Chapter 4 (1/2)

THE PECULIARS’ TALE: CHAPTER 4

Translated by: whosays25

Edited by: seiji96

/4/ The List

“Oh my gos.h.!.+” reacted the girl I b.u.mped with. Her drinks spilled on the tray and on my arm. Because of the noise, the two of us gained the attention of the people in the cafeteria. They started whispering to each other, especially now that they saw me.

“Geez, Morie. It’s because you’re not looking to where you’re walking.” Yeah, I was not paying attention, “You almost spilled on my watch.” Alexi Sabina even showed off the latest version of CX watch on her wrist.

“I’ll just replace your drinks.” I planned to walked pa.s.s her but it seems she’s still enjoying the attention the people was. She barred my way.

“Well, well. You’re trending again in the academy, huh.” It looks like she’s intentionally letting the other hear her. “Aren’t you even ashamed? Or you’re just really an attention seeker — OMG!” she exclaimed, shock because I suddenly spilled the leftover drink on her arm. Now her beloved CX watch was wet. The look on her face was priceless.

“Oops, sorry. I didn’t mean it.”

“How dare you!”

“If you want attention, I’ll give you some.”

She faced the crowd, “Did you all see that?” then she faced me, “You’re so mean, Morie!” I pa.s.sed by her. “I hope the blog will be updated!” When she mentioned the blog, I felt annoyed. I could no longer stop myself. I turned to her and gave her a bad look.

And there you go. I already saw ‘it’ behind her eyes. But h.e.l.l, I don’t care. My day got worse because of that blog!

“What’s with that look?” she tauntingly said, “I bet, you’re already killing me twice in your mind, right?”

I answered her with a sneer. It seems Sabina still wanted to get the better of me when someone inserted between us.

“Morie, I’ve been looking for you.” Before I got the chance to protest, Enriquez already pulled me away.  I don’t know why he always smile. It only makes his already c.h.i.n.kt eyes to get smaller to the point it’s no longer visible. A guitar was hanging on his shoulder.

I freed myself from him when we got away.

“Be thankful that I’m kind, even though you still owe me.” He suddenly pressed my nose while I responded to counter his hand. “See you.” He waved then turned the other way to leave. Though he stopped for a moment to say, “And… I really don’t mind at all… whatever written on that blog.” Then he walked away.

So Enriquez also knew.

I sat down on a vacant place away from people. Then I took out the list.

I crossed him out. I have a list of people, in other words: suspects. I need to know the one behind that blog. I used to not care. But this case is different. It’s excessively rude. It’s no longer acceptable if someone made a blog about me with all those slanderous contents.

[x] Cloud Enriquez

Not him. Why would he do such thing? And Enriquez doesn’t me know well. I think the blogger really knew and hated me.

Haters? I have many of them. Mostly, girls. I could still remember how I gained many haters, how I started being the topic in this school. I just wanted a peaceful life. But everything started with Silverio.

[  ] Mathew Silverio

Mathew Silverio. The noises and giggling of his peers could be heard clearly in the cafeteria. He never changed. He sat there, on one corner, with his team mates and their ‘babes’. They were bullying on a nerd freshman. Poor boy.

Mathew Silverio, the MVP. I dumped him last year. Yeah, because it was unbelievable. It’s a fact that I’m not his type. He usually go with some hot babes.

Once upon a time, I’m a damsel in distress, saved by my knight in s.h.i.+ning armour. Okay, it’s corny. He saved me, and then he began to pursue me.

He announced to everybody that we’re dating. Cool. He really shows that his proud it.

And all of that was only a huge joke. He only did that for a fast buck. Since they don’t know what to do with their money, they made me ‘hard-to-get girl’ the challenge. And the save-thingy? It was only a scheme.

How did I know? Tsk. By my ‘super powers’, you see. Every time we go out, I can see it. And the fool thought I was a big idiot.

So, I planned something. A revenge, actually.

I made it appear as if I was madly in love with Mathew. Then the day for him to propose that we become lovers came. He really prepared for it, so that he could boast to the whole campus how cool he is.

His introductory speech was so long. I was just waiting for him to say the magic words, ‘…Morie, will you be my girl?’

I gave him a very sweet smile.

‘I’m sorry, but we’re better off as friends.’ Then I walked away without looking back at that guy. He was rejected in front of so many people so it was me who came out bad. They said I was someone who only raise expectations, flirt. Whatever.

That’s when the outbreak of my haters began, they’re like zombies. They couldn’t believe that their beloved prince would be rejected by someone like me. They don’t know about the truth, and what would happen.

I just knew he was trouble.

[x] Mathew Silverio

How unfortunate. My list was blown off by the wind and it fell to the ground. Someone picked it up. Speaking of the next suspect. Small world, they said. He saw what was written on that list.