A week passed like nothing happened. Giovanni and Georgina only talk about the school affairs, nothing else. They keep avoiding each other as long as they can, though it's quite an awkward situation. Now, she's inside the Student Council Office doing some paper works. She wants to be alone even for a short time to refresh her mind. The silence and comfortable atmosphere that the SC Office gives calms her. Few minutes passed, she heard someone knock on the door.
"Come in."
The moment the front door opens, she saw Giovanni with his serious aura. She sits properly but looks away from him. He's not her responsibility anymore, but he still comes here.
"What's your concern?" She asked, while scanning the paper.
"It's a personal concern. Let's talk somewhere or here is fine?"
"Spill it out."
"It's been a week since our last serious talk. I thought you didn't change, but as the day passed, I realized how much you change."
"So? What's your personal concern, then?" She asked in a bitter tone.
"We always left an ellipsis to our relationship. Should we decide if we will have left it with a question mark or end it with a period?" She flinch on what he said.
An awkward silence came. No one talk after what Giovanni said. She didn't know what he want to point out on those words. If they left it with ellipsis then, their relationship will not go to move forward and stay pause. Question mark, only left them asking so much question in their mind and if they choose a period, then it's the end. She clenches her fist just at the thought of it. There's no way she already move-on, it still hurts just the thought if those words came out from her mouth again, then it double kills for both of them. Giovanni realizes it. That's why he wants to end it with her own decision.
"L-let's end it with a period then," she said, looks at him with straight face. "Stay away from me, don't talk to me again and don't call me Wifey. Let's pretend we don't know each other. Let's not fool each other. I know I have hurt you. I'm doing this for our sake. There's no reason to continue anything anymore."
"Period? Then tell me one thing, did you regret you leave that day? Did you even love me?"
She chuckles. "Since the day I left, I forget about you. I loved you, but it doesn't mean something now. Regret? Not once. I will repeat what I did, whatever happened. Did I answer your question?"
A big lie. Those words she utters, everything is a lie. There's a tear about to fall from her eyes, but she would try hard to hide it.
"There's no chance then? If you ever say you regret everything, I'm ready to forget about what you did and start a new one, but you stick to your choice. Let's put a period here without a lingering feeling. It's fun to be with you. Ms. Alvarez." He smile to her.
"Yeah. It's fun to be with you."
"From now on, I'll be myself. The man you didn't know. Thank you for your time." He leaves the room with those smile on his lips.
Georgina's tears fall down as soon as the door close. Body trembles while sobbing, she try to not make any sound but it didn't help. All emotion from those white lies hits her in reality. It happened again. She keeps all the pain inside her, blames herself for everything. It's a stupid act to hide all her weaknesses.
*****
Another two days passed like a flash of light. Those two days, Georgina didn't go to school and excuse herself. All she did was cry and cry every night. Now, all her paper works piles up in front of her table. Her both eyes look swollen and drowsy at the same time.
"Gina, what's with your look? Didn't you sleep? Are you still sick?" Joshua asked while arranging all the papers on her table.
"I-I couldn't sleep well, don't mind me. Anyway, there's no problem going on while I'm not around, right?"
"Ah... You know Gina, the transferee..." She flinch when Louie mumble it.
"What is it?"
"He broke some rules, but we couldn't say anything. The only reason he has is he's a new student and didn't get familiar with the rules and regulation yet," Kathy explain.
"Anything else?"
"None so far."
She massages her temple and finishes all the paper works. No one tries to talk inside again—finish all their individual works. Amidst of silence inside the room, they heard a knock.
"Come in," Joshua said.
"M-Ms. President, there's a fight. The transferee and the student in Class 12-B are fighting at the back of our school building." A student from lower grade said while catching her breath.
"What?" they all said in unison.
"Let's come with her before the teacher notice it."
Joshua and the rest follow the woman who notified them about the fight. A deep sigh escape from her mouth while playing with the pen. She comes to school with a resolve not to meet Giovanni at any cost, but here she is. As a Student Council President, there's no way to avoid all these circumstances. After a few minutes of thinking about what she needs to do, her duty still comes first. She stands up, follows the rest at the back of the school building.
