CLOSET FAIRY

Chapter 4

Ariana was already crowding the couch and I didn't really care. I called my part time job and apologized, gave her a flimsy excuse that I was sick. It wasn’t believable, but she bought it. I spent the rest of the weekend ignoring everyone. I ignored their questions, ignored their stares and I ignored everything. 

On Monday, I woke up with a start. Pillow drenched in sweat, I sat on my bed and tried to recollect the dream I just had. I couldn't. 

"Hey, are you okay? ", Ariana asked  

I ignored her and headed for the bathroom. It wasn't like we we're the best of friends.  I really applaud her for trying but she really didn't have to.  I was dreading school because of a certain crazy guy and for a moment I was tempted to skip school, but the thought of failing an exam changed my mind. I took a quick bath, pulled on black jeans and a plain T-shirt. Then I headed down to the kitchen to grab some juice. Mom smiled at me, and I sent a fake smile back to her. She nodded when I pointed towards the door and pushed some cookies into my mouth.  I smiled as little and rushed out the door. 

"hey", someone called, and I turned around to find Ariana in white shorts and a pink crop top. 

What now?  I wondered briefly. We barely talk to each other so why was she trying to make it seem like she cared about me? 

"let's go together, I mean I'll take you... To school "

It sounded awkward but my eyes widened anyway. Perhaps my jaw fell to the floor because I might have heard wrong.  Did she really offer willingly to go to school together? With me? I wasn’t hallucinating, she really offered to go to school together. Slowly, I got into the car, and she drove off. A few paces away from the school building and she stopped. I didn't have to be told someone I got down and began to walk the short distance to the school's main gate 

 Half expecting Ericka to pop out any second, I was disappointed when she didn't show. I hadn't seen her the past week, so I tried calling her over the past few days. Ericka was never the type to miss school and that too for a week now. I decided to pass by her house after school today. Maybe she was sick. With that said, I picked up my books and tried to revise in the corner of the classroom for my afternoon paper.  The classroom was empty, just the amount of silence I needed…

until three girls walked in, Ariana and her friends. They didn't bother much with me and I was glad I could go back to my revision without so much hustle.  I took a deep breath and relaxed into my seat but before I could read the first sentence, my book was brushed off my desk. I turned around to find the crazy new guy whose name I didn't even know staring down at me and Ariana nowhere in the classroom. Now that I look at him, I realize he's taller and slender. He reminds me of someone, but I can't really place my finger on a face. I continue to stare up at him face while he licks his lips and then smiles. 

"So, you can make everything a whole lot easier on yourself ", he started "all you have to do is to absolutely obey everything I say"

That sure sounds easy, doesn’t it? All I had to do was act like a brainless person. I looked down for a moment and nodded slightly. 

"good", He complimented before he asked me to follow him. I didn't ask any questions as I did what I was told.  I followed him all the while rolling my eyes behind him as he took the lead with a smirk on his face. We passed by empty classrooms until I was suddenly shoved into the janitor’s closet. It was dark and I could barely see anything. No wonder, the previous janitor got fired, he was caught on camera for smoking weed in there.

"Close your eyes and stay here", a voice commanded "I'm your fairy godfather and I have come to save you”. Did fairies really exist? And why did my fairy godfather sound like a girl with a fake accent? I wondered as I did as I was told. I knew something wasn’t right, but I wasn’t about to complain.

“You just need to stay here for 20 minutes”, the voice said once again and pushed something into my chest. I heard the door whine and the lights come on, but I was all alone now. Guess fairies don’t disappear in puffs of dust anymore, they come through doors. I sat down on the floor and looked at the book in my hand. It had no name and looked well-used. I opened it to find a well-written simplified version of my notes. I got down to it and continued my revision.

Jeon Gyu signed slightly to find her falling behind, so he slowed down a little so for her to catch up. She smirked mischievously behind him. This was much fun than she'd thought. Jeon Gyu stopped in front of the last classroom and pulled her inside. He was expecting her to panic like the last time, but she didn't. Perhaps she was beginning to warm up to him. He looked at her and patted his thighs and she smiled sweetly, taking a slow step closer. Jeon Gyu immediately grabbed her, pulling her onto his thighs and licking the side of her neck. Shivers ran down her spine and she couldn't help but close her eyes in pleasure. 

"Look at me ", he commanded in a very hoarse voice, so she moved a little, turning to face him. Jeon Gyu held her neck, lips close to hers and she prepared herself for the craziest thing she'd ever done. Forehead nearly touching now, eyes locked and lips almost touching…she suddenly headbutted him, breaking his nose instantly and then bolted for the door. When she flung the door open, the first thing she saw were pink heels as she rushed away from the empty classroom. The bell rang right then, and she headed straight for the examination hall. Five minutes later, when she sat down, she saw Ariadne chewing on her pencil and whispering something to her fairy godfather. 

“I don’t want much really, a C would be awesome, but a D would be fine too. And yes, thank you for saving me today, even my watch beeped after 20 minutes. Also, I would prefer a Sasuke voice imitation but if you’re not too big on that, I can gladly do a Ryan Reynolds too, of course that is if you’re still going to be doing the whole fake accent thing. Thank you”.

Ariana was three desks away and smiled at her naive sister but glanced down when Mr. Song pierced her with a venomous I-want-to-fail-you-for-no-reason stare. 

"JeongGUK! ", a voice echoed in the hallway. Jeon Gyu walked out with his hands clutching at his nose and stared at his sister.

"What are you doing here and what happened to you?". Jeon Gyu rolled his eyes and kept silent, walking away towards the exam hall. After the exam, Ariana waited around for Ariadne on the pretense of hanging out with her friends while Maisie got down and dirty with some guy in the boy's locker room. Sabryna who had a birthday to host was feeling restless and dragged a protesting Ariana to the mall. 

Ariadne was the last person to turn her paper in. Good thing was for the first time, she answered all the questions. As she happily skipped out, she thanked her fairy godfather for his help, not ignorant of the fact that “he” didn't exactly exist, but it felt surreal to have something to believe in even if it was all made-up.

Just as she stepped out the main gate, she came face-to-face with an evil-looking, smirking Jeon Gyu.