Valentina's Point of View

"The booths are now open." and the students walk towards the entrance of the booths, trying to taste the food that we made. Half of the students rushed towards Vida's booth. She takes a glance at me when a lot of students are pilling up towards her booth. She managed to raised her eyebrow and smirked at me. Nikki poked me that's why I diverted my attention.

"You okay? Freya, we got this." I glare at her for calling me by my first name.

"Stop calling me Freya, Nikkita. It's disgusting." she chuckled.

"You open now? Can we eat here?" both of us looked at the voice coming from behind us and found out it's Sajan, together with his teammates.

"Yes. Sure. Just take a seat there." Nikki pointed out at the seats we've prepared while stammering.

I've helped Nikki preparing for our dish. They are almost 15 of them. I've steamed the eggplant for the fries, prepared the brown rice and the kombucha while Nikki's preparing for the sirloin steak and the dessert. As soon as we've done preparing 15 meals, we walked towards their table and put it there.

"Enjoy your meal." I smiled when I gave them the last set of meals.

"Cap's will surely enjoy the meal and the view." I saw Sajan elbowed the side of his teammate that's why they began to laugh.

"Can you fill in the evaluation form later? All of you, if it's okay." I looked at Sajan.

"Yes sure. We will Val. You don't need to worry." Sajan smiled at me. I smiled back at him and walk back towards our booth.

I saw his teammates are teasing him. I just shooked my head and starts preparing ahead meals so that we won't be rattled when students will be eating in our booth. After a while, we've received 89 feedbacks already that made me feel relieved. I glanced at our booth and observed that there are still many foods left.

"Oh, look who's sad, Femise." Vida, who passed by our booth.

"It's our silent bitch Valentina, Vida." Femise gave me a head to toe look.

"Bugs are everywhere, Val. Can you see it?" Nikki said.

"There are trashcans who are passing by our booth. I hope they can find their place." I looked at them.

"Oh stop being so high-class bitch, Val. I know you can't top us. We've got 100 feedbacks and we're going out to celebrate already how we can crush you. Loser, Amore." Vida flipped her head and walk away with Femise giving Nikki glares.

"Loser their face. We can beat them though. We still have many meals that we can prepare." I nodded at Nikki and start preparing the set of meals again.

While I was busy mixing the kombucha, a customer called for our attention.

"Hey, Val." Aga greeted me.

"Hey, Aga. Are you going to order?" He nodded.

"Can you make it 10 sets? I'm gonna bring home some since I've told my mom that your food is good. She's a chef so she wanted to try some." I gave him a shocking look. I just nodded and told Nikki about it. When we're done preparing the sets and put it in an eco-bag, Aga walked inside our booth and held the eco-bag.

"It's heavy, Val. I can handle it. The payment is on the counter, thank you." And he left us.

I walked up to our counter and saw 10 feedback papers have been filled and a payment. I grabbed the feedbacks and put it in the box. I tried to sit and lean my head in the counter and closed my eyes. I was dozing when I woke up with a small knock on the counter.

"Still open?" I lift my head and saw Clint.

"Yes sir. We're still open. Do you want to order a meal?" I stood up and dust myself.

"Drop the sir, Val. I bought two energy drinks for you and your friend. And there is a face towel there and a bottled of water. Keep yourself hydrated." He placed a paper bag in the counter.

"You don't need to, Clint." But I managed to smile and simply uttered thanks.

"Regarding the meal, can you make 50 meals? The faculty and some of the stockholders want to taste your food since Mrs. Primrose commended your food earlier and bragged about it." Nikki walk towards our direction and was shock upon hearing what Clint has said.

I whispered to Nikki if there are enough supplies to make a 50 meal for the faculty. She just nodded and even more awed when she saw a bunch of people was walking towards our direction and sitting in the seats we've prepared.

"Yes. We'll prepare 50 meals for the faculty. I hope they can wait a little longer. We will be going to put it on your table." Clint smiled at me and nodded, walking towards the place where the faculties are seated.

"Oh my, Val. I told you we can win this right? Let's keep moving." Nikki was excited so I grabbed an energy drink at the paper bag and gave it to her. I take mine with me and drink it. I started to prepare meals with a smile.

It's already 4:30 pm when we've finished preparing the last set of meals. I sat down the sit in the counter as soon as I've given them the set of meals. I looked at Nikki who is tired yet she managed to smile at me.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Yes, I am. That two nights are worth it, Val. Whoo-hoo!" she said while screaming and raising her both hands.

I grabbed the bottled of water in the paper bag and finished it drinking in one gulp. I stretched out my arms and legs. I can feel numb in my hands that's why I stay still and tries to move it.

"The faculty likes it, Val." Clint, putting 51 feedback papers, including his on the counter.

