Chapter 5

Forced Smile

-Xav-

"WHATS HAPPENING HERE!" Auntie shouted as she enter the room, she instantly walked towards me and comforted me, i saw Quart smirking. "Crying huh? Again and again, tss what new by the way?" he was on his way to exit the room when Auntie pulled his arm that made him face us. Yes, i admit it, im getting scared because of his emotion today, its scary. "You're testing my patience, Raven. What have you done to Xav?"  Auntie asked in her furious tone but she still remain calm, i think her question doesn't affect Quart after all, his face is still emotionless and cold that always bring me shiver done to my spine. "I have done nothing, that's final" he said and like what i said coldly, it gave me goosebumps when he looked at me, as if he condemns me. He removed his mother's arms in vexation.

"I don't know what happend to you, Raven. You don't follow me anymore like you used to when you were young. You're my son and i'm your mother. You don't respect me nor any of these people in the house" Auntie is not calm anymore, she is now really mad and it's beyond rage but Quart's emotion remains and it doesn't even change. "You know why i am like this and yes, you're the reason behind all of that" I don't what he's trying to say or talking about but it's new to me, he doesn't make those excuses always. Auntie's eyes widen because of what Quart reacted. "Okay! You're hard-headed, then i'll be a brat. Xavrina will teach you whether you like it or not. You have an up-coming exam this week, you should now start studying hard and impress me, Raven. I'm counting on you" Auntie said those words final. Auntie exited the room and Quart's little sister as well. Quency followed her mom. We're both left inside the room. I was about to approach him when he looked at me so madly. "This is all your fault!" he once again shouted me before leaving me dumbfounded at his room

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I'M WATING QUITELY here at Montemayor's library, their library and office room is the best, wooden cabinets and antique statues with artifacts made it look so elegant. They are the Montemayor's after all. Like what Auntie said, i should teach Quart, that's why i'm here. The sentences he said earlier still worries me, he's like that and the reason is his own mom. The library's door opened wide revealing him with his loose shirt and short shorts. As in short shorts. He is still handsome no matter what he wears. He sat beside me

"Start teaching and stop wasting my time" he said, what he said made me happy atleast he is still decided to learn for his grade. Its final, Our up-coming exam will be held this week then after that it will be the hell week. I still don't know what to wear on that day. I start teaching him and i can't help but to smile, he understand it slowly, he is a quick-learner

"Stop Smiling, it irritates me" he said while answering the formula, maybe he can see me through his peripheral vision. Yet a forced smile is still shown in my face

'Im tired of loving you'

That's what my mind said while staring at his handsome face and a forced smile was plastered on my face, tears wants to drop but i'm still preventing it to fall. I'm tired of chasing the guy who hates me so much, it was as if i was chasing the wind that i could never reach or touch but i still need the same wind like him because he gives me life and strength to someone like me. The wind i'll never get tired of chasing for. "Done! Now go home and leave me alone" he shouted and leave me here, smiling sadly. I still can do this, im tough, i can handle it.

I fixed his books and papers that is scattered on the table and made my way out of the room, i went down and bid a goodbye to Auntie because it's already 5pm. Maybe Quart is in his room now. Hays. "Auntie, i need to go now, it's already 5pm and i still need to review for the upcoming exam" i said while fixing my pouch and checking them. "I'm really sorry for how Quart acted earlier" Auntie apologized but i just smiled at her and nodded, she accompanied me until we reached their gate and i made my way home

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SUNDAY

ARGH the lesson is really so difficult, Quart's face is always flashing in my mind, i can't think straight, i already messed my hair because of that, the lesson I'm reviewing were entered from my left ear and exited at my right ear. I was shock when someone hit my head and i saw my brother, i glared at him. "Will you study quietly, idiot" well in that case, i hitted him as well, he has this audacity to say all those stuffs because he is in his senior year, less activities and lessons i think, he is so lowkey yet he is so ugly in the same time

We're studying here on our center table on our living room until he created a conversation. "When do you plan to start giving up on him" he said but yet he is still looking into his laptop when he asked me that, i know what he's talking about. I just put my heads down for a moments and think about it. Do i even have plans on giving up on him on the first place, that's why there's no reason to think about it anyways? I reached 5 years of chasing him, will i still give up? "No plans at all" i said and continue writing my reviewer and i saw him on my peripheral vision looking at me with his worried look on his face. That's my brother, even thou he always teases me a lot, he is still convincing me to give up but it doesn't affect me at all. He just shaken his head as sign of dismayed and continue to type into his laptop

"What costume should i wear, what you think?" he looked and and then he starts laughing so loudly as of he was shouting, i hit his head to stop. "You know what, never mind. Everytime you suggest it's all worthless" i said and stood up, i know he will be suggesting a witch for me to wear. It's still early, maybe i can find something nice and cool at the mall for my hell week costume, i'll also buy some treats even thou it will only be given back to my little brother because they were the young ones who'll be participating the trick or treat to us.

I just wore a simple jogger pants, loose shirt, bonet and air-force 1 x off white to be simple. I don't like always wearing dresses, aside from its hot to wear yet i can't move easily. I fixed myself then I'm ready to go

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