Note: * * means start and end of Flashback.
*“Thank you, Cath. You’re the one that helped me a lot with this club,” the moderator praised the female student. She was also the one who initiated the applause. “Without you this club wouldn’t be as great as it is right now.”
The members all clapped their hands and Catherine silently thanked them for their appreciation. By this time, Cyril had gained his courage to speak up. He’s been hiding it for a while now since he couldn’t really find any right moment to tell his friends about it. However, now that the atmosphere is a little lighter, he has decided that it’s the right timing. After the applause died down, he slowly raised his hand and it caught the member’s attention.
“Can I say something?” he asked.
“Go ahead, Cy,” the moderator answered, prompting him to stand up with a hand gesture.
And Cyril did so. He looked at the members of the club who are almost all his friends. With a deep sigh he started confessing. “I know that we’ve been together for quite a while now and I just want to say sorry for having to keep this as a secret.”
He paused for a while and it made the students anticipate his next few words.
“I,” he said.*
Cyril shook his head which made him leave his trance. Who would have thought that with three simple words, his whole life would change in a flash? Remembering that day made him sigh to himself as he opened his eyes and started staring at his ceiling. It’s been 7 weeks now after their previous academic year ended. Also, 7 weeks since he confessed in front of his club and lost almost all of his friends except for one.
He only had the courage to do so because during his stay in that club he actually felt like they were family. Never in a million chances has he thought that they would suddenly change just because of that. Honestly speaking, if not for his best friend Hera, Cyril would have decided to transfer schools for the upcoming school year.
Because losing his friends isn’t the worst part of what is happening to him right now. Since that day as well, they never stopped making fun of him even over the internet and now that is his main problem. He’s being a victim of cyberbullying for 7 straight weeks now but no matter how many times he reports them nothing really happens.
Some people that he knows told him to try and report them to the authorities but he decided not to because for some apparent reason it will only make the situation worse than it already is. So for the sake of keeping the problem small, Cyril decided that he would just pretend that nothing is happening only until they physically harm him he will just keep his cool.
While staring at nothing but air, Cyril felt his cellphone vibrate on the nightstand. He turned his head towards it before he took it to check.
He received a message from Hera which says. "I have some news for you, I’m coming over in 5."