A weeks later. Belle went back to school as usual. she missed to spent her time with Emma. she bought her presents from L.A and she love it. of course for her parents too. she totally forgot about the incident happen to her. Gibson?
thanks to Tiana. she always be there for her. she know Gibson are following her and the crew behind. just he hadn't shown himself.
after all. he didn't spoil her vacation. maybe he was.
"Oh how much I missed that place. I remember my parent brought me there. did they change?." asked Emma.
Belle shake her head. Emma continue.
"You know what. Mr Gibson too. he went to Alaska the day you're going. suddenly. as what we all know. doesn't sound weird?."
Belle stares Emma. "You go vacation and he go vacation too. I mean not vacation. family matter. he said his grandma being sick this lately. so he must go. she raise him."
"Coincidence." she lied. she know where Gibson had been. he been in L.A with her. "Alaska huh? grandma."
"That what he said to principal." Emma tapped her arm. said. "And thank you for this gift." the girl smile.
later. english class. Belle wasn't prepared this. if she coming to school today, so that he is. he will coming today. back from his fake grandma sick. alaska. he following her.
Belle bit her bottom lips. she swear. if he show up today, she will running out from the classroom. she will hide until his class is over. oh, don't challenge the Decker's.
"Morning class."
Belle eyes up. a female teacher walk inside the class with smile. she put her bag and book on the table. she wearing glasses and she look about mid ages female teacher. she is Ms Millers. the math teacher.
"Aaa, Ms Millers? are you entering wrong classes? this is english class not math." one of the student asks her.
again. she smile. and said. "I know. but Mr Gibson still on her visits. I take his place for a while till he got back."
"Charming." muttered Belle. without math teacher hear her from her seat.
"Well. I know this supposed to be english classes and I'm not gonna teach a math. do whatever you want. but keep quiet till the class end. just pray Mr Gibson back. or else I'm gonna teach you math."
the student began growl unbelievable. for Belle. she's the lucky one. she will not see him for a while. if is true he went to alaska as he told. why he stalked her in L.A?
noon. Belle and Emma sit under the tree. the same tree they marked. no one can touch or trying to sit under that tree because of Emma's. Belle loves sit under this tree. calmy and greening.
"Did you stalked Tom Cruise in beverly?."
"Why should I do that?."
"Curious. there's a lot celebrity lives there. rich. big house. palm tree." silent. she spoke back. "Palm tree?."
Belle snort. said. "We're going Ripley's."
"Owh, that Ripley's. creepy huh? real human bones. a history behind that. creepy."
Belle nod. as creepy human bones are. for her, more creepy Gibson were there with her that day. she still can't get over it. the way she feel his lips touch her skin..
"People sudden act weirdo kind that stuff." said Emma.
Belle look at her. she continue. "I told you. people do like science. they remind me of my camp teacher. almost went crazy about it."
silent. Emma spokes back. "You know my cousin, Morty? he learn archaeologist back five years ago. he found everything he need what he desired. human bones. then he went to egypt he found the pharaoh and dinosaur."
"He did." Belle blinked. "He found dinosaur? what it's like."
"Bones. what you think. a thousand years dino's bones are remain underground."
Belle nod. "I found an axe."
"Lizzie Borden?." asked Emma.
"How should I know the axe belongs to whom. they display inside glass box. it didn't said it belong to Lizzie Borden. maybe someone belong to that axe."
Emma close her eyes. trying to rest or sleep. but her mind remembering someone.
"When you gone. your english teacher gone too. did you guys dating?."
"Why people talked about him and no I'm dating him."
"Weird. you gone. he's gone. a connection between you two. look how he looked at you. a desired that he dreaming to get you in his armpit."
Emma burst to laugh. armpit? Belle shake her head. she continue.
"I'm telling you the truth. I see how he looked at you. he want you to be with him."
"I'm his student, Emma."
"Pfft. there's no law forbid teacher and student fall in love to each other. he can waited you till you graduate then you both can married. beside his not so old than you thought. mid twenty's."
Belle make a face. she wanted to vomit when Emma's mentioned Gibson named right front of her. married? what the heck.
"Can we change the topic?."
"I wish he choose me. and I'm gonna having his baby so many he want."
Belle rolled her eyes and pretending not to hear anything involved about Gibson. she hated him.
later evening. Belle arrive at home. she standing outside the house, aiming Gibson house. her eyes scanning around the house. empty and silent. no single sound she hear inside Gibson house.
believe. he wasn't at house. maybe he were right about alaska thing. his grandma whatever. she wish he will not coming back forever. let the house sold to someone who bought it but not for Gibson. his name blacklist on her list. in this area.
few minute scanning the house. Belle went inside with smile. finally. he will be not around her anymore. she forget what happen that night at the Ripley's. maybe all the lips on her skin. wasn't Gibson.
maybe just her imagination. and tired as the whole day she walk and touring with the crew. this is ridiculous. there's no such thing of Gibson met her that night. there no such thing he lean over her. kiss her. touch her. no way.
Victor Gibson her english teacher by coincidence take a leave because of his sick grandma. not because of her. he flew to alaska to meet his beloved grandma's. nothing else.
exactly coincidence. he visited grandma. alaska as the same she went to L.A. no one. she mean no one trying to connect her with Gibson or even worst like Emma said.
dating ...!
there's no way. she swear for it. no way. Victor Gibson doesn't exists in her life. for her Victor Gibson are - nothing.