The Firer horse

Chapter 2

The way to my chool is easy. It take 20 minutes to go there, but it's only to follow the grave road, through the woods, across the meadow and then straight ahead. I walk past a women who is out with her dog and a father with his child.

Then I arrive to school and I go into the school yard that is surrounded by a black fence. The school I go to is big with over 600 students. Even if it's big, I really like it. Especially the school yard is cozy. There is palms, trees, a lot of flowers and tables and chairs where we have lunch in summer. It's beautiful, as a paradise.

The butterflies is flying around and gossip that it will be a nice summer. I stop walking, close my eyes up against the sun and draws in bloom air.

"Taylor sweetie", I hear a voice calling to me. I open my eyes again and see my best friend Suzanne run towards me and wave. Her blond, wavy hair is flying in the air and she smiles at me with her red lips.

Before I have time to wave back, she is in front of me and embrace me in a big hug.

"Zuzanne", I say. "Are you already here? You are never in time to school."

"I know", she says with a grin. "But do you know what? You know Michael? Who is one year older than us? He just kissed me. Now, for one minute ago." She bounces excitedly on the spot. Her face is screaming out "love" with big letters. I rolls with my eyes. All boys fall in love with Suzanne. I wish I also had such luck with guys.

"Do you know who I kissed?", I ask. She can not answer until I say the answer by myself. "Poison".

She stare at me. "But that's a horse, Taylor. It's disgusting."

"It's not only a horse, it's the earths most wonderful horse."

"You really need to go to therapy", Suzanne says with a sigh. I close my mouth. I don't want the day to start with a fight.

Then I see the schools best looking guy on the other side of the school yard. He goes in the same class as Michael and is therefor a year older than us. Suzanne sees my glance and turns around.

"Oh, Ryan?" She pushes me easily in the hand and smiles teasingly.

"He is so cute". I put my head on the side and blink with my eyes.

"I knew you were interested in boys. Don't be shy. Are you going to kiss him?"

I quickly turns my head towards her, staring into her ice blue eyes.

"Are you crazy?", I say. "I'm shy, okay? Just accept that."

"Of course I accept. I will help you. Wait here". She turns around and start walking to Ryan.

"Suzanne", I say desperately. It's to late. This will be like a nightmare that I won't be able to wake up from.

I quickly take up my cell phone from my pocket, put me on a bench and pretend to be totally immersed in something. But it's not difficult to hear Suzanne, not even from the long distance. I wish I were somewhere else, galloping with Poison at the extensive beaches.

First now I here the steps a few meters away. I lift my eyes and see when Ryan sits down next to me. Without saying a word, Ryan pulling my head closer to his and kisses me right on the mouth. I know this is what I have longed for, but the strange is that I don't feel anything. Absolutely nothing.

It's quiet around us. All eyes are directed against us and one after one they start clapping their hands. I don't know what to do, I only see one way out. To run. My cheeks are red, tears flowing and worst of all; I see Ryan's sad face before I rise. But I just want remove. I love Suzanne as a friend, but she really dont't know when not to help.

I start running, past all eyes, past Michael, past Suzanne and into school. I continue up the stairs and run into the nearest toilet. I close the door and sit down on the toilet seat. The tears still flows in rivers which I repeatedly wipes away. Crying in school is one of the worst things that exist, but the school doesn't begin until about 15 minutes so I allow myself to cry out.

I'm just about to get up and wipe me with cold water when I hear a noise outside the door. Shortly thereafter something is inserted into the door gap at the floor. Has anyone followed me and seen when I walked in here? My hand shakes when I bow down and take up the note lying at my feet. I start to read.