Chapter 17: Do you know how hard it is?

Loris

"That's what you did to Estelle, Theo. Your so despicable!" Heartle said before she threw the wipes and walk out of the room.

I just shake my head and left the room. I am following Heartle because it's not Self-governing Hour. If she has this kind of mood, Heartle is deadly as sharks. When the door opens, I am stuck on my stand point.

Zoe and Heartle bumps at each other. Since Heartle is taller and heavier than Zoe, Zoe is the one who found herself in the floor. Zoe slowly raise her head and grinds her teeth. She stands up and face Heartle with a narrowed eyes. Heartle shrugs her shoulder and started walking away.

"Bitch, where do you think you're going?" Zoe said as she pulled Heartle.

Oh no. This is bad. Hopefully Heartle will be able to pull her temper of else Zoe will be the next late COR officer.

Heartle turn her body into the back of Zoe. Damn. She lifts her elbow and strikes it directly on Zoe's arms. Zoe immediately pulled her arms and shakes it up and down while she constantly mumble some cuss. Heartle lifts her leg and kicks it straight into Zoe's hips. Zoe dropped on the floor while groaning.

"What's your problem, Old Hag!" Heartle said while looking down on Zoe.

Heartle grabs and pulled Zoe's hair as she drop herself. She stares at groaning and crying Zoe. This is what I am talking about. Heartle is heartless sometimes. My body bounce a bit when Zoe cried and groans louder.

"Look at you. Do you think you are a princess?" Heartle chuckled like a wicked witch while raising her head. "No you aren't." She looks at Zoe again. "On the second thought, you are actually."

Heartle stands up while holding Zoe's hair. Zoe groaned and cried as she stood up too. Suddenly, I hear some steps approaching my way. I turn my head on the right side and I saw Oliver fast approaching my direction. I shake my head on him and put my head back into Heartle.

"Yes, you are really a princess." Heartle looks at the ceiling with a smile. "Do you know who's your prince?"

Zoe is just helplessly cried. I'm sorry, Zoe. I won't help you because you made that to yourself. Taste the brutality of Heartle Cepheus and tell me how does it taste like.

"Of course, your prince is Shrek!" Heartle laugh so hard. "It's reasonable though base on your looks."

Heartle push Zoe on the floor and left immediately. Zoe is like a mess, she really is. Her hair and body are dusty. Her face is wet because of her fallen tears. Her arm has bruise. All I can do is pity her.

"The black sheep is back, Admirer. We have to ready our bones," Oliver said.

I turn my head into Oliver. "And the dark horse as well."

I just got off from my afternoon class. I left the classroom already and immediately started to stroll. Heartle and Estelle has been cold with each other since yesterday. Well, I already expected that because both of them are prideful usually.

I am in the ground floor of the academic building and my eyes instantly widen. I swallow a lump on my throat. I close my eyes intently and sigh. Do you know who hard it is?

"Jealous aren't we?"

I immediately open my eyes and turn my head. It's Estelle. She is looking at the both of them. She glance at me and smirk. I raise my brow and lean my head backwards.

"Stop acting, Loris." She approach me. "If I know, you want to cry already."

Both of us chuckled. Damn this Estelle. Why would I cry? Yes, I am hurt but I won't cry. Amaurys don't cry. We rule and we aren't weaklings, that's what my parents told me.

"Cure your broken heart?" Estelle said.

I sigh. I smiled at her and we both left the area. I don't know where are we going. I just let Estelle lead the way while I am bowing my head and focusing on the ground. For now, I'll let Estelle lead me because I don't know how to lead myself at this moment.

I frown when I started seeing grass. I immediately raise my head and we are in the Underground Forest. Estelle is still walking. I shrug my shoulders and started following her again.

We arrive at a certain area where there are big trees. Estelle found a root and she sat on it. I approached her and sit beside her. Silence. It is a silent moment for the both of us.

"Confess," she said.

I raise my head and turn it into her direction. She turn her head to me too with her usual poker face. I sigh and look away. Damn. I think this will be awkward.

"I love Heartle," I said while closing my eyes.

"It's not a secret, Loris. All of us knew that. It's just Heartle is so numb," she said while whispering the later.

I chuckled a bit. Yeah, Heartle is so numb. I opened my eyes and glance at Estelle. She closes her eyes and breath a fresh air. She bites her lower lip after. Then, she glance at me.

"How about you? What did you keep that secret, Estelle?" I said.

She chuckled a bit. "Don't act dumb, Loris." She looks away.

"You're afraid we will get mad?" I look away too. "Your putting a danger on yourself, Estelle. You know you can't bear with that but still you pushed yourself."

"It's because I want Theo to trust me." I glance at her. "I have a feeling that if I can grab his trust, we can escape. I had to do it, Loris, for all of us."

I sigh. "You don't have to do that, Estelle. Theo is despicably smart. If you are playing him on your palms, you don't know he is already  playing you on his both hands."

She hums. "If that's the case, let the best player wins."

I chuckled. "Estelle, are you planning to be a dark horse again?"

She glance at me and smirk. This is what I am talking about. Estelle is transforming herself once more. Hopefully it'll not be destructible because if it is, I don't know.

Suddenly, she frown and then she glance at me. She shrug her shoulders and lean closer to me. She put her index finger on her lips and hummed. My eyes widen. Damn.

"Someone is spying on the spies?" I said.

She nods her head and sit properly. She scanned the area for a while and then she glance at me and narrow her eyes. I tap my shoulders up.

"Whoever you are, are you too amazed? You're spying us for a while already! Do you want to die!?" She shouted.

End Of The Chapter 17

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