CHAPTER VII FRIENDS FOREVER

Angela’s POV

“Can we eat together at the school garden again later during lunch break?” asked Lucy as we enter the school gate.

“Sure” I replied.

“That’s alright with me too. I’ll cook some Italian pasta at the cafeteria for us to eat.” said Rafael.

“That’s good! Shall we part ways now?” Lucy initiated while looking at me.

“Yes, I’ll go up now.” I said then waved goodbye to the both of them.

“See you later Best Friend!”

As soon as the elevator dinged, I took a step inside it when Rafael suddenly called me. “Don’t let yourself be near that coward.”

I just smiled at him and nod. “See you later, Rafael.”

The elevator’s door closed.

The smile on my face faded.

I still feel sorry for him… He’s such a good friend of mine and I never wanted to hurt his feelings. I don’t want to hurt him but I’ll never want him to have false hopes too. I somehow feel bad to myself, who am I to break Rafael’s heart? Maybe I really hurt him.

I just hope he finds someone who’s better than me and someone who will love him truly and deeply.

I don’t deserve Rafael.. He doesn’t deserve a girl like me..

“Why are you late?”

I almost jumped from where I’m standing when I heard the deep manly voice of Lucifer who’s standing in front of the Library’s door while skeptically looking at me.

“L-Lucifer.. G-Good Morning” I greeted him and forced a smile.

“Start cleaning now, moron!” he yelled then stepped inside the library.

I followed him inside and put my bag on the couch. “Sorry for making you wait”

He just gave me a finger then threw a book on the floor. I think it’s been about an hour when he arrived here. The mess is just too… err.. It’s just too messy

I should arrive here ahead of time from now on.

“Is reading really your hobby?” I asked Lucifer out-of-the-blue while organizing the books from the shelves.

He didn’t respond so I just continued speaking.

“Me, my hobby is to draw dresses and gowns. Since I was young, I’ve always dreamed of being a fashion designer. I want to make gowns and clothes for people who can’t afford to buy expensive apparels.” I smiled at my own thoughts. “When I was young, I used to show my drawings to my mother and she always find a perfect adjective to push me to dream even more. Actually she’s the first person I wanted to show my first-ever masterpiece with ..”

“Can’t you just shut that fucking mouth of yours?!” Lucifer annoyingly said.

“Hehehe.. sorry…”

Lucy’s POV

“Want to cry on my shoulder?” I said to Rafael, kidding.

From the moment that I saw his face this morning, I already knew what happened between the two of them.

“I still love her.”

“I know that.”

I put some lipstick on as I wear my apron.

“I just wanted to let her know what I feel and that I have no intention of letting go of those feelings.”

“What if you get hurt in the end?”

He shrugged. “I don’t care. I love her too much.”

“Oh, you young man! You’re really in love huh? I’m starting to envy Angela now.” I teased him.

He rolled his eyes and shook his head. “Just quit on that bastard and go date one of your suitors already.”

“No way! I’d rather die a virgin than date one of those boring men!”

“HAHAHAHAHAHA!”

I smiled at him and tapped him on his shoulders. “I got your back no matter what happens.”

He smiled back. “Thanks, Lucy.”

I can’t blame Angela for rejecting him. I know she’ll never want Raffy to get hurt and I’ll never want that to happen too but I can’t push her to love him back. I understand both of them, and as a friend all I can do is to listen and support the two of them no matter what happens. That’s all I can do.

‘Is she the new transferee?’

‘Woah! She’s smoking hot!’

My eyes automatically darted towards the girl who’s currently sitting cross-legged on one of the seats near the cafeteria entrance.

Her curly purple hair is just about the length of her elbows and she’s wearing a very heavy make-up on her face paired with overly-longed eyelashes. Her blouse looked like a cropped top because of her watermelon-like boobs that I know were all fake. Just one wrong move and her underwear will be exposed to all of us here

Really, those kinds of girls makes my school seem like a nightclub.

I was a bit surprised when she suddenly stood up and walked towards me.

