Messing first class

The first class was Religion and Kessler dearest was nowhere to be seen.

I slide into the last seat in the middle row hoping that Kessler doesn't miss the class because if he did, I would have to sit beside some other guy which to my experience never went well. Mr. Rosewaal came seconds after I got into his seat, thankfully. He was greeted by the half yawning children.

Rosewaal is a serious man who tolerated absolutely no bullshit.

"Get yourselves woke up before i begin my class or i have a rather better way to get it done."

Kessler was probably going to miss the class, I had barely welcomed the thought when Jay Eff came into my view.

NO!

Jay Eff was trouble. Wherever he went, chaos followed.

"You're late by exactly forty five seconds. Your excuse, Mr. Eff ?"

"This ass!" Jay cursed, surprisingly loud.

"Did you say something Mr. Eff ?"

"I'm sorry sir. I hurt my hand and therefore went to the nurse" he lied, effortlessly, showing his bandaged knuckles which were probably banging somebody's face a while ago.

He got in beside me.

I had always had a mantra of keeping my cool around Eff. I didn't want to mess with him. I scribbled, paying as less attention to him as possible.

"Turn to page number one o six - chapter 12, The Essence of Living."

This is exactly why I hated Religion. It was always about God and living beautifully.

a) God is a myth.

b)All I want is to leave this realm for good!

Mr.Rosewaal quoted Socrates and his comment on his death sentence, "The hour of departure has arrived and we go our seperate ways. I to die and you to live. Which of these is better only God knows".

Of course dying is better, I thought to myself. The tyranny ends at last !

"What is the purpose of life? Lia, let's hear what you have to say about the topic."

Lia Benneth, a tall red head with cute freckles and Uzumaki-chan kinda boobs, sweet and smart, sat in the front row beside Hem. Once when I was pushed down in the pool by some guy, she helped me get out. I didn't need help – to be honest, but it was sweet of her. That is the only interaction I remember.

"The purpose of life is pleasing God in the best ways possible and then achieving salvation," Lia spoke as if the information was fed in her since forever.

Mr.Roswaal said something in return.

I try hard to focus on what they were saying but I could not. Everything is sort of blurry. The world is fading into nothingness. I am falling into a never-ending spiral.

It is happening again.

It happened very often.

I lost into a space that did not exist. I lost my being as if I were losing my source of life, as if life was being sucked from my fingers. I was falling, constantly, until..

until I heard my name.

Brought back to reality, I stood up at once.

"Yes, sir?"

"What do you think is the purpose of life, Mr. Clark?"

"I..the,"

"Your purpose of life is finding some chick..." everything starts blurring again

and then I hear him..

" ...just like your father!" Jay whisper–giggles.

That is when I lose it, seeing his evil face with an even vicious grin on it.

I punch him right in his face and Jay falls off his seat.

The action gets me a number of gasps from all around.

Jay curses, struggling to stand back up.

He would've thrown in some punches in return but Mr.Rosewaal came in between us.

"Mr. Clark! What kind of obnoxious behavior is this?"

"This ass of a human was talking shit about my father."

"Kindly enlighten us with what he said that offended you as much."

"He..."

"He?"

"I only asked him to answer your question asap, since you called his name a couple of times and then he punched me. I don't know what goes on in that trashy head of his!" Jay fake sobbed.

"I did not. He..."

"Are you trying to deny that you punched Mr. Eff right in front of 40 other students and my own self ? I stand as a witness myself and you have nothing to justify your action, do you?"

"I..."

"Out of my class and to detention, right now!"

Without trying to fight back, I picked my bag up and walked out of the door furiously. It did not matter to me. I hated Religion anyway. Not that I cared about Mr.Rosewaal either. That man could have all the luxuries in the world and he would still be a grumpy ogre.

I just did not want to go to detention. For a split second, I thought of going out in the town, but I did not act on it. I did not want any more trouble. Also, I was pissed at Jay.

I walk straight to detention.

There were two other students, one of whom I did not recognize. The other was Ereka from my Calculus class. I greet Ms. Martin and sit on the seat beside the window, staring out.

It was unordinarily quiet in detention today. After a minute or so, Ms. Martin spoke up.

"Fill in the sheets Mr. Clark. You are not here to just pass your time."

I followed right up.

What do I have to do now?

Right, I was back to staring out of the window again.

It was never easier to pass time at school !