Purple Romance

Ad-Din stood up from his desk as soon as the teacher left the class. He turned to Calia and spoke through gritted teeth ''you, follow me''.

Calia turned and watched Ad-Din leave through the back door and followed him. Karen whose eyes were on the two of them decided to follow closely behind them without their knowledge.

Calia walked casually and relaxed towards the direction that Ad-Din took until she was suddenly pulled into the school's sickbay.

She blinked caught off guard but smiled when she realised it was Ad-Din that pulled her inside. Ad-Din shut the door immediately and put his hand on Calia's mouth as soon as she opened her mouth to speak. He signalled her to look at the pinhole of the door.

Outside, Karen stopped at the door of the sickbay looking confused. She was following Ad-Din and Calia just now but she lost them at the most crucial moment.

She looked around and down the stairs and saw no trace of them. She turned to the door in front of her and tried to open it and it was locked. She frowned and murmured ''where did they go just now?'' Karen looked about again before going away.

Inside Calia and Ad-Din saw her through the pinhole and looked at each other. It seemed they well quite careless and almost got caught by Karen.

Ad-Din glared at Calia and she spoke ''what? You don't think that was my fault. Do you?''

''What do you think? You've been acting quite out of character lately. Say, are you high on something?'' Ad-Din said.

They were now murmuring to each other.

''What? In the whole of my entire life, you are the first person to dare accuse me of being high on something. But, if you care to know I am definitely high on curiosity. Say, what did you and Miss Lee do the whole night? I know you didn't sleep at your quarters because I was there until 5 AM that I went to prepare for school''.

''What we did is none of your damn business. I'm still thinking of ways to get my money back from you, you, money groper''.

'Hey, don't talk as if I stole the money from you, kay? I worked for it. Had it not being for my unbeatable dating advise. Would you have gotten the chance to make it up to Miss Lee? You should be grateful to me''.

''Whatever. Just don't talk about my love life in school. Just now, your actions raised questions. You know Karen, that girl is such a sick stalker. You said she came to the house looking for me?''

''Yes, she did. Say, you have never given her any signs that you were interested in her but she just keeps coming the more you reject her. Doesn't she have self-pride? I'm almost losing my patience with her''.

''I will deal with her. As for you, just stop been nosy. Will you? Unless you want the whole school to know that we are related. I don't mind letting everyone know. You are the one with wild imaginations". Ad-Din said.

"Forget that you don't even want to share some juicy news about your progress with me but you're now even threatening me? Ad-Din, are family or not"

"You are the one who doesn't want anyone to know about our relationship so don't ask as if I am the one hiding the truth"

"Okay, fine. You win. I won't ask you anything about your progress anymore. I will just go straight to Miss Lee and ask her then" Calia said.

"You... what is wrong with you? Don't forget you still owe me for protecting your secret? I will let everyone know we are related if you go to Miss Lee"

"Wow. Fine. I won't ask anyone anything, then. Happy?"

"You should have been this obedient earlier on. One more thing, don't intentionally provoke Karen Kash. She is not a good person" Ad-Din said and opened the door slightly and checked outside before going out.

Calia waited for a few minutes before also going out.

.....

It was almost second period when Maria woke up. She felt refreshed and rejuvenated after that nap. She really needed it but now she had another thing to worry about.

Her next lesson was with the final years of class 3 A and Ad-Din was in that class. When Maria thought about what happened last night, she blushed. She was relieved that she had a chocolate skin. Even if she blushed, her face would never turn red like a tomato.

Maria quickly went to the staff room and picked her books. She went out and met Arnold at the door. He was holding two bottles of spring water and offered Maria one which she took.

She thought things would be awkward with him but he was a gentleman and never brought the confession issue again. He treated Maria well though and as such Maria didn't want to be the odd one. She would often go to have lunch with him and the other staff whenever she got the time and chance.

Maria walked into the classroom and stood at the podium. She put her books down and picked the marker and started writing a sample of questions on the board. They were five questions in number. Maria finished and put the marker down before saying ''you have 5 minutes to answer the questions on the board''.

The students immediately picked up their pace and hurriedly removed their books to answer the questions on the board.

Maria smirked wickedly to herself. She hadn't prepared to give them a test. The idea came to her when she entered because her nerves were working against her. As the students were busy answering the questions, Maria got a text from Lexis. It was a funny video that Lexis sent her and she smiled watching it.

Five minutes into the test and Ad-Din stood up and walked to the podium with a sheet of paper spoke startling Maria ''Miss Lee, I am done with the test''.

Maria blinked twice as she looked at him. He was the first to bring his paper in front.

Maria frowned and pouted her lips like a dissatisfied kid before snatching the paper from Ad-Din and looked at it.

Her eyes almost popped out when she saw that he had indeed finished the test.

Maria looked at him again. Wasn't it just some few minutes ago that she finished writing the questions on the board?

Ad-Din almost chuckled as he watched Maria. He knew she gave them the test on purpose and she was trying to avoid him but he wasn't going to give her the pleasure of ignoring him.

''Ok. You can go back and sit. Your colleagues are yet to finish, right?'' Maria said putting the answered sheet inside the middle of her book. Ad-Din nodded and smiled before going back to his desk.

Maria lost interest in watching the video and turned her phone off before stuffing it into her pocket. Soon, Calia also stood up with her work and the rest of the class followed.

Maria gathered the answered sheets and was about to go out when she heard a soft voice behind her and turned.

"Miss Lee, let me help you with the papers. I am going to the dean's office and is in the way too" Karen said and flash a smile.

Her actions made both Ad-Din and Calia to frown. Karen wasn't someone who did things for free without ulterior motives. Ad-Din's protective instincts kicked back and he wanted to stand up but Calia looked at him and nodded her head at him before she stood up.

Ad-Din relaxed back on her desk as he watched Calia walk to Maria and Karen.

"Sorry, but this is my responsibility. Don't tell me you're having your eyes on my position as the class representative?" Calia asked as she snatched the papers from Karen's hands.

"You..."

"I will take that as a no. Then, can you go back to your desk and stopped been in my way?" Calia added and turned to Maria "Miss Lee, after you please"

Maria was stupefied but didn't say anything. She walked out of the class with Calia. When they were almost at the staff room she couldn't hold back her worry anymore and asked.

"Calia, is it okay to offend Karen Kash like that? No matter what, you two are classmates"

"Is Miss Lee worried for me? Don't worry, she won't be able to do anything. Should I tell you a secret?" Calia said and leaned closer to Maria and whispered in the latter's ears "my family is richer than her family, so is okay for me to misbehave. Miss Lee, good day"

Calia said and placed the papers in Maria's hands and ran off humming a song.

Maria looked at Calia and shook her head. Was it really alright to behave that way because her parents were rich? Maria felt that a poor graduate like her could never understand the thinking of the nouveau riche.