Chapter 13 Punishments in Books vs Punishments in Real Life
It was a Monday morning, the sun was brightly shining, different sounds could be heard: birds were chirping from the nearby trees outside, a barking sound of Alexander, Pacholo's precious dog, and the faint but hurried steps of the workers inside the mansion. But what really woke Stefani up wasn't any of these aforementioned sounds. Rather, it was a memory of a certain someone's lips and his low seductive voice.
"Stefani."
"Stefani."
"Stefani-~"
Stefani frowned in her sleep then snapped her eyes open. She sat up and warily looked around. It had been two days since that kissing incident happened and it never failed to haunt her both in her dreams and reality.
Stefani angrily punched her innocent bed like a mad puppy. She buried her face on the pillow, screaming curses, yelling about how she hates her fiancé.
"That monkey..." Stefani muttered as she got up and glared at nowhere. She then sighed and pouted as she stood and proceeded to get ready for school. For today will be the last day Stefani was going to be single, be untied with anyone, be free from any promise shits. She might as well enjoy it.
"Ah, I'm exhausted~" Bridget whined as she slumped down at her chair and lied her face down on the desk.
Christina rolled her eyes as she placed the box with different decorations inside on the desk beside Bridget. "You just worked for ten minutes and you're already complaining?"
"But I've barely had sleep. I've been waiting for my favorite manhwa's updates so I re-read the old chapters to quench my thirst," Bridget said as she began closing her eyes.
Just then, Stefani came with Dianne and Ivy. The three were holding boxes containing glues, paper decors, markers, scissors, different types of cloth, and other stuff needed for decorating the stage. Bridget's head shot up and looked at Stefani.
"Stefie~ How about you tell us about-"
"NO." Stefani cut off then glared at her, dumping the box he was holding on the floor. Ever since she told them about how Jonathan pinned her down the bed, they won't stop pestering her, asking for more details. It was as if they lived to pester Stefani's life and squeeze her love life so they could get some juicy stories out of it. Unfortunately for them, Stefani considered her episode with Jonathan a rotten eggplant and not some fruit to be squeezed for juices.
As for why she used eggplant, nobody knows.
"So stingy," Ivy pouted as well. Like Bridget, she also badly wanted to hear how Jonathan Gonzalez 'punished' their friend, Stefani.
"You two, why don't you just give it a rest?" Christina eyed Ivy and Bridget, making the two pout deeper. Stefani couldn't help but smile at Christina. But his smile faded as she continued to speak. "She's gonna tie the knot tomorrow anyway."
Bridget and Ivy evil smiled and did a high five at Christina. They looked like they were really having fun, always always making fun of Stefani.
Stefani frowned and gritted her teeth. "And here I thought you're saving me from those two weirdos! And what knot? It's not a wedding, it's just an engagement!" Just how deep his friends' imagination had gone?
The three pouted and Dianne shook her head. She walked over to Stefani and patted her shoulder. With a sympathetic look, she said, "it's going to be okay. Being a wife isn't that b-"
"Not you too! Argh, I hate this so much!!" Stefani glared at her friends like she wanted to skin them alive. How can they do this to her? Of course, Stefani knew. The moment they saw Jonathan's face, they all agreed that dear friend Stefani was going to be all right with him. Because the four have a motto: "If he's rich and good-looking, then he's like an Oppa. If he's a dazzling Oppa, then aal izz well." They even added that Indian movie's famous line!
Stefani turned her head around and began heading out of the classroom. There was no use talking to these weird girls, after all! The four girls looked confused and asked, "where are you going? Hey, Stefie!"
Stefani, with a frowning and blushing face, turned and answered. "D-Dance practice! Don't you dare follow me!" With that, she turned again, pouting, and left her four girlfriends.
Ivy, who was still looking like she just witnessed a crow become white, turned to look at the other three. "Is she serious?"
"I think so..." - Bridget.
"Stefani will..." - Dianne.
"Dance practice... Does it mean she's going to dance that?..." - Christina.
Everyone gasped and without another second to waste, hastily grabbed their phones and cameras, abandoning their boxes on the floor. They absolutely would not let this rare chance pass!
