Ana Louella
The devils did not bother us this morning and I am so happy for that. I guess, we are just lucky today but how long will this luck stay on our side? I hope, it would stay with us a little longer. I also hope that the devils would stop bothering us.
A few hours of boring classes have passed quickly and here we are, sitting on our usual spot to eat our lunch.
"Lou why didn't you bring me cheesecake?" Andrei asked as he scratched his head.
"You can share with Meg." I said and Meg shook her head quickly.
"No! Buy your own, Drei. This cheesecake is mine. Lou bought this for me so just buy your own." Meg complained as she took the box of cheesecake and brought it to her chest.
"Greedy pig!" Andrei snapped at Meg as he tried to get the box of cheesecake from her.
"Lou said that we can share it! Why can't you just give me some of it?!" Andrei wailed at Meg.
"No! This is mine. You have lots of money so just buy your own!" Meg shouted at Andrei.
I just laughed at my friends as I shook my head. They really like to fight over small things and I am always here to laugh at their childishness. They are like six-year-old children when they fight.
"Guys, will you stop fighting? I'll divide the cheesecake into three so that all of us can taste it." I said as I tried to separate them.
"Come on." I added and they both sat on their seats.
"I don't really know why I agreed to be friends with this greedy woman." Andrei said jokingly as he rolled his eyes at Meg.
"And I don't know why I accepted this bamboo to be my friend." Meg retorted as she rolled her eyes at Andrei.
"You greedy-" I cut Andrei off.
"Hey! Will you stop fighting already?" I said as I tried to control my laughter.
"Come on! Just laugh already, Lou." Andrei grumbled and with that, Meg and I laughed at him.
The reason why Meg called him bamboo is because he is quite tall and a little skinny. No matter how much food he eats or how much time he spends in the gym, his body size remains the same but he managed to tone his muscles a little. I think, he still needs to work out for a year or two to attain a perfect body.
"Will you stop laughing now?!" Andrei snapped and our laughters died.
"One year... no, two years from now, the both of you will surely drool over my body." He said as he flexed his biceps at us and we chuckled at his foolishness.
"Oh! We can't wait for that moment to happen." I said mockingly and he just scowled at me.
"Sometimes, I question myself if he really is an athlete." Meg retorted and I laughed at her retort.
"You-" I cut Andrei off.
"Drei, we love you more than your body. We're just teasing you. Come on, let's not fight anymore, okay?" I said and he nodded before answering.
"Why do you guys have to be so sweet and annoying at the same time?" Andrei questioned.
"But you love us, Drei." Meg piped up and then she smiled at Andrei.
"Exactly! I love the both of you and even though you guys frequently bully me, it's fine." Andrei stated and we hugged him.
"We love you too so cut that drama already!" I said as I moved away from him.
"Hey. Do you guys think that we're now safe from the devils?" I asked to change the topic.
"As long as they don't bother us, I think we're safe." Andrei answered.
"In God's mercy, we're still students of DLSIU." Meg added.
Speaking of the devils, they are here! Are they walking towards us? I hope not.
"Guys, duck." I said and we bowed our heads in unison.
'Please, save us from the devils.' I prayed internally.
"Can you still see them Drei?" I asked Andrei and then he took a peek.
"I think they're gone." He replied and I exhaled heavily.
We straightened our positions and I opened my lunchbox. I looked at Andrei and Meg who look so surprised. I snapped my fingers and they looked at me.
"What's the matter?" I asked and before they could answer my question, someone grabbed my lunchbox and I turned my head to see who took it.
It was Drake. He is here to ruin our lunch but I will not talk back or do something. I do not want any trouble.
"Is this what you call food? This doesn't even look like one." He said as he smirked at me.
How could he insult my food?! Forget what I said, I will talk back!
"That is way better than the food served in your cafeteria." I said as I looked at him.
"And what makes you say that?" He asked provocatively.
See? He is provoking me!
"The owner of the cafeteria makes the food taste bad, just as bad as his attitude. That food you're holding, it was made with love so it tastes better." I said and then I rolled my eyes at him.
He threw my lunchbox on the floor and it broke causing my food to scatter on the floor. He is really rude... and childish.
"Why don't you eat your food that is made with love now?" He said and then he smirked at me.
"Why don't you do that instead? It seems like you're lacking of love." I snapped at him and he glared at me.
He forcefully grabbed my hair and I hissed in pain.
"Wait for me Ana Louella Marcial, you'll surely beg for my mercy but I will never give it to you. You'll pay for this, you'll be dead!" He snarled and then he let go of my hair.
Is he really a man? How could he pull my hair?!
"You insulted my food, you provoked me so I should be the one who's angry, not you! You even pulled my hair! Didn't you know that real men don't hurt women?!" I shouted at him and he laughed.
"I'm a real man, I just despise you so I won't be gentle to you." He said and then he glared at me.
"So am I, Jackson Drake Ellizar." I said.
"You will never win against me." He said and then he smirked at me.
"I've already warned you Louella." He added.
He looked at me for a moment and then he smirked. Then, he started to walk away. I heard Axel tsk-tsked and then he followed Drake. Ace was about to walk with Axel but I stopped him.
"Ace." I said and then he stopped on his track.
I went in front of him and held out his sketchbook. He looked at me and I spoke.
"I forgot to give this to you." I added and then he took the sketchbook from my hand.
He started to tear down its pages into small pieces as I feel a tearing sensation in my heart.
"Didn't I throw this away already?" He asked menacingly as he scowled at me.
My eyes tingle as tears started to form in my eyes. I nodded and he looked away from me.
"Then why do you still have this?!" He snarled and then he threw the cover.
It hit my forehead. It hurts but I did not complain nor hiss. It hurts but my heart hurts more than the spot where the cover hit me.
"You should not simply discard your artworks. You should keep them like how you keep your loved ones because you created them and I know, you spend so many hours just to make them. So, I kept the sketchbook for you." I said and he laughed bitterly.
"Did I ask you to pick it up and return it to me huh?" He asked as he glares at me and I just shook my head.
"The trash bin was made so we can have a place where we can throw away the things that we don't need anymore." He spat out bitterly.
"Don't be so unreasonable! I-" He cut me off.
"I don't want to hear anything from you again. Stay out of my life!" He growled and I can't do anything but stare at him as he turned his back on me.
Drake and Axel smirked at me and then Ace walked away with them. The torn pieces of papers were scattered on the floor. I kneeled and picked them up one by one as tears stream down my face.
I can see the students approaching me and then I was surrounded by them. Meg and Andrei helped me pick up the pieces of paper on the floor. I can hear the students' laughters and boos but I do not care at all. The only thing that is in my mind right now is the possibility of getting hated by Ace which I do not want to happen.
I only met Ace last Friday but how could he affect me this much? I am in pain but even if I would feel the same thing over and over when I go to him, I will still approach him. I know that I sound stupid but that is what I am feeling right now.
I would be lying if I will say that I do not like him because I can only think of him right now and I think, I am starting to like him deeply. This is the first time that I felt this way and this was all because of him.