Chapter 22 He will leave
A week passed and I was almost back to my normal life, just staring at the wide field where the kids were playing and making the most of their last day at school. This our last day. Christmas break is coming. The wind was blowing so hard that I just hugged myself, even though it was still cold at noon. I decided to go back to the office to fix some of my belongings because the faculty meeting was over. Only now did I find out that they also hired an Archery Teacher who could replace me, I don't know what they mean because I can do it after all.
It was still early to go home, but I had nothing to do because I had finished everything. I had already arranged my bag and the laptop, I had carefully inserted the books when I hit the picture frames where my students and I had a photo, I had no news of where they were studying. The speed of time.
The children I teach will also leave, and only a picture will be my memory of them. Somehow my student became important to me. They are the reason I am able to control annoyance and understand children. That's why I don't understand them, because we weren't the same when I was that age. They taught me to wear their personality. It is not just students who learn, but also teachers.
"Ma'am?" a child calls at the door.
"Why Lorence?" I asked as I was prompted to enter.
The boy looked at me with a smile and put down the two large baskets he was holding, they had lids so I could not yet determine what was inside. I looked at it in surprise, because of what he had done.
"What is that for?" I asked and sat down in the chair.
He smiled and I could see the joy that had never appeared in him before. He is still a kid afterall. Children are naive about what is happening in the world and what can happen to him when he sees reality. Just let them be kids. The reality is complex.
"Give it to Mama, I'll give it to you by your sister and then your uncle," he said with a smile as he moved the container even more.
Spontaneously my forehead furrowed and I smiled a little. "What is that for?"
It shook me then smiled. "For Christmas, we have a gift for you," he said shyly as I nodded slowly.
I want to be ashamed because they are still really poor in life gave me a gift. I don t know what I will give in return to at least make up for it. I stood up in my seat then approached him, even though I was nervous I could no longer control myself.
"C-Can I hug you?" I asked as he nodded quickly.
He immediately kissed me, his head buried in my stomach so I couldn't help but remember, he looked up at me and then smiled.
"Thank you," I said softly then he walked away. It waved to me as a farewell, because they are going home and the teachers will be next later.
When it left I sat down again to see what it was. I was just blown away because of what I saw. Wrap. I don t eat balut because of his flesh. I'm feeling still alive and will move anytime. I said goodbye to Patricio to go first because they still have meetings, especially those with advisory classes. My bag was tucked behind my back while both hands were carrying the two basket. When I got out of school, I immediately took a taxi because I can't take a jeep or bus because I'm not used to carrying a lot of such transportation. The ride only took about a few minutes, past four in the afternoon I arrived at the mansion.
Unfortunately, I didn't carry it anymore because I wanted to walk it even if I had my own car that would just rot. When I entered the house, I immediately heard the screams of Lucas and Kierra. They are obviously playing. Later, Aunt Summer came out with a tray with some of the juices. I didn t notice it.
Instead of going to the kitchen I went straight to the living room, not caring that I laid it on the center table which they quickly saw.
"Are you shopping already? It's different," Martin teased.
If I hadn t looked at them I wouldn t have seen them complete. As in they are all. I noticed Zaffiro's smile mixed with teasing. Is it because of the basket that they mistaken me for going to the market?
"Why didn't you bring it?" Lucas asked carrying his cell phone followed by Zeke from the other side of the road.
"I have a foot," I replied immediately.
I had already dropped the two baskets and I was still staying in the middle while the others sat and stood. I immediately felt the numbness of my arm so I barely squeezed it.
"What's that? You should have put that in the kitchen," Zeren said staring at the thing.
"Given by one of my students," I replied as I walked over to my uncle. "I don't eat balut," I added then kissed uncle's cheek.
Even though I couldn't stand up straight, Aunt Nieva exclaimed and Aunt Summer stood up at the same time. They love the balut.
"Oh my god! I prayed for this for a long time!" said Aunt Nieva causing everyone to laugh.
"Just eat it all. I'll just rest," I let them know then left.
Even before I could leave the living room, the others ran quickly. I even saw Lucas carrying a basket and then handing it to Zaffiro. I was just shaken.
They are like that. They will die if they do not eat balut.
I just washed my body, I didn't want to take a bath because I was tired and often awake. I picked up my laptop again and the three books I couldn t read. But this room is not allowed because my siblings can enter. I decided to go to the library upstairs. For sure no one is there and no one is going there. When I got in I immediately opened the window, I turned off the aircon because most of the day it was the only thing that clung to my body. I turned my back on the door and faced the window, wanting only to be full of what I could see and the letters. I just sat on the sofa with both feet raised. I started by picking up a book and peeking at its cover.
It was red with the only cover being a blanket with one hand clinging tightly to it. R-18.
