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9.

-HER-

After revising our plan, we head straight to our classes. Lisa is with me when I enter the class. I receive the same kind of bad attention from Holly and her group. I don’t even look in their way as I settle in my seat and busy myself with taking out my book and writing material.

Lisa is busy glaring at them. When the professor enters the class, everyone takes their seat but I continue to receive mean looks form people. I even hear the whispers about me. It’s funny how I have managed to be the subject of their talk so quickly.

I wonder how long they were going to talk about me. Even if we get our revenge on Holly, people will still talk about me. It’s something people never forget. Once they’ve seen you, they remember you and talk about you.

It makes me want to drop out even more. I don’t know how I am going to survive the remaining three years in this same place. Today, we only have one class.

As soon as the class ends, Lisa and I don’t wait to climb down the stairs and head towards the part of the building where the student council president’s office was located.

This part of the building is very empty. It’s because the classes here are suspended because of some issues with the electricity and also because these classes belong to seniors who are on study leave. They’ll have their finals in a few months.

It’s a good opportunity for us. Since there’s no electricity, the cameras are not working. This will ensure that we are not caught. Troy, Ivy, and Ivelle are already waiting for us near the office. Excitement is decorating their face. They don’t seem to share the anxiety that I am feeling.

I have a feeling that I will regret this later but right now, there’s no going back. We are already halfway into this. The only way out is through this.

The office is luckily empty and so is the place around it. Ivy and Ivelle guard the corridor to make sure no one’s coming while Troy is guarding the back entrance of the building, from where it is easy to access the office. Meanwhile, Lisa and I break into the office and trash the whole place.

We empty all the files that have been resting on the shelves. We mess all the papers that had been resting on the table and cover the whole floor with papers. Though we make sure not to break anything. Out only plan is to mess things here and make it seem like someone got into the office and raided the place. This would make sure that even if we are caught, we are not charged with something serious. It sounds reasonable, right?

I feel guilt consume while I do so but Lisa seems so happy while she spills papers on the floor from a huge file. She has a blinding grin on her face as she takes out Holly’s ID and places it on the edge of the table in a way to make it seem like someone forgot it there.

When we are done, we run out of the building through the backdoor. Everyone is buzzing with happiness and excitement while I feel guilty. I do not share their satisfaction. It is now when I realize that Holly will get into huge trouble if someone finds her ID there.

On our way out of college campus, we come across Holly’s group. I catch Holly talking about losing her ID card. She has no idea what we did and what awaits her. The authority will take strict action against her and she could get thrown out of this college in the worst-case scenario.

It sends a shiver down my spine just thinking about all of this. Tomorrow, we will get to know if we have succeeded in our plan or not but the people of my group do not seem to be very concerned about the consequences.

They end up dragging me to have pizza with them for the celebration. They chatter happily while I contemplate and nibble on the pizza. He is back in my mind again. If anything goes wrong then we’ll be meeting him soon. This makes me nervous but gives me a weird feeling at the same time.

I get home early and decide to nap since I haven’t been able to get quality sleep at night. I am again saved by the twins at the dinner. They keep my parents busy while I sink deeper into my pool of thoughts.

I rush to the safety of my room after dinner. I try to read before sleep takes over me. Tonight, I see him catching us while we vandalized his office in my dream. I soon wake up from the nightmare. It’s the early hours in the morning and I still have a lot of time to get ready for college.

I end up staying in bed and listening to some music to calm my senses. The guilt is still there. I doubt that I could hardly wash it away. It continues to eat me away slowly. I don’t know how they will react if I tell them about this.

They’ll be hurt to know that I don’t appreciate their efforts. I don’t want to pour water on their happiness to decide to keep it to myself. Soon, the sun peaks out of the horizon before climbing on the sky.

I shower and get dressed for college before heading down for breakfast. I have a weird feeling this morning. My breakfast threatens to travel up my food pipe and to see the sunlight as I board the bus and head towards the college.

I don’t know what’s going to happen today but whatever it is, it’s definitely going to be something bad. Very bad.

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