Is It Bad That I Want You?

Part 3

Jinx walked out of the mini forest with her bag hanging off her shoulder. She grabbed her phone, searching for Morgan's number while making her way to the massive school gate. When she called, the woman immediately picked up.

"Get me out of here and don't even start, I'm done with those shitty classes" she ordered. "The driver and I are outside, it's been the case for the whole day and that's how Mr Erembour wished us to do until further notice. This prevails for me to be in proximity to you while outside. An advantage is that you can leave when you please IF you have no more classes for the day"

She found the woman's matter-of-fact tone annoying. "I didn't need a fucking paragraph" Jinx hung up while making her way to one of Silco's favourites; a black Audi cabriolet. The girl entered the car and slammed the door. Morgan who sat arms crossed next to her sighed heavily. "Dilara, please lead us back to the residence" The white-haired woman in the driver's seat nodded before proceeding.

Meanwhile, Jela was crouching over the notebook and crayons Jinx had left behind. The queer event that had unfolded left her interested more than anything else. "...I guess I get to learn about a different kind of human now" she mumbled while picking up the girl's material. Before placing the items in her bag, the ravenette flipped through some of the notebook pages.

The art style was childish, crude and colourful. Jela couldn't distinguish what some images were supposed to be. However, the girl noticed that Jinx had a thing for monkey faces. She chuckled at the thought of Asante always referring to the class as a troupe of monkeys. Apart from that, there were drawings of Jinx and people Jela couldn't identify. A thin man with a red coat and dark hair, along with a tanned muscular woman with black hair in a semi ponytail.

The sketches included monsters, a pink-haired girl, some brown-haired boys, disfigured faces, incoherent words and a lot of chaos. Was she somehow invading Jinx's privacy? Most likely, but it didn't hurt as long as she acted like she didn't know. But Jela was dying to know what all these drawings meant, she'd have to address the topic at some point.

The teen got caught off guard by the bell ringing, announcing the end of the day. After carefully packing the items, she made her way to the middle school building searching for Edric. The mini version of her father was engaged in serious gist with his friends Kenzo and Onkar. She called for him and he let out an annoyed groan. "Bro, come on! We were gonna hang out a bit, the bell rang like a minute ago" he whined. "Pretty please, Jela!" begged Kenzo, giving her puppy dog eyes.

She shook her head firmly. "Y'all are gonna see each other every day, even on the weekends. Don't bug me. I couldn't go home earlier cuz I had to wait for your ass. So, thank you gentlemen but let's get going" With that, the trio said their goodbyes and Onkar (Shaurya's brother) gave her a bashful wave.

Jela was now walking to the bus stop with a grumpy Edric. The two entered the bus with a dozen of other students that lived in their area. The ravenette walked across a good number of passengers after waving at the driver and took a seat at the back. However, Edric sat next to a 9th grader in the front, the kid had scores of good acquaintances. She envied him, but she was glad to get the peace she couldn't obtain back with Jinx.

Later, the two dropped off and walked their way home. Edric seemed in a better mood, he was rambling about his friends' shenanigans. Unlike in the morning, Jela paid attention to what he was saying, letting out a few laughs and comments.

Sure, he was annoying, tiring and a brat. But Edric was a good kid, and hella entertaining. When the siblings got home and unlocked the door, Edric proceeded to run inside, flinging his bag away while turning on the TV. Meanwhile, their black poodle came in barking. Jela crouched down to pet it while making a duck face and speaking in a high pitch.