Spark Of Love (On-Hold)

Chapter 18: Where Is Winter?

FLINN'S POINT OF VIEW

"Hi, Lauren!" I waved my hand as I sat on the chair next to Lauren. She just nodded her head without diverting her gaze to me. "Is there a problem?" I asked because every time I or Winter will greet her, she will also greet us.

"Nothing," she smiled. I am about to talk again when Sir Rivera entered our classroom. While our lecturer is lecturing, I see the seat for Winter and she's not there.

"Did you see Winter? Why isn't she here?" I whispered to Lauren. Lauren also looked at Winter's seat which is next to her. The seats in every classrooms are by three's and Lauren is on the middle, I'm on the right and Winter is on the left.

"I didn't saw her since earlier. Maybe she's absent?" My forehead twitched because of what Lauren said.

"She will chat to you or to me if she will be absent." It's true. Whenever we will be absent or we will cut classes, we will chat each other first, so that hindi kami mag-aalala para sa isa't isa.

"She didn't chat me earlier," she said before she wrote the words that's on the board to her notebook.

I began panicking. "She also didn't chat me. Oh my gosh! Where should she be?!" I shouted.

I didn't even paid that much attention when Sir is approaching me. "Ms. Azelart! Write an essay with a documentation about your classmates! 3000 words and you should pass it to me after your class!" I looked at Sir when he shouted at me.

"Sorry, Sir," I said.

"I don't accept sorry, Ms. Azelart! Do it!" our lecturer said before he went back to the front. Napasabunot na lamang ako sa buhok ko. Sir Rivera is always like that. He will let you write an essay with a documentation about our classmates when you did something wrong during his class. Almost all of us let Sir do that.

Si Winter, kahit halos laging late, Sir doesn't let her do that. I don't know if he's scared because Winter's Dad is the owner of the school where he works or something.

I pulled Lauren's arm immediately after our lecturer left. "What?!" she grabbed her hand from me when we're outside of our classroom.

"We need to find Winter!" I pulled Lauren's arm again.

She grabbed it again and we did the same until Lauren spoke. "You know what, Flinn?! You're overreacting! Maybe, she just forgot to chat us that she will be absent! And, she just been absent for the first subject, not the whole day!" she shouted. "We're going to be late na." I heard her whispered.

I faced her with an anger in my eyes. "Really? I'm overreacting? Well, I didn't knew that worrying about your friend is called overreacting now," I laughed sarcastically. A minute of silence occurred among us before I spoke again. "Sige na. Tara na, bumalik na tayo sa classroom. I'm just overreacting. Sorry if we're going to be late," I said before I left her.

I went back to our classroom and as I expected, I'm late. Our lecturer was about to talk when I spoke. "Sorry, I'm late, Miss," I bowed before I went back to my seat. Inilabas ko ang phone ko under my table. I texted Winter on Messages because if I chat her on Messenger, she will not see it right away.

To: Winter
Where are you? Why didn't you chat me or Lauren that you'll be absent?

I clicked the send button after I typed those words. I waited for the lecturer to be finished before I checked if she has already replied, but I didn't get a respond from her.

To: Winter
Hey, Winter! I needed a respond from you, please. I'm starting to get panicked.

I saw Lauren entering the classroom after I send the text to Winter. "Oh, bakit hindi ka pumasok for our second subject? I remembered you whispered earlier that we're going to be late," I faked a smile.