"Surprise! Did I surprise you, my dear?"
I just scratched my forehead and looked up because I didn’t expect to see a human fish today. Surprise? Psh. She's crazy! She smiled at me like she has something good news. Unbelievable!
"What are you doing here?" I asked straight, I put my arms in front of my chest and raised my brow.
She smirked and then sighed. "Oh, well... I have something to tell you. I think it may help you to move on."
I took a deep breath and smiled at her. "My bad, darcy. I kinda busy today." I said then I started to walk.
I just passed her. Besides, I don't want to talk to a human fish like her. It's disgusting! I think I lost my appetite because of her.
"Yah! Stop right there! You bitch!" I stopped when I heard her voice. She said it loud so everyone is looking at us now.
Does she really want to lose everyone's appetite? I slowly turned around and approached him. I looked at her head from to toe and it really gives me creeps.
"Will you stop? I wonder what is the real reason about your breaking up with him." She sighed. "Anyway, you are now his ex-girlfriend so I don't mind."
"What do you want, huh?" I looked at the clock placed on the top of the door. "You're wasting my lunchtime."
She laughed a little. "I just want to say that... your ex-boyfriend left to Fran-"
"I already know that." I cut her off. She's too talkative. "Do you still want to say anything that I knew?"
Her eyes widened and her lips parted as well she doesn't know how to react. "H-how did you..."
I chuckled. "Just like what you said, I'm his ex-girlfriend." I moved closer and touch her shoulder. "Yes, we broke up but we still love each other and we still have communication, that means, you still don't have a chance to be his girlfriend."
She glared at me deadly and I just smiled sarcastically. I also get rid of the dust on the sleeves of her dress and brought my mouth slightly closer to her ear. "You should better go in your place, you do not belong here." I whispered.
I turned around and started walking out. I lost my appetite and I have left a few minutes before my class start. That human-fish! How dare she is going here to say that to me?
When I came out of the cafeteria, I immediately saw Claire not far from me. I smiled and wave my hands in the air, she did the same. I was about to walk again when someone pulls my hair. Shit!
"Ouch! God! Let me go, you witch!" She suddenly dragged me into the cafeteria. Aish! I grabbed his wristband and pressed my nail there causing her to let go of my hair.
I looked at her and laughed a little while smirking.
"You're not finished yet with your nonsense words? How pathetic!" I said while still touching my hair and scalp.
"Me? Pathetic? It's you, not me! Because your boyfriend left you, I know how much it hurts!" She said.
"Cut the nonsense, darcy! You should come back to your freaking sense!" I suddenly saw Claire beside me. She's trying to calm me down.
This is so embarrassing! Why the guard let her in here? Tsk! Everyone is already stand by and watching us fight.
"I'm in my sense!"
"Then, if that the case,  get out of my nerves and get lost! You're just an outsider, you freaking human-fish." I rolled my eyes at her.
"You are the reason why Luke left me, why he didn't choose me, why he can't love me back! You should have gone." She glared at me deadly, she took the fork that was on the table next to her and slowly approached us, we also retreated of course.
What the fvck is she thinking?
"He, Darcy! Don't you dare. You are not in your sense."
"Luke's life is peaceful with me, with us. We were happy and contented with each other, I did everything to make him happy. Pero nung dumating ka, nagbago lahat. But when you came, everything changed. His treatment of me has changed, his attitude has changed, he doesn't come with us anymore because he prefers you ovrer us. I just fell in love with him since the first day of our 1st-year college and he knew about that, but when he saw you, he forgot about me."
"Darcy," I whispered.
She's already crying now. Oh my god. "I did everything! I did everything just to make him happy and feel not alone. I did everything to make him fall in love with me... but it didn't work... Because you're the one who catches his heart. I was in his side when he feels so upset, I was in his side when he needs a friend to talk about something, I was in his side when he needs a pillow to cry. But it wasn't enough because, for him, I was just his best friend."
I looked at her intently. "I'm sorry." I whispered.
He let go of the fork and it fell to the floor. She's now looking at me as her tears still falling. I feel guilty. She did nothing wrong but why...
She looked around. "All of you! Maybe you're judging me in your mind, but can you blame me if I want to hurt her. This is all happening because of her!" She pointed at me
"Darcy!"
I looked back and saw Allen and Clayton running in our direction. They look exhausted. I turned my gaze back to darcy and she was now sitting on the floor and crying.
I was about to approach her when Allen stopped me, I looked at him and he suddenly shook his head as if to say 'don't go on. I just smiled at him before took his hand away.
I hugged Darcy when I'm in front of her. "I'm sorry. If I should've known, I will be nice to you."
A few moments later, I heard women screaming and I suddenly felt pain in my back and I can't... breath properly. Then darcy pushes forward something on my back and it makes me feel out of breath.
"He only knew you for a while but if he loves you it's like you're the only woman left in the world. You stole him from me. You should die! Die!"
My lips parted when I touched my back and I saw blood on my palm. I'm running out of breath even more. Did... she stab me? Then I slowly fall on the floor.
"No! Let me go! Let me kill her! She needs to be gone!" I heard darcy scream.
"Blaire! Blaire! Oh my god! Blaire! Please, look at me! I will take you to the hospital. Please, help me! Call an ambulance, please! Hurry!" Claire quickly said while crying.
