WINTER'S POINT OF VIEW

"D-Dad? W-What are you d-doing here?" I asked when I saw dad opened the door.

"Am I not allowed here? Even if I owned this school?" I can feel that dad is being sarcasticㅡ one thing that he never did to me.

"I-It's not what I mean, d-dad. I just thought that you're in a meeting because you said yesterday that you'll have a meeting today, at this time," I answered. I diverted my gaze to Louiegie and he just smirked.

"I think I know why dad is being sarcastic. Tsk. It's your fault, asshole." While I said those words in my mind, I looked at Louiegie while giving him my deadly glares.

"Our meeting is about a girl who's a psycho," dad sarcastically said. Silenced occurred among us until Angela broke it when she cried. Tsk. Cry-baby.

"M-Mr. S-Schneider, y-your d-daughter p-pulled o-out mㅡ"

"I already know. Thanks to this man here," dad cutted Angela when she's about to say something.

"Wait. Dad already know what I did, so that means Louiegie really talked to him. It's really is his fault."

"And you will believe him than me?!" I shouted while looking at dad. Dad just looked at me without answering me. "I'm asking, dad!"

"Yes," dad's short answer.

"What?! You will believe him than me?! I am your daughter, dad! And that man, he's just a son of your business partner!" I said as I pointed Louiegie who's just smirking at me. "Why are you always smirking at me?! What do you want?!" I shouted to Louiegie.

"You. I want you." I was shocked and angry at the same time when Louiegie said those words.

"Do I look like joking?! I am not fooling around, Louiegie!"

"I am not joking. You asked me earlier about what I want. I already answered, but you're still angry. It's not my fault that you've became angry because I just answered your question, truthfully." I became more angry when he said those words.

"I am notㅡ"

"Enough." I looked at dad when he spoke. His tone is not sarcastic anymore, but it's cold. Argh!

But dadㅡ"

"I said enough!!!" Now, his tone is angry.

"I am just explaining hereㅡ"

"Can't you understand the word enough! Do I have to translate it to you in all languages that I know?!" dad shouted.

"Look dad, I amㅡ"

"How many times do I have to say enough?! Do you really want me to translate it in other languages for you to know?!"

"Just let me finish my sentence, dad! I am just talking to Louiegie, but you said enough, so I tried to explained it to you, but you also said enough! You didn't even let me finished my sentence!" I shouted, angrily.

"I said enough because you're just talking nonsense. I came here because Louiegie said that you did something wrong! He said that you pulled out your classmate's left eye! At first, I just laughed at him because I didn't believe him because I believe more on you and I trust you that you will not do that! But after he gave me an audio recorded evidence kung saan dinig na dinig kong sinabi mong ikaw ang gumawa 'nun sa kaklase mo, my trust on you faded away!" dad shouted that made me lowered down my gaze.

"I think I will understand that you did that if your classmate did something wrong to you like, punched you, tortured you or something like that! But no, you just did that just because your classmate rolled her eyes in front of you?! What happened to you, Winter?! You're not like that before! You're a psycho now!" dad said as he closed his eyes and tried to control his anger. "Tell me what happened to you, I will try to understand you," he said gently.

I lifted up my gaze to dad and I felt the tears in the side of my eyes, but I controlled it. "Do you really wanna know why am I being like this?! Like you said, being a psycho?!" I asked.

"Yes," dad answered as he nodded his head.

"I'm being like this because of that Aristotle! He killed my mom, your wife, without mercy! Let's say that he didn't tortured mom, but the fact that he killed her while we're walking, we can already say that he killed mom without mercy! I'm not saying that I'm doing this because I want to be like Aristotle, maybe that's what you think." I felt my eyes became heavier because of the tears that I'm controlling not to fall, so I diverted my gaze to the ceiling.

"Whenever I'll remember that I didn't still take my revenge for mom, it hurts me. Even if you don't noticed it in my outward appearance, it hurts inside me. Ahh... No, I'm wrong when I said that I'm hurt. Because I'm very very hurt." I can't control my tears anymore, so I let them fall. "Look what I did to Angela. In that way, I can release all the pain and anger inside me."

"It's still not an enough reason for you to do that, Winter. To become a psycho." I looked at dad when he said those words.

"D-Dad, I can't u-understand you. Y-You will ask me and I a-answered it with my t-true reason. Then now, y-you will say that it's n-not an e-enough r-reason?! Then, what do you want me to answer you?!" I shouted while crying.

"Louiegie said to me that the true reason why you did that to your classmate is because she messed up with you." Dad looked at Louiegie after he said those words.

I laughed sarcastically while crying. "L-Louiegie said to you t-that?" I asked and dad nodded. "D-Dad, even if you're t-telling to me that you b-believe and t-trust me more than Louiegie, w-why do your a-action and the way you s-speak is telling me the o-opposite?!"

"It's not what you think, anakㅡ"

"Anak?! Y-You can still call me a-anak after you let me f-feel that I shouldn't be t-trusted?! Really?!" I wiped away the tears that's continuously falling from eyes.

"Oo! I can still call you anak because I didn't let you feel that way! It's just you that's imagining things!" dad shouted. I didn't answered him and I just kept on crying. "What?! You can't answer me because that's the truth right, Winter?!"

