Beneath the clear blue sky

Beneath the clear blue sky chapter 3

CHAPTER III

REMEMBERING THE ACQUAINTANCES 

                     The afternoon sun illuminated on my face.It was time to get up.I feel lethargic,as if I went possum hunting last night.What's with all the tiny scratches on my knees?,someone must have broken in last night.I walked down the stairs to check if anything was stolen.However,the house seemed as it is and the furnitures were all in the same position.But there was one thing that was not in its place!,the magnets on the fridge.Im pretty sure,and I can remember clearly I have arranged them nicely before I come to bed last night,or It was just a dream.I let it pass for now,I washed my face with cold tap water and brushed my teeth thoroughly.When will I ever get my teeth as white as barbie's or those celebrities on the television,they must have gone for surgery,plucked out all their teeth and replaced them with a rough polished porcelain.

                               The house felt empty and pleasant and it seemed that my dad isn't at home.I laid back on the sofa and turned on the television.It frustrates me to think that school is reopening tomorrow and I have not done a single assignment.I guess junior year would be much tougher.I'm not a straight A student but I'm not dumb either I'm more of an average student that sometimes pass and sometimes fail exams,my grades fluctuates just like that.There will always be students who does not study but they get high grades for their exams,but I just can't assume that they don't study at all.There is this girl in my class,her name is Leona Evans,she is the top student in our batch,she doesn't seem pretty human to me,not because she is smart and popular,its because she is so perfect and the fascinating things is that she does not seem to grow pimples.Leona's complexion is flawless,that is the reason why all the ugly girls in school walks out of the school toilet when she comes in and all of the boys wants her phone number.I guess its not her fault why she is so perfect and everything,she is just born with it.

                              There are also students like Josh Davis,Leona's love interest,who come to school with nothing but their attitude and creating chaos seem to be their lifetime job.They score way below average and I guess their satisfied with it.Josh does not seem to care about his studies or anything about school.There was a time when he started a food fight in the cafeteria,the damage was so severe that the school principal decided to replace the broken tables and chairs as well as the shattered windows,it was not just once,it happened quite often.Well of course,Josh was punished for it,he was suspended for a few days but he had to come back to school everyday to help out in the general office and in the library.Josh is known for all his stupid wrongdoings,but maybe,or just maybe he only play a small part of his mistakes as other students are also involved which makes it a lot worse.I felt sorry for him,so during his duty after school,I approached him.He ignored me.So I just walked passed him.'Hey dude,can you help me with this? I just need to go to the toilet real quick' he asked,handing over the mop to me.His green eyes are hypnotizing.A few minutes had passed,I have finished mopping the entire hallway and then  I realized that Josh has left the school.He actually tricked me and I fell for it.I literally had to give myself a pat on my back.good job Lian.

                         I was fiddling with my hair as I was bored with all the cheesy drama on the television.I feel the urge to volunteer as a creative writer and share my passion and talent to that poor television company.Obviously,the public viewers wants something new and fresh,everything is so melodramatic nowadays.After watching TV shows or movies,I just felt that I could have written it better,I should have directed,produced or even acted in that film,well of course its not that easy,I have to go through a pin hole before I could get into that stage and we all know that,might as well just sit back on the sofa and indulge in butter glazed popcorns and enjoy the show.I felt something hard behind me.I figured it was a book stucked in the couch.Then I suddenly realized that it was the novel I borrowed from my bestfriend,Sandy Collins,I have known her forever,we have been classmates/bestfriend since elementary school.She is no better than me,or maybe I'm just really better than her.Sandy's dark brown hair makes her look like a walking chocolate fudge and sometimes she get compliments on how she twist and turn her hair,she does not seem to run out of hairstyle ideas.She loves eating burritos which I dislike about her,her mouth smells like rotten onions afterwards and she always had to discharge her deadly fart which smells like,of course,dead onions.During her birthday last year,Sandy shocked me with her surprise revelation which she supposedly told me a long time ago.I was a boy and she was a girl but there is no way that we could be developed into something more than bestfriends.That night,in the attic of their house.It was dark and there was a small scented candle lighted on the floor,as far as I can remember I think it was kiwi.Sandy was holding my hands,she was shivering.I was confused because we were in the attic and there were no windows,so theres no way the freezing November wind can reach us.

'Maximillian or Lian for short,you have been a great friend to me' she said softly,holding my hands and looking at me straight in the eyes.

'Sandy,you have also been an awesome friend to me,but you're hurting my hands.' I replied.Sandy let go of my hands and chuckled.

'I have wished for this moment to come,I want to tell you something I wanted to tell you for a long time.' Sandy whispered,trying to build a momentum for her long awaited revelation.

'Then tell me what it is,don't keep me at the edge of the cliff.'

'I......'  Sandy dragged the letter 'I' as if it is meant for it.I was terrified of the situation as she might say 'I LOVE YOU'.Fortunately she did not.

'I am a lesbian' Sandy said with pride and dignity.'I like girls' she added.Honestly,I was surprised and happy at the same time.My mouth was wide open that she had to throw mentos into it.I nearly chocked on that but luckily I swallowed the whole piece as if it was a medicine prescribe for psychopathic patients.'Don't worry Lian,I am still Sandy,the only difference is that I have changed preference now' Sandy said with a wide smile.I could not hide my shocked expression,so I just clapped.

                    I supposed to returned that book a few days ago.I must have forgotten about it.I have been looking for it for weeks,it was just trapped in the couch all along.The lady on the book cover was blankly staring at me,I think she hates me.As I was leafing through the pages,I came across a photograph,its a funny habit of mine,to use a photo as a bookmark.In a blink of an eye,nothing seemed to matter anymore,It was Lana.I remembered that night,when all things just flashed before my eyes,I just couldn't help myself but to weep over it over and over again.It was horrible.I can't blame it to anyone but myself,I could have stopped it.I know I could have stopped it,if only I have super powers,then I could have changed everything,then none of this would have ever happened.Its all my fault.Its my fault why my mom died,I could have bought the cake myself although I was just a toddler,then she would have not left us for good.Now,its my fault again.It no question that I'm the one who bring shortcomings and suffering to this family.This is not even a family anymore.Its my fault why we all have been separated.Its my fault why this family is broken,why I am so broken inside.I closed my eyes and prayed.