Painful Smiles

Prep was almost over. Over to the boring classes. Clara groaned at the thought. She looked around for Belle but didn’t see her around.

“Have you seen Belle?” she asked Mega who was pinging besides her.

“Do you have an errand for her?” Mega didn’t look up from her phone.

Clara gave her a look, “Can’t I have ask about her without having an errand for her? You make it sound like that’s the only thing I do with her”.

Mega shrugged but kept her attention on her phone.

Soon they heard Belle excited screams coming towards them.

“I saw it” Belle came running in, as she always did. She had her usual girl-I-got-a-secret look.

“After Michael ignored you, he and Wright went over to Claudia at the library. They three were all alone there. Also, if you didn’t notice, Michael helped Claudia with her class work. I don’t understand the chemistry but Claudia can make anyone evil” Belle ended with a groan.

Mega gave her a tired look. That’s the trash she ran all the way to say. How her best friend was acting more and thinking more like Clara.

“That’s nothing, I know for sure. Claudia isn’t even romantically involved with Wright even if he had an obvious crush on her. Michael can’t jump in the picture, she hates him” Clara waved the thought aside.

“Fine. But what about Michael? What if he liked her? He helped her with her class work and I saw them talking under the tree few minutes ago. She looked like she was free with him but when she left, he kept on staring at her, even though with a scoff. You never know” Belle gestured as she spoke. One would think it was something useful.

Mega had to come in.

For one, if Michael has even a slight crush on Claudia, its none of their business, they don’t hope on dating him anyway and she’s done acting like a bitch.

Two, it would be wonderful as Clara has some interest in him. Which would lead to a sister fight. Very satisfying.

“Well, just in case, let’s bully Claudia to stay away from him. Just in case” she suggested.

Both Belle and Clara gave her a shocked look, “Bully Claudia?”.

She flung her hair back and explained, “Claudia, as Clara said, is currently sick and weak. If we hit her injured arm a little she’d screech. We pass our warning and move away. No one should be scared of her, anyway. We are Queens, aren’t we?”.

Belle smelled Mega’s dangerous plan fast enough but Clara bought it at the same speed.

“Mega is right. Let’s go find Claudia. We are the Queens here” she stormed out to find her sister.

Belle gave Mega an angry glare but Mega just popped her gum. Things were about to get exciting.

Claudia was certainly not ready for what was about to happen.

She stayed at an empty class and opened her injury. She bit her lips as the pain flew to her brain. Even the breeze had a painful effect on it.

All she had to do was apply the medicine the math teacher gave and put a proper bandage.

She was still surprised with the nice tone the teacher spoke to her with calling her “Claudia, dear”.

“So pathetic” Claudia cursed as she applied the medicine.

“You are the one who is pathetic” Clara came barging in with Belle. Mega stayed at the door to watch out.

“What’s the problem now?” but Clara grabbed her hand before she could finish speaking. She stood up abruptly and yelled in pain.

“Now, listen, bitch. Stay away from Michael. I won’t be repeating this” Clara pointed with her other hand.

Claudia tried using her other hand to push her away but Belle held unto it and Clara twisted her injured arm. She could feel liquid squirting to her hand but then Mega said, “Yes, twist it” and she stupidly continued.

“Clara, please, stop” Claudia was melting in pain. She’ll so commit murder after this.

A slap across the face of Belle sent Belle crashing on a nearby table. Clara let go of Claudia’s hand immediately and stood transfixed face to face with Michael.

His hands were hanging on the air and he was resisting greatly not to land it on Clara. But then someone sent a slap across Clara’s face. It was Claudia.

She was about jumping on her too when Michael pulled her away from the class bringing her medicine and bandages along.

Clara stood speechless with her face, red from Claudia’s slap. Mega was helping Belle up. “It seems Michael really likes Claudia. You lose” she spat at Clara.

Clara frowned and turned to her, “How could you say that! This was your plan, idiot. And I know you purposely didn’t call my attention when Michael was coming”.

Mega smirked, “Yeah, I didn’t. You are the evil one here. You could do that to your own sister just because…” but Clara shut her up with a slap. Mega wanted to retaliate but Clara slapped her again and pushed her harshly to a wall.

Mega stayed motionless on the ground trying to regain her strength back.

“Are you two animals?” Belle screamed but Clara slapped her face too. Mega was infuriated.

“Both of you would never have passed your junior years without me. You owe me your freaking lives. And I’d not mind breaking any one of you if you think you are tired of me cos you have no choice” Clara pointed. “No freaking choice!” she yelled again.

She stomped out of the class, she froze when she saw the trail of blood that must have followed after Claudia. “And clean this mess up” she turned to Mega and Belle.

She ran out, following the trace of the blood to another empty classroom. Michael was there helping Claudia with her injury and it seemed Claudia had passed out.

“I hate myself” she muttered with clenched teeth. Was this the “warning” to stay away from Michael? Attempting murder?

Michael saw her outside and signaled her to throw away the bloody cottons he used to clean up Claudia. She did as she was told without saying a word.

Clara also noticed that it seemed Claudia wasn’t breathing well. “Should I go get a inhaler from the nurse?”

“Ask her for a new heart and conscience as well, you need it” Michael said quietly.

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