EAVESDROPPING
Oh, my god. She’s really pregnant. She’s not telling lies. She’s still blackmailing him but it’s not a lie. How can I simply think it has a lie? What Jason’s gonna do? I feel like this is my own problem. I need to help him in some way. At first, I need to know the result. Oh, god, let her not be pregnant. The result should be negative. Negative. Negative. Pleasseeeee.
” Em, keep the phone down. She’s coming back. We need to leave.” Pearl shook my shoulder in panic. I only saw that message as a notification in lock screen. I kept it in the same place and mingled in between students. Pearl and I washed our hands, returned the plates and about to leave. But I changed my mind. I need to follow her.
” Come with me. We are following her.” I grabbed Pearl’s hand.
” What? I don’t want to take any risk. Let’s go. She’s already mad at us.” Pearl struggled under my grip. I’m not going to compel my friend.
” Okay. You can go, Pearl. I’m following her. My mind will burst if I didn’t know her result.” I told and sneaked behind Crystal. Crystal frowned for a minute when she saw the notification. Instead of texting back, she called someone. It must be Lexi. I guess she’s her friend. I walked without having any suspects. The lunch period is already over. Students already started to head back to their class. I know Crystal joined my class for Jason but right now she’s not heading towards our class. She kept her phone in her ear and took a turn in the corridor. At last, she entered an empty 9th-grade class. Those students must have gone to the lab. Once, I’m sure she’s gone inside the empty room, I waited outside to hear her conversation. I know eavesdropping isn’t good but Jason is important to me than any other thing.
” Dang it. Can’t you take the phone at a time?” I heard Crystal’s complaining voice. Suddenly, someone’s hands touched me from the back. A shiver ran down my spine. Nothing is worst than getting caught while eavesdropping. If it’s any teacher, I’m dead. Not really.
I turned my head slightly and about to say ‘Sorry’ or whatever comes out of my mouth first. But the hand closed my mouth shut. This is clearly not a teacher.
” Don’t make a noise, Em. It’s me.” I heard Pearl’s whisper.
” Why did you followed me? You said you don’t wanna take a risk.” I whispered back.
” I know. I can’t leave you alone. Whatever you are going through, I want to be with you. Whether it’s good or bad. Right or wrong.” she told something which touched my heart. But I couldn’t reply as Crystal’s friend attended the call.
” Hey, how many times can I call you? What do you think of me? I don’t have much time. Right now, I want to slap anyone who’s coming into my eyesight.” she shouted just like she did in the canteen. This has to be her character with everyone.
” She will surely slap us if we get caught,” Pearl commented silently.
” Not gonna happen.” I concentrated hard to hear what Lexi was saying. As the whole class is empty, I can somehow hear every dialogue clearly.
” I was in class, Crys. I came out to you. I already texted you many times. You didn’t even reply to me.” I heard Lexi’s voice for the same time. She sounded the same as Crystal. Same anger. Same frustration.
” I was waiting for your reply. But due to some idiotic fangirl and Jason’s friend, I got distracted. I told you about her, right?”
” Yeah. A girl from Paris. Emily, I think.” Lexi replied. What’s there to talk about me?
” Anyways, leave it. I won’t even consider as one of my problems. Of, course, She shouted at me and even Jason agreed with her. But I think she’s not worth to give attention.” Crystal said. Well, I will be a problem soon even if I’m not a problem right now.
” So, the problem started with a fangirl but if you say that Emily’s worthless, then let’s not talk about it. Did you take the test? What’s the result?” This is the answer I have been waiting for so long. Say negative. Say negative. Goddamn, say something.
” Lexi… I took the text. I got two lines. I’m pregnant. What should I do now? I will be dead if this came to my parent’s knowledge.” There’s a lot of fear in Crystal voice and a lot of disappointment in my face. How am I gonna help, Jason? Should I tell this to him or not?
” What? I… I didn’t expect that. You… you… should tell Jason.” Lexi stammered.
” Okay. That’s the only option but what’s going to happen after that. This is not the solution. I didn’t even graduate.” she said and at the same time, Pearl grabbed my hands.
” We need to go. Someone’s coming this way.”
” What? But…” I frowned.
” You heard what you need to hear. Nothing’s can be changed now, Em. Come on. We need to go. We can take these stairs. We won’t get caught by Crystal or anyone.” Pearl impatiently whispered. I got no heart to leave the place even though I have heard what I have to hear.
” I’m coming,” I whispered back and about to follow Pearl. Before I can leave, I heard a few conversations.
” Jason and I almost broke up. I should have let it be like that. I have no interest in going back to him but getting pregnant is not the reason. I got another intention. You must know it, Lexi.” I was out of sight after hearing her saying some intentions. What could it be?