"... Alfred..."
Coincidentally, Gary finally got her surname when he heard Mr Robinson call her as he passed by the music room that Tuesday.The kind of joy that flushed his system was explainable to him. He found out his new found crush was going through a music internship so he decided to try his luck by passing through the music room... and it worked out. Fate was definitely on his side, he concluded.Without wasting time, he had inputted the surname into his phone because it was likely he would forget since there were still some hours left before the school hours were over. Besides, he knew the over excitement could make him forget as well.He had fulfilled something for himself so it was straight to the next agenda - Henry!He already had a plan but he needed someone's help to go through with it.Laura.She was Stephanie's friend and since there wasn't any bad blood between them, he was optimistic she would willingly help.Right before their reading exer"Have you decided already, Blue?" Jacob asked Blue that Friday morning after exchanging pleasantries with her. It was the day that he had planned to take her out on a date so he was expecting a reply from her.Blue sighed silently, 'It looks like I don't have a choice,' she thought. She hadn't given it much thought but she definitely wouldn't want Jacob to feel bad if she declined. "It's just a date..." sounded in her mind."I'm in." she plainly told him. A wide grin escaped his face after she replied. He was obviously happy, and she? She didn't know how to react to it."So you mean you've agreed to go with me tonight?" he asked, still smiling.She only nodded to reply."You just made my day!" he said aloud, "I'll send you the details of the place this evening. See you later, Blue." and after speaking, he was gone.'I hope I did the right thing,' she thought and headed to the music room.The music lessons had been made available for that day due to some reasons
"Sweety, you need to wake up. You're going to be late." Mrs Alfred said as she tapped Blue on the lap continuously."I'm up, stop it, mom," Blue murmured, stretching her limbs while a yawn escaped her mouth. "Wait, late for what?" She immediately asked with a confused look on her face."For your internship! Now get your butt off the bed." Mrs Alfred let out, looking slightly irritated."Internship?" Blue stared at her questioningly. Then it suddenly dawned to her that she's supposed to be preparing for work. Instantly, she rushed into the bathroom, almost falling over in the process."Don't stay too long in there!" Mrs Alfred warned then strolled out of the room.Today was Blue's first day of music internship at Westride High School, which was commencing on the third week of the last term of the school year. After graduating and achieving a first-class degree in music at Breekles College some months back, she decided to go into the world of music tutoring. But first,
An unexpected knock on Mr Thomas' door interrupted his reading. With a frown, he wondered who it would be. He tried remembering if he had sent for any of the teachers but he didn't."Come in," he announced while trying to get back to what he was reading.The door opened silently and Blue walked in, a bit fidgety in her steps. "Good– morning, sir." she stuttered, with a tone of fear mixed in her voice, as she made her way to the receiving end of the table.He immediately looked up and realized who it was. "Miss Alfred, it's your first day and you're late," he said with a stern face, "Maybe you didn't check but it's twelve minutes past eight and you should have been here on or before eight." He declared openly."Err I'm sorry, sir. I– I was– caught in a little bit of traffic," she explained, feeling embarrassed for her tardiness. After speaking, she began praying inwardly that he wouldn't waste time in telling her to sit. She had already lost her composure due to the
Blue's first day with Mr Robinson, the music tutor, wasn't really going well — just as Sydney had forewarned. Mr Robinson's temper was totally 'unpredictable'. One minute he's boxed up, the other he's flaring up at every little thing.To be on his safe side, she kept on smiling whenever he dished out instructions to her — she eventually got tired of it!Mr Robinson seemed to be unmoved by his bad temper towards her, despite the fact that she hadn't used more than three hours with him.Presently at the lunch hour, instead of giving her a bit of free time, he chose to sit her down, asking questions upon questions just to know how much she knows about music. Luckily, she was able to tackle all the questions... leading to more being poured in. She couldn't deny the fact that she wasn't pleased with his actions. Did he forget it was her first day?'Why did they even assign me to such a man? This is insane. Makes me begin to regret why I'm here in the first place.' she thought
"Gary, wait up!" Henry yelled while running after Gary. Gary totally ignored him, picking up the pace faster as he was already a few blocks away from getting to their class."Look I'm sorry man," Henry said as he caught up with him, "I didn't mean to do that. But why did you throw such a fit? It's just Laura, isn't it?""But that still doesn't mean you could mention anything to her," Gary replied, still maintaining a fast pace."I already said I'm sorry," Henry made a pout as he pleaded again.Gary stopped and turned to look at Henry with a slight growl. Stupid ass, he thought. He had it in mind to voice out how stupid Henry was for sharing his problems with Laura, but he just relaxed the tension going through him, revealing a calm expression after."I'm also sorry for walking out on you like that. I just don't buy the idea of you telling Laura about my problem. You know this isn't the first time you're doing such. It makes me more upset by even mentioning it." He loo
The next Monday.Around fifteen to twenty minutes past three.Inside the reading room of Westride High School, five figures could be seen sitting around a table, with several books placed on it. Silence ruled the air as the figures seemed to be deeply immersed in the books they were reading... Not all of them though.The figures were two males and three female counterparts — Gary, Henry, Laura and her best friends - Stephanie and Ashley. This arrangement commenced today after receiving an approval from the principal the week before, enabling them to use an extra thirty minutes in the school after school hours. Truthfully, it was to encourage an improvement in Gary's grades as the principal hardly ever approves of such. But, it came with a warning — "Don't cause havoc on any of the school properties!", the principal had told the group of teenagers who had a huge tendency of running wild.Seated in the middle of Henry and Stephanie, with Laura's sitting position in his lin
The sound of screeching tyres came to a halt right in front of the Alfred residence. A Mini Porsche came into existence and out came Blue from it with a small bag in her left arched arm.Taking her steps slowly, she saunters into the average duplex apartment through the light three-step stairs. In the balcony, she unbolted the door with the key which she had just retrieved from her bag.As she got in, she breathed in the fresh aroma of the place she was well familiar with... the place she calls home. Instead of waiting behind in the living room to relax a little, she decided to do something else. Though a bit weary, she manages to drag herself up the stairs to the top floor where her room is located. At least, she could have a lone time to herself without interference from anybody.As the now unlocked door to the room had been opened, she rushed straight to the bed and sinks into it, a soft moan escaping her rosebud lips. The view of the room was a typical lady's spec, elud
11:26 am.Passing through the corridor on the lower floor of the school, Gary could be seen walking in an average pace, with Henry sluggishly tagging behind, half-running in between to catch-up with Gary. Enthusiasm was written on Gary's face as he passed by students who were obviously heading the same direction as him. His destination, and that of Henry's, was to the music room."I don't know what reasons you have for wanting to join the music class, but is it all that necessary?" Henry's grumpy voice came out, few steps away from the music room."There's no reason in particular, I just want to try out something new..." Gary came up with a twisted reply."Something new? You've been a student of this school since Grade 9, yet you just remembered you need to try out something new... in final year?" Henry was curious as he spoke."How many times do you want us to go over this?" Gary sighed."Urrgh! I can't believe I'm quitting drama class just to stick up with your '