Yeah, I think I'm relieved now. Max can actually rest. I rolled on the hospital bed and frown my face. He has gone out couple of minutes ago and is yet to be back. I rolled noisily on the bed with my bandaged thigh. Now he is getting on my nerves. I can remove the forgiveness and we'll start all over again. Besides, his kiss had expired.
Just then, he walked in with Flora. Flora?! Really?!
"Hey! Max told me you took bullet for him. That was very brave of you." She said smiling and I was looking at her with anger. Motherfucker. Did I just cursed?! Who cares?
I only scoff and nothing more. God sees my heart that if I leave this place I will start my revenge straight away.
I thought the kiss on the forehead already bind us together. How foolish was I? Very foolish. Yeah I know, don't tell me. I shouldn't have allowed the kiss on the forehead, now he is still with Flora.
It's been three days now, I supposed to still be on hospital bed, but me? Hell no. I walk to school the next day with my crutches. And to everyone in school, I'm heroine now. I smiled to my face.
I sat down in class and all my attention was on him and Flora, that bitch!
During break hour, he came to me with ice cream and I smiled at him.
As if I had known, he bought one for Flora as well. She was standing besides my desk licking the cream. Revenge was burning in my brain. All of a sudden, I stood up and smashed the ice cream away intentionally and it splitted all over her uniform.
"Oh! I'm so sorry. I guess I didn't rest on my crutch very well." I apologized.
"No, it's alright. I get it."
And to my dismay, he is helping her removing the cream from her uniform. Well, what else? I fake collapsing. He immediately left Flora and they both started fanning me. Before I know it, half of the class had already rushed me to the school clinic. To my utmost chagrin, I was asked to stay at home till the thigh healed. I wasn't expecting that. But.... it's cool. I can get to know his mother and sneak in his room.
The next day when they had all gone to school, I walked into his house through the front door of course. I can't jump the window, I have crutches.
"Hey baby! Come here little one." His mother said cheerfully.
"I was on my way to your house right now. I made you custard." She said
"Okay." I sat down and started surveying the house as if I'm seeing it for the first time.
She made for the kitchen and came back with a cup of custard.
"Here you go." She told me.
I collected the cup from her and put it down on the table beside the couch. And she started telling me how they apprehended the thief and the sentence passed on him, but trust me, I wasn't listening.
"Ehem... can I check Max's room?" I asked after a long tiring discussion.
"Oh, I.. don't think so. You know, some people especially Max doesn't like anyone poking in his privacy."
"Poking?"
"Ye..ss my dear."
"Oh, that sounds great."
"Of course my dear.:
"But, can you make rice bowl for me? I really don't like custard." I demanded.
"Of course my dear. why not. I'm doing that right away. Bit it's going to take much time than the custard."
"I don't care. I mean..... it's cool." I said chuckling nervously.
"Alright then, let me be at it."
"Ehem.... I'll stay here watching TV."
"Its alright."
I watched her retire to the kitchen. I grab my crutches and headed upstairs. Fuck privacy. Privacy my foot. I walk rightly down into his room. Luckily, it wasn't locked. See privacy! I walked in.
Whaooo! I bet my father can't afford this bed. No offense, none taken.
I first lay my back down. Its been a while I had a sound sleep. I can have one now. Now?! Oh no. I sprung up and made for his bag minding my crutch from making so much noise.
I ransacked all his bags and started putting his clothes on one after the other and snapping pictures. His clothes smells nice just like his chin. Chin?! Forget it.
Just then, besides his shelf on the table, calling my name out loud is his diary. This is all I need.
I sat down calmly and settle down to it. The first steps of his life wasn't my concern. I need to know his opinion about me.
"I hate this neighborhood and everybody seems weird to me. I only wish to go back to my friends in our old house. But I met this girl next door, she is so ugly and I'll call her WEIRDO."
"You gotta be kidding me. Me? Weirdo?"
I almost bang the floor in anger but i don't . Instead, I took a pen and write beneath the lines.
"I hate you too. You don't even look good. You are so ugly and I hate you hard, WIZARD. Who do you think you are? Motherfucker.!" I wrote it there.
As I was about to drop the book, then my eyes caught the glimpse....
"Mum wouldn't listen, she is bent on my relationship with Flora, I hate that girl."
I first put down the book and laugh out loud.
Really?
He doesn't like Flora?
