Chapter 26

2017.05.07

I could feel their eyes on me. It is Masha's new guy friend that I talked about. Now they are like a gang with at least ten of them. I did not look in their direction what so ever because I have my pride on check. I saw Samuel and he is definitely showing off and also pretending that he did not notice me. I think he should go to an acting class ASAP. The chemistry class was fine though I kind of getting the hang of chemistry, hope it does not make me drained out.

2017.05.08

School again. I am slightly starting to get bored with school. Mrs. Beth is on her pregnancy leave. And we are getting a new teacher. And guess what how we met our new class teacher. So as usual we were talking loud voices and we got punished for it. We were made to stand in front of the principal office and on the same day our new class teacher was recruited.

We were excused to our classes because we are in advanced level so they do not want to miss any of the lessons. We were embarrassed when our new class teacher came in. She smiled and told us "you guys are trouble huh?" And we introduced ourselves and we became friends in no time. We got to know that she will be taking English lessons for us from today onwards.

2017.05.11

I am having after school physics tuition class today. I am the only girl in this physics class and the rest were boys. There were six boys and one of them was Daniel. It was nice to see a familiar face in an unknown class. I was absent the last class. "Did you write the last week notes child?" Sir asked from me because I was the only girl and he was concerned that I had missed the lesson. I shook my head. "Shall I get a book from the boys for you? Do not be scared dear, I will help you." I replied quickly "No sir, I will copy it sir. I will lend a book after the class." He looked away from me and asked the boys how many pages to leave for the last week notes. Daniel went through his notebook. Before he could answer a boy from the back said "Sir! It is 5 pages sir." I turned and nodded my head mouthing thank you. He smiled in return. I left 5 pages and we started our lesson. Daniel looked at me and went back to listening to sir.

Sir handed over some measuring instruments. I got from each one and the boys had to share. I boy called out, "That is so unfair sir!" I and sir giggled. Sir then said "Ah ah. Have a ten minute break and we will continue the lesson. After observing the instruments keep it on my table." I examined and Daniel handed me another instrument that I did not have to check. I did not look his face. I kind of grabbed from his hand. After checking the measuring instrument I was about to stand up, a boy from behind came and gave me the instrument. "I already have it in my hand" I smiled and showed it to him. He said "Oh." And kept the instruments on sir's table and when I went to keep he reached his arm towards me gesturing to give the instruments and do not need to stand up, he will place it on the sir's table. I gave to him and thanked him. I was kind of treated as a princess.

The class was over. I bit my nails. Mother had come to pick me up because it was five o'clock in the afternoon. "Mom, I need to get a book from a boy. Wait a minute." Mother nodded. She knew I was the only girl in the class but she did not dare tell father because make a scene out of it and act as a typical overprotective father.

I stood in front the entrance to ask a boy. I already decided to get it from Daniel because I knew him quite a while and I had talked to him couple of times during the Ordinary Level to get exam papers from. He came. He was very tall than me. I had to strain my neck to look at him. "Hey! Daniel, Can I get your physics book." "Oh yes! Wait." He pulled his bag from his back and took out his tuition book. He was about to say something but I was in a hurry and was nervous I just grabbed his book and said "Thank you" and left with my mother. He was slightly dumbfounded. He just shook his head and left. My whole body filled with embarrassment.

Finally home! I threw myself on to my bed after a shower. I was exhausted. I had homework to do. I sat up straight on the bed and pulled my bag with my foot and pulled it up to the bed. I opened my bag and took my notebook out to check if I had any homework. I usually write all homework, projects or any meeting in the notebook, it helps me to be organized. I only had to write notes in Biology, other than that I was free.

When I was doing my Biology homework, I remembered Daniel's book. It was the first time getting a boy's book and I never had seen a boy's book. I know I am acting as if I am excited about this new gender. I can be right? I pulled is book from my bag. Like how could I forget the book?