There are many students around the area when she came. She can hear the protest of an unfamiliar voice even from afar. Some student saw her walking towards them so, they let her pass. In surprise, there are some students knocked out on the ground while Joshua is holding Giovanni and Louie, holds the other man who protest.
"It looks like you're having fun without me," she said, that made them look in her direction. "Bring those knock-out men to the clinic. The two of you come to the Student Council Office. Let's talk there. The rest go back to your room." She mandated.
"Tsk. Let's talk here. Why do we need to go somewhere if we can talk here?" Giovanni said while he remove Joshua's grip on his arm.
"Mr. Javier..." Joshua mumble.
Both Giovanni and Georgina stare at each other, but she chuckles.
"I received news while I'm gone. You broke many rules here and now a fight? Why did you fight this time?" She asked.
"Ms. President, he steals my girlfriend on purpose. It's not only me, those men on the ground all of their girlfriend has stolen by him." The other man protested.
"Is it true Mr. Javier?"
"They come to me. I just welcome them. Is it my fault?"
"Well, it doesn't matter whose fault is it. The fact you caused a scene and broke the rule is the biggest problem here. I'll talk to the guidance councilor for this matter and give you punishment according to how heavy your offense is. Until then, don't make a scene anymore or else I'll give you suspension. It's easy for me to request for it."
She looks at them and gives a sign to Louie and Joshua to let them go. Other students go back to their room while the rest help the other Student Council member to bring those men into the clinic.
"You suit your role, Ms. Alvarez," Giovanni whisper before he bump to her on purpose.
"So, this is the new you? How unexpected it is, Mr. Javier." She said and turn her look to him.
"Who's the one who created the new me? Try to ask yourself once more."
Georgina clench her fist while watching him walk away with those playful laughs. Joshua and Louie, who left here, look at each other as if asking what they just heard.
"Gina, did the two of you know each other? What are you talking about?" Joshua asked.
"It seems like you're fighting," Louie add.
"Who knows? Let's go back. I need to do something."
They went back to the SC Office instead of asking her anymore question. Both of them sense something is wrong. Since the transferee came to St. Luke High School, Georgina seems in a bit of an off mood and troubled. If she wants to open up or not, it's her choice alone.
Time flies so fast like that before they knew the class hour was done. In the second half of class hour, Giovanni didn't attend any class. Most of the teachers asked Georgina on his whereabout because he's not attending their class for three straight days now, but she can't answer them. Even she didn't know what's going on. Instead, they told them, she'll talk to him about this matter as soon as possible, though she didn't know how.
"Gina, are you going to join us?" Maila asked her while fixing their things.
"I have something to do, maybe next time. Go ahead first."
"Okay. See you tomorrow." She watches Maila and Janna leave the room before she gets her bag and left too.
Instead of heading to the main gate, she stops by inside the girls' comfort room to fix herself first. There are two women who just leave when she came but didn't glance at them and went straight in front of the mirror. She got the pouch inside the bag where she compiled her make-up and was about to put a lipstick when she heard a noise at the last cubicle on the left side. She shrugs her head, try to ignore it, but a moan came out. It's a short one, but she's not deaf. She put down the lipstick—walk straight in front of the cubicle where the noise came from. This time, she can hear it loud and clear. Without a second thought, she knocks on the door.
"Open this you bastard,"
"Mmhh... S-stop... M-Ms. President is h-he—mph..."
"Should I force myself in or the both of you will stop everything?" She asked again, but in a few seconds, the door open.
She saw the nerd woman who knows as a top student in Class 12-B. Her uniform is wrinkled, hair is a mess, and she's panting to fix her glasses. Behind her is Giovanni Javier, who doesn't even get worry for what will happen. The necktie didn't tie properly and the three buttons of his uniform are open, two. Based on their appearance, she didn't need to be asked what's going on.
"M-Ms. President... T-this..."
"I really hate an overtime work but I won't tolerate anymore of this. Both of you come with me. Let's talk about it." She said, turn her back to them.
The three of them head straight to the Student Council Office without breaking the silence.