Chapter 5
"You think you're so cool, don't you?!" I shouted at Drake. I was yelling, but honestly, I was scared. His gaze was intimidating! "Tss," he smirked, covering his face with a book. He's going to sleep again, this autistic guy!
"Hey, Drake! I'm your girlfriend in front of Sheen and Kei. Just in front of them! Don't get too full of yourself, I just pretend to like you. Sorry---" I stopped talking because Drake removed the book covering his face. Oh no! He looks angry!
He looked me up and down and smirked. "You think you're worthy? You're ugly," he said, covering his face with the book again. Mommy! Daddy! He's bullying your princess! I'm ugly? In what way?! Mommy always says I'm beautiful! I'm a Perez, and all Perez are beautiful and handsome! This autistic guy is really something!
I left the tree because I was so annoyed! Who would enjoy being looked up and down and smirked at? It felt like my dignity was hurt. "Hey!" "Ahhh! Aya, you're going to give me a heart attack! Why are you startling me?" I said, holding my chest.
Aya replied, "What are you talking about? I've been calling you for a while now, but you're not responding. You were lost in thought. What's going on? I left earlier, and you two were talking with Sheen for a long time."
Oh yeah, Aya was with me earlier. Hmm, where are Sheen and Kei now? What happened between them? Oh no, did they get back together?! I'm getting jealous!! "Ah, nothing. You just left quickly, and we were talking for a bit. I'm just lazy..."
"I'm not in the mood to tell you," I said, walking away. I didn't want to share, knowing Aya would just tease me. "Come on, Alys, what---" Aya didn't finish her sentence because the bell rang. I made a face at her. "We're not done, Alys Zyril Perez! I'll interrogate you after dismissal!"
We both ran back to the classroom to avoid being late. I didn't want detention again! It wouldn't be so bad if Sheen was with me, though. During class, Drake suddenly arrived. Thankfully, he was awake! "Mr. Palma, why are you late?" the teacher asked. Drake just looked at him, went to his seat, and fell asleep again. Why is it okay for him to not answer the teacher's question?! Is it because he's a transferee? If I transferred to another school, would they also let me be late and sleep in class?! I hope not, or I'll complain one day!
"...sleep?! One day, I'll complain to the principal! Where's the equality?!" During the lesson, Ma'am suddenly announced a quiz. Oh no! I'm not prepared. "Okay, class, get one whole sheet of paper! Quiz, 30 items."
We got our papers, and Ma'am wrote the problems on the board. Surprisingly, Drake woke up and took the quiz too! "This is so hard! I wish I could finish early and go home," I thought to myself. Why do we need math in life? Simple arithmetic is all I need! Why do we need radicals and rational expressions?!
While I was struggling to answer the questions, Drake stood up and submitted his paper?! It had only been 10 minutes since Ma'am gave us the problems! Ma'am suddenly spoke up, "If all of you were like Mr. Palma, we'd all be happy. You could sleep or be late..."
"...just walk in, and there's no problem, as long as you meet the requirements..." Ugh, he's just a genius! After how many minutes... "Thank goodness! You're probably the last one to finish, Alys! Wow, you're really the record holder!" Aya said. Who else would be the gossipy one waiting for me?
"Sorry, okay? Why did you wait for me?" "I wanted to ask you what happened!" Look at this! She's getting annoyed just because she wants to know the latest gossip! She kept pestering me as we walked out of campus.
We saw Sheen carrying Kei's things, and I felt jealous! But it's better than seeing him cry all the time. Sigh, my poor love life... "Don't bother with Sheen. He's head over heels for Kei, and he won't even notice you. Besides, he doesn't like boploks like you," Aya said. I gave her a dirty look. "What?!"
"I'm just telling the truth! That's what real friends do, right? We trash-talk each other!" Sigh, I'm going to age prematurely because of the people around me!
"So, what happened?" And because I was annoyed with Aya, I told her everything that happened earlier. And that crazy person was laughing hysterically! I knew she'd tease me! "Hahaha!" She was gasping for air, laughing so hard. "Wait, let me catch my breath! I'm really laughing! He really said that? Wow, Drake is so bold!"
"What's so funny? He insulted your best friend!" "Sorry," she said, wiping away tears from laughing. "It's just that when Drake speaks up, it's always something epic like that!" "Yeah, maybe he should just keep quiet if that's what's going to come out of his mouth! So annoying!!"
"Sorry, girl. I'm just really hurt! He called me ugly?! Me, a Perez? Ugly?! Drake is really..." I stopped talking because someone poked me. "Alys!" he said with a smile. "Tito Steve?" I asked, confused. What is he doing here?
"Ah, we're having dinner as a family, and I saw you, so I got out. Drake didn't want to come out, that kid..." I looked at the car, and Drake and Tita Katrina were talking. Hmm, I wonder what they're discussing.
"Ah, really? It's okay, that's just how Drake is," I said, scratching my neck. I have to put on a good show! "Oh, yeah, Tito Steve, this is Aya, my best friend. Aya, this is Tito Steve, Drake's dad." Aya waved at him. "Oh, do you want to join us for dinner?"
"Oh no--" "Yes!!" Aya said. What's wrong with you, Aya? You just heard there's food!! "Okay, let's get in. Don't worry, we'll drop you off before 8, okay?" We got into the car. Thankfully, it's spacious enough for us! Tita Katrina was in the passenger seat, of course! Drake, me, and Aya were in the backseat. Drake was listening to his iPod. Sigh, there's nothing to do. It's so quiet. Ugh! Why did I even join them? Are we that desperate for a free dinner?!
Aya is the reason... _bzzzt bzzzt_ My phone suddenly vibrated. From: Aya Luka I looked at Drake and Tita Katrina, who were exchanging glances in the mirror. Hmmm, this is fishy.
I looked, and oh my! They were really exchanging glances! So fishy! We arrived at the restaurant and ordered. Aya was so extra, ordering extra courses! Thankfully, Tito Steve was generous. Next time, I'm not bringing this crazy friend! People might think we're starving!
Nothing much happened, just usual chit-chat. We found out that Tito Steve and Tita Katrina are getting married in October. Cool! And I got to be a bridesmaid! I love wearing gowns! Hehe.
After dinner, we went home. We thanked Tito Steve and his family. What a tiring day! I was about to sleep after taking a bath, but Aya suddenly texted me. From: Aya Luka "Girl! When I dropped my fork earlier, I saw Tita Katrina holding hands with your Drakey Baby, and in the other hand, she was holding Tito Steve's!! Something's really fishy! She's a promiscuous woman!!" I couldn't even sleep well because of her text.