"D-Dad, I've never thought that you will s-shout at me. It h-hurts me inside right now, dad," I said as I lowered down my gaze.

"That's not what I want you to feel, anak. Sorry," dad said and I can feel the sincerity in his voice. I felt him getting closer to me, but I left the guidance office right before he can hug me.

***

LOUIEGIE'S POINT OF VIEW

Silence occurred among us after Winter left the room. After how many minutes, I broke it when I spoke. "Excuse me po. I will follow Winter po," I said and I didn't waited for them to answer. When I came out, I can't find Winter there.

I walked the path to the field while trying to find her. I think Winter needs fresh air right now and the field and garden is the only place here in school for her to go. Right now, I think she's on the field. When I arrived at the field, I saw her lying on the grass under the biggest tree here.

I walked nearer. When I arrived at her, I saw her crying while her eyes are closed.

"Why do I feel like your hurt so much? I'm sorry, Winter. It's my fault. Kung sana hindi ko na lamang sinabi kay tito. You don't deserved to be hurt. I'm really sorry."

I wish I can say to her what's in my mind right now. I sat down beside her.

"It's my first time that I saw you crying, but why do I feel like you have wounds inside your heart. Wounds from your past. I've never thought that I will see you crying kasi lagi na lamang pagtataray ang nakikita ko sa iyo."

I lie down beside her. She didn't still noticed me because until right now, her eyes are closed and tears are continuously falling from her eyes.

After how many minutes of her crying, she stood up and I watched how she wiped away her tears.

***

WINTER'S POINT OF VIEW

I don't know how many minutes that I'm crying. I feel a presence beside me, so I stood up and wiped away my tears. When I'm finished, I saw Louiegie lying on the grass under the tree where I lie down earlier. He's staring at me, so I also stared at him.

"What are you doing here?" I asked. He didn't answered me and he just stared at me. I waved my hand at his front as I said, "Hello? I'm asking if what are you doing here?"

"Are you okay now?" he asked as he stood up. I felt a little happiness when he asked if I'm okay. Sa dami ng taong kakilala ko, I've never thought that Louiegie would ask if I was okay.

"I'm okay. Again, what are you doing here?" I said as I smiled.

He also smiled. "You know what? It's first time that I saw you smiled at me, genuinely." I felt him getting closer to me, so I took a step backwards. I leaned against the tree, but he just kept on getting closer.

"H-Hey! W-What are you d-doing?"

He stopped 5 inches away from me, but his face kept on getting closer, so I diverted my gaze away from him. I felt his hand put some strands of my hair behind my ear.

"Akala mo naman hahalikan ko siya," I heard him whispered, so I looked at him and raised my eyebrow.

"Excuse me? Are you talking to me?"

He turned his gaze to me. "Nope. I'm not talking to you because I'm talking to myself. Another one, don't be so assuming."

"I'm not assuming. You're the only one who thinks that," I said as I rolled my eyes.

"It's okay for me if you'll admit it."

"Whatever," I said before I left him. I saw from my peripheral vision that he followed me.

"Where are you going again? Do you know how hard is it to find you?" he said as he hold my hand. I immediately removed my hand and looked at him badly that cause him to stop from walking. "What now?"

"Don't you dare hold my hand again." I continued walking. He followed me again, so I faced him. "Can you stop from following me?!"

"Do you know how hard it is to search for you?"

"Did I tell you to search for me?" I asked sarcastically.

"I searched for you not because you said, it's because I'm worried for you."

I don't know why, but I felt a happiness in my heart again. I didn't replied and continued walking again until I reached the exit of the field. I didn't felt his presence behind my back, so I stopped and looked if he's still there, but I didn't saw him. I didn't bother myself to find him. I just went to the cafeteria to have my lunch.

When I arrived at the cafeteria, there are just a few students. I called the waiter after I sat at the table for me. "What do you want, Ms. Schneider?" the waiter asked. I get the menu from him.

"One vanilla ice cream," I said as I handed him the menu.

"I will serve your order after 5-7 minutes, Ms. Schneider," he said as he bowed and left.

Our cafeteria is just like a restaurant. There's waiter that will approach you and will deliver your order.

After 6 minutes, the waiter came back with my order. "Enjoy, Ms, Schneider!" he smiled. I just nodded and he left. While I'm eating my ice cream, I felt a presence in front of me, so I raised my gaze and I was startled when I saw Flinn smiling at me.

"What are you doing here?" I asked her.

"I heard about what happened in the guidance office. Sorry because we are not there for you."

"Don't say sorry, Flinn. It's not your fault." I looked at her eyes. "It's Angela's fault," I said as I rolled my eyes.

She laughed. "I thought you will say that it's your fault. I didn't expect that you will say that it's Angela's fault," she said and I looked at her with deadly glares. "Woah! Easy there, Winter. By the way, can you come with me?"

"And where are we going?" I raised my eyebrow.

"It's a secret. Just come with me."

"I will not come until you say where are we going."

"Please, Winter. Please," she said as she do the puppy eyes.

"Tsk. Okay fine. I will come, but make sure that this is not a prank or else, you know what will I do to you," I said as I stood up.

"This is not a prank, Winter. Promise." After she said those words, she pulled me out of the cafeteria.

(To be continued...)

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