairs. I'm looking at him take every bite from his tarts. He's about to take another bite but I quickly grabbed his hands and ate it..oh I mean the strawberry tart. I can see the tears that's about to burst from his eyes for it is the last tart that he has. "Thank You!" I said in a sarcastic tone. It's a long line full of dreamy students and when I say dreamy it means they are really dreamy--not because they're all hot or something but they are all sleeping. Suddenly a round shaped light bulb appeared above my head. "Why now? You should've come earlier." I whispered to myself.

"What?" Ella asked as if he forgot his name.

"Nothing, I was just talking to myself."I replied as I dragged him away from the dreamy students to the front of the line.  When we finally got there my phone vibrated. I opened it to see a text message from my brother. He's asking about my school again. He do this every month to know how I'm doing.

Few moments later a well shaped man called us inside the room. It has plain white walls and black tiles. The officers of the drama club are siting aligned in a rectangular table. They look so serious and that made me hold Ella's warm hands. He looked at me with an awkward face for a moment and returned his eyes back to the table as the president of the club spoke. I don't know why but out of all the people I've been friends with, Ella is the one I am most comfortable with. I feel safe when I'm with him. 

One of them stood up and gave us 2 folders. One is for me and the other is for Ella. I started reading the plot and continued to the script while my hands still holding on to Ella's hands. 5 minutes passed and a small ting sound signaled us to stop. 

"Start" said the girl beside the president which I think is the vice president of the club.  With no doubt Ella held both my hands above my head with just one hand and pointed the other hand to somewhere. "Come with me or I'll kill your brothers!" Ella said seriously. 

"No! Please don't kill them!" I shouted flashing a scared face and a desperate tone.

"Then come with me." He said as he grin.

"No! I will never!" I shouted again with the same look and tone.

"Think of it poor lady!" Ella said with anger 

I looked behind him to see my brothers crying. I made a desperate face and started breathing heavily. Ella widened his eyes and looked straight into my eyes.  "If you come with me, you will no longer work day and night for some coins. You will no longer starve! Your brothers will live their life happily as well as you. You just have to come with me, marry me, and you'll get as much money as you want!." He said.

"I will never marry for money! I'd rather starve to death than marry a man like you!" I said as my tears fall down from my eyes. Ella then shouted and slapped me on my left cheek. It was quite painful but I know that he didn't mean it. The officers clapped their hands and smiled as we bowed to end the scene. "Thank you! You may now leave. The results will be announced on Monday." The president said.

Ella placed his left arm over my left shoulder and opened the door. We're on our way to the van when Ella placed my head on his shoulder and moved his hands from my shoulder to my waist. I felt some spark on my waist for a second. I wrapped my arms around his waist and buried my face on his chest. That stopped us from walking. "Sorry." Ella said sincerely.

"For what?" I asked.

He looked down on me and said "I slapped you in the face earlier."

"It doesn't hurt." I explained but he looked not convinced. "really." I added"

"If you say so." and we went inside the school van.

Everyone inside looked at us in their sweetest smile while some are giggling. We sat on the back seat as usual.

_______________Monday______________

"OMG!!! Ella we did it!!" I exclaimed while looking at the list of the new members of the club.

"No more shouting everyone." Oliver said, the president of the drama club

Everyone is silenced upon hearing his voice.

"Tomorrow, we will start practicing a play titled--The Suckers. A...nd Ella and Ethan will star on it because of reasons. Goodbye!!" He continued and pushed us all out of the room.

"Wait what? What did he just say? But how?" I whispered to myself.

_______Tuesday________

"Here I am lazily getting out of bed at 6:30 to take a bath, eat my breakfast and go to a place where everybody criticizes your flaws." I sighed while picking my clothes. I rushed downstairs and opened a bottle of milk and a box of my favorite cereals. I checked the  time on my yellow wall clock as I pour the cereal and milk on my bowl and started munching it. After eating, I went upstairs to get my towel and took a bath for 20 minutes.  Passing by my mirror to get my bag I felt something wrong  about me so I went back to see my ugly reflection and.. "oh my...." 

I brushed my hair and straightened it to my satisfaction. I don't usually wear makeup but I just feel like trying it today. 

Peep-peep)))

Upon hearing the van, I hurried downstairs and locked the gate. I entered the van and saw Ella at the back seat and smiled at him. I sat beside him and smiled. I can't stop smiling when I see Ella. I can't stop hoping that he'll notice me. I can't explain what I'm feeling right now but... I really don't know what I feel.