Chapter 2: The Next Class President (Part 1)

Heart’s POV

“Heart, wake up! Or else you will be late for that.” I heard Mama shout outside my room. Even though I was drowsy, I forced myself to get up to move. It was my first time staying awake last night because of reading… Do you want to know? I don't want to say it at first.

I stood up and stretched my body. Hays. Why do I need to go to school five times a week? Sometimes, when there are school activities, there is still school on Saturday. Hays.

I took a shower and got dressed. I also left the room after tidying up to eat breakfast.

"So, you're not going to your work yet?" I asked Dad. He was just sitting while reading the newspaper and having coffee.

"It's your Dad's day off, have you forgotten?" Mama answered me.

“Huh? I didn't know. I don't know when Papa's day off is.”

"Hurry up and eat there and maybe Lovell will be waiting for you downstairs," I hurried when I heard Lovell's name. It was because of him that I was still up last night.

I was looking for effective ways to make Lovell like me. As I said to myself, I will not allow him to dislike me. These are some of the ones I read.

13 tips for him to like you back

1. Be confident and clean
2. Be friendly
3. Be smart
4. Sing him a song
5. Give some clues
6. Make him ask you out
7. Make him jealous
8. Be a modern girl
9. Cook him a food
10. Always support him
11. Don't forget his special day
12. Make him happy
13. Love him even if he won't love you back

I think the others are easy. Hays. Am I going to start the first now? Ugh. Maybe tomorrow.

"I'm leaving," I said goodbye and then left the house. I removed the lock on my bike but I also put it back on when I noticed that one tire was flat. I just walked with my head down until I stopped when a bike stopped in front of me.

“Mirko? What are you doing here?" I asked him sleepily.

“Good morning. It's pretty close to our house here. Do you want to come along?” He offered me. I rode on the back of his bike without a doubt.

“Mirko, I'm just going to take a nap. Can you wake me up when we're at school?”

"All right," he replied. I took a nap because I was very sleepy.

***

"Heart, we're here," I woke up when Mirko tapped me. We were in the parking lot of bikes. I immediately stood up from the seat and then rolled my eyes. I waited for him to finish locking his bike and we entered the room at the same time since we are entering the same room.

“Are you alright? Why are you so sleepy? ” Mirko asked me. I yawned before I answered.

"Because I was reading something then… then I didn't notice that it was three in the morning," I replied then covered my mouth because I was yawning again.

"What are you reading?" he asked again.

“Secret. That is sacred so you can't know, ”

“Hmm, is that so? Okay.”

We entered the room and immediately went to our respective seats. When I put my things away, I immediately bent down and took another nap. Ginger just woke me up when the teacher who was going to teach us arrived.

Jersey was simply eating a Chicken Sandwich behind me while Ginger was reading a n***l that was also one of the things that were forbidden to bring to school. Mirko, on the other hand, is bent over and looks asleep. Lovell? Well, he's listening and taking down notes of what Ma'am taught in front.

Hays. My future husband is so hardworking.

I covered my mouth as I yawned again. When Ma'am looked intently at my behaviour, I immediately pretended to write in the notebook. She continued teaching when she saw what I was doing.

She gave a task before leaving our room. When she came out, Ms Gen then entered our room.

"Good morning," she said... The whole class greeted back and sat down afterwards.

“I will not teach first. We will have a nomination for the next class president since Mich will be moving to another school, ”

"What? Where will she move?"

“Oh my. Why is it?"

"Will she move far?"

“Quiet. It's a personal reason why Mich will move. ” Ms Gen replied in class.

"The nomination for the next class president is now open," Ms Gen told the class. At the same time, my classmates raised their hands and nominated just who they were.

“Seriously, please. I don't like bullshit today, ”

"I nominate myself for the next class president,"

"Shut up, Prince. I'm not kidding, ”

"Hello, Ma'am. I am also serious,” Prince whispered.

"If you don't take it seriously, I'll just choose the class president."

"Ms Gen, I nominate Aika as class president," Apple said. Ms Gen immediately wrote it on the blackboard.

“Aika as class president? TSS.” I heard Ginger whisper next to me as she struggled.

“Crazy. Maybe others will hear you,” I criticized Ginger. She glanced at me and smiled as if someone had thought of something.

She slowly raised her hand and when Ms Gen called she then spoke.

"I nominate Heart as class president!" She said excitedly. Apple immediately frowned.

“Ma’am isn’t kidding, Ginger. Besides, I don't think Heart can be the class president,” said Apple as she raised an eyebrow at me.

"Shut up, sucking creature," Ginger replied to her, still glaring at her and me. Apple only blinked when Ginger answered her.

“Okay. Who else are you nominating? Anyone?” Ms Gen asked the whole class but no one wanted to run anymore.

"I close the nomination, Ma'am!" Jersey said behind me smiling at Ginger.

"I second the motion," Mirko said, smiling at me. I smiled back at him as well.

“Okay. We have 2 nominees. So, come here to the front later and tell them why they should vote for you. We will continue this later. You can eat now, ”said Ms Gen before leaving the room.

***

“Why did you nominate me? You know half of our class is mad at me! ” I said to Ginger who was quietly eating next to me.

“And one more thing, I don't want to be a Class President. Our classmates are so naughty,” I added.

“That's good too! At least, you can prove yourself to them. Isn’t it?” Jersey replied to me defending Ginger. I just took a deep breath. Nothing can be changed.

“Maybe you can back off. Let's go to Ms Gen later and say that Heart is backing down,” Mirko suggested. We continued eating and agreed to go later to Ms Gen.

As I turned the fork over the pasta, what I had read last night suddenly came to my mind.

1.Be Confident and Clean

"Be confident," I whispered when I remembered the number 1 tip for liking the person you like back.

"My speech should be good later!" I said feeling so excited. Mirko, Ginger and Jersey looked up at me. They left their mouth open. Lovell was ordered something earlier and until now he has not returned so there are only four of us eating together.

"I thought you didn't want to be Class President?" Ginger asked me.

"And, I thought you'll back out?" Mirko asked next.

I smiled at them with a wide smile.

“I changed my mind. Besides, Jersey was right earlier. Maybe it's time for me to prove to my classmates what I can do! ” I promise.

Jersey applauded what I said.

"Very good. I did something right too! ” I heard him say.

"Are you doing completely wrong?" Mirko asked him.

“Yes. He is a walking disaster so stay away from him,” Ginger replied to Mirko so Mirko walked away from Jersey.

And they started teasing each other while we were eating while I was thinking of a good speech for my classmates to vote for me.

We went back to our room and the class started again.

***

"Tomorrow we will give a speech to our two nominees for class president Aika Valdez and Heart Fortalejo because we will run out of time," said Ms Gen when she finished teaching us. Some of my classmates made noise while I breathed a sigh of relief when Ms Gen said that.

I haven't thought about getting the vote of my classmates.

Mirko patted me and told me to go home, so I smiled at him.

“The depth of what you are thinking is so deep. Don't trouble yourself too much for the speech tomorrow. Just be real,” he said. I smiled at him again because of what he said.

“Thank you. I will do my best tomorrow!” I said.

We were in the middle of Mirko’s conversation while simultaneously walking out of school about my speech tomorrow when I noticed someone was looking at us. When I looked back, I saw Lovell immediately averted his gaze and quickened his pace.

“See you tomorrow again, Mirko. Bye! ” I hurriedly said goodbye to Mirko and quickly ran into Lovell's place.