Tricky Heart (Wattys 2024)(English)

Chapter 7 - It is time to think about me

The bell rings. Classes wrecked me today, it's a good thing they're over.

I get up from my chair, Karol glances at me from the other side of the classroom, picks up her books and leaves. She is still angry, but I can't help it.

I walk out of the classroom and crinkle my eyes. I think I slept four hours last night, however, the evening was wonderful. The movie was also good, maybe a little violent for me. The main character sliced I don't know how many people with that sword, blood was splashing all over the place. I don't think I've ever seen so much blood in my life.

Phone vibrates.

Jasmine: "Martha, if you want to join us, we are in the yard."

Wow, they want to be with me. I better go so we can get to know each other better for the party.

Me: "I'm coming."

I walk down the hallway. I hate the fact that I can't be with the Walkman at school anymore. I miss those moments so much. I can only use it outside of here now.

I reach the courtyard, scanning the crowd. Karol and Miriam see me, but I quickly turn my head. There is Jasmine. There is also Nicole and a girl with wavy brown hair I don't know. Who could it be?

Jasmine greets me, I reciprocate and approach them. How should I behave now?

Nicole shakes her bracelet. "Hello, Martha."

"Hello."

"This is Chloe."

"Nice to meet you, I've heard about you." You are the lying bitch.

"I've heard about you too. You're a legend by now."

"Let's not exaggerate."

"What is said about you is unbelievable. Rumor has it that you broke a girl's arm."

I laugh. "And how did I do that?"

"They say that after fighting with this girl, you threw the basketball on her arm."

"Sorry to disappoint you, but that never happened."

"Yes, I know. I saw the scene. It was a friend of Paul's."

Paul made himself known quickly.

Jasmine is typing on the phone, locks the screen. "It was David. My guess is he wants to get close again."

"You think so?" Nicole is on a roll.

"Yes, he texts me all the time."

"And you answer him?"

"Yes, I'm sorry not to answer him, but he already knows there's no chance."

"Then don't answer him."

"I'm having a little fun. Then I'll have my revenge for what he did to me."

The girls laugh. I don't know the background, but I hint at a smile.

Jasmine sees me unparticipating and turns to me. "Girls, wait. We need to update Martha about what happened."

How nice, she wants to make me a participant.

"David, that guy you met in the infirmary hallway, he was my boyfriend."

"Yes, I understood that there had been something between the two of you."

"We were together for a year, but, then, I found out he was dating someone else."

"Oh God, I'm sorry."

"There's no use being sorry. It was going to happen sooner or later, I realized he wasn't one of those reliable guys."