Chapter 003.6: To Replace Me Part 1

We are walking back to the classroom.

“Wait. Let me go to the restroom.”

“What? Hurry up okay?”

Rose sounded irritated. I nodded at her then went to one of the cubicle in the female's restroom.

I lifted off my skirt and pulled down my underwear to my knees then sat on the toilet bowl.

While I'm unloading the liquid in my urinary bladder, I stared at a certain dust or perhaps a stain on the tile wall. It looks like the silhouette of Mark.

Speaking of him, does he care? Is he sad with our breakup? Would he still want a come back..? Come back with me..?

“Pfft—!”

I held back my laughter but I can't stop the tears forming in the corners of my eyes.

Beauty, combat strength, and reliability— He praised me once for those aspects.

I was really happy especially because that was the first time he complimented me. Mark doesn't really praise people that much as well. He flatters them but rarely praised somebody with sincerity.

Since he praised me, I was happy. I felt special. I thought I was at least one step ahead from other girls he know.

But I was wrong! He might just be flattering me as well.

Besides....

Beauty, combat strength, and reliability— Our SSG president has all of those aspects as well.

In fact, she's far more beautiful and reliable. I never saw her fight so I don't know anything about her combat strength. But she's better than me. She's more talented than I do. And most of her abilities are useful for Mark.

And even without her, Rose is still there as well. She's beautiful and powerful. She might lack experience in terms of fighting but her present combat skills are already admirable.

Her family is wealthy too. She have wealth that Mark could use to help him to his goal.

Oh wait. I guess not really. Mark's family and he himself is wealthy. But whatever. It doesn't change the fact that she's a worthy candidate to be Mark's girlfriend.

Unlike Mae.

She got nothing going on with her except her aesthetic value. It just so happen she luckily met Mark when he was still immature and impressionable which made him easily fall for her.

If it's with the present him where it's even hard to stimulate him, she perhaps wouldn't even catch his eyes.

I don't know what made Mark notice her which started their story but..... she was just merely lucky! That's all there is to it.

And that's why I won't let her to be my replacement.

Yes. My replacement. Because I am useless and invaluable to Mark that made him not to invest his trust in me.

*...ock*..nock*..Knock*

So that's why he needed somebody that's more worthy for him.

*...Knock..!*Knock!*Knock!*

Someone reliable, useful, and helpful. Somebody he could put his trust on. And that's not me. And nevermind Mae! She's not a worthy candidate.

*KNOCK!*KNOCK!*KNOCK!*

“Elizabeth?! Are you okay?! Are you still alive?!”

I was awoken from my thoughts by a loud knock and shout from Rose judging with her voice.

I realized I'm still in the restroom. And I feel a warm and stingy sensation in my eyes.

I took a toilet paper and cleaned myself with it. After flushing it down the toilet, and washing my hands, I opened the door. And I saw Mary and Rose in front of the door with worried expression plastered on their faces.

“Hey! Why did you just come out?! Why weren't you responding to me earlier?!”

“Eliza-san are you okay? Your eyes are bloodshot. Did you cry in there? You can talk to us you know?”

“No. I was just thinking of something. Please don't worry about it.”

“Uh... Err, okay.”

“Ah! Wait! I think I need to pee as well. God. You forced me to eat earlier and even made me wait for long. Now, I also feel the urge.”

“Go ahead. We will wait.”

“Yes. We will wait here Rose-chan.”

“Of course you would! It's given.”

Rose went in the cubicle and shut the door close.

Given with her extroverted personality, it's no surprise that Mary wouldn't be able to endure this silence so she'll naturally initiate a conversation.

“Eliza-san, are you really alright?”

“Thank you for asking but I am really fine.”

“I see.... Err. Anyway, just don't forget you have friends with you. So please don't think you have no one to talk to.”

‘Friends’ she said. Such a fancy term with a too-good-to-be-true meaning.

But in the end, friendship is just another mean to an end. It's just another exploitative relationship sugar-coated with a deceptive flowery words. It's just a more subtle and indirect tool for an objective.

I wonder what she needs from me. Why is she even so amiable to me? I got nothing she could get from me.

Or is it Mark?

Does she also covets him?

And if she does. That makes sense as well. She once liked Mark after all and who knows if she still feel something for him.

“I have a question.”

“Ah! Yes?!”

She for some reason jerkily turned all her focus to me with a bright glimmering eyes.

“Do you like Mark?”

“Eh? Huh? Uh... Err. I do like Mark. He's kind and reliable after all. B-But it isn't what you think okay?! I don't plan to take him from you. And remember that I also have a boyfriend whom I am loyal for!”