The smelled the book. The book smelled like. Like a book. Disappointment. I flipped the pages and for my surprise his letters were so neat. I looked at my book and sighed, there is a world war three in taking place in my book. I shut my book with rage. We should have swapped genders but then again guys can be neat too. I should stop stereotyping. I started to copy down the notes keeping biology aside. I finished within five minutes. There is always something behind the book right? I flipped to the last page. There was some scribbles. But I did see something between pages. I flipped the pages again but not fast this time. I saw a ninja peeping through the rules and jumping for a kick. A flip book drawing. I loved it. I was flipping the pages again and again and smiling at it.

"What are you smiling at?" Engel called me. "Come here Engel. I will show you something." Engel came towards me and grabbed a chair and sat. I flipped the pages for the thousandth time now. She beamed at it. "I want to try flipping the pages." I handed her the book and told her to be careful. She flipped the pages again and again and took it to mother to show her. I did not stop her. Because I and mother had a very deep understanding and she knows me better than I do.

"Anna, please take the book and keep it carefully." Mother called me out. And she then told Engel, "Engel take it to your sister." I kept the book out of reach from my siblings. "Anna?" "Hmm…" Can I take a photograph of that ninja and recreate in my book too?" I nodded and handed over Daniel's book. I and my sister always become happy with small things not huge, grand things.

2017.05.12

I wanted to tell Masha and Sarah about Daniel's book but then again I did not want to because they will tease about him and I will eventually have a crush on him. So I zipped myself up. And also they are not much in the class. They go and hang out with Kate and Amy in the commerce class. I do not like going there. Because of Rio's old classmates. Those two girls who were in Rio's old school. They are pretty boring as I told you. No. No, that is not the reason I stopped talking to them. It was because I talked to them more about Rio as they were so bad in bringing up conversations and I had no common things to talk with them. Maybe I talked about Rio too much. They said me out of blue and out of context "You know I think" both of them nodded to each other and continued "You have a crush on Rio." It was awkward. I did not know how to reply to such an absurd statement. "Are you crazy? He is my cousin!" "No, no you definitely like him." I did not reply to them I just left and ever since I do not go to that class nor talk to them. I even told Rio about it and he was quiet. I think they would have told him already.

Masha and Sarah came to the class at the last period to just pack up their things and leave.

2017.05.13

Both of them lied to me. They were putting me in a hard position. Jessica and my guy friend were talking behind my back even when I told both of them privately to stop having any conversations. I know it is none of my business but when they have a problem they complain me saying that your friend said this and that. Like what the hell, I am not your steward to shout at. One of the problems is that my guy friend had slashed his hand and confessed to Jessica. And as always she panicked and texted me. I was furious and terrified at the same time. What if something happens to him? All of us calmed down and he told it was a joke. I knew it was not. Also he mentioned that if we apply butter on to our skin before cutting there would not be any marks after the wound is healed. I do not know if that works, I did not try. No, do not try. Put that knife down. So this was the main reason I told them not to chat with each other.

My guy friend sent me text messages of them. And I could clearly tell Jessica was flirting. Perhaps she did not and she was being friendly and kind. Guys usually take kindness as a matter of fact as flirting. Jessica had confessed that she has a boyfriend to stop talking with him. And he was mad and told me that she was flirting with hi all this time and texted that she had a boyfriend. I was F mad at Jessica after all that had happened she had not stopped talking to him. My guy friend told me to take some of the screenshots and color over her profile and put as my story in stargram mocking at her. And I did it right away.

She had seen the story. Also her best friends too. I took screenshots and send it to my tab and took it with me to the class to show Masha and Sarah.

They read all the chats and also saw the stories and told me it was wrong that I did something like it. I told them I was mad and she should have listened to me when I told her to stop. They did not know about the hand incident took place so they will not get it.

I went over to them and talked to them as if nothing happened. They were hiding their faces in sort of like ashamed. They could have confronted me but did not.

Daniel had not come to the class so I was unable to give the book. Now I had to carry to for another day again.

I came home before afternoon and deleted the story. Many had seen it. I did not want to keep it further because I felt bad afterwards. I acted out of rage. But there will be no harm since no one know who it is. Except for Jessica, her friends, Masha and Sarah.