"Class Adjourned" Mr. Lopez announced, "Oh, right! before I forgot, so please study our lesson this week because we will have a test tomorrow" Mr. Lopez added. I heard my classmate groan in displeasure, even I felt a little bummed out since we mostly tackle great pieces of literature way back since it first started, and there's a lot of things needed to be remembered.
I was about to leave when "Ms. Galvero and Mr. Payne would the both of you please stay, I would like to have a word," Mr. Lopez suddenly announced. I knew it, it was too good to be true, knowing him; I just sighed and went packed my things and went in front. That Payne guy was about to in front but not before his friends stopped him and they were whispering and all, and some of them even laugh a little. I didn't mind them anymore and went in front to get this over with because I can't wait to go home and have a good soak in the bath.
"May I know why are you calling me over Sir, as I have told earlier you can check the school's surveillance to check the authenticity of my words," I ask not beating around the bush anymore since was the only one left, "You must really be in a sour mood today, ain't yah Jean?" Mr. Lopez said. I just nodded and ask "So how can I help you today Sir?"
"Well it's about Mr. Payne here!" he said while pointing to this guy at my side, I gave him a confused expression as what am I supposed to do if he has the problem. Then I looked at him I can also see a confused expression plastered in his face. "What are you talking about Sir, please do be frank because I would love to go home already!" I said irritation can be heard in my voice.
"You still haven't change Jean, you still got that sharp tongue. Anyways the reason I called you because I need you to tutor Mr. Payne and..." he was cut midway when this guy suddenly decided to talk. "As far as I remember Sir, I haven't failed your subject so why would I need a tutor? I'm pretty sure that even my grade isn't that high it's not that low," Mr. Lopez just glance at him and look at me again.
"As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted, you need to tutor Mr. Payne here also Mr. Frost because..." this time I was the one who interrupted him when I heard Mr. Frost "Wait, Wait Wait! Mr. Frost? Who's this Mr. Frost as I remember there is no such person in this class!" I said as my voice started to raise a little. Please don't be that f*ckng guy, I prayed but I can't help but have this uneasiness churning in my stomach saying that I'm wrong.
"Are there any more questions? Go ahead and ask so I can finish what I'm saying here" Mr. Lopez said clearly annoyed being cut twice. I just stayed quiet and continue to prayed that what my gut is telling me is wrong but reality sure is a b*tch!
"Before I was rudely interrupted TWICE, you Jean will be tutoring Mr. Hunter Payne over here and Mr. Alexander Frost, because their grade might not be hit the passing mark," he said clearly irritated when I heard that my world began to crumble, WHY OH WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? I asked myself. Call me dramatic and stuff but I would be more gladly to teach the whole basketball team than to teach that jerk.
"As for the reason Mr. Payne over here do achieve the passing score to avoid failure but, that in reality, he has pretty low scores and if you Mr. Payne won't get a higher score this year I'm afraid it would affect you, if you started to apply for work or if you did your field study, Mr. Frost's concern is a little bit more tricky because he is clearly failing the class, and Ms, Smith already tried to assign a tutor to form him but they didn't last, she also tried talking to his parents and they are worried for him too but Mr. Frost is very stubborn and he always scares the tutors we assign to him, so we had a meeting in the faculty and you are our best choice to subdue and help him," Mr. Lopez said.
"Sir, I can help Payne but please!! Isn't there another way so I won't have to tutor him?" I ask "I can like help the faculty with the paper works or I could teach all students who need a tutor, I'll do anything but to teach that jer.. guy," I said desperately.
"I'm sad to say but, there's no other way out, but if you do complete this the faculty will give you a gift! So do your best, I'll assure you you won't be disappointed!" Mr. Lopez said confidently "Is there no really another way out?" I ask while making the saddest eyes can make.
Mr. Lopez just shook his head and said "I'm afraid there's nothing you can do, and you said you want to be a teacher in the future, you can think of this as your training on how to handle this kind of students," I just sighed and nodded seeing that I can't escape this fact.
