Chapter 23

2017.03.06

We got our results so that means we are going to school. We are going to school as grade twelves. I ironed my clothes last night and hung it in my cupboard. I woke up at five in the morning. Made breakfast for all because mom is not well. I packed lunch boxes for all except for mom who will be at home. I got ready and left home at seven o'clock. Mom was awake by then. She was watering the plants in early morning. Her obsession is plants and flowers.

I told mom about yesterday's incident. My mother told me to ignore those peasants. She was very angry but kept her cool. I did not want to see Lily's face today, it will put me in a bad mood. I sighed when I saw my school gate.

As usual we had to clean our class and get our desks arranged. We were still in our old grade eleven class. Because we were not yet assigned any classes or have we not yet chose (confirmed) our streams in the school. Our class teacher Mrs. Beth came in. She was pregnant. She already has two girls and she is expecting a boy this time. Mrs. Beth congratulated us and gave us forms to fill to apply for the stream sin our school and told us to come on next week again to hand over the forms and we will have a meeting on next Tuesday. And we were dismissed. We were also given permission to go to our homes before the school was over. Many did not wanted to go because they had met their friends after a long time, I did not have friends to meet up again although I am talking to my ex-team again.

"Madam, Can I go home?" Mrs. Beth nodded and asked "Are you sure that you do not want to stay?" I shook my sideways indicating no, I want to go home desperately. Mom was also sick and it would be nice to help her. I got permission and left. I felt as if was free for the day.

I showed mother the form and she signed. I already filled on the way from school. I visited the convenience store before I came home. I stayed there for a good whole thirty minutes. I also bought buns on the way from my saved up cash. I gave mother one and ate one. I dug on the bun with icing sugar all over my lower cheeks. "Are you not going to change your uniform?" "I am, in five minutes." I was flipping the channels. I finished my bun and changed in to my night pajamas. "Stop wearing your pajamas on afternoons." My mother was complained and whined when I wore the pajamas during the day and I never listened.

2017.03.09

It is mother's birthday. We celebrated her birthday on dinner at a new restaurant. Father bought her a gold ring, Engel made a birthday card and bought a peg. My little bro gave himself as a present to mother and I bought a cake from father's money. No. I do not have any sort of money.

2017.03.13

I went to school again. Our results were pinned for showcase on the notice board. Some who knew me asked my results and I told them. Some were shocked and some congratulated me. My English Teacher started to give e too much attention. Like even when I forgot to greet her she greeted me or asked me how I was. I was a bit shocked. And there were still some treated me as shit. Like Samuel's mother, Mrs. Samantha. She was throwing evil eyes and jealous eyes whenever we met. She is a bot nice now but I ignored her. From Kate I got to know that me and Samuel have same results but he got two B's'. Also some of the seniors I knew and also juniors asked Masha's results and I told it was six A's', two B's' and a C. They told me that she said my results as hers and for some others as eight A's'. I was like how can someone be dumb. We are in the same school would not people know about it. I spoiled her image without even knowing that she had been lying around.

A new rumor had been developed by Lily. Theory on why she had failed to get nine A's'. Do not worry I am the main lead in the story and the second leads are Sandra and the other kids who have got great results. The stage is set. Action! It was on the day of the national exams. When Lily was writing her paper by super powered brain with the memory of what the teachers had taught. (Disclaimer! That piece of B**** did not even come to school regularly and even if she came she would put up a drama and go home. Lily and her mother were planning a master plan that was full of shit that even a toddler could tell. And also I forgot to tell you I met the aunt again and she told me that Lily's mother confessed that she had told her daughter to act as if she is sick in school to attack me just for the sports meet incident. So much like an adult. She got a lot of issues. Okay back to the movie.) So while she was writing she had a knock on her shoulder, it was a paper ball. It was from me and then Sandra turned around and threw another paper ball. And the paper balls grew in number and almost all of us were attacking her and disturbing her without letting her write. Yes, we did not write our papers. We were just staring at her and troubling her. We just got our results and the supervisor was cheering us to be corrupted. Mate! She should have come up with something else. The whole class now was mad at her. She got herself checkmated. What a dumba**. The end. The crowd claps. The school did not give a damn so did Mrs. Beth.