“So would you like to be together with him once again?”

“But I just said I don't plan to ta—”

“Please answer.”

“Uh... Yes!”

“I see...”

“Wait don't misunderstand! I just said ‘Yes’ to say I'll answer your question. Geez, it's because you stares at me like that and speaks so seriously that it put pressure on me.”

“What's your answer then?”

“Ehh.. Well.. um... I don't think so.”

“Oh. Why?”

“I just think we aren't meant for each other.”

“Why do you say that?”

“No... Uh... I don't really know. I just feel like it. Perhaps because I once betrayed him.. err...”

“So you wouldn't want to be with him despite liking him.”

“No. I mean, I like him. But it's not the ‘romantic’ type of affection.”

“........”

“And I think I already found my own man hehehe.”

“Renz?”

“Yes.”

“He enjoys mobile and online gaming way too much that sometimes he ends up neglecting me.”

So he is an addict.

”But he is sweet, loving, caring and sincerely loves me you know.”

“I see.”

*Bam!*

“Pwehhh~!”

Rose explosively pushed the door open and immediately rushed out with disgusted expression.

“What's wrong Rose-chan?!Are you okay?”

“I'm fine but uh...! Damn Elizabeth! Was that used napkin yours?! Is that why you took so long earlier?!”

“I am not in my period phase.”

“Then is it yours Mary?!”

“Ehhh~?! No way Rose-chan! That's harsh. I haven't even used the toilet of our school since yesterday.”

I looked inside the cubicle and in the corner nearly behind the toilet bowl is a somewhat hidden bloody napkin sprawled open on the tile floor.

“Ah damn it! So disgusting! We should seriously implement a rule about this! Help me suggest this to the school!”

“That won't actually stop it. They won't completely obey it anyway. And it's not really possible to install a CCTV camera in the female's restroom to serve as deterrent and identification to know who broke the rule.”

“Aahhh~!!! Some girls really lacks manners! Humph! Let's leave. I'm extremely disgusted! Hmm... Where the hell is Mary?!”

“Wait Wait wait! Wait for me! I'm here!”

”Where did you go?!”

“I'm sorry Rose-chan. I just called a janitor to clean it up.”

“God! And now a guy is ought to clean it! This is humiliating.”

“Calm down Rose-chan. I understand what you feel.”

“Humph! Let's go we're seriously late.”

So we left.

—In the classroom. Ma'am Iris is currently in lecture. And we only have one door in our classroom.

There's only the front door where anybody who will enter is seen by the teacher and everybody else.

So sneaking is not possible, thus we knocked and greeted ma'am Iris.

“Good morning po ma'am.”

“Good morning ma'am Iris. Sorry we're late. I did some paperwork.”

“Go~od morning po ma~am~!”

“Good morning miss Sevada and it's fine miss Hecate. I understand. Good morning to you as well miss Tellisha. So energetic as usual.”

“Hehehe..”

“Please have a seat. We're almost done here so just ask your classmates about the lesson and copy their notes later.”

“Oka~y po ma'am.”

“Thank you ma'am.”

“Thank you po ma'am Iris!”

“Fufufu. Hello Eli-chan! Why were you late?”

When we were walking through the center aisle, a voice that I loved called out my name.

But we already broke up. So I shouldn't... I shouldn't feel happy.

“......”

“Eh? Did you just ignore me?”

“Mister Reverren. I don't disallow intimacy to anybody but please do it later after class.”

“Oh. I can be intimate with anyone ma'am? So does it include you?”

“Sure. If below 71 is alright for you.”

“Ugh. Such a huge sacrifice.”

“Yes so please sit down and behave properly.”

“No no no ma'am. It's costly but it's worth it!”

“Let see.”

Annoying.

He's even wooing his teacher.

No!

I no longer have the right to be mad. He can do whatever he wanted!

But ma'am Iris huh. She seems to be suitable for Mark.

Iris M. Pallida—27 years old. Beautiful with her silver long hair and ice blue eyes. Smooth porcelain skin. Slender but curvy body with presumably D cup size.

In terms of appearance, she's beautiful and attractive.

In terms of personality, it's acceptable. She's aloof and cold but Mark can handle it.

Ma'am Iris is also a reliable person and she has small influence as a teacher which could prove to be useful at some point.

Her physique seems to be fit for a combat as well. The agile type I guess. She'll be useful if trained properly.

Overall, ma'am Iris is so far the best.

I see.

I decided.

I'll make ma'am Iris as my replacement.