3 Months Girlfriend
Chapter 4: The Bad Day

A moment when Mr. Reynolds had just left the room, Elle immediately cleaned up her belongings. It was enough that he dealt with Bren who throughout the class continued to pay attention to him. He was also quite tired of getting extra attention from the people in this room.

Fortunately, in the next class, Elle was not in class with Bren. Elle hugged her books on the chest, and walked quickly away from her seat.

“Clark...” Elle can hear Bren's call. But he did not want to look.

“Don't look, Elle! Just go!” Elle warns herself about failing to ignore Bren.

Being too late with her chaotic thoughts, Elle became oblivious to her steps. A guy Elle passed by, supported her to a fall. Books on the floor. Everyone in the class laughed at Elle.

Elle who fell down on the cold tile closed her eyes for a moment, enduring the embarrassment. “What else, anyway?!” He didn't know what his mistake was until he had to be treated like this.

The sound of laughter echoing in his ears suddenly disappeared instantly, replaced by the sound of someone slamming on the table and the sound of a punch. Elle immediately got up and saw what happened.

“If you dare to disturb him once more, I will not hesitate to kill you!” Bren clutched the collar of the guy who was holding Elle's leg until he fell. Bren's eyes look sharp and his jaw is stiff.  

Elle rushed over to Bren. “Stop,” muttered Elle while gazing around her, everyone was already focusing their attention towards Bren, Elle, and the guy Bren was clutching.

Elle tugged at Bren's arm. “Bren Hudson! Stopit! What the hell are you doing? What's the matter, anyway?”

Bren turned to look at Elle for a glance before finally releasing his grip on the guy he just hit it all out. He grabs Elle's wrist and pulls Elle out of class.

The students who had been watching them since, now began to whisper to each other until the room that was originally quiet because of the tension that lasted, became noisy instantly.

Without saying a word, Bren dragged Elle out of nowhere. Elle tries to hold back her steps that follow Bren's steps, as Bren grips firmly on her wrist. At the same time, Elle tried to release Bren's grip, which for Elle was too strong to make her grimace in pain.

“Let go of me!” snarled Elle who couldn't take it anymore.

Bren stopped his steps and threw Elle's hand. Elle withdrew her hand and retreated a step. He deliberately creates a distance between himself and Bren.

Elle held onto a wrist that felt empty after Bren let go. He spreads his gaze around. Goody. They were now near the school warehouse. Away from the classroom where Elle was supposed to be right now.

Not wanting to talk to Bren at all, Elle immediately turned around and was about to leave Bren who somehow brought her here.

“You are so stupid! If anyone bothers you, you should fight or yell like you did to me!” Bren's voice succeeded in making Elle undo his intention to leave.

Elle was breathing tired. “I just don't want to find problem—”

“And let others underestimate you? You're so naive,” interrupted Bren. “Listen. I'm giving you advice. Stop being stupid, innocent and naive. It'll only hurt you. People will only continue to bother you if—"

“Yes! I am innocent, stupid and naive! I'm too innocent to think that conveying feelings to such a haughty popular guy like you isn't a problem. Too stupid to dare to give you a gift that I laboriously made on velentine day. And I'm too naive to be in love with you!” elle shouted to make her breath pant.

After her breathing had returned to normal, before Bren could reply, Elle again said, “You know? If yesterday you and your friends hadn't been acting like jerks to me, and made me a joke. Maybe today I will stay on my bench without anyone else caring about my presence. There was no over-attention and ridicule and ill-treatment I received. My school life will remain calm and fine! It's all your fault! And you blame me for not fighting back?!”

Tears finally escaped from Elle's eye patch. However, Elle immediately wiped it off quickly with her palm not wanting to look weak and helpless before Bren. Elle never planned these tears. This is what Elle doesn't like about letting her emotions explode. He almost always cried when he let himself blow his anger.

Bren had not expected that Elle would be this angry at him. He suddenly ran out of words because what Elle said was true. But Bren's ego does not accept being blamed by Elle.

“I'm just helping you! Why are you even mad at me. Anyway I've apologized for my treatment of you yesterday—”

Elle's response was completely beyond Bren's expectations. He had no intention of getting an apology or a thank you from Elle. Bren just wants to defend himself who somehow must suddenly feel guilty to Elle.

Finally the school hours came. Elle was relieved to have made it through this long day. He also likes to avoid Bren all day.

Elle waited for the class to empty. He just doesn't want to be in the crowd. After the class was completely empty, he just rushed out of the class.

“You were a long time.” Bren who was standing leaning against the wall beside the door, surprised Elle.

Elle knitted her two eyebrows. “What are you doing?”

Both Bren's shoulders were raised. “Waiting you. You've seen him all day avoiding me. With Joe's help, I finally figured out what last class you took today. Wow. It's hard to find you. Though I just want to talk to you.”

“What do you want to talk about? I think we're done,” concluded Elle.

“You may be done. But, I haven't.”

Elle took her breath and threw it away with her eyes closed. “What do you want to talk about?”

“I'm sorry. I just wanted to apologize for being such a jerk to you yesterday, but I have absolutely no regrets for helping you earlier,” Bren said in just one breath. He smiled after it. I wish Elle could melt with her smile. Elle likes it, doesn't she? So a charming smile would definitely ease Elle's anger. At least that's what Bren thinks.

“I forgive you,” said Elle, “we're done, ‘right? I'll leave if there's nothing important you want to say anymore.” Elle turned around and left Bren. He just does not want to prolong the problem or create a new problem.

Bren blinked his eyes a few times. That easy as Elle forgave her? Bren hopes things will go easy. However, he did not expect it to be this easy.

“Clark! Wait!” Bren chases after Elle and holds Elle's arm.

Elle took her breath out once more. “What else? You want me to forgive you and I've forgiven you. I won't bother you anymore if that's what you want.”

“No. That's not. It's just that you're too easy to forgive me.” I don't know what Bren said. He only fussed because he was confused.

“I want my life to calm down. So let go of my hand and let's stop getting involved with each other.”

Bren released his grip on Elle's arm. “If you've forgiven me, can we be friends?”

Elle is surprised by Bren's request. He never imagined at all that a guy like Bren would invite him to be friends.

“Elle!” Not only did Elle respond to Bren's words, the sound of Jackson's call made Elle distract him from Bren.

Elle turned her back to Bren to look at Jackson. Then he ran over to Jackson and left Bren without a word. Elle forgot that today she promised to accompany Jackson to go see a movie in the cinema.

Bren looked at Elle's back who was moving away slowly away from her. “Who is he? That girl couldn't possibly already have a boyfriend, ‘kan?” he murmured in the heart.

Bren shook his head strongly. “There may be a girlfriend already so soon. Just yesterday he expressed his feelings to me.”