2017.03.16

"Did you have a relationship with Saul?" Masha asked me with a little bit of sadness in her eyes. "At first I was shocked and "Are you crazy?" I was processing the information. "Are you sure? Seems like you were in a relationship with Saul." She kept repeating like a parrot and I finally said in anger "No Masha. I do not love Saul and yes I had a chat with him in stargram and also told about that you sold me out and he asked me to be his wife and I told him no and stopped talking." She stopped asking and she also admitted that she told her parents that I am the one who gave her number to Saul. I should have asked her why? Why me? But I did not because I was not interested at all in her excuses or reasons.

I am going to fill you in who is Saul. Saul is Masha's ex-boyfriend. Can you remember that there was a random guy in my inbox in stargram who texted me. It was Saul. I texted him back. So the conversation I and Saul had had is dated back to December 2016. I did not know he was Masha's ex-boyfriend until he told me. We were texting casually at first and he asked my school later and then after confirming my school he asked if I knew Masha. And I said yes, that she was a past friend of mine and then only he confessed that he was her boyfriend. So like everyone I asked why did he break up? He told me that it was Masha that stopped texting him after her parents found out. I also got to know he is living close by to her house. He would make trips to her house street and stand there just to get a glimpse of her. And he asked me why she now ignoring him after her parents is found out that they were in a relationship. I told him I do not know because even though I was her close friend she hid the fact that she was in a relationship and also told her parents that I am the one who gave your number to Masha. The irony is that just now I got to know Masha's BF and he is the one who texted me first. After a while chatting normally, in beginning of February, Mr. Saul asked me to be his wife. I am sorry to say I cringed. I cringed so hard that I ignored the text for whole bad two days and later texted him because it would be rude. 'I am sorry bro, I have no such feelings towards you and I just wanted to be friends. I am sorry.' I do not know why I should be sorry. He should be for not consulting me first before him having feelings on me. He kept confessing and I simply texted him saying that we should stop chatting and I said good bye and blocked his account. I was not interested to hear any more of his caramel confessions. I was not attracted to him by any means. Later I even got to know through a younger brother of mine who goes to the school as Saul, that he is such a flirt and a playboy. His love is for time pass and he also mentioned that he sometimes takes advantage of innocent girls.

So back to present. Definitely he would have not told to Masha that he confessed to me. "Who told you this?" I asked Masha. Because I was not in the position to believe her in any means. "It was Amy. She was scared to tell you so she told me." She replied. "Okay. So how did she know about this?" "He cousin brother told her that you are being famous among boys for dating Saul." Saul is no charmer and he is not even handsome. He is just bluff. I wanted to hear with my own ears from Amy.

I confronted Amy. "Tell me what your cousin said" She was slightly flustered. "So my cousin brother came the other day and asked me that did I know about Anna and Saul's relationship? And I said no. And told him that it is absurd because I know that you would not do such a thing. And he told me that is what he is saying around and that is what people are talking about." I believed her. I was furious with that A**ho**. So this is how he treats every girl that rejects him? I said simply said okay and told her that she should have come up straight to me told the matter without running a marathon when it is just a hundred meter race. Amy just nodded in return. Kate joined in afterwards. And she also knew before I did. "I think we should make an attsup group and add him in and scold him." She suggested. "Why exactly?" I asked her. Masha interrupted and said "I forgot to tell you that Saul has made a group in attsup and named it as Anna is a s***." I was shocked. I was hearing for the first time. I processed the situation. Kate continued "First he played with Masha and now Anna." "How did you know about this group?" I shot a question towards Kate. "Because I have a guy friend in that group." and I knew that guy friend too. He is Samuel's best friend. My gut was saying not to give in. I had many thought sat once. Whose number should I add in to make an attsup group? I do not own a phone. What if my parents got to know? I have no excuse. I am at fault to chat with him. If they dig in my inbox it would be a chaos. And was I this famous among boys? Like why? No. No. This is wrong and something is slightly off. Why is Kate's guy friend in that group? Is he also a pervert of some sort that means Samuel is too? Nope. It does not make sense. The pieces does not fit in.

"I think I will take of my problem. I do not want anyone to take part in. You can defend only Masha not me." I said quickly before they name the group as Anna's ultimate revenge. They were slightly surprised but tried hard to not to show. Masha was disappointed that Saul was creating a big scene just to get my attention not hers. And I do not give a damn about any of the shit. To solve this problem I did something you want to know? The rumor went downhill within five days. You want to know how? I just. I just did nothing. I let it slide. I just brushed it off. To come to think of this it was as if my own friends were planning a pit for me again and I was not still mad. I was still friends with them.