I feel exhausted, I need to rest for a while. This shit makes me breathless. Then... everything went black.
When I opened my eyes, I'm in the hospital. This is it again. My parents and my siblings are here, My friends, Clayton, Allen are also here. They were just sleeping uncomfortable.
I tried to lift my body but my back hurts and I didn't mean to make a noise which made them awake. They suddenly run towards me and check my whole body and asking me if somewhere hurt at once.
"Mom. Dad. I'm okay," I whispered, I also smiled at them.
"No! You're not okay! Look at yourself, you almost died. That wench! I will make her pay for what she did to my daughter." My mom said furiously.
I sighed. "Mom. It's okay, just don't mind her. Please."
Allen approached us. "Uhm, tita. You don't have to make her pay because she's already paying for everything."
I frowned. "What do you mean?" I asked.
He sighed before looked down. "She has Harm OCD or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder."
"Oh my god!"
"What? I thought that OCD is a serious mental illness but I don't know what does it mean. Can you explain it to me?" I told him but he just looked at me sadly.
"Harm OCD is a subset of classic obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The condition is characterized by having aggressive, intrusive thoughts of doing violence to someone, as well as the responses the person uses to cope with these thoughts."
"Oh my god!"
"That's why!"
He looked at my mother. "So please tita, leave it to me. I'm begging you, tita. I promise that she will never escape again. Please, leave it to me." My mom didn't answer, she just nodded.
I can't believe that darcy had a kind of disorder like that. I mean, when I first met her, I thought she was strong and living happily. But it was the opposite. I wish she will get well soon.
Time passed quickly and I was discharged immediately so we got home early, we also invited them all to just go home for dinner. Good thing, they're not that hard to get. After we ate, I said goodbye to them because I wanted to sleep, I said they would message me when they go home so I would know.
The next day, I didn't go in because my wound was hurting, it's a good thing the puncture wasn't really deep. So my whole day was boring. I did nothing but lie on the bed and cellphone here, cellphone there, cellphone everywhere. It was really boring.
The next day, I did the same. This is probably going to kill me. This is the first time this has happened to me, I don't do anything and just lie down all day. Mommy doesn't want to let me downstairs, I said I wanted to cook but she just glared at me deadly and then slammed the door shut on me.
The day is long gone for me, I don’t even know what day and date it is now. Oh my god! Should I go downstairs without their knowing? Aish! Whatever!
I slowly went down and I didn’t see them. Where they are? I went to the kitchen and I to manang and trixie.
"Oh! Blaire, why did you come down?" Manang helped me to sit up.
"Eh, manang it's so boring in my room. Besides, my wound is healed, so I can go in school again." I said. Oh wait! "Uhm, where are they all?"
They looked at each other before Manang sighed. "As far as I know, they're at your school."
I frowned. "In university? What are they doing there?"
"Your parents have been invited to be judges in a contest tonight.  Beauty Contest, I guess," Trixie said.
"What? Wait, wait! Contest? I didn't know," I said.
"You didn't know?" I immediately shook my head and she just sighs.
"There’s an event today, because they want to celebrate Valentine’s day even when it’s over. They couldn't celebrate because of what happened last week. Your friends say that most of the students who watched your fight with darcy were traumatized." She explained to me.
"Aish! They're really traumatized? I think I should go to that event."
Manang and Trixie didn't speak anymore because they knew they couldn't stop me. I quickly took a shower and get dressed properly. After that, I went out and go to the University.
I also called Anne, asking if she could meet me in front of the University gate and she agreed, she also said that she's with treize. Not bad!
"How are you? Is your wound healed? Doesn't it hurt anymore? Did tita let you out?" Anne asked quickly.
"Will you stop? You didn't even call me."
"I'm just worried about you and I'm sorry, I misplaced my phone." She smiled.
"I'm sure they don't know that their aunt and uncle are out with their good son." Treize replied so I looked at him.
We went inside together. It's still crowded here plus it's so hot, their breaths are already mixing. Fortunately, treize taking care of my back, because it hurts when it collides somewhere.
I took a lot of breath because I was gasping. It's already 3:30 pm and I'm hungry again.
"Uhm, can we eat first?" I asked them.
Treize smirked and looked at me meaningful. "Shall we?" I smiled widely and immediately nodded.
That's what we did. The two of us ate first while Anne was already ahead where only the two of us and treize were left here.
"So, how have you been after breaking up with your lovely ex? Hmm?" He suddenly asked so I choked.
I glared at him when I feel okay. "Seriously? While I'm eating? It gives me creeps when I heard his name so don't ever say his name again or else you're dead meat."
He chuckled. "Fine! You are so scary this past few weeks." He slowly shook his head.
It was a mistake that I said to darcy that luke and I still love each other, it really creeps me out. Tsk! I didn't mean to say that. But, I'm still thinking of darcy's behavior, I wonder how she is right now.
When I heard footsteps from somewhere, my head automatically looked up to the entrance of the cafeteria. And unexpectedly, I suddenly stopped swallowing and my eyes also widened. What the fvcking hell?
I suddenly stood up out of shock and focus on the man five meters far away from me. I can't breathe right now. Is it true what I see now? He's not important to me anymore but I wonder why is he here. Or is he really that man?
"Luke?" I called him and look at him unbelievably.