"Okay .. since you two got the misunderstanding settled. And seems like you're gonna be officially dating or what... Let just finish this."
I stood up from my chair, forcing myself to smile. For them.
Maricar wasn't buying it though. She's still trying to wedge another misunderstanding between Sarah and Gino.
"Be happy now. He already fell for it once, he'll fall for it again. And you what? Gonna accept the excuse that he saw you and just got into it? How pathetic can you be?"
Maricar was now spiraling again. The lights flickering in her anger.
Sarah didn't refute it. Like she hit a nail on her statement.
If Gino has been weak once, he'll be weak over and over again.
Seeing Sarah's grip on his hand loosened up, he held it tightly.
"I won't fall for it again. I'll keep items with me. Distance myself to other women, and will stay strong, and resist temptations." Gino declared.
Sarah was touched by his declaration and smiled.
I took out my dagger and pointed it on Maricar's throat.
"Time to eliminate you. You can caused too much accidents in this school. You're beyond saving."
I was about to struck her when Maricar pleaded.
"NO! Wait... I'll let you eliminate me. I won't resist. Just help me on time. Let me meet those bastards. They played me. I was the victim!"
I stopped and stepped back.
[TEAM TASK ACQUIRED: BRING JUSTICE TO MARICAR'S CASE AND EXECUTE HER]
Seems like. A soul that inflicts pain to humans, regardless if they're once victims or not, ends up in execution.
"Fine. I'll help. When Cynthia wakes up, we will all go to her house. Keep close to me, so you can leave the school premises." I said coldly.
I turned my back and gathered my stuff. Sarah and Gino looked at me confused.
"Hey, what do you mean by that?" Gino asked, letting go of Sarah's hand and put both hands on my shoulder, to spin me around to look at him.
"It's her final wish. I'm just doing what's necessary. Whether she takes revenge or ask them to repent for what they did, that's hers to decide." I shrugged Gino's hands away from my shoulders.
When my bag was packed, I moved to the sofa, and gently shook Cynthia.
"Cynthia...wake up. We'll take you home so you can rest comfortably."
Didn't take long for Cynthia to stir awake. She rubbed her eyes and slowly sat up.
When she was fully awake. She looked at our serious faces. And felt small.
"I swear, I didn't mean to." She said immediately.
"We know. We know the full story. It's not entirely your fault." I said, comforting her.
"Not her fault? Did you hear what your saying, Anthony?" Sarah immediately reacted.
Since I'm already out of my wits end from this hidden feelings, I wasn't able to hold it back.
"Because it's true. They've been played. If she wasn't possessed by Maricar, she wouldn't act on it. Why can't you accept her side Sarah? But you easily believed Gino's own excuse." My voice were harsher.
Way too harsh.
And it came out like I was defending Cynthia.
When deep inside, I'm in pain.
Sarah was stunned for a bit and felt ashamed. Because I was right.
Just said it a bit forward.
"You could have said it a bit nicer Anthony." Gino said, pulling Sarah into a hug.
"Nice? Should I have said, oh please Sarah, they both did it, while Gino was seeing you, and Cynthia was just being possessed." I was being sarcastic.
Yeah. I was.
"You're being sarcastic, man." Gino looked like he was about to punch me.
I don't really care at this point. I removed my jacket and gave it to Cynthia.
"Cover your back, stains. The evidence." I said vaguely. Looking at Gino with a provoking smirk.
I'm totally out of control too. I'm throwing shame or jabs or whatever I could think of without directly saying it.
Gino flinched, when I said that. Sarah looked away. It's like I'm proving Maricar's words that Sarah cut off.
This was true anyways. It really did happen. Now I get it, what Maricar was pointing out.
The room fell into silence. For two months that we've been together for this semester, this was the first time we're all in this kind of argument.
When Cynthia was fone wrapping my jacket around her waist, I stood beside her and started walking out.
Even opened the door for her, and let go when Gino and Sarah was about to go out too.
It's petty. I know. But I couldn't help it.
Maricar was following behind us, and Millien was, back to his observer mode. Just sitting comfortably on my shoulder.
"Are you all gonna take me home?" Cynthia asked, her voice was still almost in a murmur.
"Yeah. We will. All of us. Wanna make sure you arrive safe." I put an arm around her shoulder.
Which was....
Well... They misunderstood it.
"Anthony... he's been easily agitated since earlier. Maybe because...you know...he likes Cynthia?" Sarah whispered to Gino.
Tang ina. That's coming from her. Were all my actions hinting at that?
I heard what she said. It wasn't even a whisper.
"Maybe. He wouldn't be like this if it wasn't the case." Gino even agreed.
Like what?
Well....that works for me. I could keep my little crush tucked away. Letting them go on with their misunderstanding, that I like Cynthia.
Even if it's Sarah I liked.
We reached the school gates and Gino told us to wait there, and he'll bring his car around.
I knew he had one, but I haven't seen it.
Then he pulled out from the parking lot and stopped in front of us.
He pulled the windows down and called for us.
"Get in."
Well, he was driving a....CRV. What kind of student drive that?
This guy's filthy rich.
What kind of 19 years old drives that?
And in my country?
You have to rich, rich.