Chapter 8: Chapter 8

"I was going to push you away at first but... You know you're a man too! How could it be... At that time there was alcohol in my body, so... But it was your fault, that night you forced me, now don't tell me to take responsibility for anything." he said. I was surprised, did not expect him to say such words. Simon stood up and pushed his chair away.

"I don't hold you responsible for anything, I just want to meet you to let you know that in this world you still have a child, a child due to the impulsive youth of his father and mother. Without you, Leo and I wouldn't have died. I was nine months pregnant, I gave birth to her alone, without her father by her side, I would be alone. Leo won't need an irresponsible father like you." Having finished, I walked out of the bar, trying to run as fast as possible so that no one would see my tears falling. It hurts, it really hurts. I thought... thought... But life is so unexpected.

Running home, I went up to my room, the babysitter was singing a lullaby to put Leo to sleep. I told her to go outside and we sat down next to the cradle.

"Son, I'm sorry! Sorry mom, it's not good mom! If I don't have a father in the future, will I blame you? Daddy doesn't need you! What should I do? I also fell in love with your father." I laid my head on the crib and cried. Cry to satisfy your heart, cry as if you forgot everything.

The next day, I entered school with swollen eyes. Last night I cried so much, crying for my baby, crying for myself. His words kept ringing in my head. Go to the bend in the D block. I saw him standing there with Myouin, but this time he wasn't annoyed with Myouin like usual, but talked happily.

I chuckle. Ignoring me walking by, pretend he wasn't there.

"Britt" He called my name, pretending to be crazy and deaf, and I kept walking straight to my classroom. I don't know if he followed or stayed there. I do not care anymore.

I was silent all morning without opening my mouth to say a word. At lunchtime, Anne and I went down to the cafeteria for lunch. I was bringing the tray of rice to the table when "oh", a glass of iced tea was thrown right in my face. Burn the skin of the face. I was shocked that the rice tray fell to the ground, the food was scattered everywhere. I wiped my face with my hand and opened it to see who was playing dirty. Oh, not surprised. It's Myouin. The girl was standing with her lips pursed in anger. Surrounded by countless male and female students.

"Who is that girl to make fun of Britt? He doesn't know his strength, no one in this school dares to touch Britt. It's the hot girl of the school, heard that the other girl is the one chasing Simon, and Simon is in love with Britt." That was some of the talk around. I snickered and then started to ask why the girl had a midday tantrum.

"What are you doing splashing water on me?" I asked softly, but my words were full of danger. I can give her a gift at any time.

"I advise you to give up Simon!" Dare to give me advice. It's so scrary.

"Why?"

"I don't like Simon calling out your name all the time. In his stories he always mentions you, where do I lose to you? I'm more beautiful than you." Wow, so confident.

"That's Simon's business. You don't know. But you should know, when I was in the tenth grade, I was as beautiful as you. Perhaps her beauty has deteriorated. I also tell you, I don't love Simon at all." I snarled every word. Pain, my heart hurts to say that. Very uncomfortable feeling. Just then, someone carrying a tray of rice passed by, I reached out and grabbed an unknown liquid and threw it at her face. "This is what I paid for the iced tea earlier." When the liquid landed on her face, I discovered it was soup. Very hot. The girl hugged her face and shouted, and the one who was robbed of the soup bowl was Simon.

He let go of the rice tray and ran over to support Myouin, shouting straight at me:

"Britt, you're crazy!"

"Yes, I'm crazy, I'm crazy for you, I'm crazy because I love you so much!" I shouted in tears, now I am the bad guy in Simon's eyes. I ran out of the cafeteria, I ran as fast as I could to the backyard of the school. My heart hurts again.

I sat down under a thousand-year-old ancient tree. Tears streamed down my cheeks. Why should I cry for him? I'm nothing to him, nothing but my heart hurts like this.

"Britt, I knew you were hiding here!" This was Anne's voice, thankfully, not Simon. Anne sat down next to me, patting me on the shoulder. "Don't cry anymore, that's what love is!" This Anne is fierce. But right now I don't have much to think about.

"You go home, I want to be alone!" I flatly shooed him straight by the neck, really, I just want to be quiet right now.

I thought that my heart would be lighter after crying, but who knew that the more I cried, the heavier my heart was, and the more uncomfortable it was. I arrived late for a class, passed Simon's class, his place was empty, probably in the infirmary with Myouin. I smiled wryly and walked back to class.

When I left, I met Simon near the school gate. I looked at each other and then I walked over, the longer I looked, the more my heart hurt. Suddenly my phone vibrated in my pocket, is it my aunt? Why are you calling now?

"Hello, I'm listening, auntie!"

"..."

"What do you say? Le...Leo why is he at the hospital? What hospital is that? Alright, I'll be right there!" I hung up the phone, ran as fast as I could to the street to take the car to the hospital. What's going on? Why did the boy go in there? My heart was confused. Too much going on today.