HEART OF MINE

BLIND HEART

JC's POV

"Where do you think you're going?" Corazon Hail asked me confidently as her right hand wrapped firmly around my arm. I was planning to quietly get out of the classroom because of this damn headache pounding painfully in my head but this brainless bimbo who dragged me all the way to school just won't let me be.

"Don't push your luck Hail." I scowled at her. The two boys who were sitting to the chairs on each other side stood automatically like some bodyguards and pierced me with warning eyes.

"Sit down JC. You should take the exam since you are already here anyway." She said calmly. How dare she say that to my face?!

Irritated, I pulled my arm from her. "Why the heck do you care?" I snapped. No matter how many years have passed, she's still the bossy little prick who pushes people around and I really hate that about her.

"I made a promise to Lisa so you are going to pass this grade whether you like it or not." She stated. What?! When did she talk to my mom?

 I fell silent. Is this girl for real? She's trying to stare me down. I can clearly see determination blazing through her big brown eyes.

I slightly sighed, today I've confirmed that Corazon Hail is totally insane. I was surprised to the point of being a push over since I woke up in her room this morning. I have the bitchiest of hangovers and an empty stomach. I have no time to conduct a staring duel with her today so I chose to sit on the chair nearest to me. Cora and her thugs decided to take there sits as well when the teacher came at last.

"Well, well, well... It seems like you finally have the guts to face the exam papers, Mr Curd." Our teacher chided. I frowned at him, annoying old fart.

When I was just about to say a perfect insulting comment, someone kicked my chair from behind. "What!" I shouted and snapped at the person behind me. Cora held a finger on her heart shaped lips to signal me silent. I rolled my eyes at her and ignored the teacher's babbling. Because of the pain I have to endure both from bruises last night and the hangover I got this morning that's why I have no energy to argue with anyone right now.

Seth's POV

"You may now begin students And remember, No cheating"  Mr Gonzales Sid sharply directing his attention at JC who is sitting directly in front of Cora.  

I gripped my pen tighter for no reason... I think I just don't like seeing Cora trying her best to fix her broken friendship with the bully.

"Hah..." I sighed deeply. I can't believe this jealousy thing is taking over me. I'm not really used to it since I was never aware of this love nonsense until yesterday.

Since I found out that I'm actually in love with my best friend. I kept noticing things that I never care about before. Things like how pretty Cora's brown eyes are or how nice she smells or how lovely her untidy ponytailed her is.

Seriously, all I can think of is Cora... I think I even saw her in a slow mode this morning when she came out of her house with her long curly black hair swishing after her... That's it, I feel stupid.

 I can't believe I didn't realize it before. To me Corazon Hail had always been the coolest most incredible girl I've ever met. Not once did I think that I'd want her to love me more than as a sibling until yesterday.

Now as she smiled gently at JC, I can feel my blood boil. I know she's nice and all but can't she just let the guy be.

He obviously doesn't want her help so why is she so damn stubborn?

 Tim, who was sitting on the chair at Cora's left, glanced at me and gave me his warning look. I gripped my pen even tighter, Tim's also in love with Corazon.

This isn't fair, why is this love so complicated. I love her but I can't tell her because I will lose her! My heart itched like crazy inside my chest.

"Is there a problem Mr Summers?" our teacher asked. Everyone's attention is on me.

I smiled sheepishly. "I have a hundred of them Mr Gomez. What do you think is the sum of X if the variable Y is added to12.7 cube?" I asked using the question I saw on our exam papers. Everyone laughed

"Haha, Mr Hotshot, but I don't answer exam questionnaires. Now hurry up and stop daydreaming. You have exactly   1hour to finish." Mr Gomez stated then everyone focused on their own papers.  

"Are you alright, Seth?" Cora asked quietly in a whisper staring worriedly at me with her eyes in a big bright brown, almost shaded gold. My expression softened as it always have every time she looks at him, I smiled back at her.

"I'm okay, just day dreaming." I answered her lying. Cora blinked twice unconsciously with two seconds in between each, a symbol of her disbelief. I glanced at Tim sitting beside and saw him shook his head three times warning me to stop staring at Cora. I looked back at my exam papers and began reading silently.

JC's POV...

Hours passed by as the exam went on and I didn't even notice it ended until I collapsed out cold, probably because of my headache and hunger. My sight suddenly blacked out and I felt falling to the ground. The last thing I heard was Anny's scream for help, I would've smiled if I can, and shy Anny never raises her voice... ever, unless someone is going to die that is.

"JC... Cora's gonna die! Save her" ten years old Anny, crying big tears with nose so red and cheeks flushed scarlet in depression looking up at the old oak tree beside my house. Dreaming of the past was so crystal clear to me as it always did when I dream of Anny.

"Get down here, Corazon Hail! Our mothers are going to be hysterical when they see you so high up there!" I shouted at the short curly black haired little girl looking down at us as she sat smiling on the tallest sturdy branch of the tree.

"Climb up you guys, I can see the school from here." She called giggling childishly, whooping her feet back and forth playfully, dangerously. My heart jumped when I thought she slipped. I knew I flushed in both fury and fear and grimly shouted at her again, glad that our mothers' aren't home to hear me. "Get down here right now or else!"

"Or else what?" She laughed a bubbly laugh.

"I'll climb up there and and get you!' When I heard her laugh mocking me then almost slipped, I began climbing up the tree.  It was the very first time I ever been brave. The tree was way taller than our house, more like a twelve feet tall building. My knees trembled when I looked down while I held on the small branch nine feet from the ground. The adrenaline rushed to his ten years old self, he wanted to climb down that moment but then I saw small shy Anny crying loudly, helplessly and just like that my courage boosted up. I climbed some more without looking down but when I finally reached the branch where she sat, my feet slipped and I saw my life flashed before my eyes. 

"Wake up, stupid." said a grumpy female voice. I opened my eyes and saw Cora looking down at me as I lay on the infirmary of the school. I sat up in a snap and remembered how I lost consciousness in the hallways as I follow Cora to the next class. 

"Why in the world did you ignite a brawl at Roxanne's party? Did you know that her big brother who's a senior and football captain is planning of crushing you right now?" Cora asked with her hands on her hips, her brows crossing on forehead. 

"It was all my fault, I shouldn't been in that party." I heard Anny said and belatedly realized she's standing in the room holding a three level sandwich. Her eyes, they were just as he remembered, curious dim green looking scared and worriedly looking at him.