Smiley! .... Happy! ... Right?..

Joie's POV

The class began. The teacher Introduced himself, it was freaking weird.

TEACHER_ Hello class, Sabrinna, Leona, Harry, Osvaldo,.... Bla, bla, bla, bla.... Marie.. Etc etc etc. My Name is Nicholas Gaell and many... CLASS_*CHATTER*

TEACHER_Everyone shut your holes, handsome teacher speaking like.. Righ NOW!!

As I was saying, many know me for being a cool teacher, others for being an asshole. Which one is it? You might say, well... Both... But I'm more of an asshole.... A cool asshole.

SOME RANDOME DUDE_ TF is wrong with him...

TEACHER_.. So... Anyway, we should do something productive, everyone do a self portrait, try to make it look descent. Other wise I will bully you for the rest of the year

MILO_ Oh lord, I will be exposed

ME_Why is that, are your drawings that bad?

MILO_ That's not it.... Well... Kinda.... I SUCK at drawing

ME_ LOL

A student of our age approached the door from outside and started making sounds with his mouth to attack the teachers attention.

TEACHER_ What do you need fella..

KID AT THE DOOR_ Is there a Milo Evans Ragh..

MILO_ That's me...

KID AT THE DOOR_ They need you at the office.

It is normal when the year starts that students are called to the office, but I don't know why I felt like that was not the case. Milo's face turned pale, I looked at him directly but he avoided to make eye contact as if he had done something really bad. I could feel how he took care of every little movement as he grabbed his belongings to leave. A very unfamiliar sight. I couldn't help but feel ansious.

After the class finished I ended up with a weird looking knome as my portrait, after all I was not really "gifted" in that area neither, but it did look descent... Right?

TEACHER _ Oh dear! You do not fail to surprise me. I am going to Frame this... Funny looking ... Thing... And hang it at the wall so everyone can appreciate this.... Piece of...

Art

ME_ Yeah right do what ever you want, at this point I'm not even surprised.

TEACHER_ This little bitc.... Respect me!!!

ME_ Yeah right..

And then Milo appeared out of the door with a smile just as bright as always that made me wonder if my guess was wrong, maybe nothing to worry about.

ME_ So... What was it that they needed

MILO_(WITH A BRIGHT SMILE) nothing much...(smile slowly fading) Not important. How did you do in your portrait

ME_ Teacher liked it so much that he will hang it on his closet door.

MILO_ (as he giggles) can't wait to see it.

ME_... Yeah....

I couldn't see any phisical hint that could tell me what happened but I know for sure it was not "not important"

MILO_ Do you want to walk home after school?..

ME_ That would be fine with me but.. Where do you live, it might be in opposite directions.

MILO_... That.. Is not important, I can walk you home and come back.

His voice felt relatively normal.. But is he really okay... Why does it feel like he is trying to make time.