I am graduating at Sixth Grade during this time, Myself and Sakura were having the good times. I mean, we are good friends; we text and call each other everytime we got home from school. It was the best year for me as I found my 'ONE'. I'm also happy that I WILL graduate from that School, get away from Elementary Life, you know, get a move on, go to more mature things.
I always hated the times when you are being bullied by your classmates, teasing you about crushes and failed exams. That's so Elementary, if you ask me. We had some good laughs. Some boring moments, but the one that I remember most is the time I ask Sakura "Will you love me, even when we're away to each other?" She answered that question with a smile and blushy cheeks "Yes, I will Ben.' A total silence. 'I will."
It captivated me. I was so helpless at that time. I feel heaven.
She went up from her chair and gave a cheerful sweet kiss on my left cheek, and then she walk away smiling. I on the other hand, froze during that; didn't knew what to do. Maybe they were right, Girls are more mature than Boys.
Before she got out of the room, I gazed at her. She glanced back and winked her cute left eye. I smirked thinking that 'Oh, this. Is. It.' The day I was waiting for, and probably hers to!
I did not follow her, though; after what happened, I went to my friend Vin to talk.
At the time that the kiss happened, Vin was busy playing Pokemon Trading Card Game with our other classmate. So he probably didn't noticed that.
"What's up Vin?" I told him while trying to sit on the chair next to him.
"Not winning. Not good." He replied. "How. About. You?"
"Tired." I said. He chuckled "Tired?' He gazed to me. "Tired of what?"
"Tired of sitting next to the guys back there." I replied with a laugh. He's getting impatient with his game.
"I see, you're VERY tired." He said while he drop the card from his deck hand. I didn't answer, there was a moment of silence there until Ara arrived.
I thought 'Oh God--saved again by Ara! Thank you, Oh Good Lord!'
Ara is one of our classmate. Beautiful, brainy too. She helps me in my Math stuffs every now and then especially when Vin is not around after School. It wasn't that easy with her, though. She is tough in terms of teaching me, she always told me "No exceptions!" and I just give her a smirk that indicates "Yah. Yah. I know."
As far as I know, she is one of the Ten Most Outstanding students at School. The brains rule the School this year and the bullies were no match for them.
Ara noticed our silence so she went towards us and asked me "Have you finished your tasks?"
I told her "Not yet."
"Then WHY are you playing?" She said to Vin while she clasp Vin's right arm. Vin didn't answer.
"I'll do it!" I told her "Just leave Vin with his pokemon." I added.
"Sure." Ara replied.
I got up the chair and then Ara grasp me by the hands and walk straight out of the class. "Remember that I saved you from their, Ben."
"Yes, I know. Thanks, Ara!" I replied while scratching my back hair.
"I saw Vin saw what Sakura did to you, earlier." I smirked. "Do you really think he won't notice that?" She added.
"I know. I know. But, you know. Maybe he didn't. That's what was in my mind." I told her.
"BUT HE DID!' She boast. 'You know Ben, I support you about this relationship thing with Sakura, but we are just Sixth Grade. Is it not this time to learn more? You have potential, ya' know?."
"But she's 'THE ONE', Ara." I told her. Ara moved her head in disagreement. She hold both my hands "Are you sure that you're into this one?" "Yes!" I answered.
"Are really sure you're prepared?" "Yes!" I answered "Wait. Prepared for what?"
"The things that will happen after this." She said.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Believe me, Ben. I have a sister and a brother, I know these things." She told me "You wouldn't wanna know, that's for sure. Just...let it flow!" she added.
Based on Maria's Perspective:
Sakura was on her way out of the room when she bumped into Maria after that thing we did.
"Oh Hey, Sakura!" Maria told Sakura after they bumped into each other. "Where are you going?"
"Somewhere." Sakura answered
"Not sure what's that supposed to mean." Maria said
"Wanna go to the Restroom?" sakura asked Maria
"Just went there, but sure!' Maria agreed. 'I'll go with a friend!"
