The clouds were stormy as the atmosphere stayed serene. Jeza, a highschool senior, held her pen tightly while turning her head left and right to study the face of all the students in the class. She narrowed her gaze with disbelief and sighed with boredom.
"Is it just only me who thinks this class is boring?". She asked herself and sighed. Everyone seemed normal and excited but all she wanted to do was get the fuck out of there and run widely for the breeze to pass through her hair. She turned to look outside the window and while doing so, her eyes flashed a shadow which moved fast enough to not notice it's features.
"What the". She said with shock and tried scanning deeper with her eyes but she saw nothing. Stupidly, she rose up to her feet and went directly to the window to open it. She placed her head outside and still scanned but nothing was in sight.
"I'm sure I saw someone there". Jeza confusedly said with a sigh until she heard giggles from behind her. She knew it belonged to the her class mate. She froze with fear and slowly turned around to meet the angry teacher glaring and standing directly in front of her.
"Mirror mirror on the wall. Who is the stubbornness of them all?" The teacher angrily said while staring at the petite Jeza who stood in front of him. She rolled her eyes with boredom, it was obvious how uninterested she was with everything.
"Jeza!!! You stubborn insect. DETENTION NOW!!". The teacher scolded her while breathing imaginary flames from his nose. Jeza stayed emotionless while rolling her eyes continuously. This was no fun at all.
"Didn't you hear me? . Detention". The teacher said and pointed towards the door with a grin of victory. Jeza looked at him and smiled wickedly which made him uncomfortable. He had no idea what the class witch was thinking about. How could a petite looking girl be so annoying and stubborn. They always portrayed themselves as calm and sweet but this one was the devil himself hiding behind the shadows of a female.
"What's funny?" . The teacher asked her with slight fear as he cautiously touched his face to make sure a prank wasn't set on him. Jeza was known by every teacher in the school . She was always in detention for doing something wrong. He finally rubbed his chin and eye to check if there were any stains on his body but there wasn't. Meanwhile, Jeza laughed hardly, surprised at the teacher. She was so shocked by how he had just behaved. Was he that scared of a little girl? She paused her laughter and cleared her throat before opening her mouth to speak.
"You know what? you are so horrible sir. Your teaching sucks. Thank you for sacking me. I'm just going to use this opportunity to run out of school". Jeza slyly said and passed beside the shocked teacher and grab her bag.
"See you guys". She waved stubbornly and adjusted her glasses before rushing out of the class.
The teacher who now stood with a steaming face blinked his right eyes continuously and screamed.
"JEZAAAAAA. This kid. How dares she. You would pay for this. Jeza!" . He kept on talking words which then tuned to gibberish murmuring . All the students present had blank expressions on their faces. Some had the look of fear because they were scared that he was running mad.
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Two teachers passed beside the school musical room as someone peeped at them through the door knop until the coast was clear.
"Phew". Jeza said while laughing loudly. She covered her mouth to mute herself before anyone noticed her. She was a nerd but the stubborn kind who didn't like to follow rules. She knew what the teacher was teaching, therefore it looked extremely boring. Her talent was to be extremely intelligent which also made her the talk of the school. Stubbornness plus Intelligence was to die for . Jeza slowly opened the door and rushed out to hide behind. She carefully looked around to ensure a clear coast before rushing out of the school gate.
"Tsk . What time is it?". She asked herself and took her bag off her back to bring out her cellphone. In the process she remembered her teacher words few days ago.
"Jeza no phone. Jeza stop misbehaving. Jezaaaa!!!!". The thought of her teacher's funny angry face made her laugh .
"10:45am, damn this is the earliest I have ever escaped. Yessssss! ".She screamed loudly. Joy filled her up as she began running fast, allowing the wind to blow her hair while feeling peace. She continued to run until she came across the river .
"I made it mom, I made it dad. Aren't I the perfect daughter huhmp?". She asked sweetly and smiled before siting on the ground and watching the river.
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*FLASHBACK*
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Jeza, Happy birthday to you. Come dear, blow your candle and make a wish". A beautiful woman said to a little girl who wore a pink dress and had neatly braided ponytails.
"boooooo ..." The little girl made noise while blowing the candle which only made her mother smile.
"Make a wish hunny". The woman said and ushered her. She saddened her face and watched her mother.
"I wish dad was here". Jeza said lowly and her now moody mother pulled her into a tight hug with an intention of retrieving a gift her late husband gave her.
"Come on.Get up . We are going somewhere precious . You want to meet your father right. I know where he is". Jeza eyes bulged out because of her mother words. She quickly got up and held her mother's hand before they headed to a bus which stopped them by a forest.
"Is this our stop?" . Jeza asked her mother with uncertainty. The place was surrounded only by thick tall trees.
"Shhh Come on. You will see". They walked into the woods and arrived at a river. It looked too clean and impossible for a river however, it was right there.
"Promise me that once you get your gift, you would run away without looking back". Jeza mother said with a smile and the naive little girl did not notice what was happening .
"Awaken" Her mother whisper while using her index finger to touch the tip of the water. A dark smog surrounded it and a box emerged from it and landed directly in front of Jeza's feet.
"Now Jeza, take it and run. Run and don't look back!!" Her mother screamed with fear while staring at the little girl with sorrowful eyes.