LOUIEGIE'S POINT OF VIEW

"What's the meaning of this?! Are those really Schneider's car keys?!" Lauren shouted after Winter left the field.

I faced her. "Yes."

Her gaze became more deadly. "What?! Are you insane?!"

"No, I'm not insane," I said.

"Do you know that those keys have an important memories to Winter?! EACH KEY!" she shouted as she rolled her eyes.

My forehead twitched. "What?"

She sighed, trying to stay calm before she spoke. "Each car key are all important for Winter. Most of them are Tita Wirleza's gift to Winter when she's still alive. Anyway, where did you get those keys?"

"Before I came to the Section 2's room, I called Tito Jerome and I let him know that I have a surprise for Winter. I said that I needed their car keys. I saw their parking lot and there are many cars, so I thought Winter would love my surprise, but it turned the total opposite." I felt guilty. I didn't know that those are important to her.

"Fix this, Louiegie. Please." After she said those words, she left the field. I stayed there for a minute or two before I decided to find Winter. I need to say sorry to her.

I went to their room, but I didn't found her there. I also went to the locker area, but I didn't also found her there.

"Where could I find you, Winter? Where?" I walked along the corridor, hoping that I'll found her. "I went to your room, you're not there. I went to the locker are, you're not there. What if you're hungry?" My eyes widened because of what's in my mind.

I went to the cafeteria and I saw Flinn leaving the cafeteria. When I entered, I saw Winter crying. While I'm walking closer to her, people began shouting.

"NERD BOY!"

"What are you doing here?! Hindi ka bagay dito!"

"Oh my gosh! He's approaching Winter! Mapaalis ka sana!"

I ignored them and went on. "Here," I said as I handed her my handkerchief. She lifted up her gaze and our eyes met.

She stood up. "What are you doing here, 'NERD BOY'?!" she shouted and the other students also shouted NERD BOY again. I remembered our first encounter, she called me NERD BOY and most of the students started calling me by that name since then.

I hold her chin and wiped her tears using my handkerchief. Tinabig niya ang kamay ko at tumingin sa akin ng masama. "I'm sorry about what happened earlier, Winter. I didn't knew that those are important to you. If I only knew, I wouldn't do that."

She rolled her eyes as she laughed sarcastically. "Are you joking? If yes, you made a great joke," she said, but I didn't spoke. "Sorry? Will it change what happened?! No, right?!" she added.

"Sorry." I looked down.

"I don't need your sorry, okay?!"

"Then what do you need?"

"I need you out of my sight, NOW!"

As I faced her, I heard other students shouted again.

"Umalis ka na daw, NERD BOY!"

"Alis!"

"Ang lakas kasi ng loob lumapit kay Winter! Akala mo naman kung sino!"

Winter looked at them with deadly glare. "Can you shut up?!"

"Sorry, Winter," the students said as they diverted their gaze away from us.

Winter faced me. "What are you still doing here?! I said, get out of my sight!" I gave the handkerchief before I left the cafeteria. I went to our classroom and the lecturer was shocked when he saw me.

"Sorry, I'm late, Sir," I said as I bowed.

"It's okay. Go to your seat," Sir said. I sat on my seat and listened to his discussion. "Review your notes. We have a test tomorrow." Sir left the classroom after he said those words. I sighed before I roam around my gaze. My other classmates are busy chatting with each other. While the other are silently waiting for our next lecturer just like me. After a minute, our next lecturer entered our classroom.

***

LAUREN'S POINT OF VIEW

"Where's Winter?" I asked Flinn after she sat beside me.

"She's crying at the cafeteria," Flinn answered, sighing.

I also sighed. "I talked to Louiegie earlier. He said that Tito Jerome gave the keys to him." She didn't have the chance to speak when we saw Ms. Mendoza coming to our direction.

"Anong pinag-uusapan ninyo, Ms. Houston? Ms. Azelart? Maaari niyo bang sabihin sa amin?" Miss asked as she smiled.

"Sorry, Miss," we said.

"Ano ang aking pangunahing batas kapag tayo ay nasa loob ng paaralan?" Miss is still smiling.

"Paumanhin, Miss." We looked at down. Miss went back to the front and continued teaching. Winter entered the classroom as Ms. Mendoza left. I stood up and approached her. I saw that her eyes are both swollen, saying that she cried.

She looked at me. "Hi, Lauren," she said as she waved her hand.

I immediately hugged her. "Are you okay now, Winter?"

"T-To be honest to you, n-no. I-I'm not okay." I faced her and I saw that she's crying again.

"Shhhh." I hugged her again and tapped her back. "I know that you remembered your Mom again because of our surprise. I'm sorry, Winter. We should have recognized it before we did our surprise."

Kumalas ako sa pagkakayakap sa kanya and I wiped away her tears. Winter smiled. "Let's go back to our seat before our next lecturer can see us," she said as she went back to her seat. When I went back to my seat, our next lecturer came and started the discussion.

After all of our class ended, Winter immediately left the classroom. "Where is she going?" Flinn asked dahilan para mapalingon ako sa kanya.

"I don't know," I answered as I shrugged my shoulders. We fixed our things and left the classroom. We went to the locker area. While I'm fixing my things ay may umakbay sa akin mula sa kanan ko. I looked who it was and I was shocked when I saw who it was.

"Hi, Ava!" Ryu said as he waved his hand.

"What are you doing here, Ryu?" I removed his shoulder on mine.

"I'm studying here. What about you?"

"I'm also studying here," I smiled.

