Girl: I’ll send it to him!
Another girl: No, I’ll send it to him!
Diva: No, y’all know I will!
(A quarrel erupts and the class becomes noisy. A girl stands in frustration and bangs her hand on her table.)
Girl: All of you, stop! I’ll go!
Diva: (walks slowly towards her) Look, you dumb nerd, no one’s talking to you here. (holds the girl’s cheeks tightly with one hand) You think because you bumped into Samson yesterday morning and that he’s looked at you before you’ve grown wings, huh? What’s your name?
Girl: And what do you care?!
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The diva let her go and slapped her so hard her ears rang. She held her again and repeated her question.
Diva: What. Is. Your. Name?
Girl: (moans) Lea.
Diva: Lea, Lea what?
Girl: Lea de Santos.
Diva: Hm. Lea. You said you would go and give Samson our class’ get-well letter? (gives Lea the card) Do it then. Just don’t steal my man from me. (eyes Lea and scoffs) I don’t think you can anyway. Understood?
Lea: Yes. (The diva leaves the class, and Lea holds her cheek and murmurs) As if he was even yours to begin with.
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Lea clutched the card tightly and exhaled. She had not expected this. She just wanted the class to maintain silence and now she had to do this…arduous task. However, it was quite the excuse to see him again.
Lea: (exhales) Samson. Thinking of it, it’s kinda like I know him from somewhere, maybe seen him…Eh. Won’t surprise me. He’s hot and popular so…(exhales) God help me.
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Lea stepped out of the class, took a deep breath and entered the class again, stuffing the card in her pocket. After school closed, she hurried to Dante’s class after searching and asking around for a while. She hoped she was not late and they hadn’t gone yet. A few minutes later, Dante did come out with Carter and a few other male friends. They were conversing loudly, but Lea stood right in front of them and opened her mouth as if to speak. They noticed her but only Dante spoke.
Dante: Miss, please move out the way.
Lea: But I need to speak with you…
Carter: Didn’t you hear him? Move out the way.
Lea: But…
Carter: Wait. Dante, isn’t this the girl Samson was keeling over?
Dante: Really? (looks closer) Yeah…, it’s her. You. You made all this mess. (points at Lea) You are the reason Sam’s in the hospital. (raises his voice) You, are the reason Sam’s fighting for his life right now!
Lea: But what did I do?!
Carter: (moves closer to Lea) You bumped into him. He got enchanted…by your cheap tricks. We tried warning him, but he walked out on us. Out he walked and…BANG! (Lea gets startled and trips back a few steps) Where is he now? (holds Lea’s arms and shakes her vigorously) Where IS he?
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Lea’s head slowly dropped, her eyes filling with tears. She didn’t know she was basically the reason why everyone was so disturbed. If anyone apart from them were to find out, history would repeat itself. She would be treated like an outcast. Anger burned in her heart towards Samson when she realized: She already was being treated like an outcast. Because of him.
Male friend (MF)1: Aww (in mockery), look, it’s like she’s going to cry, (scoffs) cry-baby.
Male friend (MF)2: B**ch. Looks like your little game of seduction didn’t quite work, huh? Blew up on your head like dynamite.
Lea: I am not a b**ch!
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Dante walked closer to Lea and looked into her eyes.
Dante: You made this problem, and you’re going to fix this.
Lea: But…how…
Dante: Starting from today, you’re part of the Investigation Team. We’re going to investigate Sam’s accident with Don Alonso.
Carter: Bro, you’re letting her join? That’s bull!
Dante: Just calm down, Carter.
Lea: Who’s Don Alonso?
Dante: You’ll know tomorrow at the IT Lab 1, 5:30 pm. DON’T BE LATE.
Lea: Umm…Dante…
Dante: What? Wanna seduce me too? Your cheap tricks won’t work on me…
Lea: Ew, no. (Dante looks at her, surprised) I mean, no, not that. I just wanted to…I want to see Samson at the hospital today.
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All of them stared at her in shock.
Carter (exasperatingly): Prostitu…have you no shame? What’s wrong with you?
Dante: Just relax, Carter! Jeez! She may have a reason! (to Lea) And if your reason isn’t valid…
Lea: I… (shows him the card) want to go give this to him, with my apologies.
Dante: A get-well card?
Lea: On behalf of my class. And…me…too.
Dante: (sighs) Come. Follow me. What’s your name, by the way?
Lea: Lea. Lea de Santos.
Dante: Well then, Lea, follow me. Carter, vamos. (Let’s go)
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The three of them walked to Dante’s car outside the school and stopped.
Carter: Dante, I’m not going anywhere with this snake. (eyeing Lea) Give Samson my greetings. (Carter walks away and Lea sighs)
Dante: Let’s go then.
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They both sat in the car and off it went.
COME BACK SAME TIME NEXT WEEK FOR CHAPTER FIVE!!
GOD LOVES YALL (AND SO DO I)!
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