I'M GOING TO EAT

A pin drop silence filled the average room, with Lilian quietly standing by the bed while fidgeting with her dress. She nervously looked at Eleanor who had been using her phone for over ten minutes now.

It wasn't clear what she was doing, but Lilian could clearly guess that she was scrolling over some messages as her baby blue eyes didn't stop moving. Anyone would think she was barely able to read what her eyes caught, but not Lilian. Haven been tutored by Eleanor, she knew quite well that the latter was rather quick when it came to reading and her mind was easily able to capture and memorize.

None the less, she had a photographic memory, which was one of the things Lilian admired in her, together with her outstanding features and personalities.

She felt a heart wrenching pain when she realized what Eleanor needed her phone for. Causing her to regret letting her have the phone when she had asked for it, but she also knew that she couldn't keep Eleanor from perusing through the school forum that had been filled with negative comments about her.

She didn't know who was the culprit of such atrocity, going to the extreme of exposing her hospital reports that diagnosed her as an HIV positive. It would have been fine if it was just exposing the results, but the culprit went as far as claiming that Eleanor went about sleeping with men and finally contracted the virus.

Needless to say, others claim without evidence that she might also be infected with STDs which was the reason why her boy friend broke up with her.

Many insults resulted due to this discovery and only few of her loyal fans sympathized with her, however their sympathetic voice was soon overwhelmed by the keyboard warriors who kept cursing Eleanor. 

Had it not been for a certain restriction in the school forum not to reach outsiders, perhaps Eleanor's situation might have travelled out of school as well.

What baffled her the most was Vivian's reaction which neither cleared Eleanor's reputation nor did it confirm anything. Therefore causing everyone's imagination to run wild as soon as the best friend seemed to be affected by her friend's predicaments. Obviously, at this stage no body would think that she's being heartless as a friend, but Lilian was clearly able to see through her.

Frowning, she couldn't help but feel pity for Eleanor who had given her all for her friend, yet received nothing more but her backstabbing, thus she still couldn't tell how everything between Eleanor and Vivian suddenly soured, but sweet to the outsiders.

No one could tell that Vivian was backstabbing Eleanor, but she who didn't say much but observed, could tell.

"Do you think I'm pitiful?"

As if reading her mind, Eleanor gave a comment, without raising her head to look at Lilian. Her long eye lashes fluttered slightly and her baby blue eyes continuously scanned her phone, while her long slender fingers tapped on the screen with a lot professionalism. Just her little actions caused Lilian to be on awe, feeling that Eleanor was indeed an amazing person.

Many people would turn pale after reading such news about themselves. Such news were even the cause of the rare but numerous suicide case of the country, yet she looked at it nonchalantly. It didn't seem to affect her any bit, as if it was a feast in the eyes and an entertainment to her.

Lilian really wished she could open Eleanor's brain to see what was inside. Just a few hours ago she had been drowning her sorrows with alcohol. Getting so drunk that she lost her rationality,though she was still able to exude a sense of natural beauty, a type of beauty that even her disheveled state couldn't hide, and rather draw anyone to take pity in her, wishing to protect her at all cost.

However, they were still some perverted lechers who were prone to taking advantage of her, had it not been for that man's help yesterday, even she wouldn't have been able to save Eleanor from the lustful perverts. But she still couldn't pin point who that guy was, neither could she ask about him from Eleanor. He had clearly said that he was nothing more but a stranger who saved the damsel. However, she couldn't ignore the warmth and affection that filled his eyes when he laid Eleanor's tired body on the soft satin bed. The reluctance to leave her was also clear, yet he said he was but a stranger.

' What type of stranger could he possibly be?'

"What's on your mind?"

Lilian immediately snapped out of her thoughts to realize that Eleanor had been staring at her intently, as if her eyes could actually read her thoughts, but she knew it was impossible. 

Ignoring her startled expression, Eleanor decided to proceed with a question.

"Why don't you tell me what you think about the discussion of the school forum. Everyone believes I'm a bitch, a two timer, slut and so many unruly words. What about you, what exactly do you think about the HIV positive beauty."

The words that should normally cause shivers to run down one's spine was suddenly reduced to unruly words that carried no meaning or the usual heavy pressure that burdened one's heart. Giving one the normal impression that a huge boulder had been placed on their chest. Everything the discussion on the school forum rendered Eleanor nonchalant, as if it had nothing to do with her.

"Do you also think that I ..."

"Of coure not!", Lilian voiced out her thoughts with a loud exclamation, causing Eleanor who wasn't expecting it to be startled for a moment.

"I don't know what happened, neither how your outstanding reputation was suddenly tarnished with such nasty comments, but...I only believe in beauty Ellie. I believe you're not the kind of person that everyone is trying to make you look like. Everyone thinks that you're arrogant because of your outstanding features and academic success, but they fail to realize that you're trying to be low profile, hiding many of your more outstanding capacities. You might be cold sometimes, but you're not cruel and you're someone with great virtue who treasures and values life a lot...so, I really don't believe what everyone says in the school forum.

Upon listening to her, Eleanor instantly had a warm feeling in her heart. She couldn't believe that the one whom she didn't pay much attention to actually ended up as the only ray of sun light in her cold world.

However, this person was....

"...So naive and dumb!"

Lilian almost spat blood at Eleanor's comment which was neither cruel not contain an ill feeling. Though she couldn't help but glare at Eleanor with an indignant expression.

"Beauty Ellie, the atmosphere was so emotional, did you really have to spoil it?"

"Otherwise ?!"

Lilian face palmed herself, finally deciding not to bothered by Eleanor's words and focus on a much important matter.

"Beauty Ellie, you've been slandered so much, will you just let it be?"

"Heh, certainly not."

"Then what would you do?"

Eleanor suddenly got down from bed and walked towards the door without uttering a word. Lilian panicked and stoped her the moment she pulled the wooden door open.

"Wait, what are you going to do?"

Eleanor turned and blinked at Lilian with a confused expression, then she parted her thin lips to speak sternly.

"I'm going to eat..."

Lilian---

' Can I beat her to pulp.'

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