Heart Darkness
Chapter 9 Ethan Sanchez ...

It's not easy to face Ethan Sanchez. Like the next morning ....

Marya's class looked quiet. Mr. Jerry, the homeroom teacher, stood before them with a sheet containing the student's name and tryout scores and final exam scores. He read out the names of those who had to take the remidial exam. Abram Hartley propped up his chin on the back bench. Her name was read for the first time for improvement in all subjects, making Claire look amused at Abram while giving a thumbs up upside down. Abram smothered his hyacinth lips.

Mr. Jerry's glasses slumped to the tip of his nose and he watched his students one by one from the top of the glasses. The nose of the fireworks deflated when mentioning the names of the students and Mr. Jerry's saliva spurted like a fine drizzle attack at the beginning of the rainy season. The front students were forced to use school bags as head protection shields, unless they wanted to have their hair covered by Mr. Jerry's mouth. He started talking.

"The last three students of the top 10 who do not need to be remidial, you know yourself yes. It is the pride of our class. Please go to the library while you wait for your friends to solve the Remidial problems, or you are allowed to leave school early as a reward for your perseverance and hard work."

Mr. Jerry's voice was like the sound of a sawed milk can. Every time he spoke, his lips pursed and a strange hiss came out of it followed by the blink of an eye like the flickering of something.

Peff .... Peff .... Peff ....

It was some kind of disorder, maybe the nerve tissue of his lips was pinched into something under the skin. Even so, the children had great respect for his kind-hearted and famous teacher of geniuses. He is often likened to Jerry from Tom & Jerry cartoons because it makes a lot of sense to make students learn orderly.

Reinha Durante walks up to Claire and steps out in awe of classmates. So does Ethan Sanchez. However, instead of leaving class, the teenage boy went to Marya Corazon's desk.

Ethan purposely stands in the way making Marya go awry. The whispering children want to know why Ethan is harassing Marya in the presence of her guardian teacher and classmates.

"You're going to come with me to learn math" Ethan said, almost whispering.

Marya was silent, not wanting to respond to Ethan. He shifts his steps in search of a crack to escape Ethan, but the teenage boy follows Marya's footwork.

"Ethan, don't bother him!"

Abram Hartley exclaimed he could not bear to see Marya nervous. Abram knew Marya liked to be restless when she was in the limelight. He had been observing Marya for a whole year.

"Hey, Ethan Sanchez?! Why are you bothering Marya?" Mr. Jerry asked from the class podium. If Ethan doesn't answer the big flood immediately, it's inevitable.

"We're going to study in the library" whispered Ethan in a threatening tone. He turned and faced Jerry.

"I'm going to a study group with Marya, Master. You know, Marya used a simple method to solve the complicated problems of the exata. I'll learn from him" Ethan Sanchez replied to Jerry.

"Good Boy, what an interesting class this is. Geniuses filled this class but some of their friends did not learn at all. Go to Ethan's library, Marya."

"Can I go with Master? I'm a fool about math and Marya can teach me until I get it." Abram raised his hand suddenly. I want to follow Marya.

"Think of that later, Abram Hartley! Later ... after your remidial sheet is collected. From yesterday-yesterday you just did, just realized now?" Abram sagged limp on his stool. What if Ethan Sanchez bothers Marya?

While Marya stepped gontai in the corridor leading to the library. Ethan Sanchez followed behind. Their behavior did not escape the attention of Reinha Durante and Claire who first sat sipping an orange drink on the park bench.

"Ethan seems interested in Marya."

"Well, attracted to Marya's intelligence," Reinha's erratization corrects Claire's assumption. "I'm also interested in Marya Corazon."

"Aren't you jealous of Marya?"

Reinha smiled widely, shrugging her shoulders amusedly, "What should I be jealous of?"

"yes too. Ethan couldn't be interested in Marya. After all, you are beautiful, smart and have everything. While the only thing Marya has is her intelligent brain. Aye?" Claire took a sip of orange juice until it was over. The wind bubble tip of the pipette on the bottom of the glass sounds a sign that the drink has been empty.

"I'm very busy. What do you want?" followed by angry face emoticons.

Ethan reads the paper from Marya for a moment. One eyebrow raised high. He replied to Marya's handwriting.

"Partial Integral and yourself ..." followed by a smiling expression emoji.

Ethan's reply shook Marya. The girl spontaneously stood up until the chair rattled loudly on the library floor due to the sound of friction.

Ssssttttttttttttt!!!

Some heads hissed, looking at the two. Their gazes contained the message, "please don't be noisy!".

Ethan apologizes, holds Marya's right hand, pulls her down. He didn't even give up his hands after Marya sat down. Being seen with Ethan Sanchez is enough to make Marya in the fog. What if Ethan's fans see this? They're probably gonna start bothering Marya again. He doesn't like that.

"Let go!" Marya is not happy with Ethan's behavior.

"No! You'll run away if I let go."

"I'm not leaving" whispered Marya.

Ethan doesn't mind it. His free hand moved nimble open the Math book and directly on integral questions.

"You ... are as complex as the integral symbols" whispered Ethan.

Marya smiled wryly. He eventually relents, fearing that Ethan might make a scene.

"Solve this!"

Ethan pushes a book and circles a number. When Marya realized she could not write because her hand was held, Ethan reluctantly let Marya go.

"It's an advanced integral, I don't know. You're the only one looking for a solution" Marya refused. His hands repeatedly stretched and clenched rigidly under the table. Ethan's touch was there. That makes him nervous.

Ethan thought hard. He cupped his hands on the table and made a pillow for his chin. Marya leaned on the bench looking for opportunities to leave. Now or not at all.

Ethan suddenly looked directly at Marya's face. That was why the teenage boy looked down. Marya's face can't hide anymore, and even Hoodie Marya can't protect her from Ethan's eagle eyes. He grimaced happily.

"Don't try to escape, Marya! I'd like to see Reinha Durante's reaction when I find out that you ... "

"Well .. "say Marya fast. He shrinks in the library bench as a tissue squeeze hears Ethan's threat. While Ethan smiled triumphantly because he defeated Marya Corazon.

*******************************

The Marya Corazon episode is dedicated exclusively to my beloved cousin Marya Corazon Da Gomez. Deep sorrow for the return of beloved Father to the presence of the Lord. May He rest in peace with our ancestors.

Keep Support Dusk Cewen always, well.

Like, Vote, Share, Comments that build my writing better.