Chapter 13: The School Festival part II
Daniel:( Man patrolling is even more boring than I thought it would be just walking around the classrooms after a few rounds you sorta get bored.)
Walking past my classroom, I noticed the whole class hard at work. They were running a food stall with everyone helping out. Even Michael was putting in effort, as surprising as it is.
Isaac:"Oh Daniel, what's up, how's patrolling going?"
Daniel:" Pretty much what you would expect, I see everyone's hard at work."
Isaac:"Of course, we're aiming for top class this time!"
Daniel:( Damn that's ambitious and also that charisma, I'm having a hard time not getting drawn in.)
Daniel:" All the best for that, don't forget your patrolling schedules everyone!"
Giving a quick smirk at Michael as I gave him the thumbs up, quickly walking away before I could see his response.
After around another hour of patrolling, I was told to take some pictures if I could since the school needed to capture the 'best moments', not a bad PR move, displaying the school's best moments while hiding away its ugliness and many flaws.
Rosalia:" Hard at work are we?"
Daniel:" Wow I didn't expect you to show up so early."
Standing in front of me was Rosalia with her violin case dressed in her proper full uniform.
Daniel:" You're pumped up for this."
Rosalia:" Yeah..." Grabbing her case tighter she looked down at the ground in hesitation.
Rosalia:" Will I be able to perform well for this? I mean my bro's way better than me at this."
Daniel:" Relax, skill isn't everything, I admit the more skilled person would theoretically perform better but on stage, it's about your nerves and how calm you are, as long as you're more calm and collected than the other, you already won."
Rosalia:" Thanks, wow I didn't know you could be so positive and caring."
Daniel:" Why does everyone see me as some negative angry guy?"
Rosalia:" Because you are, or at least were but now you seem to slowly be changing, whatever is changing you, I hope it continues."
Daniel's mind immediately thought of Jasmine, the girl who had recently entered his life, could she have been that change. Immediately blushing slightly he removed that thought from his head.
Daniel:(Now's not the time for that, time to finish up my patrolling duty and take a break.)
After a little while more, Daniel walked back to the meeting room which was being used as a resting place for committee members. Opening the door, he saw two silhouettes standing there.
Daniel:( Urgh not this again.)
Sai:" With that said I want you to organise a bonfire for the closing ceremony tomorrow."
Daniel:" Huh? What's this about."
As their heads both turned, Daniel saw once again the distressed look of Jasmine and the smug smile of Sai.
Sai:" Ah Daniel, you're right on time, you see a certain someone requested for a bonfire tomorrow at the closing ceremony and being the lovely chairwoman I am, agreed immediately. So I have Jasmine here to plan for it."
Daniel's face tensed up as he stared at Sai with a look of disgust and disbelief, immediately reverting back to the more socially acceptable look of shock.
Daniel:" It's impossible to do within this time frame, looking at how much we have to do like getting permission from the community centre and organising the materials and obtain dangerous things like gasoline and fire would be extremely tedious. Normally you have to plan this kind of thing weeks in advance."
Sai with the fakest apologetic look on her face said
Sai:" I'm sorry, it's just that I can't turn down this request."
Daniel:( You most certainly can, you just don't want to because you will expose you're horrible work ethic as chairwoman and also this request was probably from one of your friends. Social pressure huh.)
Sai:" It can be done right Jasmine?"
Reverting my gaze back to Jasmine, her look hadn't changed at all, pale and afraid. Just what had Sai done to her before.
Jasmine:".....Yea...."
Sai:" Well that settles it then, thank you very much, I look forward to it.
Casually strolling outside to meet her boyfriend, Sai walked off after shooting me another smug smile.
Daniel:( man I really hate girls like that.)
Jasmine:" I have to get started, enjoy your break."
Daniel:" Wait."
Jasmine stopped just before she was about to leave, I sat down on my seat crossed my arms and thought for a while.
Daniel:" No matter how good you are at things like this, you can't overcome this one alone."
Jasmine stood there dumbfounded, knowing this was something she couldn't accomplish alone.
Daniel:" I can get the materials and permission to use them, you can go get the permission from the community centre. It should take about a day but I'm positive we can get everything by tomorrow afternoon."
Jasmine:" Why are you so insistent on helping me, you and I are.."
Daniel:" If the most useful person were to fall here, I would only get more work piled on myself....plus you helped me before."
Jasmine:" I did that for my.."
Daniel:" Yeah I figured it out a while ago, you probably only helped me because you couldn't live with your own guilt of going back on your morals. But helping someone is still good no matter what the intentions were, malevolent or not. Repaying the favour is what I'm doing. Now hurry if we rush we can still finish the job."
Jasmine looked at the ground and a smile lit up on her face as she looked back at me with gratitude
Jasmine:" Thanks, really."
My face instantly turned beet red as I averted my gaze.
Daniel:" It's nothing."
As she walked off to do her part, Daniel took out his phone and made a quick call.
Daniel:" It's me, I got a favour to ask."
????:" Oh you're calling me for a favour that's surprising what do you need?"
Daniel:" Firewood and gasoline as well as permission to use them."
????:" Wow that's a lot to ask."
Daniel:" Please could you get them?"
????:" When you're begging me like that, I can't refuse now can I. When do you need it by."
Daniel:" Tomorrow 6pm."
???:" Not giving me much to work with here huh, well I will try, I do owe you one after all."
Daniel:" Thanks appreciate it."
Putting his phone back into his pocket, Daniel picked up the list on the table and checked the time.
Daniel:" Now then, let's start the most interesting part of today."
Walking to classroom of 3-D Daniel called out two names
Daniel:" Michael and Jamin,you two are up for patrolling duty!"
Michael:" WHAT ALREADY?"
Michael rushes up to me and begins whining and complaining.
Daniel:" You have an hour together make the most of it buddy" flashing him an 'all the best' smile Michael sighed and accepted his fate as he turned he was greeted by someone he knew all too well.
Jamin:" Shall we go, Michael?"
Michael:" Uh... yea. Let's go..."
Michael:( THAT SMILE, THAT SMILE MAN IT'S KILLER. HOW AM I GOING TO KEEP CALM WHEN SHE'S THAT CUTE.)
Daniel leaned in and whispered to him:
Daniel:" All you need to do is keep calm and everything will be alright."
Michael:" I'm definitely going to get you back for this."
Daniel:" I accept payment through cash only." smiling as he said to them.
Daniel:" Enjoy your patrol and do take your it slow as you need to observe every part closely."
Jamin:" Alright, thanks."
As they walked off together, Daniel thought to himself:
Daniel:" I'm beginning to understand why he likes her, slightly below average height, an almost doll like appearance, great smile, innocent persoanlity, extroverted to friends, and introverted to strangers. She's a splitting image of Beth..."
Smiling as he walked off to continue his duties, Daniel wondered what else his day might have in stall for him...
Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
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