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Chapter 3 - CHAPTER THREE: Shadows of the Past

 Elara entered the class calmly, smiling, with Romeo by her side. She finds a way to her seat and sat on her seat, as she sat down with her messy bun she can already hear whispers , and laughter coming from a side that she's familiar with it but she shrugged it off. Romeo, along with Yoon-ji sat beside her , they where her seat mate and best friends, the class was silent, and nobody seemed interested only the voice of the teacher given boring lectures. While the lesson was going on someone, a boy, entered the class quickly as if he was rushing, everyone, but Elara looked up from their books as soon as the boy entered. The boy, with a smile, walked calmly to the front of the class with a wide smile. As he starts to speak Elara quietly looked up to see the new comer but she saw someone, someone that's familiar that made her heart skipped a beatst, her jaw dropped her eyes widened in shock and disbelief, the voice of that person quickly deep but smooth made her look down,

 Yoon-ji recognized the person she gently hits Elara's shoulder, leaned in and whispered '' Hey, isn't that Denial ?,what's he doing here?''

 '' How should i know?'' Elara quietly whispered.

 '' Keep quiet he is going to introduce his self'' Romeo said in whispers too.

 '' Hi! guys, My name is Denial. and am glad to meet you all, am glad to be here'' Denial introduced his self.

 '' Thanks Denial, you can take your sit now'' The teacher said quietly pointing to an Empty sit close to head of cheer leaders the mean girl Regina, '' make sure to be nice '' The teacher said to Regina warning her but admits all that not only Anger fueled in Elara's eyes but jealousy and possessiveness that she didn't know where it came from, and Regina already flirting with Denial added fuel to the fire.

 '' Elara class is over and you are still here looking down, won't you have lunch'' Yoon-ji said concerned. 

 '' Yes you are not yourself now, why?'' Romeo added.

 '' it's nothing guys, i just didn't realize i will be right back'' Elara said standing up to leave, fixing her glasses. 

 '' Wait!'' Romeo shouted '' Are you leaving already?'' he added, Elara only silently nodded and left the class.

 '' She leaves early what does she do?'' Romeo asked Yoon-ji.

 '' work she's working but do not worry i will check on her'' Yoon-ji responded with a reassuring smile.

 As Elara was walking, she realized that her throat felt dry and her mouth taste bitter so she decided to stop by the cafeteria and get some drink to quench the thirst before leaving, she going to the cafe to work like she always does,but dince she has not enough money to buy a drink there the cafeteria was her luck..

 '' Ma'am i will have one ice drink please'' Elara said to the lady behind the counter. The lady handed her the drink, Elara paid after and started sipping her drink, peacefully

 '' I will also have the ice drink'' A deep but smooth voice said, Elara realizing that is Denials voice gulped the last sip of drink in her mouth and slowly turned around.

 '' Hi Elara'' Denial said again with his deep smooth voice. Elara gulped again her eyes widened, her hands clutching to her cup of iced drink.

 '' D-D-Denial?'' Elara said surprised her voice shaken.

 '' Are you surprised?'' Denial asked raising one of his eye brows.

 Elara stood there speechless, shocked but soon came back to reality '' What are you doing here?'' Elara asked her voice cold and rough, not welcoming.

 '' Is this how you welcome a friends? you have manners right?'' Denial said jokingly ignoring Elara's cold exterior.

 '' What do you want? and Who said you were my friend?'' Elara asked getting annoyed.

 '' I mean we were'' Denial answered calmly but with a low voice. Elara froze and stared deeply at Denial making him feel uncomfortable and nervous.

 '' We were but we are not now, we are strangers now'' Elara said '' You don't know me i don't know you, understand?'' she added her eyes fierce her voice cold.

 '' You're wasting my time, i have things to do'' Elara said turning to walk away.

 '' Where are you going?'' Denial asked quickly stopping Elara by holding her hand, Elara turned around surprised and angry she looked at her hand which Denial is holding and yanks it away, and slowly puts down her drink at the table nearby.

 '' don't you dear hold my hand again, you don't have the right. Who gave you that right?'' Elara said suppressing her anger, she looks at Denial briefly for some time and walked away. Denial watched as she walks away his heart pounding not with fear of her, but fear of losing her when he already did, thinking and regretting ever leaving, each steps made him shake until a sharp loud sound snapped through his ears.

 '' Follow her. You fool'' The lady by the counter of the Cafeteria shouted and Denial without a second thought ran after Elara, since she is a slow walker he had still catch up to her.

 '' Elara!, Elara!, Elara!'' Denial called out running towards Elara who is not giving a dime, or even turning around.

 '' Elara , am talking to you wait!'' Denial shouted and Elara who has no choice stopped at her tracks, she turns around rolling her eyes, and seconds later Denial is standing in front of her panting from all the running.

 '' You were walking as if you were running, i had to chase you'' He said panting.

 '' What do you want?'' Elara not caring asked not caring for what he's saying looking annoyed and in a hurry to go to the cafe before she gets late.

