"Ughhh, fuck!"
I woke up from my bed with a severe headache. And it wasn't just because of the hangover I got for drinking that hellspawn whiskey yesterday, no, it was also because of the 2 bitches last night when I woke up in the middle of the night.
"Arghh. My head is killing me!"
I stood up from my bed and walked down the stairs towards the kitchen to drink some water.
When I got down, I saw the 2 reasons for my insomnia last night.
"Good morning Darren. Want some tea?"
Cheryl greeted and asked me with a smile while Ocho was smoking in the sala.
I felt a vein in my forehead bulged when I saw them idling comfortably while a migraine was slowly eating away my brain.
"You assholes! You were screaming so loudly last night Cheryl! But thats tolerable at least, what's stressful is the fact that Ocho was moaning loudly too! Do you realize just how weird it was for me to hear each and all of that?!"
"Well, it was really good so I can't really blame him-"
"Shut the hell up Cheryl!"
I felt really mad right now.
"Chill out man, go and get dressed already. Someone's waiting for you. Said she wanted to meet you this morning. Something about a request from the Karate club."
I calmed myself for a bit and went to see who's lookong for me.
As I opened the door of the lounging area near the door outside, I shouted angrily
"I don't give a fuck on what you want with me so fuck o-...huh? What are you doing here?"
"Good morning Darren. I did not know your number so I just went ahead and went straight to your apartment, I also had to give Ocho something so I decided to visit. Anyways, I learned that you had a history with Karate so I wanted to work with you on a request. But-"
"Ah-ah y-yes! Yes! I don't mind. Please come in first."
I was smiling ear to ear when I saw her. This morning couldn't be more wonderful for me.
But then I realized something.
'I should've fucking recorded the noises last night and showed it to her!'
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After finishing my cigarette, I stood up and headed towards the door to go to school early after saying goodbye to Cheryl.
Last night, me and Cheryl agreed that it would be a one time thing. I agreed with her after she explained so many things to me like she's still not ready for a relationship and we shouldn't be awkward with each other afterwards. But seriously though, her rambling was longer than all of our rounds combined together. And most of the time she was just talking nonstop while I nod my head.
Before I got out the house, Ichika greeted me along with the now smiling Darren.
I understood why he suddenly lashed out at me and Cheryl earlier, after all Cheryl really was so loud last night, for more than one reason. But what confused me was his sudden mood shift.
I did not mind it very much and proceeded to greet Ichika too before going out.
I had a deal with Darren yesterday when I agreed to drive him home. So I reminded it to him and took his bike keys.
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I texted Joseph earlier and asked if the club house was open, and he answered by saying Levi and Rizzanel, my classmates, are the ones who hold the keys.
He said that they are usually at school this early to take care of the flowers.
So when I got to the school, I walked directly towards the Gardening club and found Levi with Rizzanel.
They were both wearing gardening gears and was working on a flower bed.
"Good morning you two. Levi, Rizzanel."
I greeted them both but Rizzanel was the only one who looked back at me.
"Oh, Ocho. Goodmorning. No need for formality, just call me Riza."
She said with a smile and a bright look.
I then got closer to them which finally made Levi look back and focus at me.
"Yeah sure, since we're going to be clubmates and all. Which reminded me, do you guys want to hang out on monday? Kyle invited me at his place and said that I should invite the others too."
Riza was the one who answered while Levi was still just looking at me with his sleepy eyes.
"Really? Oh but. I'm not sure if we could come. We still have something to work on you see."
"No, its okay. Guess it'll be just me, Kyle, and Darren."
"We'll go."
Levi was the one who answered now. It was a very resolute answer that made me suspiscious of his reason. Then I remembered his words back on my first day.
"That's great! I'll leave you guys to your business then."
I left them soon after and took a paper from the request board. It was this specific request that got me recruited to this peculiar club.
It was a request from the Instrumentals club. They needed someone to play the piano for a contest, it also indicated a collaboration with the Vocals club.
The contest would be held at friday next week, so I could still practice some more before the actual day.
I decided to head towards the Instrumentals club after school to start working on it.
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The classes went on as usual, except for Darren who was smiling since this morning. There was also the occassional glances I was receiving.
It was probably because today is the day that my deal with Nicole wiill conclude.
So when Mr. Sheldon's class started, there were this thick anticipation in my classmates eyes, especially Nicole who was brimming with confidence.
Mr. Sheldon greeted us all and soon started handing out our test papers.