Times Three

Chapter 13

The travel to the school went smooth, no more reporters outside our house and school which made me wander around our village like before. Ah! The hospital releases a statement denying that Lady Ottenbuorg is confine to hide anymore issues about us, they made it like we visit Annika in the hospital and we have no relation at all. Whatever scenario they make just to clean up the mess it is okay. According to Annika, it does not matter if it is true or not as long as it does not harm both companies, they are willing to lie.

It does not matter because the news already reaches to my parents and the only thing, I can do for now is to enjoy my remaining days without them. Unlike Aspire who is about to vomit here beside me because of the bitter gourd juice he had a while ago, he keeps complaining about the taste of it and I must say Nana did a good job a while ago. She pretends to serve everybody but of course, Annika is the exception and she does not know that Aspire hates it. Aspire just smile and accepts the juice and drinks it without saying anything, until we arrive at school.

We went straight to our respective clubs to report about our absences and they only tell us that it is okay as long as the incoming performance will not affect our negligence. I smile at our club president and call Annika; she says that our dress for the performance is already done and we need to do try it out to see if it fits. Aspire and I gets up from our sit and walks to Annika’s club and a group of girls who are link to Aspire welcomes us, I look at the man who is behind me and is shock about the girls to previously flirted.

A reunion between trashes, I roll my eyes when they chase Aspire who is running for his life. Annika taps my shoulder and give me my first clothes which is a denim jumper short and mint green turtle neck t-shirt, then she told me to partner it with white rubber shoes and white fedora hat. I love my first costumes and do not ask how did they get our size because it is written on the form we filled up when we audition.

Next, she gives me white sleeveless black crop top with a crossed lace on my waist and black stretchable mini shorts. I question this outfit since it reveals much of my skin but she points at other dance club members who wears more revealing clothes than me. Even if it shows more skin, I do not dare wear it with Aspire around. Judging from what happened last night, that asshole will probably harass me again, or tease me about that outfit.

Minutes later Aspire appear with sweats all over his face, then Annika looks at me and give the clothes to him.

“Eh? Why are our clothes similar?”

“Are you not doing couple performances? Because that was you club’s president told us.”

It is not like that, but the issue just shut down and we might be giving false clues about us again. One scandal is enough, this entertainment industry is such a pain in the throat and someone is just enjoying the attention he is receiving. Who else? Of course, the heir of the multimedia company. I do not know why these people like to be in the limelight, it is exhausting and you will not have any freedom over things. Yesterday is a truly convincing experience to never steps at anything that involves media.

Annika told us that we are free to do anything we want since we already got our outfit, so Aspire and I decided to go to the rooftop and practice hard for the upcoming concert. We dance and sing like crazy; we seldom take breaks because of the tight schedule and procrastination on the previous days.

Lunch has past and Annika, together with Fash visits us on the rooftop with foods in their hands. They encourage us to eat but we waste no time to them and just push to our dance, in addition, they make themselves busy with the decoration for the stage. It is already at noon when Aspire and I decided to finally take a break from practice and eats the foods they bought. Yes, they always bought foods to us, afraid that we will get hungry we the only thing I felt is my body begins to feel exhaustion.

My legs are shaking at it will probably hurt every joint in my body, but that is normal. Aspire teach the last routine for our dance performance which is a little provocative, and the outfit that we have? My mini shorts will probably go upwards when I raise my legs to his shoulder, I complain to him but he says that it will make our performance good with this routine.

“Did you see how provocative it is?”

He looks at me like I am some kind of strange thing he ever sees, while pointing at the iPad he is holding saying that we have not try it and I am complaining already. I bit my lower lip and repeat the routine he taught me a while ago so I can comprehend with the routine he will teach now. When I extend my right arms to him, he pulls me and I jump to him clinging my legs to his waist and lean backwards swinging me to the left and let go of me.

“See? It is not difficult, right?”

“I did not say it is difficult, what I said is it a little provocative.”

He just forces a nod and fix our things; it has been a long day and I miss my bed. Lack of sleep and exhaustion, plus we do not have enough food and it is making me sleep. My eyes feel heavy so I told Aspire to get me my spare clothes to my locker, he probably knows the password then asks me why so I told him with a gritted tooth that I want to sleep. He bit his lips to suppress his laugh and runs to the locker room, where is he getting those energy to run? My legs feel jiggly do I push the table that we use for speakers to avoid sunlight so I will not turn coal like Aspire.

I use Aspire’s bag as pillow and lay on the table like I am sleeping in my own bedroom. I give in from the exhaustion and I did not know how many minutes I sleep, I just found myself being carried by a man who has dead eyes while having a fight with Aspire. What just happen? Why is KID carrying me like I am his bride? And these students who are looking the two fighting with their eyes.

Is this how Snow White felt when he was kissed by a Prince Charming? Wait, did someone kiss me while I sleep? Is it KID? What the hell is happening?

Since I am lost and scan my surroundings when I see Annika motioning at the me close my eyes, and this time I obey her and pretend that I am sleeping and listening to these two.

“You really like carrying people, Robles.”

“You are her partner but you just left her at the rooftop.”

KID misunderstand the situation. He must be doing rounds for students who will perform in the concert, can I just bury myself? I bit my lower lip when I felt that Aspire is forcing KID to give me to him.

Can someone rescue me from these two?

“Give Tine to me and I will bring her home.” I heard Fash talking to these two and get me from KID.

I quickly envelop my arms to his neck to hide my embarrassment and tap him on his back as a ‘thank you’.

“You too, do you like her that much that you will create a scene in front of us?”

I pinch him at the back for what he just said and scream like an i***t. Fash, sometimes being a chatterbox will cause danger for your friends. When I felt that he will point out that I am acting, I tap his shoulder again to signal that I want to escape from this humiliating situation.

When he said that we are now at the room, he throws me to the floor like a sack of rice. My butt hurts as well as my body from practicing nonstop but Fash is just, a damn Satan’s son. He could just let me know that we are at the classroom so I can sit properly.

“Tell me Celestine, who do you like among the two?”

“What the hell are you saying?”

He sits beside me and narrate what happen before I wake up. “KID brought you back from the rooftop and met Aspire with your bag, then a storm came and I saw you communicating with Annika through your eyes. So, is it a Robles or a Levefre?”

“Do I need to choose?”

I awkwardly laugh at him, making his mouth form a big ‘O’ and pointing at me.