"Bring me your heart, give me your blood. Come with me, be my salvation and unchain me from starvation. I'm bruised, I'm scarred, save me from this broken heart."
Arabella's soul might be sold from the devil. Maybe that's what she thought when she w...
"Margarette Spear is a good student. We are grateful for all the memories she shared with us. Even if she dealt with a lot of students because of her beliefs, she is still a strong young woman who...."
When Ava and I entered the school's gym, the mass has started and Mr. Chavez is now sharing his speech standing in the podium in front of everyone. Margarette's coffin is also in front beside the podium.
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I was the only one who's wearing red and students are now eyeing me. I guess I'm making myself looking so stupid. Everyone are now seated on their chair alphabetically. We are walking across the aisle to reach the chairs infront with Ava since our surnames start with A. I stared at Margarette's photo standing beside her coffin, she was smiling graciously, her blonde hair was so beautiful. I walked slowly when I see that the frame is dripping red liquid through Margarette's photo. I realized blood is flowing down through it making me gasp covering my mouth. Mr. Chavez stopped from speaking and looked at me, great I disrupted his speech. Everyone stared at me too and murmurs started to erupt the gym.
"Sorry." I apologized and I grabbed Ava to our seats. I glanced at the picture frame and there was no blood on it. Am I hallucinating?
"What was that?" Ava hissed when we're seated. "Why did you gasp?"
"Did you see the blood on Margarette's photo?" I asked her, and I look at the photo again but there's not a single blood on it.
"Ara, are you okay? You're acting so weird lately." She whispered, frowning at me. I don't know if I want to tell her what I'm seeing and hearing. I don't even know if I could trust her anymore. She doesn't even believe everything I say. I know she's my best friend but these past few days she's keeping her distance from me. Like hiding something. I really wanted to share what I'm going through but I'm afraid about their reactions and what would they feel about me. What if they think that I'm crazy? What if they don't want to talk to me anymore if I tell them my nightmares and hallucinations?
I just want to be okay. I want to feel normal again.
I just sighed and told Ava that I'm fine. I smiled at her acting like everything is okay. I really hope everything will be okay. I hope Margarette's soul will rest in peace.
"Margarette is like a daughter to me... Sh-she is so kind and faithful. I hope taking her life and offering herself to the lord will make her happy..." A woman in her forties is now standing in the podium sharing her speech dedicated to Margarette. That woman was her aunt who's also a teacher here. I heard Margarette's family died in a tragedy. I guess I understand her, our families both died in tragedies.
We just listened to her speech while other kids are whispering to each other. Some are glancing at me, maybe remembering the reason why Margarette committed suicide. I look away and talked to Ava.
"Do you think it's my fault why she died?" I whispered to her, Ava is braiding her hair and then stopped frowning at me again.
"Of course not. Your painting was awesome, she just didn't like it and it offends her." She leaned in and whispered in my ear, "Margarette is a crazy bitch. She deserves to die."
My mouth fell open, widening my eyes. "What did you say?"
Ava shrugs, "It's just my opinion. She'll rest in peace anyway."
Oh my gosh I can't believe she wants Margarette to die. I don't know my bestfriend anymore. I don't even know myself too. The speech was taking too long. I just listened to all the people sharing their stories with Margarette when she was alive until my eyes landed on Adam, sitting at our left five rows away from us.
I missed him so so much.
I stared at him, his brown hair looks hot and messy as always. He was listening intently to the Principal sharing her speech in front. He was wearing a black suit with matching black tie. Adam chuckles and everyone snicker too when the Principal says something funny. I didn't know what joke she said but I'm just staring at him, memorizing his features even if I can't look at him anymore.
I remember the day he asked me out, I was an audience at the bleachers when their team won in football. He wasn't really my crush at that time and he's so popular so I was not hoping that he'll notice me especially talking to me. Ava was the one who has a crush on him since middle school, Adam knows her because she's a cheerleader. But when they won back-to-back in the championship, I was surprised when he ran up to me in the bleachers and asked me to go out with him. I was totally shocked, I don't even know if it was just a prank but his face was serious. He was kneeling down in front of me just to convince me to go out with him, everyone was looking at me smiling, many are screaming yes so my response was a shock to me. I nodded and screamed yes to him.
I don't know why, but I just accepted it. We continued going out to know more from each other, until he actually asked me to be his girlfriend. I fell in love with him. And he fell for me too. He was my first boyfriend, I thought Ava would get mad but she was the one who first congratulated me. When Adam and I were dating as long as I can remember, it was a memorable moment I confess. But we have this inevitable moment where we fight about girls and him lying to me. I once caught him texting or let me say flirting with a girl from our class without him telling me but I forgave him eventually. I love him so I always forgive him. Except the day I saw him flirting again with a cheerleader and I felt so angry. It was a new feeling for me after I got missing for three days. That feeling of madness made me want to kill someone.
I continued staring at him, sighing about our wasted relationship. That's when my eyes widened when he glanced back. We locked eyes for a moment, staring at each other's eyes. I wonder if those eyes are lying too. Slowly, the corner of his lips went up, smiling at me, waiting to return it too. I wanted to smile back but the pain in my heart just kept coming back. I'm still hurt, tears are now starting to build up in my eyes. He frowned, I wiped the tears that dared to escape my eyes, he was still looking at me with confusion in his face.
The Alluring Woman must have a cold heart.
I look away from him wanting to cry out so I stood up. "Excuse me," I said but Ava grabbed my arm.
"Where are you going?" She asked.
"I need to go to the bathroom." I said and she let go. I walked out slowly keeping my head down while the Principal is still giving her speech. I can feel that students are staring at me. This red dress is making me so uncomfortable.