"Ehem." I faced Flinn when she coughed. "Who's that?" She took a glance at Ryu before she looked at me with a questioning look.

I looked at Ryu when he offered his hand to Flinn. "I'm Ryu Kyst Gutowski. You are?"

"I'm Flinn Jane Azelart. Nice to meet you," she said as she accepted Ryu's hand. "Are you connected to Rye Kade Gutowski by any chance?"

"Yes. He's my brother," Ryu answered, smiling. Flinn immediately dropped Ryu's hand upon hearing what he said. "Is there a problem?"

I faced Ryu. "Remember when I said that your brother kissed me and I received hurtful words from my bestriend?"

He nodded. "Yes. You also said that your bestfriend is my brother's girlfriend, right? Are you reffering to her back then?" He looked at Flinn.

"Your right, but you're also wrong," I winced.

Ryu faced me. "Huh?"

"You're right when you said that I'm reffering to her back then. You're wrong because she's not your brother's girlfriend. She's your brother's ex-girlfriend," I said.

"Sorry," he said to me before he faced Flinn. Flinn also faced him. "I would like to say sorry for what my brother did. Sorry."

Flinn smiled to him. "It's not your fault for you to say sorry. Also, I don't care about him anymore. Maybe I'm just shocked to hear his name again. Anyway, are you also highschool?"

Ryu shooked his head, smiling. "No, I'm not. I'm currently in college."

"Really?" Flinn asked.

"Yes. And you?"

"We're Grade 11. So what are you taking?"

"Business Management," Ryu answered.

"Okay," Flinn said, nodding. "Looks like you knew my bestfriend, how did you met her?" She took a glance at me and faced Ryu again.

Ryu smiled. "I met her in one of the amusement park in London. She was lying on the bench back then. I asked if I can sit beside her and she agreed. That's how we met."

"Interesting. When did you met?"

"January 14, I think," Ryu said that made Flinn lost her smile. I interrupted their conversation because I think Flinn remembered what happened on that day.

"Let's go to cafeteria first before we can go home," I said. They nodded their head and followed me to the cafeteria.

***

WINTER'S POINT OF VIEW

I went home after I left the school. I waited for dad to get home. "You're early today, anak," Dad said when he got home. I only stared to him and didn't said a word. He sighed before he spoke again. "I'm sorry for what I said to you earlier, anak. Maybe, I just didn't expect you to do that. I'm sorry."

"That's not what I want to hear right now because even if you didn't apologized, I will not be angry at you."

"Then what do you want to hear from me, anak?"

"I want it to come out from your mouth without me saying anything, dad," I said before I went to my room. I went to my balcony and roam around my gaze until it stopped on the balcony where I saw Louiegie before.

"How dare you surprised me with my own keys?!" I controlled the anger inside me because of what's in my mind.

I closed my eyes and sighed before I opened my eyes again and I was shocked when I saw Louiegie standing there, comfortably looking at me. I also looked at him with my deadly glare. We stared to each other before Louiegie diverted away his gaze from me. I also diverted my gaze away from him when I heard my sliding door opened.

"Is it okay if I entered your room without knocking, anak?" dad said as he closed my sliding door.

"What else can I do? You already entered my room," I said as I rolled my eyes. Tumikhim siya before he seated on my sofa here in my veranda. "So, do you already knew what I wanted to hear, dad?"

He sighed before he spoke. "The Kingston's decided to go back to their mansion because Louiegie told us everything that happened earlier."

"That's now what I want you to say, dad. Also, I saw Louiegie there on his balcony, so I already knew that." I looked at Louiegie and his currently reading a book. Dad also looked at him before he looked at me again.

"You classmate, Angela Anderson, said that she will transfer to another school. She also said that she's scared at you that's why she made that decision."

I rolled my eyes. "I'm already expecting that to happen."

"That's what you want me to say, anak?"

"No. That's not it," I said as I seated on the sofa in front of dad.

"Tell me, anak, what do you want me to say?"

I sighed. "As I said earlier, I want it to come out from your mouth without me saying anything to you, dad. Is that hard for you? Or you forget about it?"

"Maybe, I really forget the thing that you want to hear from me, anak," dad said as he looked down.

I laughed sarcastically. "Yeah. Or maybe you intended to forget about it because you're scared that I can do something again? That only a psycho can do," I said sarcastically and I saw how dad became shocked.

"I thought you already forgiven me, anak?" I saw in his eyes his sadness.

"I'll repeat again, dad okay? I'm not angry at you so you don't have to say sorry." I rolled my eyes as I diverted away my gaze.

Silenced occurred among us before dad broke it when he spoke. "I think I already know what you want me to say and you want to hear," dad said that made me faced him. "I'm the one who gave our car keys to Louiegie. Sorry about that," dad added.

"Finally, dad. You already said what I wanted you to say. Finally." I sighed

"So you don't liked his surprise for you?"

I rolled my eyes. "They will not go back to their mansion if I liked his surprise, dad. Also, anyone in my position wouldn't like his surprise if he used my own keys." I looked at Louiegie's veranda again. "It would have been better if you didn't surprised me," I whispered to myself. I looked at dad when I heard his phone vibrated.

He picked it up and listened to the other line before he ended it and faced me. "The dinner is ready, anak. Just come down if you still want to eat." He left my room after he said it.

I sighed before I left my balcony and went inside my room.

"Actually, that's not what I wanted dad to say. There's something that you need to tell me, but you aren't telling it to me, dad."

(To be continued...)

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