Love Life At School (Chapter Twenty Eight)

“Ella.. Ella..”

She heard her name being called softly. She felt terrified. What if that was a kidnapper? Or a rapist? Or a murderer? Or...

“Ella.. Ella..”

She stopped her breathing and held her breath. She felt more and more afraid. What she needed now was Wu Chun’s warm hug. She felt so alone and insecure. The figure, she saw, was walking towards her.

“Ella.. Ella.”

The figure started walking towards her. She didn’t know what to do. She quickly got up and ran away from the scary figure. As she did, she turned just to se the figure running too. Her practically stopped as she tried to save herself. Then, she fell. Her clothes were now drenched and full of mud. Suddenly she felt arms around her.

She screamed.

“Ella, its me, Chun. Don’t scream. Calm down. Its just me.”

Ella stopped in surprise. She looked into the face. As she saw he face of her beloved, she gasped and hugged him tightly. Wu Chun embraced her back while carrying her up to stand. He had never seen her so terrified. He was worried about her. He carried her through the rain into his car. In the car, he covered her trembling body with his dry jacket. He then sat at the driver’s seat and started driving to his home.

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(At the orphanage)

Jiro and Arron laid on their beds, staring at the wall in silence. Since they got back from the restaurant, they had not spoken to each other.

Arron felt that it was unfair of Jiro to have punched him on the face just now. It was not like he was in love with Hebe or anything. Or is he? No, he couldn’t have fallen in love with her. Jiro loved Selina not Hebe. Right? He wouldn’t fall in love with Hebe, right? He would stay faithful to Selina right? He loved Selina the best in the whole world right?

Arron had never felt insecure about Hebe and himself. He had always thought that they were inseparatible but the unexpected had happened. His heart felt heavy and he felt weary, weak, not knowing what to do. Arron secretly looked at Jiro but no expression was found on his face. As Jiro moved a little, Arron quickly look back up at the ceiling.

Jiro, on the other hand, was thinking mostly about himself and Arron. They had been friends for as long as he could remember but never have he encountered such a never-before-encountered situation. Now he didn’t know how to speak to him or ask him anything. It would look so awkward. Jiro had thought he knew Arron well inside and out but this incident made think otherwise. It made he feel that even if you think you know this person, it doesn’t mean he or she is known well enough by yourself.

Suddenly, he felt Arron’s eyes on him. Jiro moved a little. From the corner of his eyes, he spied Arron looking up at the ceiling as he had been doing. Without any apparent reason Jiro felt the urge to sit up. So he did. But as he did so, Arron did the exact same thing at the same time. They stared at each other as if communicating with their mind. Out of the blue, Jiro stood up, went over Arron and punched him in the face.

Arron just sat there, wide-eyed. He had not expected a straightforward punch like that. He turned to look at Jiro and stood up. “What d’you do that for?” Arron demanded, harshly.

Jiro: To wake you from your senses.

Arron: Oh, I can think very well if you can’t see that.

Jiro: I definitely can’t see that since you’re hurting the girl you love the most.

Arron: (silence)

Jiro: Nothing to say huh? That’s what I expected. You’re nothing but a loser who didn’t even think about whom you love. You..

Arron: I did think about her. It was because of her I did this.

Jiro: Well, I don’t believe that. You call a man dumping his girlfriend for another girl the reason why you love her?

Arron: Its because..

Jiro: Of what? You’re so unreasonable. You can’t even tell your best friend why you left her.

Arron: Its because of Calvin!

Jiro: Calvin?

Arron: Yeah. Its because he loves Hebe that I’m leaving her. I know she loves me. That’s why I left her. If I get hurt again by Calvin, Hebe would feel devastated and hate Calvin.

Jiro: Because of that?

Arron: Of course.

Jiro: Have you ever thought of Hebe’s feelings?

Arron: Huh?

Jiro: What would she feel if you just leave her without telling her a proper reason? You said you loved her but going by your actions, you don’t seem to.

Arron: I..I..

Jiro: Did Calvin ever say he loved Hebe? Maybe he didn’t really like her. Maybe it was just a crush. Maybe he’s in love with someone else now.

Arron: (silence)

Jiro: Did you even think of the consequences before acting out what you did?

Arron: I..

Jiro: DID YOU?

Arron: I..

Jiro: So what do you..

Arron: I’M SORRY!

Jiro: Sorry? That’s not enough. You should go kneel before Hebe and ask for her forgiveness after what you did to her.

Jiro and Arron looked at each other. Arron didn’t know what to say. He knew Jiro was right. Why didn’t he think of it before? Now he had made everything a mess and hurt the girl he loved. “Its too late.” He said.

Jiro: Its never too late. If you still love her, go and do what you’re supposed to.

Arron: Jiro?

Jiro: What?

Arron: (punched Jiro gently on the shoulder) Thanks.

Jiro: What for?

Arron: For being my friend and waking me up.

Jiro: (smiled) Now go and do everything you can to have Hebe again.

Arron nodded, smiled and ran out the door.

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Calvin walked along the roadside. He had come out of the hospital to buy food for Angela. She said the hospital food did not suit her liking.

(flashback)

Angela pushed the food away.

Calvin: What’s wrong?

Angela: The food. Taste it. (Fed Calvin)

Calvin: Yuck! Is this how they treat their patients here? I’m going to find the director..

Angela: Hey, no need to get so worked up. Its just food.

Calvin: But they can’t treat my beloved applekins like this. It’ll ruin her.

Angela: (giggle) Stop calling me that. And don’t go and find the director or I’ll kill you.

Calvin: Oo.. I’m so scared. Haha..

Angela: Oi!

Calvin: Fine. I’ll go buy outside food then, ok?

Angela: Ok. Make sure you come back safely.

Calvin: No problem, my applekins. (walk out the door after giving her a peck on the forehead)

(end of flashback)

Calvin smiled as he walked on, thinking how cute Angela was when she laughed and joked. Suddenly, he saw someone coming. It was.......

-brenda, co-written with ratana-