They Meet Again

Sun is already up when Georgina Alvarez wakes up. The white and pink theme room, which shows her girl's side, gives a beautiful vibrancy as the sunlight coming inside. It's wide with its study table, bookshelves, and huge walk-in closet. Amidst the coziness of her room, she found herself yawning while hugging her human size bear before she gets up.

It's a hectic morning for her again.

She's the new Student Council President, one of the reasons she always feels tired. If she knew it's difficult, she wouldn't participate in the last election. Georgina didn't have a reason to run, but her friends tried to pursue her many times. They expected a year without restriction, but it's not the case. Georgina is stricter than the former Student Council President.

One of her rules inside the school grounds is it's not allowed to flirt in the hallway or inside the classroom. No one should stay outside the classrooms if the class start, no fights, and so on. A typical rules and regulations. But the most hated part of all students. It's not like she decides on it alone. All members of the Student Council agreed on it. All they want is to give an example to those students, discipline those who broke the rules and gives a better surrounding to them.

After stretching for a few seconds, Georgina stands and do her morning rituals inside the bathroom before going down.

Inside the dining room, they prepared her breakfast on the table. She looks around to find Warren, her brother whose only three years younger, but even a shadow is not there. An old lady came out inside the kitchen. It's the room next to where she was now. It's easy for her to bring the food to the table because it's connected.

"Auntie Sita, where's Warren?" She asked while pulling the chair.

"Ma'am Gina, he left early. He has some important things to do in his school." She answers. Georgina nods her head and eats.

Auntie Sita was the longest maid in her family. Rather than a maid, she can call her a part of their family. The person they trusted the most.

"Warren is not a good liar," she said, which made the old lady chuckle.

"Why don't you ask him about the girl he's dating, then?"

"I want to tease him more," she laughs.

After the conversation, they doesn't talk, and eat her food quietly. It's been a week since she noticed Warren's change of attitude rather than a video game. He's always on his phone and giggling alone. Sometimes, he calls someone late at night and often goes outside the house during weekend. Those acts only prove that he's dating someone. Georgina knows it well than anyone.

Half an hour before the class, Georgina came to St. Luke High School without a problem. Every student she passes by greets her with a smile on their face. Most of them wearing their proper uniform, unlike on the first week of class, they punished many students for not following the basic rules. On her way to Student Council Office, Maila, and Janna pop out in front. It made her stop but give them a 'what are you doing?' look, though it didn't surprise her any more. Her two best friends keep going on and off the scene since back then in their first year of senior high.

"Gina, what took you so long? Our eyes are about to turn white here," Janna said with an irritated tone as if it were real.

Georgina sigh. "As if you wait for me. Based on what I know, the two of you are just waiting for a handsome student to come," she utters sarcastically. "I didn't tell you to wait for me."

The two women flinch and laugh awkwardly. "We're just kidding Ms. President." Maila clings to her arms as they continue to walk.

Amidst their silence, she notices a group of a women talking in the hallway. Some of them giggle, and the rest looks flutter. Now, she realized it. There was a student before who looked suspicious.

"Have you heard the news? There's a new student here. All of them say he's handsome. Like in an anime character." Janna broke the silence.

"I only had a glimpse of him, but he's good-looking at any angle," Maila added.

Georgina stops walking and turns to them with a forced smile. "The two of you, I don't care who is the new transfer student, even if it looks like Leonardo DiCaprio or Lee Min Ho or whatever anime characters you know, I will not give a damn. Did you get it?"

"Well, we don't know why our Ms. President here is super bitter about this matter," Maila mumbled, but she glared at them.

Although she knows what Maila says is true, it can't change her mind. Bitter or not, love is the only word she doesn't know if it's true or an illusion.

"Maila, I don't want to argue. You better shut your mouth. I have something to do. Go to our classroom first."

After they both nod their head, she heads straight to the SC Office to check if there's some work to do there. But as soon as she enters, those stern looks on their faces welcome her. It looks like they just finished talking to each other without her presence. Student Council Office is not a big room. It's only a small one with a few tables for a single person, in the middle, there's a meeting table for them.

All of them stare at her while she walks toward her table. It looks like what they are talking about before is not something she should hear. A few seconds of silence and awkwardness lingers inside the room. Georgina clears her voice before looking back at them again.

"Continue your conversation. Do I need to leave first?" She asked.

"Gina, are you okay?" Joshua asked out of nowhere. He's the Vice President of the Student Council. A tall with black wavy hair wears a nerd glass but handsome man.

"O-of course, what kind of question is that?"

Georgina forces a laugh again and arranges some papers in front of her table. Those papers are all lists of requests from other students and club presidents for upcoming events. Her job is to check every detail and confirm the request if it's eligible before she pass it to the higher-ups for signature. It's only one of her job as a Student Council President. Whenever an event come, their schedule is more hectic.

"He's handsome in person," Lea came inside the room giggling.

"I'm more handsome than him." Louie protested.

"What? You're not even in half of his handsomeness. He's like a prince while you're a frog."

They disrupted the long awkward silence as the two members of the Student Council came. Neither of them change. They still bickers with each other, even over a simple thing. Georgina puts down all the papers and stares at them. Lea and Louie's eyes get wide when their gazes meet. She feels something is off here. The way they got shocked as soon as they seen her seems not right. On their usual day, to lessen the fatigue and work, someone from them will enlighten the mood, but today is different. All of them avoid her gaze.

"So, tell me, what's going on? Am I not part of this group? Don't reason out. It will not work." She said, propping her right hand under the chin.

"W-what are you saying, Gina? It's all good."

"Kathy, tell me what's going on?" She asked Kathy, the Student Council Secretary. She's an introvert but honest and intelligent.

Her eyes look troubled. As if convincing herself to lie, but in the end, a sigh escapes her mouth. "We heard that the transfer student requested the Principal to let you guide him for a week until he gets used to this school."

"W-what? Did you say requested for me?" She asked in surprise.

"We insist on taking the tour, but the transferee doesn't want it. I know you hated this job, but the Principal is waiting for you in her office." Joshua answers her question.

She heaves a sigh while massaging her temple and tries to calm herself. "A special request? How great is that transferee to seek for my presence?" She stand-up and looks at them again. "I'll let this pass this time, but there's no next time. I won't accept this tour job, even if the transferee is the child of our country's President."

"Understood," they all said in unison, watching her walk outside the room.

In front of the Principal's Office. she saw the door was half open. From her distance, she can see the Principal inside. She composes herself before she knocks three times.

"Good morning, ma'am," she greets with a genuine smile.

"Good, you're right in time, Ms. Alvarez. Sit down and wait for Mr. Javier to come." The Principal signs the chair in front of her table on the left side.

It took a few minutes before the door opened. Georgina didn't glance back and waits for this conversation to end as soon as possible since the class was about to start too.

"Sorry, I have some urgent call from home." Georgina flinches when she notices his voice sounds familiar, but it's impossible to be him.

"It's alright Mr. Javier. Please sit down." The Principal insisted, so he did.

"Anyway, you already know Ms. Alvarez since you requested it yourself. She's the new Student Council President. She's the one who'll tour you on this school since you're still not familiar. Is it fine for you, Ms. Alvarez?"

"Of course, ma'am, it's not like there's a choice left. Am I right Mr. Javie—" she didn't finish her words when their gaze met. It's not an illusion or a dream. Both eyes get wide out of instinct. "V-van?" She mumbles.