My world

School

« Wouaouh, goodness I am late »

Yes today I miss my reveille. I really missed it. Perhaps, because of my foolish dream or nightmare, I don’t know anymore, so unreal for me.

I get up fast, ties up my bed oh god I forget today the birthday of my little brother, yah Josh the little daemon. I brush my teeth, what will I wear today? So tiring : black or white ?? I loves these colors, just these colors. There are no other colors in my wardrobe. I quickly prepare the breakfast for three persons. Yes for three: grandfather, me and my little brother.

« happy birthday little daemon, what’s wrong ?! »

« Hi Ashira, do you see my ball, I have already searched for it everywhere but no, can you help me pleeease » says Josh with his puppy eyes. I really can help it.

« Sigh, Josh be good ok mhmm , we will do the super game in the evening ok ?! Now I have to go to school, you keep granddaddy company and help uhm ?! I will bring you super gift »

« so will you play with me ?! No no can I bring John along ?! So will really you play with us ?! »

« yah yah but you have to be good during the day »

« Wesh, deal »

« Ashira you’re late, I will do it myself just bring yours and go »: grandfather says with his stern voice.

« Ok have a nice day you too, I am leaving »

Nashi POV

‘Where is she ?! So late’ I wonder when the teacher explains the biologie. Nervousness take me in, after I hear the discussion between the class queen and her group.

“Hey guys, don’t you notice that our angel is getting used to be later this last week ?!” Armitta, the class queen says and the other burst to laugh together.

“The angel ?? You talk about the one always white or black” Mit says out loud while Ashira enters the class. And then again like always, all class laugh together.

“ hi sweetheart you’re really late this time” says Armitta when Mrs Tish turns around.

“ Good morning Mrs Tish, I am really..” Ashira mutters as Mrs Tish cut her severely with an rumbling: “ Miss Ashira, this is my last warning for you, either you come earlier or you won’t come to my class anymore, understand ??”

“Yes Madam” she says with tears in eyes. Poor things. Sigh

“ Good for her” Cashy whispers.

“ The others, silence” says again Mrs Tish.

But Armitta group continues chatting anyway.

“ Nah, let’s teach her a lesson after class guys” - “ sound good, Chiz” - “Hey, look don’t you see that she is already poor enough” - “hahaha ...”

“Where have you been? Take a sit first, you looks so tired...” I whisper while she take place and place her book in the table

“Ah, what’s a bad luck... no no what’s a bad day ... let’s focus first, we will talk about it after”

If only she knows that I already know everything. But I have to act normally, it is only way.

Mrs Tish continues to explain something eagerly, some listen carefully, but the Queen group schemes how can they get Ashira in great trouble this time in front of all students. Then again, if only they can know.

‘ Sss...let’s just go with the current’ I though. Time flys and then the bell ring.

“ everyone, next time we will have a quiz, it will be in form of a presentation, so you have to form make a group of four people, you have a large choice with the subject ‘mitosis or else, just be pertinent, I said group of four no more no less and the group must be mix” Mrs Tish pipes.

All the class stand up and begin to pick up their belongings.

“Yeh Ashira, you have to tell me everything” I giggle while she begins to lose in her though. “Yeh I am talking to you nah” I nag. Geez little thing.

“Yah yah you know uhm ridiculous nah let’s eat I am starving” - “ wait, about your mom how is she ?” Like always, she doesn’t want to respond my question! And search for other discussion, but it is not the question now, so let’s drop it.

“Yah, she is fine, just tired and the doctor tell that just with some sleep and rest, she will be completely fine.”

We enter the dining hall and all the eyes rest in us. As I know, nothing good will happen, I have to be prepared. Ashira looks at me with question in her eyes, so cute she doesn’t know the world, just a gentle and smiley girl with a clean heart. But too bad for her future and my ... let’s drop this though again. I enter with an indifference look and ignore all people, Ashira follows me behind, shivering. We take our lunch and go to the corner, no i don’t go to our usual table but to the next.

“ Nash what are you doing ?” Ashira asks with her head down, almost like a whisper. “Just take a sit sweetie, I take care of the rest, oh the food is not bad, we have to take a full power geez, don’t look at me like that, eat eat” I urge, I know that she feel bad with all these eyes on us. But we have to finish this lunch before these some bird come along and making difficulty for us.

