False Memmories

Foolish fat boy

Chapter 3

Foolish fat boy

They saw each other for the first time in two years. Both of them didn’t take eyes off from each other. Their eyes reminded them of their own 13-year-old selves. A drop of tear fell from Ryan’s eyes. No one wondered what was that about. Because everyone knew the Lingering feelings in his mind. It’s been years since it will never go away. He went back to his place.

Mr. hermal told her to sit down somewhere. She walked through every seat except Ryan’s. She looked at everyone’s face excepted Ryan’s. He didn’t even look in her direction. He looked out the window, resisting thoughts about the whole situation. Everyone’s face looked grumpy. They pretended like they have no space for her. She walked to the end of the classroom. There was a kid in the corner alone. He was professor Hermal’s kid. No one ever sat with him because he was fat. Everyone hates him because everyone thinks he’s dumb. “Can I sit here?” she asked. He smiled and nodded. She sat there next to him. They smiled at each other. “what’s your name”. She asked. Conan he said. Conan never felt this much eyes on him ever in his life. They were looking at them, thinking her smile was not sincere and it felt really fake. But somehow Conan didn’t feel like it was fake. Did you transfer here last year?. She asked. Yes. He said. They were talking and introducing to each other. No one seemed to like what they were seeing. It reminded them of one of their core memories.

Morning break started. Celine was called to the staff room. Everyone started a storm of hate. They were waiting for her to leave. Everyone went to Ryan, who was sitting there alone, minding his business. “I know how much hurt you were but don’t remember it”. “She is such a b***h”. “We are all here to protect you”. “We won’t give her a good time here”. They told these things to him. His eyes fell out of his face, hearing all of this. “Guys, calm down. You don’t have to do anything. Just leave her alone”. It really disturbed him. They didn’t stop saying those threats. “just shut up guys”. He yelled.

Next day. Celine came to school and said hi to many people. She tried to make friends with them. But everyone ignored her. They didn’t even say a word to her. They just looked weirdly to her. “Do you have maths notes” Conan asked her. “no I don’t have it. Can I copy yours in my book”. she asked him. Even when no one talked to her. He talked to him. Everyone looked at him with a hunger to tear him apart. They talked for a long time. They got along really well. No one knew what they were talking about. But everyone was interested to know what they were talking about. What they had in common was to become suck friends.

In, he break time, the kids who sat in front of them stretched their ears like a bat. She pointed her eyes at them for Conan to see. He saw them, trying to eavesdrop. “You want to get snacks”?. He asked. She nodded and smiled sarcastically. They went to get snacks. Ryan was coming to the class at that minute. He saw Conan with Celine for the first time. He thought of him at that moment. There was an ache in his chest. They went to the canteen.

Donna and Lilly were walking through the hallway. They looked through a window and saw Celine smiling. Her body got petrified. She thought it was something she always feared off after Celine coming back. She looked into the left side of the window to see if her nightmare was true. The guy next to him was not Ryan. She sighed in relief. It was some other fat kid. Donna and her friends ran to their classroom to tell what they saw. “She seemed really close to Conan.” “maybe she’s actually a nice person. Maybe we are the one who underestimated her. You are the one who told us everything. Everyone looked at Donna. Ryan was listening to these. He looked at Donna with a questioning expression. I didn’t tell you guys. I only told lily. Whatever it is. Let her do what her thing is. She is not disturbing any of us. She is minding her own business, hanging out with Conan. So we shouldn’t disturb her for no reason either”.

Ryan went to meet his friend Johnny. He saw Conan coming to the class alone looking sad. He wondered why. He arrived at Johnny’s class. He saw something he never noticed two years ago there on the hallway. Celine was talking to Dylan. He remembered Conan’s sad face. Maybe this was the reason. He suddenly ran away from there to the basket ball court. He supported the wall and sat there. His eyes were covered with tears. He remembered how much of a foolish fat boy he was. He felt like she’s doing the same to Conan. That he was just one of her schemes. That he is the only one who loved her like a fool. That when she said yes he became blind because how everyone told that she was out of his league. He felt so foolish about his past. He had been through a lot in his past. He never had any good memories two years ago. His sick dad who was always disappointed at him. His classmates who always bullied him for being fat. The only happiness in his life was her. When she moved out he was broken. His dad also died. He gave into the pressure and gave himself a make over. He felt like a part of him was lost. He felt suffocated. Few days ago he found out that the only happiness in his life was a lie. He wondered who he was trying to please. He felt like there is no meaning in his life. All of the emotions he kept inside to become the strong one in the house suddenly broke out. He couldn’t control it. When he thinks about his past there is no good memories. She met him in a wrong time of his life. He can’t remember anything good about her from those times. The bullying buried it under. The people who used to bully him are now saying that they would do anything for him. He wondered what changed. He wondered if he actually like this change. When He found himself crying alone in a basket ball court He actually thought this was a good thing because maybe he would finally get over her. Maybe he would hate her and get over her fast.

He thought it was just him there. But actually someone was watching him near the door. The person was went to check on him. The person had beautiful eyes. It was Celine. Celine just stood there, watching him cry. She knew whatever she did, it won’t have a point. She just stood there. Her aching heart left from there. She saw Donna coming the other way. Celine remembered the time when he saw Ryan in front of her building. Donna walked past her. “He won’t talk to me. I can see it in his eyes. This is your doing isn’t?”. Celine said without looking at her. “Don’t know what you are talking about old friend”. Donna walked to the court. She said that word once again. “Old friend”.