“So, you are Lucy

Chasung right?” she asked while eyeing me from head to toe.

I crossed my arms on my chest and raised an eyebrow. “Do I know you?”

She let out a fake laugh that sounded like the cry of a goat. “I’m Stacey Vergara.” She said then reached her hand to me for a handshake but I just ignored her.

“I don’t have time for nonsense conversations so if you have something you want to order, please just tell me.”

“Well, just like the rumors, the one and only heiress of Chasung Group is such a snob. Acting like a queen but always fail to get Prince Lucifer’s attention.”

I looked at her with annoyance. “What do you want from me?”

“Nothing. I just want you to know that the reason why I transferred here is because of the Prince too.” She said, smiling like an idiot.

I let out a sarcastic laugh. “Well honey, just to inform you, Lucifer doesn’t have an eye for a girl with silicon boobs.”

“W-What did you just say?!”

“Nothing. Oh, I forgot to welcome you. In behalf of Chasung High, I welcome you to our school Stacey a.k.a Silicon Queen.” I whispered then strode towards the other customers.

“How dare you!” I heard her shout.

What a waste of time.

Angela’s POV

Lucifer is now sleeping on the couch with a book on his hands. I think the reason why he’s always asleep during classes is because he always sleeps late at night after reading a book. I wonder how many books can he read in a day?

I was about to get the book from his hands when he suddenly moved. I’m really really dead if I ever disturb him from his sleep

I took a deep breath as I try to get the book from him again. I thought I wouldn’t be able to wake him up but he suddenly opened his eyes

“WHAT.THE.FUCK.DO.YOU.THINK.ARE.YOU.DOING you retarded woman?”

I quickly took a step back. “I-I’m sorry.. I was just trying to get the book without waking you up…”

“YOU WANT THE BOOK? HUH?!”

I nodded.

“HERE!” he said then threw it at me. “DON’T YOU EVER GO NEAR ME AGAIN OR ELSE, YOU’RE FUCKING DEAD!!”

“Yes, Sir!”

He’s really scary when he’s mad

I wonder if I can still make friends with him..

I looked at the library’s glass door as soon as I heard someone opened it.

“Good Morning.  Please log in and present your library card to me before you start looking for the book that you need.” I said to the girl who just entered.

She just nodded and start writing her name on the logbook. She looks younger than me despite of the thick eyeglasses that’s covering her eyes.

After logging in, she roamed her eyes around the room and when her gaze found Lucifer who is still sleeping on the couch, she stared at him for a while before rummaging the shelves. But I can still see her stealing glances at Lucifer every time.

She’s one of Lucifer’s fans I guess. Well at least she’s not that aggressive unlike the other girls who went here the other day.

I started making myself busy by reading some books about the lessons that we’re supposed to be having during afternoon classes. Self-studying is such an exhausting work compared when we’re inside the classroom just listening to our lecturers’ discussions.

“WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?!!”

Upon Hearing Lucifer’s voice, I quickly turned my gaze from where he is sleeping and there, I saw him already awake, indignantly shouting at the girl who just came in a few minutes ago.

“P-Prince Lucifer.. I-I h-heard you are working as a librarian s-so I came here t-to bring you          y-your favorite p-pomelo j-juice..” The girl uttered, handing a medium bottle of pomelo juice that can be bought from the school cafeteria which costs about ten dollars.

Lucifer narrowed his eyes at the girl and his facial expression seemed darker like he was about to bury her alive.

“Give me that fucking bottle.” Lucifer commanded.

He accepted it?

“H-Here..” said the girl trying to hide a victory smile on her face.

Lucifer grabbed the bottle from her and opened it up.

Wait…. Is he going to….

As soon as Lucifer held the bottle high above the poor girl’s head, I swiftly ran towards them and pushed the girl away.

‘Splash!’

Since I was the one who’s standing in front of Lucifer now, the pomelo juice which costs just exactly half of my monthly allowance, came dripping above my head.

“Oh my gosh.” The adorable girl muttered.

I looked at Lucifer and saw the smirk on his face while continuing to spill the juice at me.

