The Prominent 8

CHAPTER 25

CHAPTER 25

It was nobody

"What happened to our friendship all of a sudden?" Kian asked his self glaring at the table in the cafeteria where they always eat together.

"I don't wanna be alone again." he sighed and someone tapped his shoulder.

"You're so early today, Kian." It was Hera's voice.

"Oh, I didn't thought it was you, H-Hera!" Kian has difficulties on saying Hera's name. He's a shy one infront of the one he likes.

"I'm always early at school." she stated and stood at Kian's side.

"Are you still my friend?" Kian asked right through.

"Ohh, sorry-so-" Hera cut him off.

"Yes. Don't worry." she replied and smiled at him. Kian's simping. Hera's kinda different right now.

"You promise me?"

"Hey, guys." Albert suddenly came.

"Albert?" The two came up with the same expression.

"Will you still forgive me?" he asked casting his eyes down. He's hopeless. Even though Albert's rich, handsome and also smart, but for him, his life is the worst.

The two look at each other, like they don't know what to reply.

"It's okay if you won't. Otherwise, am not a good friend to you." he said.

"Albert, come'on! Don't say that. We are still your friends and you did nothing wrong." Kian replied, cheering him up.

"Oh right. Am I gonn' give some advice here? Coz am not pretty good at those." Hera said.

"Don't worry. I'm a friend of yours, always 'til the end." Kian said and hugged him.

"What's that on your cheeks? What happened to ya?" Hera asked Albert, pointing the bandage on his cheeks.

"I..I..I punched myself." He don't know what to reply.

"Coz you're mad at yourself or something?" Hera asked.

"Yeah, you're right."

"Albert, how about our friends? Are they mad at you?" Kian asked, being worried about their friendship.

"It's okay. I'll fixed this." he replied and started to smile.

"I-I'm so sorry.." he sighed.

"But thanks for cheering me up." he added and Hera and Kian smiled.

When Albert looked away his tears started to fall from his right eye.

"Why are you crying? Things will get better!" he consoled his self.

Albert: "I don't even deserve this."

Mark: "I'm such a fool."

Jonathan: "Friends..they're temporary, right?"

Paul: "Struggles? Stressed? Nahh.. Just read your book."

Diana: "I got no idea what's going on right now!"

Lowanne: "Am I still gonna forgive you Mark?"

Things get complicated now. Suddenly, Mark and Lowanne met at the hallway.

"Lowanne, I-I don't know what to explain but there's only one thing I want.. Is that you'll forgive me." Mark said and when you look at his eyes it was a pity.

Lowanne can't say anything and just keepin' on holding her right arm.

"I hope so that someday you'll forgive me." Mark gasped. And he noticed bruises on Lowanne's right arm.

"W-what happened to you, W-Wan?" he asked stuttering, being concerned about her. Lowanne stops holding it and stated straight forward,

"I fell off from my bed last night."

"What? Do you have a bed with a height of 10 ft?" Mark asked jokingly.

"What?! O-oo.. yeah, dad made me one, y-you want a bed like that too? Then buy for yourself!" she brought up a silly argument with him.

Mark laughed. He thought they'll be fighting over for some serious topic, but the both of them just came up with a nonsense argument.

"Ohh..You know Lowanne, that's why I--" Lowanne cut him off putting her finger on his lips.

"Don't say it." Lowanne said and departed from him, leaving Mark unforgiven.

"Hey, Wan wan!" he shouted.

But on the other side, Diana and Albert also met. Diana saw Albert, having a pale lips and red eyes.

"Albert?" Diana doesn't know what to say, she hold a grip on her book.

"A-are you okay?" she don't know what to ask.

"I'm okay Diana." Albert replied and smiled on her. He tried to put on his smile. Then things went different. Someone didn't expect, that a girl who hates him, ignores him, was hugging him right now.

"Hope you'll get better soon. I'm always right here, Albert. I'm always right here."

The light of the sun shine through the windows, there was a beautiful scene at the hallway.

"We'll get throught this. I'm still your friend, I will not run away from you." She consoled him and hug him very tight.

As she said these words to him, promising, Albert felt a deep satisfaction in his heart and he smiled and said,

"I love you Diana, I love you so mu--"

But why? Why did he stop?

Yes, no on hugged him. Nobody. It was just an imagination, a delusion. Albert still felt hopeless.

"Diana won't do that." he said to himself giving a clear statement.