My Life

17. Life Happens

It was exams, and Chaol's phone was confiscated, so that he could focus more on studying.

And I got to know that Verlac, he reported that we kissed in class to the teachers. I guess he took the chance when Chaol and I were not really talking.

It wasn't true. We did not kiss.

Now Chaol was a prefect in probation, and when this report reached the teachers, automatically, they fired him.

They almost fired me, and I do not know how but I did not get fired.

And that just showed that me and Chaol, we did not get through troubles together.

Of course, when I heard about it, I went right to the teacher in charge, but she refused to hear me out until a few weeks after, the very day before mid year holidays.

One of the excerpts of my message to the teacher in charge.

Teacher, I want to ask about the reports that were made against me, what have I done for me to deserve such reports, and what actually were they about. And I got to know that Nate is somewhere with my name in the reports. And thus it seems that I was the one to blame for Nate's not being a prefect.

No matter I was to blame or not, I need to ask what is actually happening to him and why. And how does he get to solve the problem or is it too late. I would not let him suffer because of me. Nor will I suffer because of him.

But nevertheless, both of us are suffering right now and there is only one way to solve it and thats to meet you, teacher. I did not decide that with him as we dont commune much now, but I made the decision last week.

And I would need to tell teacher my side of the story so that the teacher's judgment wont be biased. In fact, the Verlac I know is a great big liar. I know there is no way they can take back their words of reproach and let Nate be a prefect, but I hope they can at least understand that Nate is entirely innocent, or I am entirely innocent, and give him another chance. I am not trying to be a busybody, but when people say that I am the cause, indirectly, it became my business. And I tend to solve it as curtly as I can.

All of a sudden, Verlac came up to me and told me that he would tell the truth if I bring him to go and see a teacher.

It was just ridiculous for he was the one who reported us and he kept silent for almost a month already. I was almost sure that he would lie again when I bring him to see any teacher, but I decided to give it a try.

So I found my favourite teacher and told her about the story.

She asked him whether he was doing the exact thing I said he did.

I looked at him and expected him to lie. But surprisingly, he admitted that he was wrong.

My teacher therefore asked him to tell the teacher in charge about this.

He did, and when he came back, he was crying.

I was a little mad. He did all these to Chaol and me, and yet he dares to cry.

It should've been me who cried, but I didn't.

Then after that day only the teacher in charge allowed me to meet her and prove myself innocent.

I met up with her during Friday.

I told her about the whole thing that happened which was unnecessary for Verlac had told her a day before. 

However, she still wanted me to tell her stuff so I told them to her. Then she told me that we, Chaol and me, should not be so close to each other anymore.

And she told me that the matter was settled and we are already proved innocent.

But Chaol was still not allowed to be a prefect again.

That was so unfair and I told her so but she told me not to question authorities.

So I went away.

I did not even touch Chaol anymore even when I badly wanted to, for he did not show any sign of wanting to touch me either.

I did, once, and he recoiled.

I never did after that.