A Fiction – “Either”

She was sitting alone. Daydreaming.

Her hair was so messed up. Her eyes was quite red, tears were also slowly drying. She must have gone through something bad. Maybe a breakup? Nowadays, these kind of thing is not a rare sight for people and she must have been in the class alone for a long time. Well, the class have ended 3 hours ago and everyone had gone home. Maybe she was contemplating? Suddenly, she walked towards the window. The sky was quite clear, maybe the last rain had flushed out the pollution in the air. She open the window, letting fresh air came to the room. The air brought a lavender scent. Relaxing.

The girl closed her eyes, trying to calm herself. “Janet, what are you doing?” a voice asked the girl. The girl answered, “No…Nothing, sir.” The girl tried to hid her trembling voices.

“If it’s nothing, why are you crying?” the voice asked once more.
“Crying? No way! I accidentally poke my own eyes!”
“Poking oneself eyes accidentally?”
“Yeah!” her cheek blushed, she quietly wished that her teacher believed her.
“Okay, shouldn’t you be going home? It’s 4 pm now.”
“Really?” the girl said in made-up shocked expression.
“Yes it is. By the way, if you need any counseling, feel free to call me.” the teacher said while giving his name card to Janet.
“Thank you, sir.” Janet said with a smile. She take small steps, walking out of the room. She then waved her hands to the teacher. By looking to his name tag, his name was Ardel. Janet smiled once more, before leaving his teacher. ”
“She is sure in need of a help,” Ardel said. He smiled and slowly leaving the classroom, closing the door. The school was finally empty at 5 pm. Yes, Ardel was the last to leave.

TO BE CONTINUED…………….