Just Another Girl To You

Eight Point Five

"Excuse me, Ms. Peralta, can I talk to you for a second?" Ms. Dizon, my English teacher beckoned.

So I followed her out, and when I reached her, she had her class record open.

I stood there, waiting. And she finally spoke, enumerating random names and numbers, apparently listing all people that scored higher than me.

She finished fast, since there weren't many people that had higher averages than I.

"You see, there are people that have higher grades than you, and yet they don't act like you, they don't have your horrid attitude. You're such a prude, and you act as if you know everything. I know you're smart Elaine, but you should know your limits. You aren't above everyone."

I know my limits, you think I don't? There's a reason behind my arrogant and rude personality. I'm dealing with more than what meets the eye. If only you knew, you'd probably pity me, congratulate me even.

Oh, how I wanted to tell her what was going on in my mind, to explain and to defend myself. But I couldn't, because no one really cares.

Instead of retorting, I held it back, kept silent and agreed with what she was saying.

And I cried.

That's one of my fatal flaws. I'm very verbose, and when I'm mad or upset and I can't say what I want to, I get even angrier and it all builds up, and it makes me cry, tears fall unbidden. Then my eyes get all puffy even if I don't cry for long.

Tough girl that cries when she doesn't get a say? You'd think it's bratty, and maybe it is somehow, but you don't understand how it feels, unless you've been in the same situations as I have.

"You may go to the comfort room to freshen up before heading inside." And with that said, she returned to our classroom.

I just stayed there in the corridor and waited a bit so face would stop being splotchy and red.

***

It's was intramural season, finally! And of course, I'd be joining cheering, it's a record I'm keeping, I've been in cheering for eight consecutive years already.

The class was in a flurry, signing up for the various sporting activities, and of course, the guys were in chaos, all wanting to play basketball for the team.

Fortunately, I was selected for cheering, along with Yuson, Alyssa Tan, Ethan Noche, and about three others.

I just hope it'd be good this year, I'd use this to my advantage, to get noticed, and of course to keep up the record.

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A/N: hey guys! This isn't really a chapter in itself, it's sort of an epilogue for chapter right. The next chapter would be posted tomorrow.

It's getting hard to post, school's getting serious and I've gotta shape up my academics. Sorry, but I promise I'd be updating at least 4 times a week.

Sorry

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