Chapter 3: 30 Minutes
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Next Morning
*alarm clock ringing*
"Ahh… shut up!"
I turned around on the right and tried to reach the alarm clock on my bedside table. But it was too far and I couldn't reach it easily so I fell off the floor.
Shit! That hurts.
I stayed on the floor and did not try to get up because I'm still lazy and sleepy. But my phone also rang suddenly too, so the noise in my room was much more annoying.
"Why can't you let me sleep some more!" I shouted. "Tch! This is making my f*cking head hurt!"
I slowly got up and tried to reach out the alarm clock again. When I got it, I turned it off and threw it away then picked up my phone which was also on the table. I laid my back down on the side rails of the bed then tilted my head on the mattress, and answered the call even though I hadn't seen who called because my eyes were closed.
"What?" I asked indolently.
"Hey man, where the hell are you now?"
The person's voice was familiar to me. It was Keith.
"I'm at home. What's your problem?"
"I've been calling you many times already. We have a class today, you know!"
"So what?"
"It's already 9:40 am, bro! Our morning break time will end soon. Better drag your *ss here now!"
"I'm ... lazy."
"Do you really want to stay in your mansion all day? … Our teachers are looking for you, as well as your uncle. Don't slack off man!"
I can't refuse him. I also don't want to stay here for too long. "Yeah yeah. Stop nagging, step Mom! I'll be there in 30 minutes."
"Ha ha ha ... i***t! Work your *ss off now!"
"I know! F*cking bastard."
*toot-toot-toot*
I put down my phone on my mattress and sighed in weariness before getting up. I opened the drawer of my bedside table to get the remote of the air-conditioner to turn it off. Then, I opened the curtains and sliding door of my bedroom's balcony near my bed. The cool fresh air from the outside filled my bedroom and became bright because of the sunlight. The outside view of our mansion can be immediately overlooked up here.
I have a wide bedroom for myself, since our mansion is huge. Though nothing much could be seen here. Just common things inside like a single bed for myself, a bedside table, a closet that is in front of my bed and has a small table and chair on the left side and a large mirror on the right side. There are some pictures of me on the wall, I have a drum set and guitar here too since there's still a lot of space. I didn't even make an effort to arrange my things or design it with something I want since I'm too lazy to do it and I am often not here. No one else is in the mansion but me and our helpers, so it is very quiet here and boring.
I walked to the bathroom in the left upper corner of my bedroom to take a shower. After taking a bath, I looked for clothes to wear to school in my closet. Our school does not require uniforms, but instead enforce a standardized dress code of what types of clothing are appropriate for students to wear.
I picked up my underwear first and decided to wear a black Oxford long sleeve shirt, paired with white t-shirt underneath, black skinny jeans and white sneakers. After I wore everything, I looked in the mirror to the right side of my closet to fix my hair. I'm all ready to leave so I picked up my phone that I left in my bed then put it in my pocket. I get my car keys too from the bedside table. My bag was hanging near the door so I took it and left my room. When I walked down the staircase, one of our maids saw me.
"Good morning, sir Kalyx," she greeted. "We made breakfast for you, sir. Do you still want to eat it?"
"No, no. I won't eat breakfast anymore. But still, thank you," I smiled while continuing to walk down the stairs.
"But sir, you haven't eaten anything yet, were you going to be fine?"
"Yes, don't you worry. I'll be fine. I also have to leave because I still have school."
"Be careful on your way to school, sir," she bowed her head.
"Thank you. I'll go now," I bid farewell. It's still nice to have someone greet you in the morning like that, it just hurts because my mom wasn't the one who's doing it for me now.
I walked out the door of our house after that and went straight to our parking lot. I entered my car and drove immediately to go to school. It takes at least 15 minutes to get there using my car at normal speed. But, there were only 13 minutes left in the time I told Keith, so I didn’t waste another minute. I don't want to be insulted by him because I couldn't go in time. If I said it, I would do it. I can get to school in 30 minutes like I told him earlier.
I drove my car fast so I got to school earlier than i expected. After I parked my car in the school's parking lot near our building, I went up to the third floor where our classroom was. As I entered the back door of our classroom, our third subject teacher this morning, Mrs. Alves was already in front and starting to discuss our lesson in Physics. She stopped talking when she saw me entering the classroom and my classmates were staring at me also. I'm the center of attention now. F*ck.
"Why are you just now, Mr. Kalyx?" she asked with a disappointed look on her face.
"I didn't plan to attend school but Keith forced me, so that's why I'm here." I explained. I turned the blame on Keith since he really did force me to come to school.
Keith, who was sitting in the back row wearing a gray t-shirt with slim fitted jeans and white sneakers, looked stunned by what I said and he's gesturing something with me, but I didn't pay him any attention. Our classmates are laughing at him secretly because of that. I just turned the attention of my classmates to him since I didn’t want them to look at me.
Mrs. Alves focused her gaze on him too and questioned. "Is that true, Mr. Keith Wilson?"
"Y-Yeah, I guess … Mrs. Alves," he answered. I chuckled seeing Keith as if he was bullied. I should do this more often. He looks like a kid when he's like that.
"Next time force him to come in early, so that he won't come in while we're starting our class. Is that clear, Mr. Keith Wilson?" instructed Mrs. Alves.
"I copy that, Mrs. Alves." Keith agreed.
Mrs. Alves returned her gaze on me. "Go to your seat now, Mr. Kalyx. Make sure that this won't happen again next time."
"Yes, Mrs. Alves," I replied and walked to my seat next to Keith near the window. Keith's eyes are glaring at me as I sit down, and Mrs. Alves continued the discussion of our lesson.
"What the f*cking hell was that just now?" whispered Keith.
"My short entrance play?" I joked.
"You're f*cking insane! I won't call you ever again."
"What? Are you sulking?" I chuckled.
"Quit laughing, sh*tty a*shole!"
Damn, he's really angry. "I'll make it up to you. Thanks for saving me from her."
"I didn't save you from her! You clearly turned the blame on me, you cocky b*tch!"
"That's why I'll make it up to you. Don't be so angry, man!" I assured while snickering.
"Yeah, whatever."
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