CHAPTER 08 | Target

PATRICE MAURICIO ’ s P.O.V.

 

  

I hurried out of the car. I'll be late. My first subject is Math. Our teacher in Math is I am her favorite, favorite to stand alone in the back until I can't answer the math question.

“Ah! Wait! Wait! Wait, Mr. Guard!” I shouted when the school guard was about to close the gate. When the gate closes for me, I will run ten more times in the open field before entering our first subject.

Like me, my fellow students who were also late for school were shouting.

When approaching the school gate correctly the school guard closed it.

“Line up.” The school guard told us.

We could do nothing but line up as we prepared our I.D. to give it to a P.E. teacher to watch over us.

Our queue was one by one as we handed over our I.D. Then, we lined up to go to the open field.

Going into the wide oval, very hot open field, we were once the ones who were late running here.

I will never be late again to enter here at HIS. I haven't done a round yet. I'm so tired, so I haven't had breakfast yet.

 

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About an hour later I finally also finished my penalty run ten times in this very long and very large oval. I didn't notice that I was the only student left here.

“Student, hurry up and run to your classroom, because you might be punished again when you get caught in your first subject.'

I heard from P.E. teacher who based me until I finished this punishment of mine. By the way, I still have class, lost in my mind and too tired.

“Thank you, Sir Steve!” I was on fire while running again to our classroom which is a bit far from here and still on the third floor.

I'm very lucky today. Early in the morning I ran a few times. What a start to the day. 

Arriving at the opposite side of the classroom, I was so tired and in a hurry that I could not even knock on the door before entering. So, when I opened the door everyone looked at me.

“Miss, Patrice Mauricio.”

I'm fed up with our Math subject teacher.

“Ma'am, maybe you shouldn't make me stand at the very end. My foot hurts a lot from running in the oval, come here just to be with your class.” I'm begging her.

My other classmates suddenly laughed, but while laughing they defended me by saying that they should give me even today.

“Silent!” Shout out of our Math teacher.

My classmates were silent and then our Math Teacher looked at me again.

“Okay. You can sit in your chair and be sure to listen to what I teach.”

“Thank you, Ma'am. Thanks a lot.”I almost choked as he walked over to my chair.

As I go to my seat my other classmates applaud me while saying congrats to me, because I can finally sit on our Math subject. I am also happy for myself that I can finally sit on this subject.

“Congrats.”Brena whispered to me as I sat in the chair.

“Congrats to you, Patrice.” Another one next to me also whispered to me that I'm not mistaken, Belle. This is Alex's date yesterday, I mean it looks like one of his dates.

“Congrats, Miss Strawberry!” Shin said that.

I ignored Shin. I just rolled my eyeballs to him.

 

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By lunch break I no longer packed my belongings in extreme hunger.

“Hey, Miss Strawberry!”

When I stood up in the chair, I was even more upset when I saw this Shin go in front of me.

“What's your problem again?” I asked irritably.

“Let's eat together.” Shin said to me.

When Shin said that, I raised an eyebrow and the rest of my classmates looked at him. At least I was surprised when he said that.

“Hey, Alex Shin!” Brena called him.

Brena pushed Shin a little. Brena came in front of me then she faced Shin who was still with her arms crossed.

“Don't talk to Patrice. Find another woman to date.” Said Brena to Shin. 

I was surprised when Belle suddenly came between us.

“Yeah, right. In this classroom are Brena and Patrice, who are the only ones you haven’t targeted yet. So stop bothering them.” Said Belle.

Shin pointed at Belle as if he was surprised. “Are we classmates?”

“Jerk!”  Belle shouted at him.

Does that mean Shin doesn't know that his date yesterday is one of our classmates? What a real jerk. 

Belle looked at Brena and me. “Let's go, before I hit this jerk man.”

Brena and I looked at each other.

“Hey! Let's go to the cafeteria!” Belle told us.

Brena and I immediately picked up our belongings and followed Belle.

Brena and I both seemed surprised at Belle's attitude. Because Belle is one of Alex's fangirls who is dead with her, and now she's suddenly going to yell at Alex?

“From now on, you are also my friend, okay? The three of us will not fall victim to that playboy. ” Belle said as we exited the classroom.

Because Belle was in the middle, she painted Brena and me.

Belle looked at Brena. “I know you'll never fall victim to that Alex, so congrats!”

When Belle finished saying that to Brena, she looked at me.

“You, Patrice. Never fall victim to that Playboy l, Alex. He's a jerk. Really a jerk. Always remember that he's a jerk. Okay?”

I nodded. I also have no intention of noticing that Shin, because he is not my target, is why I moved here to HIS.

 

  

  

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ALEX SHIN ’ s P.O.V.

My jaw was left in the air when Miss Strawberry came out, along with Brena and another classmate I met.

I can’t believe what Miss Strawberry did. Did she reject me? Not just once but twice? I can not believe it.

“Why do you look upset?” Andrew asked me.

“That, four eyed Strawberry. That Miss Strawberry rejected me, not once but twice. Unbelievable. Right?”

“You're right. Unbelievable.”

“I know.”

“You are incredibly upset because of that. No wonder Patrice rejects you.”

“Who?”I asked with a frown. Who is Patrice that Andrew says it is.

“Patrice, the girl who rejected you not once but twice.”

“How did you know her name?”

Andrew just shook his head and left me here in the classroom.

I smirk.

So, Patrice is your name Miss Strawberry? I will remember that.

Patrice, be prepared because, you are my next target and I will make sure you repent that you reject someone like me.