Why Does Love Hurts?

Mariely is waiting for her mother because she's going to accompany her to the PRC so she can register for her review.

"Mom is taking so long," she complained to her sibling.

Her brother just messed up her hair. "Let it go." It replied. Instead of answering, she chose to wait. 

As agreed upon by her mother and Mariely, she will review while teaching at the private school. She's finished applying to the five schools she applied to, and she's also finished doing demos at three schools. On Monday, she will have her next demo. She's getting nervous. 

Hopefully, I'll qualify for at least one school. She was filled with prayer. She saw her mother.

"Let's go; there might be many people at the PRC right now." Her mother said. 

They have a long journey ahead today, as their destination is in a different town. Upon their arrival, the town was relatively empty, prompting them to promptly complete the necessary tasks. It's true that it's exhausting just to be able to take the board exam to become a teacher. So they made sure they finished in just one day so they wouldn't have to go back and forth.

It was already night when they got home, and Mariely was completely exhausted. 

I want to go to sleep. Annoyed, she immediately went to her room and lay down. She didn't realize she had fallen asleep, even though she didn't eat dinner.

She woke up to a loud knock she heard on her bedroom door. She immediately got up, quickly opened the door, and was greeted by her mother's face.

"Why, Mom?" she said, and then she yawned.

"Answer the phone." Its voice is authoritative.

She was surprised and scratched her head in confusion. "Why?" she asked, her eyebrows furrowing.

Their mother suddenly pulled her out of the room. "No more questions." She said she was being pulled.

She saw Gill was still on the phone; when Gill saw her, he immediately gestured for her to come over. Mariely frowned, and her eyes were questioning.

The older brother glared at her, so she immediately went to where her brother was.

"Excuse me, she's here." The older brother added and handed her the phone.

Mariely answered it right away.

"Hello, this is Faith Mariely Abad—Celestial." She then introduced herself on the other line.

"Hello, Miss Faith Mariely Celestial, congratulations! You can start teaching at our school, St. Joseph Academy, on Monday."

She was surprised and couldn't speak. "Please arrive early; we have discussed some agreements in our policy. Congratulations again." It continues.

"Thank you so much, ma'am." That was all she could say.

"Good day." She abruptly ended the call.

She immediately hung up the phone and didn't know what reaction to show. Her mind is blank from the shock of getting the job. Suddenly, someone put their arm around her; it was her brother.

"Let's celebrate that good news." He said this and smiled at her.

"Brother." She just hugged her sibling. She felt pleased. Now, her dream of teaching has come true, even though forever didn't come her way. She really wanted to teach. 

As her brother said, they celebrated her job acceptance with a small gathering.

"There you go. You've been hired, and now you must pass the test to get your license." Nadia said to her while cheering her up.

"Yes, Nadia, I'll study hard and review; I'll balance my work while reviewing." She said, smiling.

"I know you can do it, El." Her brother said, smiling at her.

Their parents and her brother really trusted her, so she didn't want to disappoint them. She bowed her head and smiled.

Before she dozed off. Many thoughts entered her mind again, so she couldn't fall asleep right away. Sigh, I hope that when I teach, they will learn something, not just about the Filipino subject, but also about life. She just smiled at what she was thinking. I'm going to sleep now! 

Monday came quickly, just as she was told. Mariely arrived at school early and went straight to the office to speak with the principal of the school where she would be teaching.

She immediately entered the school. Someone was sitting there, and she immediately guessed it was the principal. The principal was busy working on her laptop.

"Good morning, ma'am." She respectfully greeted the principal.

Her face immediately lit up. She immediately smiled at her. "Good morning, are you Miss Faith Mariely Celestial?" the principal asked.

"Yes, Ma'am." She returned the smile; she didn't sit down until she was told to.

The principal noticed that she hadn't sat down yet. "Take your seat, Miss." The principal said this, smiling at her and nodding.

"Thank you, ma'am." She's sitting down, so they are now equal to the principal. 

"I am the principal assigned here, and I am Mrs. Becca Jordan-Montero. Nice to meet you, Miss Celestial," she said, extending her hand.

She reached for it and just nodded. "Me too, Ma'am." She said, smiling.

They promptly discussed the necessary topics, including the salary, the school's environment, and other related matters.

"It's wonderful to meet you again. You can now enter the classroom assigned to you." It said. "This section is the last section. I hope you have a lot of patience with the students in that classroom." It said.

Wow, I'm assigned to the last section? Can I do it? A single question consumed her mind completely. I can do it! I know I can do it. Mariely said this, reminding herself.

Mrs. Montero was about to say something else when the door opened. She immediately saw a handsome man standing in front of her and stared at him. She also noticed that the man was staring at her. So she immediately averted her gaze. 

Mariely stood up. "I'm going to the classroom now, Ma'am, thank you very much." She said this while respectfully bowing her head.

The principal just nodded. "Miss Celestial, congratulations. Teach them with your heart."

Mariely could only smile at what her new principal said. She looked down, and their eyes met. He was staring at her as if he were sizing her up. Mariely chose not to engage and promptly exited the office.

She was already walking towards the classroom, and she was its adviser. She breathes deeply. 

Mariely is going to go to their faculty first to put her things down, and then she'll head to the classroom where she'll start teaching...