“Stop it.” I mumbled.

But he just raised me an eyebrow. I grabbed the bottle from him.

“You’re really fond of sticking your nose to other people’s business you fucking retarded woman?!”

“Ahhh poor Pomelo juice that costs almost as much as my monthly allowance..” I mumbled while wiping my drenched uniform using my handkerchief.

I was taken aback when Lucifer suddenly choked me. “You fucking stupid woman. you’re more worried about that fucking pomelo juice than your stained uniform?” He said, looking so pissed.

“I-I can still…w-wash my uniform.. b..but I c-can’t *cough* bring the money b-back—

I was trying to remove his hand from my neck but he’s too strong and even held it tighter that I can’t hardly breathe. “YOU’RE GETTING INTO MY NERVES, YOU BIRD-BRAINED WOMAN!” he shouted as he forcefully pushed me away. I felt my head hit the sharp edge of one of the tables and the next thing I know is that a red liquid is dripping down my face.

“OH MY GOD! ANGELAAAA!”

Miss Courtney?

***

I opened my eyes and saw a white ceiling. White-painted walls and white curtain.. Is this… the heaven??

“Angela! Thank God you finally opened your eyes!”

I look beside me and saw the worried face of Miss Courtney. “Miss Courtney..”

“God, I thought you’re going to fucking die! You made me nervous!” she wailed.

“Where are we?” I asked.

“We’re at the Chasung High Hospital.” Said the girl that I met from the library a while ago. “You hit your head on the sharp edge of one of the tables at the library.” She narrated.

Oh, Lucifer pushed me..

I roamed my eyes around the room. “Where’s Lucifer?”

“God Angela, that cold-blooded prince almost killed and you’re still looking for him?!” said Miss Courtney.

“I’m really really sorry Angela, It’s my fault.” The girl wearing eyeglasses mumbled.

“It’s alright.. I just got a little wound so there’s no need to be sorry.” I comforted her.

She worriedly smiled at me. “By the way, I’m Melissa.”

“I’m Angela Santos”

“Nice to meet you Angela. Thank you so much for saving me..”

I straightened my back and sat on the bed instead. “Nice to meet you too, Melissa.”

“Nice. Now you two little girls, shall we leave this hospital now?” said Miss Courtney, sounding so bored.

I muffled a laugh and stood up while Melissa is guiding me. “It’s alright, I can walk”

“Okay”

“By the way, Miss Courtney.”

“Yes, dear?”

“Thank you for worrying about me”

She teasingly rolled her eyes and gently nudged me. “Come on, I just don’t want to witness another murder made by that ruthless boy.”

“Murder?” I looked at Miss Courtney.

“Comatose or completely disabled, that’s the two possible endings if you ever try to fight with that demon. You’re too fortunate that you only got a small wound.”

I heaved a very deep sigh. “Maybe Lucifer is so mad at me right now.”

“Is it okay that you’ll get to be alone with him at the library again?” Melissa asked.

“She’s right. You might end up a cold corpse after just two days.” Added Miss Courtney.

I shook my head. “That’s our punishment so I’ll have to do my duty as a librarian until the first semester ends. And besides, I’d like to know Lucifer fully..”

“Oh honey, Isn’t this incident proves enough how cruel and demonic-blooded that young man is?” said Miss Courtney, looking at me like I’m a crazy woman.

“I still think he has a good side too…”

“WHAT?!

“He didn’t hurt me for the past few days before this incident happened. And I also think that he didn’t mean to push me.”

Melissa smiled at me.

“How I wish I’m as optimistic as you darling.” Miss Courtney sarcastically said.

Maybe Lucifer did really hurt me, but I still believe that he has a good heart too. I’d like to see that side of him too.

I want to prove to everyone that he’s not a bad man at all.

Lucy’s POV

“What happened to you, best friend? Where did you get that wound huh?” I worriedly asked Angela as soon as she arrived here in the garden.

