SUNSHINE
BELLA WAS HAPPY TO SEE FINALLY THE SUN showing up in Knives. Students were also enjoying the seldom sunny day. Girls finally could wear their light clothes. Speaking of clothes, boys couldn't wait to see what Vittoria, their History teacher, would put on. But they were disappointed when she didn't show up. They left the room to play on the grounds outside under the sun. While girls stayed to gossip.
"Aww," Girl 1 squealed. "This is so bad. Where art thou, my Eduard?"
Jean scoffed. "Ugh."
"Why does Eduard have to be gone when I could now wear my short shorts?" Girl 2 exclaimed. Bella found her irritating.
"Coz he doesn't want to see you with it?" Jean rudely answered.
Girl 2 wasn't tough enough to get back at Jean so she turned into Bella instead. "What are you smiling at, Swine?"
But before Bella could think what to say, Jean spoke, an eyebrow raised, "So Bella, tell us—what it's like to be partnered with Eduard Coolen?"
"Er…he's…really…smart."
"Did you guys ever talk?" Girl 3 excitedly asked.
"Eduard is as good as a mannequin," Jean smugly answered for Bella. Her salon hair swaying stiffly like a mannequin's. "He doesn't talk much to ordinary people like us. Even to Bella. So drop it, girls."
The girls scowled.
"We talked," Bella suddenly said. "Sometimes."
Jean made a face. "Like what? Like, 'Bella, hand me the microscope,'?"
The girls laughed.
Jean smiled her villainish smile, enjoying prying Bella. As if it's not enough, she continued, "Did Eduard tell you why he's not here today?"
Bella could not know that. She just smiled awkwardly, feeling like a moron.
Jean flashed another annoying villainish smile as she watched Bella's face, as if expecting how would she looked like. Then she said, "The Coolen brothers are always like that. When suddenly Knives gives into a beautiful day, they would go somewhere."
"Where?" Girl 1 wondered sadly. "Eduard even missed school during the last final exam just for a beautiful day."
Jean shrugged. Her hair didn't move. "Wherever they came from, I bet that place always feels like summer. Coz they seemed to trade everything for the world for one sunny day."
"I think he'd probably gone surfing in La Pull," Girl 3 suggested. "Well, he got the hair for it." And the girls except for Jean laughed dreamily.
"Or go skinny dipping," Girl 2 added that had the girls giggling as girly as they could be. Even Bella couldn't help herself.
"Hey, Bella," Girl 3 said. "We're actually going to La Pull this Saturday. We think this sunny weather's gonna last till weekend. So what better way to spend it than in the beach. Watcha think?"
"That will be great," Bella lied. She wasn't sure though if her classmate was inviting her to come or just merely asking her opinion or maybe just trying to make her jealous of their plan.