Fleur of the Changing Colors

Pride

What do you think "pride" is? If we search it up on a dictionary or the Internet, we'll come across a series of meanings, definitions & synonyms to tell us what pride actually is. But truth be told, everyone has their own definition of this thing called "Pride".

Being the class representative in your high school is quite tough. Specially when your class is popularly known as "The Class of Delinquent Elites" and you gotta somehow keep the mischiefs of your class covered. Not that it actually matters to me.. it's just that... it's sorta my homeroom teacher's pride that I'm protecting. It's just that me and my classmates simply like to speak our mind and do what we think is right. We don't really care, neither fear the consequences that might occur due to our way too blunt personality. C'mon.. we got the grades and excel in creativity, intelligence and sports. No.. of course not all of us are good at everything... but I CAN assure you that there's more to us than mere "trouble-makers". And truth be told, we became lucky enough to have a homeroom teacher who more or less shares the same point of views as us. Plus, we don't really fear getting into trouble~

Now, that was quite enough for the backstory of my class I guess. The main reason I'm writing this today is to portray the how the "pride" of various people can be easily destroyed.

Btw, did I mention that I'm a really gorgeous & witty womaniser? No? Well... I'm the most handsome playboy ya know *proud*. I got the looks, the charms, the fashion knowledge and the right words. Girls can't help but fall for me. But.. I don't have friends. The other guys don't really like me. I mean.. it's not my fault that the stupid girls infatuate over me.. I was born this way, I can't help it!!! But no one really tries hearing me out. But, I will never voice out how lonely I feel cause of that, will I? "Why" you ask? Isn't it simple? Of course that's because it'll hurt my pride!! Stupid doofus😒
But being a natural play boy is beneficial in a lot of ways ya know. So I don't really regret being the perfect man I am.

But at times... it's not easy being perfect. Your responsibility only increases. The girls might even team up to make you the class representative or make you handle the troublesome things, just cause they think it'll ''suit him''.
Tch.. such a pain in the ass!

There was a time when our art teacher held me back in order to help her clean the mess left behind by my arrogant classmates. Even though the bell had already
rung, I still decided to help out. It was more like I had no other choice whatsoever... cause I would loose my credits that way. By the time I got back to class, the next teacher had already started her lessons. As most of us already expected, she refused to let me in. This one had some sorta grudge on me and would not listen to any explanations whatsoever when it came down to me. Having no other choice left, I just sat down by the door and allowed myself to get humiliated. Trying to carefully listen to the lesson, I desperately acted as if I was totally cool with it. Whereas in reality, my Pride was terribly hurt.
The class came to an end after what seemed like an eternity. This teacher hurt my pride. I. Was. Not. Going To. Let. THIS. SLIDE. I followed her to the staff room and just as she was getting comfortable under the AC, I brusted in through the door. There were only me, my homeroom teacher and that hateful old hag in that room. I was about to get yelled at, but I cut both the teachers off even before they got the chance to utter a single word.

"Yo, arrogant old hag"  I blurted out. I really regret saying that to this day..😅
"HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO YOUR TEACHER LIKE THAT?!!" She was already fuming with anger.
"Well.. how dare YOU not listen to yout student's reasoning and make someone as handsome as me stand outside the class?" Talking back is one of my charming habits that emerged from my ego.😉
"EXCUSE  ME ?!!" Man is she loud..😑 "WHAT  SORTA REASON WOULD A PUNK LIKE YOU HAVE? YOU MUST HAVE BEEN PLAYING AROUND WITH GIRLS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT." Dude.. can she NOT BE THIS LOUD? She's hurting my ears...
"You're right.. I should not be doing anything other than playing with girls, right? Maybe I should even stop helping the teachers out, or quit stopping my fellow classmates from throwing random stuff at you and making your life misserable cause all you actually do is yell and not teach at all?"

Well.. that got out of hand... my mouth I mean.. The next thing I knew is that I stood in front of our principal, waiting to get suspended for quite a while. But it wasn't going quite as easy as the hag thought it would.
"And so we're suspending you. Here are the papers. Please show them to your mother." I took those papers.. only to rip them into itsy bitsy pieces. Everyone in there had such a funny look in their faces when I did that😂
"I don't accept your decisions, nor agree to abide by them. I did nothing wrong and only spoke the truth. Were we not taught to always say the truth?" And.. there went my uncontrollable arrogant mouth, jabbering yet again 😧...
I guess it was enough a trigger for them, that they decided to call my parents. But guess what... "I doubt my son would act that way if there was ACTUALLY something wrong he did. Just because you might be right, doesn't means that my son is wrong either. Isn't it YOUR fault for actually not trying to investigate the incident properly?" Is what my mother said before hanging up.
"Even if you guys suspend me, I'll still come to school. Do whatever you can to stop me" I said with an intimidating glare. But just then the door opened. And behold, it was none but my art teacher !!  "Umm.. Sumimasen, I have something I'd like you to listen to..."

And after that the teacher got suspended while I grew even more popular than before. Now I'm popular even among the guys. But I'm quite sure that in that one day, a lot of us got our pride hurt.. but it's all good now.. ne? 😄

Here's the next chapter.. Sure been a while... Don't forget to vote if you like this, and do comment anything that you hate in this chapter. See ya~♡