I don’t really like eating, so I just take some yogurt and an apple while Ashira takes a rice with a roaster. I sit at ease, take a bite and take a sip. As scheduled, these bird enter the dining hall. Well, well, Armitta, Cashy and Chiz as leader they are in front while the other after. As a beautiful thing ‘ oh correction of a mistake : beautiful lady of the high school’ They walk so highly and gracefully. ‘Not bad’ They smile at us with mockery in their eyes. Ashira almost dropped her fork when Armitta dig her with her vicious eyes.

“ Ashira, are you alright? You even come late lately! Don’t you feel well ?!” She dares to ask. ‘Sss ... two-faced’

“ No no .. I am fine, thank you for asking” Ashira replies with slime in her face. ‘Come on it’s a trap’

“You know Ashira I want to invite you to be our mascot during the match ... uhm you know uhm Narah have caught illness after class and you have a same feature as her” she takes her time and looks at Ashira with sadness and hope in her eyes, sending her a message through her eyes that she begs her for this and she is the best option. ‘Not bad as acting’ “But .. we don’t force you with it, you are the master of your choice and your time maybe ... you have already a plan or else” - “you know this is for our high school but Armitta is right, you’re the master of your time” adds Chiz meaningfully. Average as trap! Ashira glance at me as begging for help. I know but we have to play along. They have to get what they worth.

“Ashira, sigh, I know that you’re shy but it’s a good opportunity for you to overcome your fear at face the world, I hope that you can take it this way. And you also help Narah right?!” I hiss and give her a reassuring smile. ‘I am your bestie girl, I am in your side’ I message it through the smile.

She slimes back and nods at Armitta.

Cashy glances at the others and her face light up like after seeing the most beautiful thing in the world. “Well, thank you Ashira, you’re really a good person, I am so happy, guys let’s scatter don’t suffocate them, have a nice lunch girl, see you at the match” she says and then they turn around, take their usual site in the center of the dining hall.

“Nashi Gretton” she growls,’oh, I am really angered the lady this time’

“ keep calm my lady, expire, inspire” I says with smile, but she keeps a cloud face in front of me telling me that I am in big trouble. “Ash, it is a good choice, just believe in me, you will not miss any single of your member I promise” - “ but I will lose my dignity and respect, you know that ?” - “keep cool, the others will think something else seeing you in this state”-“ don’t care”- “Stay reasonable girl!, and you know that if you have declined the offer, everyone will consider you as an anti-socialist, so in the end...”- “ok ok I understand”: she replies with a sigh, leans at her chair and sweep her mouth.

“Let’s go we have to prepare our presentation” she says with a serious face.

“ Yah, you’re right, let’s leave”

Meantime as we are going out the dining room.

“Yeh Armitta, you know that the Silver high school team is composed by the legends”-“who knows ?”- “ yah I heard that some of them come from overseas”- “ yep you’re right , they have just immigrated sometime ago, yah they are really famous”

“ by the way Armitta, what’s if he will be courting you?”- “ you don’t with Casey?” - “Nope, who tells you that?” - “Uhm !?”

“Shut up” growls Armitta finishing the long chat between the others. “I am not with Casey, and I am free with my choice” she continues.

“Oh ..” Cashy whispers after recovering from the shock.

“We can demande Jackie and Breek to form a group with us, don’t you think?” I suggestion while we are in the aisle to the library. “Yah, and we have to finish it before this stupid match” she states with regret.

Arriving in the library we take a seat no too far away. And I searched some books about the biology while she browse in the internet.

“you know where are they ?!” She asks as I place books in the table.

“Nope they don’t even read my message, I think that they are at the gridiron, what do you think about checking them there?”

“Yah I think it’s seam a best solution. What’s about I will find them there and you keep our place here?” - “ no no we will go together” I proteste but she argues after that with her some pertinent explanations

“ Nash we can finish it earlier if you manage to get some information with these books while I get them here” - “I understand but ..” - she cuts me off again this time “ no but, I am leaving”

‘Just pray that God will be with her’

But not even after two minutes I heard a piercing scream and some loud laughter.

‘Oh God ....’