[Note: There's a slight redo of the previous chapter here for consistency's sake and to fit better this route.]
Your phone rings and when you grab it, you see it's an unknown number. It could be literally anything, but you guessed it was likely one of those annoying calls from other phone companies to switch over to theirs. Then again, it could be anyone else, even someone you knew with a borrowed phone for whatever reason. Still, there's only one way to find out, and after ringing twice, you answer.
"Hello?" You say, expecting the other party to identify themself.
"Blaise? This is Ariann-" *PPRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTT!*
You froze for a split second. This was beyond baffling. Arianna Abalos, the school's principal, was calling you on the phone. But then again, she is your cousin, and you guessed she probably got your number from your mom, but that does little to make it less shocking. The second thing that's pretty shocking was the loud noise that even startled you. You wondered if she dropped something. You take a deep breath and try to calm yourself.
"Y-Yes... Blaise here. What's the matter Ms. Abalos?" You aren't brave enough to call her by her name, and you'd rather not ask what the noise was.
"There's..." *PPPPPPFFFFBBBBRRTTT!!!* "...thing..." *BBRRRRTTT!!* "...ortant t..." *PPFFFFFFTT-PPPBBRRRTT!!* "...ll you..." *BBBBRRRRRRMMMMMMPPPH!!!*
You try your best at interpreting what she said, but those loud rumbling noises made it borderline impossible.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't hear clearly... could you repeat that please?" You said with a shaky voice. Unfortunately, the exact same thing happened, her speech was cut off by more and louder noises. You gulped, as you were totally screwed, there was no way you could ask her to repeat herself again. On the other hand, after hearing more of those noises, you had a pretty good guess on what they were, and there was no way you'd tell Arianna that to her face, so you decide to make up an excuse and blame yourself.
"Uh, I think there's a problem with my phone, I can't hear you clearly... let me try and go somewhere with better signal"
"Don't worry... It's not your phone..." She said in a quieter tone. After that, a more muffled version of the previous noises was heard, and lasted for a couple of seconds.
"Listen, please come to my apartment, I'll send you the address..." She said with a strained-sounding voice and hung up in a way that felt rushed.
To call on someone in such a state made you think that whatever it was it had to be pretty serious business, and the fact that it'll be at her house rather than school intimidated you even more. There was a sense of officiality at school that wouldn't be present there. You shudder but decide to go anyway. Making her wait or downright not going would be suicide. As you dress up, your phone beeps, and upon looking at it you see that Arianna indeed sent you her full address, even with a Google Maps link to make sure you wouldn't get lost. You take another deep breath as a chill surges across your body.
It turns out Arianna doesn't live all that far from your house, but it'd be at least half an hour on foot, and you decided to to make her wait for too long, so, you decide to grab an Uber to get there in 10 minutes instead. An uneventful ride later, you arrive and you're impressed, it's a large and fancy looking apartment complex. You hesitantly walked closer and almost got startled when a rather jovial guard greeted you and asked you what business you had. You told him that you had been called to see Ms. Abalos, and even though he nodded and acknowledged being told that she was expecting someone, he didn't look entirely convinced. To you, it seemed he was getting the wrong idea.
"Uh, she's the principal at my school. I suppose it's something about my grades..." You shrug
"A bit extreme that the principal calls on you to talk about that on a weekend, and at her apartment rather than school, isn't it?" He said. He sounded like a concerned father, so you weren't annoyed.
"Well... I wish I had an explanation" You laughed awkwardly, but then a lightbulb lit in your head
"She's also my cousin... Maybe it's family matters and not school... but I honestly have no idea"
"Oh, she's family? You should've said so from the beginning, I was starting to get worried..." The guard said
"Huh?"
"You didn't hear it from me, but there are some rumors about some female teachers in that school... I only know because a friend's son studies there, but my kids are too young for high school so I can't confirm. But if you're the principal's cousin, I guess you're one of the 'untouchables!' " He chuckled and patted you in the shoulder. You wondered if a certain teacher in specific was the cause of those rumors, but didn't think about it for too long.
"Uh, I guess. Thanks... so, I better get going..." You waved goodbye at the guard and entered the building. For a weekend, it was somewhat quiet, you guessed most people were out. You took the elevator until you reached one of the top floors, where Arianna's apartment is supposed to be. A wave of nervousness hit you after you had been calm so far, and slowly walked towards her apartment, almost as if fighting yourself not to go. Before you knew it, you stood right before her door and gulped hard again.
'Okay, no point in delaying the inevitable... just ring the bell, enter and be done with whatever it-' You thought, but you were violently snapped out of it by a tremendous *PPPBBRRRTTBBBBRRRRRRMMMMMMPPPH!!!* noise, and you felt the floor slightly shake under your feet. Considering her ice cold glare and extremely strict demeanor, you never expected Arianna to be the type to have such terrible gas. That fit more accordingly with the likes of Lillian, Veronica, and Ms. McAllen if the rumors about it were true. You hesitantly ring the bell.
"Come in!" She shouts and it sounded like she was quite some distance away from the door, which also meant that what you heard and felt right now wasn't even close. You turn the door's knob and step inside, with a feeling of dread that you can't shake off for the time being...
