It was Xera's face, pasted on top of a— a nude body. I peeled the photos off the bulletin board.
"Come on! It was obviously edited!" I shouted while getting the photos one by one. They just laughed at me.
I walked in the room and I saw Xera just sitting there. She's not even crying. She's just looking at me with a wide smile on her face.
I hugged her tight and that's when she started crying. It's so loud I couldn't here nothing else but her.
"Let's go to your house, okay? We can rest there, come on."
She looked at me with wide eyes. "No—N-No please!" She begged.
"Why?"
"I— I need to attend classes."
"Come on now, Xera." I pulled her out the classroom while dialing my driver. I asked him to pick me up now.
Xera and I arrived at the lobby and my car was already there.
"To Xera's house please." I said.
We arrived. We walked in the door, I was holding Xera's hands. But suddenly, Her uncle grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her upstairs.
Xera was shouting and crying so hard.
I couldn't help but follow them even though I was scared.
"WHY DID YOU SKIP CLASSES?!" Her uncle started shouting and started slapping her face and smacking her limbs with the belt metal.
Blood started to drip from her thighs.
"I- I'm so sorry uncle, I didn't— AH!" He slapped her.
"H—Hey stop that! I'll c—call the police!" I showed him my phone but He got it from me and dropped it to the ground floor. "I said stop that!!!"
Her uncle suddenly slapped me so hard!
"Don't go back here if you don't want to end up like her! Make sure no one else is gonna know or else." I ran out the mansion.
I went home. Locked myself in my room and just cried. I'm sorry, Xera, I was scared.
The next day, She did show up to attend classes. She was wearing stockings for the first time. I knew the reason but I couldn't do anything about it. Starting that day, She acted like she didn't know me. Like I was never her friend.
-END OF FLASHBACK-
"I'm sorry, Xera. I was too afraid." I whispered but it's loud enough for her to hear.
She just looked at me by the mirror.
She started crying again so I walked towards her and hugged her from behind.
She turned to face me and continued to cry on my shoulder.
"I missed you, Jane. I missed you."
"I missed you too, Xera." I hugged her even tighter. "I'm sorry."
She stopped crying and started wiping her face.
The next day.
She walked in the room, late, again.
"Ma'am, sorry I'm late." She said cheerfully. The teacher just looked at her and gestured her to go to her seat.
She sat beside me.
"Pssst! What's this subject again?" She leaned towards my seat and whispered.
"Biology." I smiled at her and she nodded.
Class.
Class.
Class.
Lunchbreak.
"Janeee!" She called, running towards me.
"Hmm?"
"Let's eat lunch at the school cafe!"
I smiled widely and nodded.
I couldn't describe how happy am I.
"How were you? How's Javeon huhhh?" I teased but she just looked at me. "Oh yeah, I'm sorry I forgot. You know you didn't fool me with the Jeremiah thing right? He'll your cousin!" We both laughed.
"Yeah, yeah, He's the one who asked me to do that."
We've been talking for some time until it was already time for the next class.
Class.
Class.
Class.
Dismissed.
"How 'bout we hang out at your Aunt's cafe?" I asked.
"Yeah! Sure!" She smiled so I get on with her to her car. We arrived.
We ordered and talked for a while until I saw someone entered the cafe.
It was Ian. That man, really.
He's with a girl! Again!
"Oh my! Look, Jane!" Xera whispered. I nodded without looking at her and just staring at Ian and the girl.
They were laughing.
"I'm going there." I bravely said.
"Are you sure?" I nodded.
I shoot up and quickly walked towards their table.
I scoot and sat beside his girl.
"Oh, Hi, Ian!" I fake smiled. He looked so shocked.
"J-Jane.."
"Oh, so I was— Wait, who is this?" I ppretended that I didn't notice the girl till now.
"That's Zen. M-My Friend."
I nodded while pouting. I smacked the table loudly, casing him to flinch. I laughed.
"You asshole." I laughed.
H just looked at me with wide eyes. The girl didn't know what to do.