Chapter XII: Carl’s Constellation (Part 2)

It was another peaceful day for the Christmas celebration of our academy. I was walking my way to our room when I remembered all the stuffs I still had to do in the student council office. I was so busy this past few days for this celebration to become a success that I forgot about the monthly reports the academy requests every month. I continued walking while shaking my head to shake off my worries when I bumped into someone. The collision made me weak and all the papers I was holding flew into the air. "No!" I shouted but the situation was inevitable I started picking them up and the person I bump also helped me. After the last paper, he helped me up and I saw his face. Chris Owen Andres. Another friend of Carl. "Thank you." I said and he smiled "It’s okay and I’m so sorry." he said and stared at me His staring made me uncomfortable so I had to ask him, "Do you need anything else?" "Oh, sorry. I don’t. I’ll get going then." I nodded my head and just went to our room. When I got into my sit, the teacher entered and started checking the attendance. Right on time. 12:00 noon I was monitoring the place making sure that an accident won’t occur. While standing under a shaded tree, I started reading some papers and summarizing the monthly reports when I saw a guy being chased by some students. The guy was wearing uniform and the guys chasing him had a ’Jail Booth Officer’ at the back of their shirts. They were probably doing their job as an office of the jail booth. The jail booth was the most anticipated booth this year. It was said that whoever enters the jail booth becomes lovers forever. I never really believe that because I knew two seniors of mine who entered that jail booth. They became in a relationship for two years but they broke up after graduating. So that just shatters their beliefs. "Ah! Leave me alone!" the guy shouted still trying to avoid the officers who were chasing him "Run faster people! We need to catch up with him. 10 dollars is on the line here!" one of the officers shouted and that made them speed up "Geez! I don’t want to be stuck in some creepy box for a freaking one hour! Don’t you realize that I may collapse in that temperature?!" "Sir, you won’t collapse inside the jail! Please come with us!" "Your jail isn’t well ventilated! I’m not going!" The guy ran faster and somehow ended up behind me. He clutched onto my blouse making it wrinkled. I shoved him away because he was ruining my blouse. "Hey! Hide me! Please?" he said while looking at the people finding him "I’m not a shield." I said and was pushing him away when he clung onto my arms "Please? Miss President, please help me. I really don’t want to go with them." "That’s not my problem, Drift. Go away." I said and he pouted like an idiot "Stop pouting, it’s disgusting." I said and he just pouted even more "Drift just please leave me alone?" "Not until you help me, Piper. Just help me on this one." "Fine." I claimed defeat and his face brightened "Woah! Thank you, Piper. You’re the best!" When the officers approached him, I sighed and looked at them. "Can you please leave Drift alone? He’s with me for today." The officers exchanged glances before nodding and leaving us. Drift smiled and said thanks before running away. Drift Anderson. Another friend of Carl. Why am I running into them lately?