I glance at Payne and said "This Saturday, at 11:00, am waiting here at school, I'll be tutoring you at our house! Be late and your dead!" I said while making a cut-throat gesture. He only nodded and didn't say anything. "HAHAHAHAHAHA! See I knew you can teach Alexander with that kind of attitude you can teach all those students who're giving us a hard time!" Mr. Lopez suddenly said making me frown.
"If we don't have any more to talk to, gentlemen I'll take my leave!" I said and Mr. Lopez nodded so I bid my goodbye and went out of the room. What a crazy day it is, I told myself as soon as I got out. It seems I'll be busy this weekend might prepare the materials I'll be needed. I fished my phone inside my bag and plugged in my earphones. I browsed to my songs and played Seventeen's Love Letter; then decided to go to the school's clinic to see whether those idiots are fine and since I'm gonna tutor that guy, might as well inform him while it was still early.
It took me a whole ten minutes to get to the there, as I was gonna get in I saw the school's nurse, and asked her "Hello, Nurse Amy I'm looking for the two students that were brought here, with bruises and such?" "Oh! Them they've already gone home a while ago since they were already awake and fine," she answered.
That's a shocker, I thought as those two were already awake, and here I was thinking that they were still unconscious. "If that was the case, I'll take my leave Nurse Amy. Thank you," I said. I was about to leave when Nurse Amy suddenly stopped me. "Wait, one of your friends left his jacket, can you do me a favor and return it to them?" she asked. I smiled and nodded, "Sure, it's no problem," I said. "Thanks, you're a lifesaver, they usually forget their thing here in the clinic, and its starting to pile inside" she muttered grumpily. "Wait here, I'll just fetch it inside," she added.
When she entered the clinic I sighed and prayed that it wasn't Xander's jacket. I don't want to see or be near him more than I should be, but it seems that the universe isn't on my side because as she went out, I could already see his last name at the back with its number at the bottom. Why oh why do I have to suffer like this? I think silently that guy really brings me nothing but bad luck.
"Here's the jacket, his I.D and wallet are also inside," Nurse Amy said. After thanking me, I left the clinic and went out of the campus, since it's only Wednesday I could buy the materials I'll be needing for our little tutor lesson on Friday. While walking in the halls I remember that Angel and the rest still have one more class to attend. So I need to call a Grab to go home, Ughhhhhhhhh I groaned; "I really need a car of my own!!" I said to myself. While walking still thinking whether I'll take a Grab or I'll just wait for Angel so she can give me a lift home. Then I suddenly remember where the fudge did I left my zither? I started panicking when I can't remember where I left it, I need to find it or my Mom would surely scold me all night.
I fished my phone and asked our group chat. "Guys, do you know, where I left my Zither?" As I wait for their reply, I walked aimlessly around the campus trying to find my missing zither. I reached the back of the school without me knowing, then I saw a guard from afar holding something big, I was about to help him but when I got close I realized that he was holding my zither. I quickly run towards him and ask "Hello po Kuya, I just want to ask where did you find my zither?
He looked at me surprised and said "Are you the owner of this thing? I didn't found it, someone else did, he just said that I should bring this to the school's admins so they could find the owner." I was dumbfounded why did that person ask a school guard to bring this to the school's admin when he is fully capable to deliver it himself? And the most important question is where the hell did he find my zither? There were a lot of queries swimming in my head, in the end, I just let them be, sooner or later I'll know who that person is.
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I said my thanks to the School's guard and took my leave, I didn't wait for Angel and the rest because today's event was exhausting. I took a cab home, and when I arrived my parents were still not home yet, so I went directly to my room and take a well-deserved bath. I even lit my scented candle and played BTS: Epiphany Piano and Cello version.
After taking my bath, I laid in my bed until darkness started to consume me.
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Loving Mr. Casanova
Romansa"Loving someone like you is hard, especially I know you won't stay until the end you'll just break my heart like all those others before me" I said sternly "Believe me, I won't hurt you. If I need to climb the highest mountain, swim the deepest sea...