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She greets you in a somewhat pained voice, and right off the bat she apologizes for the smell. She briefly comments that her stomach is acting up really badly, but that aside, she finally tells you what she called you for...
[Note: I'm lacking ideas for that at the moment, so I'm leaving it to whoever decides to do the next part. I feel this could be an unaware route at least in the beginning.]
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You're immediately hit by a powerful smell. It's somewhat faint but you sense it could be worse than even Lillian's farts, as all windows had been mercifully left open prior to your arrival, though that also made the apartment feel cooler than usual.
"Welcome Blaise" Arianna said from what looked like her kitchen. She gestured at you to take a seat on her couch, and while you did so, you heard another fearsome rumbling roar that echoed around the apartment. A few moments later, you could hear the click-clack noise from her heels as she walked towards the living room and you.
"Apologies for the... smell... My stomach's been acting up horribly lately" She said with some hesitation and looked away in embarrassment. She then suddenly went and took a seat right next to you. Feeling her wide and soft hips against yours made you shudder.
"So... why did you ask me to come here?" You asked nervously
"It's... precisely about my stomach problem..." She replied as her stomach growled like an angry beast
"Huh?" That was way far from what you expected to hear, and had a 100% genuinely puzzled look.
"I don't think I know how to help you besides some basic knowledge on medicine" You said with a raised eyebrow. Arianna seemingly smiled for a split second, but it was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it thing, so you weren't completely sure.
"No, no, it's not quite like that" She said and winced, leaning on you as she raised her hips and unleashed a monstrous fart right then and there, at least she tried to blast it away from you, but you were pretty much at the epicenter. You definitely felt the couch shake.
"Excuse me..." She apologized "I really need your help" she said in the least authoritative tone you ever heard in her. This wasn't Principal Abalos speaking, but your cousin Arianna. You never thought you'd see the day, but still didn't understand what she could possibly want from you. Still, you couldn't help but feel bad for her, after all, it had to be extremely embarrassing to ask anyone for help about such a problem.
"Okay" You nodded "What can I do to help you feel better?" You asked with full sincerity
"It's a little complicated but I'll explain..." She replied and reached for a glass of milk, she had brought two from the kitchen. You guessed she had tried to soothe her stomach with it, and offered you the other one.
"Thanks..." You said as you sipped the milk. It was pretty creamy and sweet, almost like a milkshake, but nowhere near thick enough to be considered one. You two drank until you finished your glasses.
"So, what can I do to help?" You asked
"I guess I'll start explaining, you see..."
Your phone rings and when you grab it, you see it's an unknown number. It could be literally anything, but you guessed it was likely one of those annoying calls from other phone companies to switch over to theirs. Then again, it could be anyone else, even someone you knew with a borrowed phone for whatever reason. Still, there's only one way to find out, and after ringing twice, you answer.
"Hello?" You say, expecting the other party to identify themself.
"Blaise? This is Ariann-" *PPRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTT!*
You froze for a split second. This was beyond baffling. Arianna Abalos, the school's principal, was calling you on the phone. But then again, she is your cousin, and you guessed she probably got your number from your mom, but that does little to make it less shocking. The second thing that's pretty shocking was the loud noise that even startled you. You wondered if she dropped something. You take a deep breath and try to calm yourself.
"Y-Yes... Blaise here. What's the matter Ms. Abalos?" You aren't brave enough to call her by her name, and you'd rather not ask what the noise was.
"There's..." *PPPPPPFFFFBBBBRRTTT!!!* "...thing..." *BBRRRRTTT!!* "...ortant t..." *PPFFFFFFTT-PPPBBRRRTT!!* "...ll you..." *BBBBRRRRRRMMMMMMPPPH!!!*
You try your best at interpreting what she said, but those loud rumbling noises made it borderline impossible.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't hear clearly... could you repeat that please?" You said with a shaky voice. Unfortunately, the exact same thing happened, her speech was cut off by more and louder noises. You gulped, as you were totally screwed, there was no way you could ask her to repeat herself again. On the other hand, after hearing more of those noises, you had a pretty good guess on what they were, and there was no way you'd tell Arianna that to her face, so you decide to make up an excuse and blame yourself.
"Uh, I think there's a problem with my phone, I can't hear you clearly... let me try and go somewhere with better signal"
"Don't worry... It's not your phone..." She said in a quieter tone. After that, a more muffled version of the previous noises was heard, and lasted for a couple of seconds.
"Listen, please come to my apartment, I'll send you the address..." She said with a strained-sounding voice and hung up in a way that felt rushed.
To call on someone in such a state made you think that whatever it was it had to be pretty serious business, and the fact that it'll be at her house rather than school intimidated you even more. There was a sense of officiality at school that wouldn't be present there. You shudder but decide to go anyway. Making her wait or downright not going would be suicide. As you dress up, your phone beeps, and upon looking at it you see that Arianna indeed sent you her full address, even with a Google Maps link to make sure you wouldn't get lost. You take another deep breath as a chill surges across your body.