“That asshole is the one who did this, right?” said Rafael, while inspecting Angela from head-to-toe trying to find other bruises or wounds

Rafael, Rafael, worrying like a boyfriend. It’s just too sad to think that they’re not in a relationship yet.

“It’s alright, Rafael. I just accidentally hit my head to the library’s glass door because I was too excited to go inside. Eheheheh..” Angela replied.

She’s not really good at lying.

“We’ll exchange places tomorrow. I’ll go to that library and you’ll be at the cafeteria with Lucy.” Rafael stated.

“We can’t do that, Rafael. Dean might get mad at us and give another punishment again.” Angela protested.

“She has a point, Raffy.” I added.

“I don’t care! I won’t let that bastard hurt Angela again!”

“It’s okay Rafael, I’m really alright.”

“But Angela,”

“You don’t have to worry about me.” Angela made a reassuring smile. “The next time he hurt me again, I’ll fight back.” She added then covertly winked at me.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes”

“Best friend.”

Angela shifted her gaze towards me. “I’ll let you have this.”

“Huh? A pen?” she said, confused.

“That’s a rape alarm.” I replied.

“A-A rape alarm?!” she said while amusingly looking at the rape alarm that I gave her.

“If ever Lucifer tries to hurt you again, just take its cap off okay?”

She slowly nodded and put the pen inside her bag. “Thank you Lucy”

“You’re welcome best friend. My aunt gave that to me last Christmas. What a weird gift but it’s quite helpful especially when I want to escape from those lame boys who tries to take a photo with me.” I kidded.

“Hahahaha!”

“Tch. You can still laugh at situations like this huh?” Rafael interfered. Looking so annoyed.

I moved closer to him and put my arm around his shoulders. “Come on, Raffy. Don’t be so serious!” I teased him.

He removed my arm around his shoulders and looked at Angela.“I’m serious Angela. The next time that bastard tries to hurt you again, I’ll never let him live again.” He stated.

Angela just nodded and smile.

“Uh-hum! I’m feeling kinda out-of-place here? Tch these lovebirds.” I said, teasing the both of them.

Angela shook her head while Raffy is so flushed.

“By the way, I have some home-made pizza here!” I cooed showing them a large box of pizza.

“Wow, you’re the one who made it?” Angela astoundingly asked.

“Of course not! Hahahaha! I just dialed some numbers at my phone and, bam! There comes the pizza delivery guy!”

“Hahahahahha!”

I wonder what really happened between Angela and Lucifer. I’m actually worried about Angela but I can’t do anything about the punishment. Mom and dad never allowed me to interfere when it comes to the school rules. They didn’t even exempt me from getting the punishments.

“Lucy, can I ask something?

“Yes? What is it best friend?” I asked while munching some of the pasta that Rafael snitched from the school cafeteria.

“What do you want to be in the future?” she’s looking at me as if she’s so interested with what I’m going to say.

I gulped some juice first before I answered her question.“I want to be the president of our company and have three children with Lucifer”

Angela merrily clapped her hands, amused by my casual answer.

“How about you, Rafael?” she said, facing her suitor and soon-to-be boyfriend. I just hope.

Rafael straightened his back and cleared his throat before answering. It’s as if he was being interviewed by the host of a popular noontime variety show. “I want to be—

“A well-known chef!” I disrupted his speech.

“Hahahaha! I know that both of you can fulfill your dreams someday” said Angela.

“How about you, Bestfriend?”

Angela smiled. “I want to be a fashion designer someday.”

“Well then, you should be the one to provide my wedding gown.” I said, smiling at her.

“Sure”

“Ten years from now, when the three of us finally fulfilled our dreams, we’ll go to my restaurant and I’ll treat you a really good meal!” Rafael confidently said to both of us.

“Of course you must!” I added.

“I wish that we’ll stay together until we grow old.” Angela uttered.

“Of course we will.” Rafael replied.

“Until we became old hags with so many white hairs on our heads hahahaha!” I joked.

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.”

“FRIENDS FOREVER?” Rafael initiated as he placed his right hand at the center of the table.

“FRIENDS FOREVER!!” we all said in chorus.