"Thanks" Sakura said with a swift smile.
They went to the Restroom and there things started to get a little emotional. To them, of course.
"Hey, Maria' Sakura said "Have had experience any feeling for super happiness?"
"Super happiness? Not sure if I'm catching up..." Maria told Sakura
"You know, when you did something to someone and that someone feel very happy that you felt happy too!" Sakura told Maria
"You mean, like a favor? Am I right?" Maria asked
"No, not a favor. This is different." Sakura insisted
"This?' Maria's curiousness rose "Hey Sakura, what did you do?"
Sakura's eyes went huge and her cheeks reddish. "Sakura?" Maria insisted on knowing.
Maria can see to Sakura that she wanted to answer that question but she holds back.
"C'mon, I'm your friend. You can tell me." Maria told Sakura to insist her to say something. "I won't let you out here, if you won't tell me." Maria added to threaten Sakura a little bit.
"Why would you want to know?" Sakura asked Maria
"I'm your friend and I wanted to know so that if you did something bad or wrong, I can protect you from It!" Maria told Sakura in a persuasive manner.
Sakura was looking at the mirror as well as Maria. Sakura was thinking if she will tell Maria all about it.
Maria was waiting. Every minute of thinking is wasted, but a minute later at the exact moment Ara asked me If I was prepared, Sakura told Maria what did happened to us and then went out of the bathroom--Maria followed behind.
Sakura stopped walking. Maria bumped into Sakura's back because of the sudden stop. Sakura saw Ara holding my hands--that was the moment Ara was explaining something to me.
Sakura's eyes gotten big from shock that she just saw Ara holding my hands. Sakura almost cry. A minute passed when she was standing still there and then leave. She grabbed Maria by the hands back to the Restroom where she cried thinking what was she just saw there.
Back to my Perspective:
"Hey, Is that Sakura?" Ara told me
"Huh?" I said
"Look there" Ara pointed to the direction of the corridor where the girl's restroom is located.
As I look at that direction, Sakura was on her way to the restroom. "Yeah, that's her. With Maria, too!" I said to Ara.
"I'mma gonna go to back inside the room and monitor your 'best friend', okay?" Ara told me
"Sure. Thanks. I'mma go to the restroom. Gotta go!" I told Ara
"Make it quick, boy!"
"YES! Ms. President!" I told Ara while walking towards the end of the hall where the boys restroom is located.
Both boys and girls' restrooms were in the same corridor, just different distance. I will still have to cross the hallway the same as Sakura and Maria. As I cross through the hallway, I can hear a cry from the girls' restroom. I can't distinguish who's cry was that, though, I wanted to know, we are not allowed to open girls restrooms if we are boys; goes the same for girls. That's a general rule at my School during Elementary. I went straight to the bathroom. As I enter the bathroom, someone was behind me. He pinched me in the back.
It was Vin!
"Vin?' I said "The heck! That was painful!"
Vin laughed. "Got'cha!"
"Don't do that again!" I told Vin. "Especially if it was other people."
Vin laughed "I know!"
I did number one. Vin was just there looking at himself in the mirror.
"What did Ara told you?" Vin asked me.
"About the job we do here as members of the School Council." I told him.
"Sure" Vin answered in suspicion. He look at me directly "What is it really?"
"That!' I insisted. "The job we were told to do! C'mon Vin! Don't you believe me?"
"No!" Vin answered straight and bland. "You know, I saw what she did to you."
"What do you mean?"
"You know what I meant, Ben!" Vin said. "Sakura!" He added.
I froze what to say next.
"You can't answer' Vin said "So, its true that you two are..." he added but didn't finish.
"Were friends!" I told Vin in denial. It aches my heart to say that but it was necessary.
"Sure! Friends..." he said looking at me from the mirror before going out of the bathroom.
My heart felt frozen that time. I just wanted to save myself from that situation. I don't know if that was right to say. I Didn't knew until then that It was a MISTAKE.