"Pay your rent, Eerrah! I've been waiting for months for you to send the payment but you kept on declining my calls!"
"Heck," I whispered angrily when I heard the landlady's voice again.
"You kept on whispering something. You think I can't hear it?!" she screamed. She even threw me a wooden spoon which I quickly caught.
"I haven't found another job yet, so I can't give you--"
"You said the same thing last month--"
"Can you talk to me without raising your voice?!" I shouted loudly, she looked surprised when I burst out. She immediately shut her mouth.
"Where are we again?" I asked annoyed, she didn't say anything and just swallowed.
"You can't ask me for a payment and dig into my money because even, I, myself can't dig. Okay? But I'll make sure to make a way. Tomorrow I'll make a way." I gestured her to leave. I can't even stand a minute with her.
""Just make sure that you're telling the truth, or I'll drag you--"
"Drag me out from this room and I really won't come out breathing," I said, continuing what she's about to say. For pete's sake,she said that to me for hundred times already!
"Make sure to pay me tomorrow, Eerrah. Be thankful that you're beautiful that's why I'm giving you a chance," she said before leaving my apartment, I looked in the mirror. Well, I am, really beautiful, and cute.
I forced myself to take a bath and get dress for school. Speaking about school. School is my playground. I grinned mischievously.
After taking a bath I wore a black plain t-shirt and black jeans. I matched it with my black nike and black cap. It looks like I was about to attend a funeral.
After getting dressed. I grabbed my backpack and locked the apartment. The school is not far from my apartment, but I am a special person so I used my magical skateboard.
I twisted it around on my feet before finally riding it towards the school. As soon as I entered the school gate, the others immediately looked at me.
I stepped on the end of the board to make it stand, I picked it up and carried it to my locker. All the students left when they saw me, even though they couldn't see my face, they already knew it was me.
I slipped my skateboard inside and picked up two books for my class. I looked behind me when I saw some students, I noticed I was the only one in the locker now.
"Why are you standing there and watching me?" I asked them, they all took a step backward at the same time.
"We're j-just waiting for you." I felt the frustration all over my body because of that answer. These guys are really cowards.
I just shook my head and closed my locker, as soon as I left they all went to their lockers. I don't know what's running inside their minds and they're really scared of me, It's not like I'm going to tear them apart.
I slammed the classroom door open. I looked inside when everyone remained silent. I sat straight in my chair. I really hate silence. I just want noise in my life. I prepared my foot and quickly kicked the chair of the man in front me, I immediately bowed so he turned his gaze to the man next to me who hunched over. He was taken aback when the man in front us hit him.
"You ass hole, are you trying to pick up a fight?!" I grinned mischievously when the man in front us shouted angrily. It's Eivan.
"What the hell are you talking about?!" Keat shouted. The man who's sitting next to me.
"You think you can get away from what you did? You kicked my chair?!" I bit my lower lip. I'm getting bored. They should start a fight.
"What? I never kicked you! I was sleeping- "My mouth fell open when Eivan suddenly punched him, ending up knocking him down from his seat. He quickly stood up and punched Eivan who also fell on the ground.
Tsk, stupid men.
KeatgrabbedEivan and kicked him in the most sensitive part of his body. Heck! That's a great move! They stopped fighting when Keat backed away. "Stop! I don't know where your anger came from."
"You kicked my chair!" Eivan shouted angrily.
"It's not me who did it! It's probably Eerrah!" Keat growled and even pointed at me. I stumbled, these two are the only ones who aren't afraid of me in this school. They have the guts to fight back but I always win against them.
"Eerrah!" I raised a brow when Eivan called my name.
"Oh?" I asked. He was about to approach me but I quickly raised my leg and kicked him in the face, I remained seated. My classmates shouted when he fell on the floor with his nose, bleeding.
"What's the commotion all about ?!" Everyone fell silent when our professor came in. And she really even have some time to ask us, as if she wasn't used to all of these.
"What is this all about again, Eerrah?" she asked me with her strict voice when she saw Eivan lying on the floor.
"Probably, a trouble," I politely replied. I didn't budge when I answered her but she still raise a brow. I'm being honest here but she even got mad at me. Honesty is the best policy.
"In my office, after class!" she roared. I was stunned with that. Her office seems to be my second home.
Hours passed by until four classes ended peacefully.
I was planning to run away from Mrs. Gamelo but heck! She's waiting for me at the door! "You can't escape from me, Era. Follow me!" I just zipped up my bag before following her to the office. As soon as I sat down, she looked at me seriously.
"Aren't you really going to change, Eerrah? We're doing everything we can to change you, but you're still acting like that!We promised your grandfather that-- "
"My Grandpa? He's talking to you?" I asked her curiously. "Of course. He's the one who told us to tolerate your attitude and to fix the mess you're starting. He told us not to drop you out,he's hoping thatyou'll graduate here. This is your last chance, Eerrah, don't waste--"
"Cut if off, I don't want to hear that," I cut her off. I crouched down while playing with my fingers. For almost 3 years, he didn't even check my condition when he dragged me out from his house. And now he's hoping that I'll live a peaceful life?
The hell? He doesn't have the rights to order me around.
"Do you have a problem why you're acting like that, Eerrah?" I turned to Mrs. Gamelo when she spoke. I cleared my throat. "No, isn't it obvious on my face that I don't have a problem? Also, don't talk to grandpa anymore, he's out of his mind." Fortunately, I'm good at acting sometimes.
"Era, you better talk to your grandfather. He has high expectations for you." I gritted my teeth in anger.
"You guys are really terrible, you're expecting high from people and you really expect them to reach that? Mind your own business and stop bothering other people. You don't understand me, you're not in my position to say those things," I said coldly, calming myself.
"Era, it's not what you think. Your grandfather and the professors here just want you to reach your dream--"
"Why? Are you even aware of what my dream is?" I laughed while asking that. They interfere too much with things that they should not be paying attention to.
"No--"
"Then stop controlling me. Tell grandpa that I will never go back to his house," I said before leaving her office. I took a deep breath before heading straight to the rooftop. I closed my eyes when I felt how the wind hit my face.
I am a fearless, yes. I don't normally get scared of someone, but when it comes to my grandfather, I seem to stiffen and swallow everything I say. 3 years ... For 3 years I never felt his love for me as a grandfather, when he found out that I got kicked out of my school, he kicked me out of the mansion and threw me out like garbage. He even called me a 'garbage' that he can't throw away. Even dad was helpless in what grandpa did. Dad can't even do anything because my grandfather is really powerful.
I want to ask the world, why? Why does it need to be him? In such a huge world and with so many responsible grandfathers why does it have to be him? I wonder if everything will be the same if my mother is here? Would I still experience this? How I wonder that I know her, I hope she doesn't abdicate her responsibility as my mother. I really wish that she's here.
