Inheritance Of Secrets

Rooftop thinking

School was never interesting for me. The classes felt like a never ending cycle, the conversation were too repetitive, and the teachers just annoyed me. struggling to focus in classes was just another reason for my mother to hate me. 

Parent teacher nights in middle and elementary school consisted of being told I was 'too argumentative' and 'should put in more effort if I want to succeed more'. By high school I gave up. I stayed quiet, did my work, and found popular, boring friends. 

Somehow that was totally different for both my siblings. Ethan loved school. hated his classes but loved school. Rosie loved learning and writing. She loved it. They would have been good friends. 

I go to my locker after lunch to grab my criminology textbook. My teacher for that class was a true crime fanatic and constantly was telling us about all these stories of killers who made their mark on society. it was interesting to know someone so obsessed with crime but had no real interest in committing one. the real reason she loved it was simply that fact that she liked to scare people and come across as a dangerous person. 

"Anna," Eva called out to me in a sing-songy voice. 

I spin around to face her. Not once this year has she followed me out after lunch. The only thing she does lately is sit and giggle with her boyfriend or text the guy she is cheating on him with.

"Yes Eva," Her face twists. She wants something but first she actually has to pretend she cares. 

"you've been acting strange lately," She sighs, "I just want to see if your alright."

Bullshit. 

I smile, "Just a lot going on with school and everything." I pause for a second. she is smiling so fakely it almost hurts, "What do you need?"

"Well now that you've asked," she displayed a face that looked incredibly similar to a child begging their parents for something. "So there's this guy i've been seeing and he wants to hang out over the weekend," Eva begins to twirl on of the front pieces of her hair around her finger like it going to make me agree with her stupid plan, "I need someone to cover for me from today to monday and you being you would be perfect for the role."

I stare at her blankly, "You want me to lie to your parents, your boyfriend, and everyone else so you can cheat of your boyfriend and have a fun little weekend away?"

she looks at me with hope in her face.

"No thanks."

her mouth gaps open.

"What!" she screeches before lowering her voice, "But you have to. your like the only they would actually believe."

I shake my head and sigh, "I'm all for leaving your boyfriend but you actually have to break up with him first before you go out with someone else and I'm not lying to your mother."

"Why," Eva is whining like she's five.

I scoffed, "Because she like one for the nicest people ever."

"Fine. Sorry for asking." She turned around to walk away but she spun back to face me, "You know your my best friend and your supposed to cover for me and I'm allowed to rely on you for these things."

"Well if thats the job description I'd rather not have it, or be associated with it." I snap back at her. 

Then I look at her face. Her nose scrunches and the tips of her mouth dip down. Eva's eyes go glassy and soft. She's actually sad. 

"I'm glad you don't have it anymore then." She chokes the words out before finally spinning around to leave. 

I'm a horrible person. I always knew it but this solidified it.