Oh, that's great. I'll make life miserable for her and I'm sure he is gonna like it. I shouldn't have continued reading but I did. Then, GBAM!!!! I saw it.
"I'm crushing on someone though and her name is CYNTHIA."
I first clean my face very well to be sure I wasn't dreaming. Are you kidding me? Cynthia? Even if I'm ugly, i can't accept him to date Cynthia. Well, they all have enemies now. I AM THE ENEMY.
"The food is almost done my dear."
I heard her call from the kitchen, quickly I grabbed my crutch and headed downstairs. I still have five steps away to take when I heard footsteps approaching from the kitchen and of course I jumped. It sounds crazy. I jumped from fifth steps down. Yeah, very crazy. I landed full face flat on the floor. And I screamed. Trust me its more painful than being shot.
"Oh my!! What happened?" She said rushing towards me.
"Yeah, it's crazy. It's like I sat on a cockroach, so I jumped."
"Cockroach? Here?"
"What? You don't have cockroaches? We have thousands of them at home."
"Your mother should learn how to keep those things away from home." She said and I was angry, I wasn't angry because she said that, I was angry because she forced Flora on him. And how dare she saying my mom doesn't know how to take care of her home.
"Yeah, at least she isn't forcing anyone on us." I said.
"What?"
"Wait! Can i ask you a question now Mrs North?"
"Of course my dear. but let me help you up first and dish out your food."
"Oh no! Forget about that for now. I'm fine on the floor. It helps my legs stretched. "
"Oh!"
"Is it good for any parents to force their kids on someone? You know what I mean?"
"Not really."
"Of course not. It's not good to force anyone on anybody. if I happen to have parents who do that, I'll poison them. I won't think twice. I never did." I said and she smiles mischievously.
"No parents can do that." She said.
"Its not proper for me to tell my elders they are lying. I can only tell them I believe their lies, it sooth my ears.Right?"
"Yeah...h... will you take your food now?"
"Nope Mrs North. I really feel like going home."
I said helping myself up and walking out of the room. Bitch!!
The following day was rough.
Max bang on my door in anger requesting for me, before I could arrange my room, he burst in. And unfortunately for him, the pant I wanted to throw in the basket landed right on his face and it stayed there.
"Oh!... that,.. was my pant." I said and he flung it off in anger.
"Who allowed you in Max?" I asked covering my body with the duvet.
"Your Mom did." He was boiling with rage.
"Oh, have you come to visit me?"
"How did you got in my room?"
"Your mother showed me in."
"She wouldn't do that."
"Oh!? She sure did."
"What if I found out you are lying?"
"Well then.... do your worst." I said spitting on his face.
"Cool." He said before storming out.
I resumed to school after three weeks and the first person I saw was Flora. She walked up to me.
"Hey! You good now?" She asked.
"Hey, you better now?: I asked in respond and hissed before walking away from her and she looked astounded.
Then I bumped into Cynthia.
"What's wrong you look dull." She commented.
"And you are smiling like you won lottery." I responded.
"Yeah, indirect lottery. Could you believe Max smiled at me this morning?"
"Your loss."
"Loss?".
"Yes, we are engaged." I said showing her the ring on my finger.
"Engaged? When?"
"How does that help? We're engaged, that's all."
"Oh! Cool"
I can feel the hotness of her body as she walk away from me with teary face.
I laugh hysterically to myself. That's it.
I walk majestically down to my class and now, all eyes on me.
I raised my middle finger and flung the ring left and right before sitting down.
"Is it true?" They started murmuring.
Who cares. I even place my feet on my desk majestically. I'm engaged to the celebrated idol in the school.
Oh, now he walks in and all eyes were on him. He grew suspicioous. As he saw me smiling, he walked up to me.
"What's going on here?" He demanded. We haven't really talked after the incident in his room.
I flung the ring to his face.
"You and I are engaged." I said happily.
"What?! Is that what you've been telling them?"
"Of course. And you better keep your voice low."
"And why should I??
"Oh. Perhaps you want me to tell them all that you were forced on Flora and you are actually crushing on Cynthia. Maybe you will be the most sort after after then, we will see."
"You went through my diary?" He said in slow voice.
"Keep shut. Is that your major concern now?"
He stare at me in anger for a while.
"No." He responded.
"Good boy. Now, are we engaged or not?" I asked wickedly.
"Of course we are. Absolutely." He answered.
"Now smile." I told him and he forced a smile.
Now, let the journey begin...
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