My name is Cecilia, and ever since I was born on planet Earth, I hated P.E class. Something about getting all sweaty around people is just not ok.
“I really huff… mess Mrs. Tiffany” said Cecilia to herself, clicking her tongue, while running for her dear life before that tyrant of man gives her more laps to do. Having more classes in the school normally requires more teachers to join the teaching staff, some of which were from the said neon boys’ school. Knowing how unexpected Cecilia luck been lately, she expected the worse, and it was the worest.
“huff huff...” after Cecilia finished her laps around the field, she stopped to support her body with her knees. Soon after dragging her petite body out of the field before she is instructed to do more. Cecilia knew already she wasn’t built for that kind of activity. Just as she sat, she could feel something cold being pressed on her head, which made her jolt up in action and panic.
“Chill down, pipsqueak. I just thought you needed some” the tanned girl talking to Cecilia was another victim of the new class distribution just like herself. However, unlike Cecilia she was known for her athleticism and very popular around the school. So, it was confusing why she tried to talk to Cecilia a couple of times now. Despite the fact she had lots of people lining up to talk to her. It was none other than Rika the dash herself.
“You are not sitting?” said Rika tilting her head while looking at Cecilia, who was lost in thought, while grabbing a cold can of soda in her hand.
“AH no no I am sitting, thanks for the soda” said Cecilia sighing before she sat down closing her eyes for a while.
“I do understand that your frame is quite small. But how come you can’t do the warmup labs?” said Rika initiating the conversation with Cecilia, while Cecilia opened her soda can.
“Mrs. Tiffany usually allowed me to excuse myself. I can’t really do much anyway” replied Cecilia, she knew she was quite short. But she wasn’t that short, her main problem was how weak her heart was. It was a trait passed down randomly in her mother’s family, and she couldn’t do anything about it really.
“Oh, I see, so you were in class 1-A last year? I was in class 1-C, we had Mr. Jaden as our teacher. He wasn’t as loud as this new teacher tho. What was his name again?” said Rika while looking at their new P.E teacher. He was a giant man and considering he came over from a boy only school, he was very loud and strict. He didn’t stop yelling since the start of this hellish session.
“Jet. I bet he is louder than a real jet tho. I am traumatized, and I need expensive therapy now” said Cecilia Gulping down the cold liquid in a desperate effort to cool her systems and forget her newly acquired teenage trauma.
“Hoho easy girl. The soda isn’t going anywhere. Those neon boys seem to be surprisingly okay, huh?” asked Rika while looking at the boys’ side. Most of the boys in their class was from said school, and they seemed to have no problem at all with the P.E session so far.
“Yeah, they are…” replied Cecilia while tracing the gaze of Rika towards the boys and seeing Austin there. Unlike her first impression of him, as someone who plays video games late at night in his mother’s basement, he was surprisingly very agile and fit.
‘I wonder, if him being fit rule him as a suspect for being a gaming streamer’ thought Cecilia to herself getting a bit lost in thought while still gazing forward towards the guy.
“Hoooh why the long gaze, pipsqueak?” said Rika in quite a teasing manner. She had a faint fondness towards Cecilia for some reason and won’t stop taking advantage of such situations.
“HUH?!... N-No I was just lost in thought” said Cecilia quickly, the tips of her ears heating a bit from embarrassment.
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‘Just why do I feel like everyone I know, just want to tease me lately’ thought Cecilia, flashbacks of her interactions with Mira last Tuesday came to mind. Mira refused to talk to her since then. ‘She will return eventually. It is just her post-cat traumatic disorder’ thought Cecilia giving herself a reminder that this is normal.
“Lost in thought you say? Ummm, you know, those guys aren’t half bad, no? in a school like ours which was originally only 20% males, this is your perfect chance to snag some romance, pipsqueak” said Rika testing the water, just to see how poor Cecilia will respond to such words. However, nothing like a response escaped Cecilia's lips rather her face gradually turned redder and redder, while thinking about a certain someone.
“I… I HAVE TO WASH MY FACE. Y-yes wash my face” said Cecilia springing upwards in a sudden spring like motion, accidentally freaking out the other students sitting near her as she made her way to the bathroom in haste.
“You never disappoint, pipsqueak” said Rika to herself while grinning, quite content with the consequences of her action. She then decided she had had enough rest already and had to return to the fields, convincing the teacher that Cecilia wasn’t feeling alright and left for the bathroom. So, she won’t be losing any credit over leaving early.
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In the bathroom Cecilia was in front of the tap, splashing her face with an unhealthy amount of water, while breathing heavily from running here.
“2025 gotta be my worest year huff... ah God why did I even get flustered in the first place. FOCUS GIRL” said Cecilia lightly slapping herself on the face, scaring some students who were nearby, and increasing her embarrassment in the process. At this point Cecili was just crouching down outside of the bathroom rethinking her day, while social anxiety still dwells in her memories.
“huff… I think it is okay now” though Cecilia to herself as she got up and dusted her clothes. She was quite displeased with herself, and how she acted. But she also knew there was no helping it, she had minimal experience when it came to talking about boys.
“On the bright side, maybe I will get used to it soon” said Cecilia to herself trying to elevate her moral, before returning to the field. Upon returning she was surprised by Mr. Jet shouting at her to go change her clothes and leave class early.
‘Maybe he had a humane side to him after all!’ thought Cecilia while looking around till she locked eyes with Rika, who just winked at her gracefully before waving goodbye. Cecilia will definitely remember this, the incredible acts of her savior.
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In the locker rooms, Cecilia did notice some familiar items on the table that wasn’t there before.
‘I am pretty sure I saw this bag somewhere before’ thought Cecilia to herself as she shrugs it off. Remembering that Mira class had their P.E lessons after theirs. It might just be some early students from there. However, while walking next to the private cabins to change her clothes, she stopped in her steps hearing a voice, which made her recognize the item immediately.
“Yes yes, I made sure she doesn’t give up. Just keep on giving her mixed messages and keeping a distance. She is like a blind ox anyway, she won’t think twice and will come to you in the end” Cecilia eyes widen, it was Claire’s bag. Upon her surprise she gasped slightly and successfully blocked it afterwards.
“Wait a minute I think I am hearing someone” said Claire before getting silent. While Cecilia was panicking outside, she hurriedly made her way into the cabin next to the one that had Claire inside, making as little noise as possible.
‘Just what is she talking about? Are they planning to kidnap someone or something. Who was she even talking to?’ was all thoughts that popped in Cecilia’s head. The conversation was definitely fishy, and the way she went silent for over 10 minutes while making sure no one was outside was fishier.
“Anyway, yes Tyler, 60,40 is the best I can do. I can’t go broke after all” was the last thing Claire said before leaving the area. However, to Cecilia that was the most shocking of them.
‘T-TYLER? Wait wasn’t that the name of the guy Agnes was chasing around since the start of high school? Could it be… they are planning something against Agnes… no it can’t be she is her only close friend… you saw it girl, she was making sure her supposed friend had no chance to make any other close friends… but then that would mean… yes she is using her clearly. However, this seem worse than I expected… shall we get involved… if we don’t I won’t be able to hold the midnight guilt, let’s talk to Mira about it first, emotional voice… roger, reason voice’ and just like that Cecilia has steeled her convection to dig down to the bottom of this, although she clearly knew this can come to bite her back later.
“I am sorry, myself. You know I will die from guilt and curiosity if I didn’t do anything” said Cecilia to herself before changing her clothes and leaving the place.