– 4 a.m.? 4 a.m.? And it's daylight….
I exhale sharply, my hands resting on my hips.
"You seem preoccupied," asked François, his hands now behind his back.
He always kept his face neutral
"Let's go," continued François, already pulling ahead.
Silence
I remained in that spot, my vision still blurry.
"Everything will be fine," I murmured, "I think I'll get ready in advance."
François stopped and stared at me.
– You can rest, I'll take you to school. Your mother has already left, you don't have to force yourself.
– It'll be fine, I feel like it today, I'll go to school by myself, just come and pick me up in the evening
Without waiting for his reply, I continued on my way to the bathroom, my hands trembling, my head in the clouds, and my joints aching. I carelessly poured water on my face.
– haha~ it's cold
I haven't stopped thinking since I got out of the shower and into my room; I had a huge lump in my chest that grew bigger with every passing minute.
Let me do it, I can free you from all this burden
– (of course you're going to do it, it's entirely your fault)
Hum~........
– (where do you think you're going like that, hey come back, come back-)
– hérèse ?,
I was pulled from my thoughts by François, as that voice escaped from my head.
Sadly brought back to reality, I woke up to a cold meal; I hadn't even tasted its now bland and withered fruit.
"You're almost late," François sighed, putting away my dish.
– I'm going to go
I jumped up and grabbed my bag from next to me.
The tension surged through my entire body like a rush of heat; I wanted to be late and sent home.
I silently left the dining room and disappeared behind the black gate.
My new life is a failure.
I took the path step by step, as slowly as possible, my hands in my pockets, hitting the small pebbles on the path, but I had to face the reality that was approaching.
Since when did the path become so short?
I was already standing in front of my school gates; the doors seemed to double in size. I was the only idiot frozen in place, almost getting knocked over by everything that passed by.
Silence
I charge ahead, head straight, focused on a single point
My table
– Hey!
A voice growled,
Damn, so early in the morning
Problems seem to follow me so much, I must be cursed.
"Hey!" the deputy chief resumed, "I'm talking to you."
I carelessly threw my bag onto my desk and almost collapsed onto it, resting my head and pretending to relax.
"It's crazy how much this guy gets on my nerves," Alex said, already at his post.
"Aren't you afraid of getting knocked out too?" Luc chuckled, still staring at the rear.
"I'm not afraid of anyone, it's always them who think they're better than everyone else, they have the money, they have everything and think they're gods," complained Alex, making faces.
Luc simply chuckled and resumed his serious demeanor.
"It's no better, even for those who have a little power," continued Alex.
"Okay, leave him be," Jack interrupted, arriving like a hero. He hung his bag on his desk and sat down right behind me, as usual.
Let me shut them up.
– (Please close it)
You're hesitating, nobody was there, you're stressing for nothing, it's not like he was going to kill us
"Knock knock," murmured a voice near my ear.
I moved away from the warm air that had settled on my ear and stood up, one eyebrow raised, glaring at everyone.
"Maëva…" I murmured with a groan, not really surprised by the character.
She gave me a cheerful smile.
– So you remember me, no
"Pass," hérèse snapped coldly, her gaze nonchalant.
After that, the classroom filled up twice as fast, with each person presenting a blank sheet of paper on their desk.
From time to time I had the feeling that someone was giving me a hard time, but I was thinking too much to really notice.
– (and damn it, it's the test, I haven't revised anything)
Strangely, instead of controlling the murmurs that scattered throughout the room, small rumors mingled and laughter rose, and once again he let it happen, preferring to see public opinion destroy him
The chief
– in one fell swoop, HaHaha
– ridiculous, as ridiculous as her angel, all the same, the girl shouted high from the back
"Winne, they're going to hear us," his bandmate whispered.
"I'm not sure," murmured the one behind.
– I knew he only had his big mouth to offer, ha~ sad end, continued Winne
"I don't care," the guy sighed in front of their group.
"Nobody asked for your opinion," the five of them said in unison.
Jack lowered his head further and further, almost disappearing into his office.
I was taking in the atmosphere of the classroom; I didn't really have time to feel sad for anyone when perhaps the worst was yet to come.
But seeing yesterday's friends become enemies simply through blind obedience disgusted me even more. Human beings are truly detestable. What was once difficult to express, supposedly out of friendship, became commonplace and even funny to say. As soon as the bond is broken, the masks fall. Friendship is nothing but a mirror, because today Jack was the victim.
"And to think he was our superior," Alex added, finishing him off.
Jack wasn't even moving anymore; his head was hidden between his arms, which were resting on his desk.
It really hurts
"In one fell swoop," added Luc, staring at the chief.
The chef, a sly smile on his face
Tak! Tak! ,
hit the teacher's leather
– PREPARE THE PAPER, PUT AWAY YOUR NOTEBOOKS, I ONLY WANT TO SEE PAPER AND PENS, QUESTION NUMBER 1
The class regained its calm in a second; everyone turned towards the board, papers straight in front of them, pens ready to deduce.