Evangeline looked behind her shoulder, and as usual, the empty seat of Eric greeted her view. She peered at the door whenever it swung open, but she was always disappointed.
Resting her chin on her palm, she looked outside the window. Maybe his late.
She woke and went to school early because Eric always goes to school early. He was rarely late.
As she looked over the window for Eric's shadow, she ignored the tingling sensation behind her. Cold stares that reseeded the bones. She didn't have to look to know where it came from. It was those two girls who locked her in the storage room yesterday.
They were probably wondering how she got herself out and why she didn't report them yet.
Well, fortunately for you girls, I fight out in the open. Striking the very fabric that held all your arrogance –– your wealth.
Evangeline didn't pay them any more attention. Her whole focus was searching for Eric. Not even a spare to her phone when it vibrated.
Diagonally behind Evangeline, Daniel was pretending to scan his notes while beside him, Sisley was happily talking to Max. But amidst to anyone knowing, Daniel was texting on his phone.
[Evangeline, can we talk later after school?]
He hesitated whether to press the send button. The truth was, he wanted to call her yesterday night to ask her about Eric, but decided to forget about it since it was no longer his business.
But the image of her and Eric and that smile kept haunting him.
And besides, he still owed her an apology.
I only wanted to apologize to her to end things cleanly between us. That's all. He concluded.
He pressed the send button, and his eyes slid to the beautiful woman. But no matter how long he stared, Evangeline didn't as much as glance at her phone.
His brows knit together. He was about to message her again, but the teacher came in and started the class.
Sighing, he hid his phone under his desk and listened to the teacher with closed ears while his eyes drifted to Evangeline for a moment before he looked away. Then his eyes rested on her again before looking away again. This went on for the entire class.
Unbeknownst to Daniel, Sisley knew that he was checking Evangeline. With the slightest twitched or changed of his line of sight, Sisley knew that he was staring at Evangeline. She knew what he was feeling from the slight furrow of his brows to the narrowing of his eyes to the quirked of his lips. She watched him for over eight years after all.
Chewing her lips, she lowered her head. Her eyes burning with jealousy. She was not entirely oblivious. She knew one hundred percent that Daniel likes her. But it didn't mean he no longer had any feelings for Evangeline. At least, she knew at some point there was a 'like' between the two.
Gripping her skirt, she calmed herself.
I must try my best to make Daniel look only at me.