"Thank you so much, Sir Clint." I smiled at him while trying to move my fingers again.

"Stop the Sir, Val. Are you okay?" I just nodded. A faculty called out for his name that's why he bid goodbye.

"Hey, Val. Are you okay?" Nikki walks towards the counter.

"My hands are numb. I can't feel it anymore. I have practice at 6 pm. And there is no time for this kind of whatever you call this." I sighed, trying to move my fingers but failed to do so.

"Should I call someone?" I looked at her, who is worrying about me.

"Can you?" she nodded and removed her apron and run away.

I tried to move my fingers but ended up groaning because I can't control them. I leaned my head on the counter again and closed my eyes, totally pissed off with my fingers. I screamed when I can't feel that I have my hands and fingers when me.

"Hey, hey, hey. Why are you shouting? You are making me insane, Freya." I looked up and saw Nikki, with Sajan.

"Stop calling me Freya, Nikki, or I'll punch you." I glared at her.

"Are you okay, Val?" I shooked my head and raised my hand.

"Can't feel anything. I can't feel my hands and fingers with me." He walked inside our booth, in my direction.

He holds my hand and knelt. He starts massaging my knuckles, palm, and fingers. I leaned my back in the chair and closed my eyes. His massaging strokes are good and it made me sleepy. When I opened my eyes, I saw Nikki leaning her back in the chair in front of me. I turned my gaze and observe our booth and saw no trace of Sajan.

"Nikki," I said, trying to wake her up.

She groaned and yawned. She looked at me with her sleepy eyes. I stood up and looked at my watch where it is 6:45 pm.

"Oh my. I'm late, Nikki. Where is Sajan?" she stood up too, stretching her arms.

"He left after he's done massaging your hands. Do you feel better?" I nodded and moved my fingers and arms.

"I should thank him when I got time," I told Nikki while fixing my things.

"You should. I just grabbed him from his practice." Nikki shrugged and fixes her things as well.

When we finished packing and cleaning our booth, we bid goodbye to each other. Nikki left and was fetched by her dad. I run off towards the aerobic room and quickly changed my outfit to baggy sweatpants and a black crop tee partnered with a Guess Milla sneaker. I opened the door of the aerobic room and saw them practicing our routine.

"Sorry, I'm late." I bowed down my head.

They just nodded their head and motioned me to take my place. I put my bag at one of the monoblock chairs and took my place. We've practice how to pull off this intramurals dance competition. I was occupied by the thought about the intramurals and was thinking about the pageant that I'll be joining it's a little scared since the past where my trauma was made is bringing back a lot of memories in my head.

"That's a wrap." I heard our instructor said.

Some of us shouted in relief. They started fixing their things and bid goodbye at each other.

"Won't go home yet?" I shook my head while trying to practicing the first set of our routine.

"Going to catch up," I said trying to recall the steps we've done earlier.

My dance mates bid goodbye and I just nodded, trying to practice the dance. When the clock hits 8:30 pm, I decided to stop and change my clothes. I turn off all the lights of the aerobic room and locked it. When I leave the room, I've turned on the flashlight of my phone. As I was walking down the hall, I heard a moan that made me shiver.

"What the? Are they nuts?" I asked myself while walking down the hall, finding the person who moans.

When I was looking at the rooms, I saw a figure of a woman lying down the table of our Physics laboratory. I decided to turn off my flashlight and slowly turn the doorknob and silently entered the room.

"Cion. Someone entered." The man is Cion. I clenched my jaw of wanting to punch him.

"You're just overthinking things, Femise." I saw the figure of Cion shook his head.

He reached for Femise and did something that made her moan even more. I was disgusted in the fact and thinking that I am watching them. I took out my phone and decided to take a picture of them. I turned my camera's flash and took a picture of them.

"What the fuck?" They both shouted so I decided to storm out of the room and run.

I was laughing watching their photo caught in action. Femise' underwear was exposed and Cion, where his face was caught kissing the chest of Femise. When I reached the parking lot, I grabbed the keys of my Ducati in my bag. I tied my hair into a high ponytail and wear of my helmet. I saw Cion, running while the buttons of his uniform are open. I turned my Ducati on and get on it.

"Stop, right there." but I didn't bother to hear him out.

I gripped harder on the handlebars of my motorcycle. I looked at him, reached my position.

"What did you do, Val?" I shrugged.

"Delete that fucking photo," he told me with authority.

I just gave him a bored look.

"Delete that fucking photo, Val. You are fucking ruining my reputation." I looked at him while raising my eyebrow.

"You are ruining your reputation, Cion. Are you that cheap? Kissing your girls in this school and a lot of men adore you because you're the perfect ensemble of man? You're fucked up. A fucked up student council president." I clenched my jaw and drove away.