Forever Agape [FS#1]

FOR I HAVE SINNED

C h a p t e r 36

It was by then, the teacher came. It was an endless mantra of, "We need to finish these because it'll be included in the exam." And "I need you to focus on this one, this contains thirty percent of the test." Oh, for the love of God, believe me. I've already memorized all of those and it just translates into one thing. "Study hard, or you'll fail my class. Perhaps, I'll see you on summer."

The way how the hands of the clock move are already offending. I don't know if it's just teasing everyone, but it's contradicting! It's sometimes slow, most of the time, it's fast. It's either a blink of an eye or the fall of the slowest grain of sand.

The groupworks were hectic, the research papers on Capstone and Research Project are eating me whole. I feel that I shouldn't waste any time, not even a second. This is the phase where no one, as in, can relax. Oh, I can't even watch the news and TV shows with Hell anymore! We've been doing these for a week now and this is the last day, it's Friday and finally, thank you, Lord.

"Is this the first draft, or the second?" Halos sabay pa kaming nagbuntong hininga ni Sari sa itinanong ni Aleana. She's just obviously kidding, she knows!

"Aleana, for Pete's sake, it's the second!" My friend hissed, Aleana's trying her hardest not to laugh at our reaction. "One more time, I'm going to..." Sari was cut when Henry the nice guy, sat beside her. She cleared her throat, I smirked.

"What are you doing?" Henry asked Sari, she smiled and motioned the paper.

"Second draft of the Capstone paper, we're already done. Just checking, baka may ilang errors na hindi napansin." I never heard that voice from Sari, papansin! I shook my head.

"From the first chapter to the third," I whispered, the two nodded. "Basically, only a proposal. The fourth and so on will come next year," I added as I browse the paper, we're already done on revising it. A little recheck to point the smallest mistakes will do.

"Well, it's five now." He countered, my eyes went to the wallclock, holy shit. Mabilis pa akong tumayo, kinuha ko ang mga papel at isinilid sa bag. "Oh, pinaghintay mo na ang service mo." Biro pa ni Henry, I just smiled. That'll be offending if Hell heard it.

"Are we done, Hurricane?" Aleana said, she gripped my hand to stop me.

"I'll do the work at home," Mabilis kong sabi na ikinailing niya. "Aleana, I need to go! He's probably waiting for almost two hours now."

"Silence," The librarian remarked, I looked at her as she glared at me. I ignored that, I know that some peeps here hate my presence or maybe, my existence. Mas may maingay pa nga sa kabilang table, ang lakas nilang mag-chew!

But in just a blink of an eye, the whole library fell into a deep silence. The group of ladies in the corner of the room starts beaming as they gather. I heard the boys from the table beside us groan. In an instant, the woman in the doorway smiled sweetly. Their gazes are fixed in one direction, and as I follow it, I fathom their chain reaction.

Hell Elizander Laurette, walking in the aisle of the library while both of his hands are on his pocket. His eyes are on me, fixed only at me. He's walking like a supermodel of some well-known brand, making this room his. He made the aisle his runaway, he's making himself a subject of beauty. Perhaps, He really is God's favorite angel.

He stopped in front of me, I blinked twice to make sure it's Hell Laurette and not a doppelganger. But he looks so good, no one can copy him, not even his children! "Done?" He asked as he looked upon the papers I'm holding. "Aleana, Sari..." Bati niya, tumigil pa ang tingin niya kay Henry, sandali pa silang nagtitigan. "Henry,"