It turns out Arianna doesn't live all that far from your house, but it'd be at least half an hour on foot, and you decided to to make her wait for too long, so, you decide to grab an Uber to get there in 10 minutes instead. An uneventful ride later, you arrive and you're impressed, it's a large and fancy looking apartment complex. You hesitantly walked closer and almost got startled when a rather jovial guard greeted you and asked you what business you had. You told him that you had been called to see Ms. Abalos, and even though he nodded and acknowledged being told that she was expecting someone, he didn't look entirely convinced. To you, it seemed he was getting the wrong idea.
"Uh, she's the principal at my school. I suppose it's something about my grades..." You shrug
"A bit extreme that the principal calls on you to talk about that on a weekend, and at her apartment rather than school, isn't it?" He said. He sounded like a concerned father, so you weren't annoyed.
"Well... I wish I had an explanation" You laughed awkwardly, but then a lightbulb lit in your head
"She's also my cousin... Maybe it's family matters and not school... but I honestly have no idea"
"Oh, she's family? You should've said so from the beginning, I was starting to get worried..." The guard said
"Huh?"
"You didn't hear it from me, but there are some rumors about some female teachers in that school... I only know because a friend's son studies there, but my kids are too young for high school so I can't confirm. But if you're the principal's cousin, I guess you're one of the 'untouchables!' " He chuckled and patted you in the shoulder. You wondered if a certain teacher in specific was the cause of those rumors, but didn't think about it for too long.
"Uh, I guess. Thanks... so, I better get going..." You waved goodbye at the guard and entered the building. For a weekend, it was somewhat quiet, you guessed most people were out. You took the elevator until you reached one of the top floors, where Arianna's apartment is supposed to be. A wave of nervousness hit you after you had been calm so far, and slowly walked towards her apartment, almost as if fighting yourself not to go. Before you knew it, you stood right before her door and gulped hard again.
'Okay, no point in delaying the inevitable... just ring the bell, enter and be done with whatever it-' You thought, but you were violently snapped out of it by a tremendous *PPPBBRRRTTBBBBRRRRRRMMMMMMPPPH!!!* noise, and you felt the floor slightly shake under your feet. Considering her ice cold glare and extremely strict demeanor, you never expected Arianna to be the type to have such terrible gas. That fit more accordingly with the likes of Lillian, Veronica, and Ms. McAllen if the rumors about it were true. You hesitantly ring the bell.
"Come in!" She shouts and it sounded like she was quite some distance away from the door, which also meant that what you heard and felt right now wasn't even close. You turn the door's knob and step inside, with a feeling of dread that you can't shake off for the time being...
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She greets you in a somewhat pained voice, and right off the bat she apologizes for the smell. She briefly comments that her stomach is acting up really badly, but that aside, she finally tells you what she called you for...
[Note: I'm lacking ideas for that at the moment, so I'm leaving it to whoever decides to do the next part. I feel this could be an unaware route at least in the beginning.]
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You're immediately hit by a powerful smell. It's somewhat faint but you sense it could be worse than even Lillian's farts, as all windows had been mercifully left open prior to your arrival, though that also made the apartment feel cooler than usual.
"Welcome Blaise" Arianna said from what looked like her kitchen. She gestured at you to take a seat on her couch, and while you did so, you heard another fearsome rumbling roar that echoed around the apartment. A few moments later, you could hear the click-clack noise from her heels as she walked towards the living room and you.
"Apologies for the... smell... My stomach's been acting up horribly lately" She said with some hesitation and looked away in embarrassment. She then suddenly went and took a seat right next to you. Feeling her wide and soft hips against yours made you shudder.
"So... why did you ask me to come here?" You asked nervously
"It's... precisely about my stomach problem..." She replied as her stomach growled like an angry beast
"Huh?" That was way far from what you expected to hear, and had a 100% genuinely puzzled look.
"I don't think I know how to help you besides some basic knowledge on medicine" You said with a raised eyebrow. Arianna seemingly smiled for a split second, but it was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it thing, so you weren't completely sure.
"No, no, it's not quite like that" She said and winced, leaning on you as she raised her hips and unleashed a monstrous fart right then and there, at least she tried to blast it away from you, but you were pretty much at the epicenter. You definitely felt the couch shake.
"Excuse me..." She apologized "I really need your help" she said in the least authoritative tone you ever heard in her. This wasn't Principal Abalos speaking, but your cousin Arianna. You never thought you'd see the day, but still didn't understand what she could possibly want from you. Still, you couldn't help but feel bad for her, after all, it had to be extremely embarrassing to ask anyone for help about such a problem.
"Okay" You nodded "What can I do to help you feel better?" You asked with full sincerity
"It's a little complicated but I'll explain..." She replied and reached for a glass of milk, she had brought two from the kitchen. You guessed she had tried to soothe her stomach with it, and offered you the other one.
"Thanks..." You said as you sipped the milk. It was pretty creamy and sweet, almost like a milkshake, but nowhere near thick enough to be considered one. You two drank until you finished your glasses.
"So, what can I do to help?" You asked
"I guess I'll start explaining, you see..."
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May 12, 2023
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