I sat down and read everything I could find. On the first page, I was already frustrated, why is there something like this right away? I looked out the window and pressed the reading into my brain.
What is Aahhhh!? Is she shouting? Or what?
Well, I only read one more line so I don't know the setting. I continued my reading, while it lasts even more sog understand the international book I am reading. I don t know how long I ve been reading like this. I'm more onto Action genre. What's happening?
I couldn't stop my eyes from reading and my brain from thinking about what was happening, I just focused on what I was reading and hit a cup of coffee on the side, I took it immediately and blew because it was still warm, I drank it while the eyes are on the reading.
But what the fcvk?! I didn't bring any coffee before.
Quickly at four o'clock that coffee was put down and a shadow was noticed to my right. I slowly looked at it and I was so shocked because it was staring at what I was reading.
"Moaned? Isn't that a something?" asked the man sitting next to me and even took the book I was holding.
I could hardly breathe at what was happening. How did he get in without me noticing?
"G-Give me that! What are you doing here?" I asked Zeke and took the book.
Our vision was correct, it was normal if it looked at me and then looked at the book again.
"I brought you coffee and wrapped it up, so you don't get bored while you're reading," he said, beating the egg on the table.
I just swallowed what he did. I don t know if I should drive him away or let him do what he does.
"Ahh, taste that soup. It's delicious," he said with vinegar on the inside.
"I don't, I'm not even eating that," I refused.
"It's easy, it's delicious. Just taste it," he said smiling. "Just suck that until you run out of soup inside." Teach it.
I just stared at it then lowered the book I was holding, I took his hand and then slowly sucked it. It was just staring at what I was doing so I felt isolated. At first I wanted to fight but when I finally tasted it I felt a hangover.
"It's mine, let's eat its insides." He took from my hand.
It was only then that I noticed that there was a saucer there and vinegar, there were two more balut that he did not move next to the coffee. How did he carry that?
"Oh, taste it. Ahhh." Gaping its mouth.
The yellow spoon he was holding was pointed at me. It looks like egg yellow. I ate it and chewed gently.
"Delicious?" his question I nodded slowly so he smiled.
It makes sense that he would have taken it again and this time it was a chick. I quickly grabbed his hand and picked up the spoon.
"I-I don't like that!" I quickly said as he laughed.
"Why? That's not nauseating."
"Just, I don't want, it's just yellow," I said softly as he smiled.
It whispered something that I had never heard before. He peeled almost everything and I was the one who sucked the soup. All my life I have only now experienced something like this.
I can't believe! While I was eating the yellow in the balut part, Zeke was staring at the three books on the table. It frowned and narrowed his eyes, obviously straining to read them. I immediately took the three and then placed them on the other side of the table that he could not reach. It looked at me wondering.
"Are you reading that?" his question.
I averted my eyes then nodded a little.
"Ahh, I thought you didn't like those? Isn't that a bed scene? The one in front," he added, which I asked as soon as I was about to close my eyes.
He looks innocent! Before he even asked again I had already given the saucer to him and shake, a sign that I don t want to. He took it and handed me the coffee. He knew very well that he still knew my routine.
"Why are you here? You should have just accompanied the people downstairs," I began.
It didn t stop eating, it just focused on the saucer. "You're the one I want to be with," he said eating again then chuckled, but this time, he is staring at me.
"There are many of them, you're alone. So here I am, I have nothing to do with you. You have coffee, I stay here," he said taking the vinegar again.
"I know you have a reason. What is it?" It looked at me still chewing, it hovered over my eye and lips then came back to my eye again.
"I'm leaving tomorrow morning," he said quickly with an immediate smile.
"Leaving? Why?"
She withdrew the saucer then looked at me again, looked at my face and then stood up. It went behind me and gently touched my hair.
"I'm one of those selected to be sent to Thailand, I'm with Fred and Lucas. Kevin doesn't want to come," he explained to me.
I suddenly felt the tingling in my head when he started combing it with his finger. "I don't want to leave. It's a pity. I'll earn a lot there, I'll be able to save," he said, continuing my weakness.
I don't like what he's doing, I have a weird feeling. I felt his finger crawl on my arm further down then I stood up, we are facing each other now, his eyes seemed to be watering. I get tired of what he does. It slowly turned me away. Gradually I felt him parting my long hair onto my right neck. Its big arms have already started to lock me up, the one thing he likes to do. To squeeze the head into my neck. I'm tired of what he's doing.
"I'll just save up. I'll be back, wait for me," he whispered.
I just closed my eyes because of what he did, he kissed me on my forehead and squeezed his head again.
"We're going to imitate everything you read. We're going to make ten kids."
"D-Damn."