8 years ago...
Ebony's POV
Scientists say the world is made up of protons, neutrons and electrons. They apparently forgot to mention morons.
Unfortunately for me, the most obnoxious, foolish species rule this planet. Humans. Don't get me started on the misfortunes of being a human myself.
"BITCHHHH, how dare you say Simba was not hot?!"
See what I mean?
Sighing, I lifted my head off the desk and turned to face my friend who was locked in an arguement with me over how a lion can/cannot be hot.
"Because he's a lion, Ashi. Please do elaborate on how a lion can be hot, if you have reasons."
"Clearly, you have no taste." She retorted. Akashi is one of the few foreign people here in Ballylacken and we've been friends since we were five. Now, 13 years later, she's still as violent as when I first met her.
Of course, there are exceptions, when I'm the violent one, and all I want to do is strangle her. Now, being one of those exceptions.
"Simba was strong, his voice was just- ugh, chef's kiss and did you see how he killed his uncle in the end of the Lion King? Damnnn! That was smoking hot!"
I rolled my eyes. "He's a lion."
"Lions are hot!" Akashi retorted. "With their strong postures and flowing manes-"
"Now those are just your ancestral cave woman desires acting up."
"Cave woman! Bitch, I'll show you cave woman-" Ashi surged to her right, somehow managing not to fall off her chair, about to start a fist fight because violence, is always her first solution.
"Woah there!" Another voice sounded as two arms wrapped around her waist and pulled her back onto her seat.
"Jesus!" Ashi jumped, turning around to glare at our friend.
"Not quite," Will quipped. "But I've been told the resemblance is striking."
I sent him an unamused look and put my head back down on the table. I could hear Ashi straightening up in her seat, huffing as she did so.
"Honestly Ashi, you need to get a hold of your temper. Who starts a fight over the physical features of a lion?" I asked her, looking over at her.
She brushed down her wine red uniform jumper and skirt, crossing her arms across her chest. "Any person with an intention to defend their opinions."
I groaned in annoyance. You know, Charles Darwin suggests in his theory of evolution, that humans evolved from apes over thousands of years. I suggest that 90% of modern-day people are still as stupid as one. It's an observation I would be willing to find satisfactory statistics on. Stats that won't prove me wrong.
I've already got my best friend to serve as an example.
"Mind filling me in on what got Ashi so riled up?" Will asked, plopping himself down into the seat beside Ashi's.
"Everything riles her up."
"Ebony said that Simba wasn't hot. How exactly am I supposed to take that peacefully?" She argued back.
Will gasped in what I consider mock shock at me, (I hope it was fake anyways) about to say something, but our teacher strutted into the classroom, cutting him off.
"Morning class," she called. I glanced up at her.
Short grey hair wet from a shower she probably took this morning splayed around her shoulders, partially hiding gold earrings from the side. Fake glasses judging by the thickness of the frame and clearness of her eyes, not forgetting the obvious dusty, plastic appearance of the lens in the light. Not cleaned well. She clearly just ran into class with them on because she hasn't had them on all morning, since her outfit seemed planned.
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The One-Way Lake
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