Apple's Point of View
"Francia Street?" I asked Alina again. Rena and Alina were close before she had met us. I only knew that she would know it because of that.
"Yes, Francia Street near this school. You just need to take a bus and when the bus stops and it tells Francia Stop Station, stop there and ask them for Rena's house. They would tell you because Rena is famous there" She explains.
I didn't see Renz today but I wish he would come to school today. And he did, he came later than the usual but I'm glad he did. I didn't look at him and really distracted myself not to glance or look at him.
When the teacher arrives, she immediately lets us present our work. I'm nervous about my artwork because it's not very fabulous and I just make it because we're presenting. I just explained a few things about my artwork and gave it to the teacher.
I hardly tried not to look at Renz but when he was the one in front explaining, I failed. I am literally amused and fascinated that he could summarise it in one explanation and would give you a lot of sentiments.
I looked at the back where the teacher was but our eyes kept on looking for each other. Until I just look at the view and wonder if I could go to Francia Street and ask Rena. Would she cooperate with me? I hope she will.
And after that the teacher dismissed us and I didn't have time to bid goodbye to them. I bumped into Jay and I know that in the back of me, Renz and his friends already exit the classroom.
But no one would stop me from going there. I'm going there all by myself and I wouldn't tell them. I like myself being secretive and serious so I walk away but as soon as I could walk away really, Jay stops me.
"Where are you going, Apple? Are you going home right now?" He asks. I glance at him and see Renz talking to his friends.
"I'm not. I would just buy something because I'm hungry" I make an alibi. They wouldn't really mind me going out but I don't want to cut the class.
"Aren't you not notified that Miss Heraclies wouldn't come but our advisers are keeping us for an attendance" Jay speaks. I should go right now so I just nodded and got going. I ran as fast as I could to still get in the time of the attendance.
We're still on our break time but it only consumes one hour and thirty minutes and I think I just wasted my ten minutes on Jay. I hid behind the walls to get out and I did it. The guards was speaking to someone so I freely get out.
There was a bus going somewhere. I didn't really ask Alina on what bus am I taking but I hope this buy would take me to Francia Stop Station.
I for real begin to be anxious by the time and when the bus conductor asks where I'm going, I quickly pay out and tell him where I'm going. My heart keeps beating so fast and I could tell that this was a bad idea because my family won't be good to me.
The bus arrives at Francia Stop Station and I just waste thirty minutes on it. I quickly ran fast to meet strangers in a store and ask them for Rena's house. They were great and tell the direction so I wasted no time going there.
I found the green house just like what the strangers have told me and knocked on it. She seems like I disturbed her beauty sleep. But when she sees me, horror in her face quickly gets on.
"What are you doing here?" She asks. "Where's your dad? He owes us peace and freedomness" I say.
I shouldn't waste anymore time as I need to quickly go to school again to attend the class. I kept on watching the time as it was passing by.
"I also don't know where he is but one thing for sure he wouldn't give you freedom and peace as long as he didn't kill who he wanted to kill" She says. I wanted to lash out when she said that.
Who is he to get what he wants when he clearly deserved to be the one to be killed? So all this time she was just giving warning and clearly doesn't know where he is.
"Thank you and I hope you didn't lie to me. I need to go now" I said and excused myself. I ran back to the stop station to ask a stranger where I should get in order to go back to school. Alina and Ayen sent me a message saying "Where was I?" but I didn't reply to them.
I ran as fast as I could when the bus stopped at our school and I really watched the time. I entered the room panting and I was so glad that the teacher wasn't still there. I sat on my chair and thought about whether my decision was the best.
"Where do you go, Apple? Jay says that you're just going to buy food but you didn't even get one" Alina says when she saw me sitting on my chair.
"I didn't have an appetite to eat so I just came back here" I lied. They all get their meals and as I stared at it, I felt very hungry.
I shouldn't make an effort going to that place. I excused myself to go into the comfort room and exit the classroom. I began regretting my decision, I think it wasn't really the time that I should hop in the problem.
Staring at my face in the mirror with a blank gaze. I couldn't even utter a word from now, I just want to be silent and silent only.
"Apple, this isn't a girl's bathroom" Renz says. I glanced at him, we didn't really talk and we didn't know each other.
I didn't know him, he didn't know me. I want to know him but does he want to know me? Sure, he didn't want to and for sure he wouldn't mind. I left him there without uttering a word. I'm totally lost for a second.
Our adviser dismissed us when he got our attendance. We went out and Alina wanted an ice cream so we got one from the convenience store. I stayed with them not to be in harm's way, I know that he wouldn't do anything if I had a crowd with me.
He ain't the bold of himself and the fact that he's a wanted person because he escaped jail. He wouldn't be that bold unlike his partner, Rnea's mom.
Thinking of that, I felt pity for Rena. having these people as your parent is much worse than worse you could ever think and I'm still grateful that I have parents who haven't had a mind like her parents.
She could've been there. My grandma would be pleased to raise her and I just got that idea since Rena is also her granddaughter because her dad was my dad's brother. I just realised it now!
My Uncle picked me up together with my cousin and brother, I think this would be the set- up until we know that the coast is clear. Thinking of it makes me worried about my parents' business because if they aren't not in touch then who's doing what they're doing?
"I have a question, can I?" I asked my Uncle. He chuckled at it and thumbs up at me, signalling me to ask him.
"Who's dealing with my parent's business now?" I asked him. "The employee that they trust was the one taking over the business for now, why?" He simply said, not looking back at me. I was relieved that they're business aren't going anywhere after this.
"Nothing, I just think of that right now" I said and shrugged. I took a look at my phone and searched Renz's social media account. I have looked at this account but I never request anything.
I guess I would add him if I know that we were really close with each other and were comfortable with each other but not for now.
I dozed off and when I woke up, I heard my brother's whimpering like he was in pain. I wake him up and he tells me his nightmare and cries. I console him just like what my parents do every time we have a nightmare. I just wish I would wake up and we would be like what we were before this nightmare happens.