 '' i want something'' Denial answered. '' And you will give me that thing please'' Denial added hoping for the best, clutching his sweater and brushing his hair with his other hand.

 '' stop beating around the bush, just answer me or i will be going i have some work to do'' Elara said calmly.

 '' i want us to be friends again, or get back together again'' as soon as those words slips from Denial's mouth Elara's eye brows frowned her eyes fill with fury her calm expression fading into a deadly one, her glasses almost at the tip of her nose.

 ''Friends? you want us to be friends,after all these years and what you've done? are you serious?'' Elara said her voice heavy lace with anger.

 '' yes, i want us to be what we used to be before, i want us to love again, smile again, laugh , cry , i want us to this together again, please Elara i need you, i love you'' Denial said his eyes full of hope and sparkle. Elara, who is unable to understand the situation just smiled.

 '' you made me laugh,'' Elara said smiling '' if you have loved me you would not have cheated on me with another girl, if you needed me you will not have abounded me. Listen here i do not need you anymore ,just leave me alone i don't want to see your face again'' Elara said pointing her index finger at Denial before turning to walk away.

 '' but you know i have done a lot for you, i almost died trying to save you, i did a lot... and now you are here insulting me, like i wasn't the one you used to call Babe or the person the one you used to love'' Denial said scoffing and smiling but his eyes still hopes for Elara. Elara who was leaving before, stopped, walked back slowly to where she stood before in front of Denial and stood in front of him her eyes narrowed her soft expression fading. 

' '' yes i believe you, you've done a lot, but you didn't mention some things you did too'' Elara said crossing her arms.

 '' what have i not mentioned ?'' Denial asked confused.

 '''how you turned my life miserable, i use to spent all my money on you, i helped you with your school fees, i bought you a new house, i gave you work, i was the rich one not you'' Elara shouted '' now i work at some quaint cafe to save money to graduate from high school, cursing you everyday is what i do, because of you ,my dad cut ties with me not relationship but with money, do you know how i suffer everyday while you live a luxurious life when i was the one who started it?'' Elara spatted , her words spitting like venom her eyes almost teary.

 '' I am sorry Elara, i will never do it again forgive me'' Denial said his voice low and his head facing down his hand folded.

 ''If sorry could fix everything, the world would have changed by now, cause every mistakes sorry could fix them'' Elara said and left Denial alone still in the position of apology letting her words played like a melody in Denials ears, tears streaming down his cheeks as he wipes them, he watches Elara from the back leaving her bag bouncing and her messy bun almost lose, he smiled and says on his mind,

 '' Elara i know, that sorry can not change anything just like nothing can change my love for you, you did not hear my side of the story, i am sorry Elara i made a mistake forgive me , but believe me i still love you so much, that's why i came back after three years.'' After that he went back to class, Yoon-ji spotting Denial coming back quickly walked to him stopping by the class door 

 '' Hey! Denial remember me?'' Yoon ji asked with a smile.

 '' of course i do Yoon-ji, how could i forget my head ache'' Denial said smiling too.

 '' Oh am glad, you didn't i would have fainted, .'' Yoon ji said '' not really'' she added and they giggled.

 '' so...'' Yoon ji started but stop to clear her throat '' did you and Elara talked? have you met'' she asked and Denial nodded. 

 '' But it didn't turn out well, she was adamant and stubborn, but do not worry i will tell her my story'' Denial responded looking disappointed.

 '' try again , next time maybe you will succeed, But Denial am still wondering why are you here when we are almost graduating from high school?'' Yoon ji asked curious and demanding for answers at the same time

 '' i came here for Elara'' Denial responded with no hesitation.

 '' OOH! good luck, for Elara you say you're a love sick boy'' Yoon ji said smiling.

 '' Thanks, and i guess i am'' Denial said.

 '' Ok then Bye, go back to your sit now'' Yoon ji kindly ordered Denial.

 Denial returned back to his seat close to the mean girl Regina who kept drooling over him, and taking pictures of him without his permission, he was so done with her.

 '' Denial why are you so.... handsome?'' Regina asked her eyes dreamy.

 '' There is god, and he created me,'' Denial answered calmly.

 '''God made you handsome, you stood out from the ugly boys from the class'' Regina added but Denial only nodded smiling, the rest of the class couldn't help but notice Regina's strange and stupid behavior , 

 '' She's at it again, another boy leads to another heart break, Aw'' A boy named Max said, he is the class joker, and everyone in the class laughed since they were no any boring teachers inside but they went silent after Regina shoot them a look. She was not only the captain of the cheer leaders team also unfortunately the class captain.

 But still Denial could not take his mind off Elara and their conversation together, his reflection in her glasses how her bun was messy and how she scolded him or fought with him, he remembered it over and over again, her voice her expressions everything, he was stressed out , his head was aching and Elara's words were lingering in his mind, walking freely refusing to come out, not until finally the bell rang and he gets back to his senses.

 

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