THE JOURNEY OF US

Chapter 9

The lectures ended and we were moving towards the exit when I bumped into Sofie Wheeler. She was the best dancer in our school. The books dropped from her hands when we bumped into each other.

  “Sorry, it's my fault. I didn't see you coming.” I said softly. Sofie said, “It's alright.” I bend down to help her with books. All of a sudden, Josh passed beside me. 

  I saw him with a brush on my face. It was clearly seen that I was in love with him. Sofie saw me. She said, “Do you have a crush on him?” I said nervously, “Yeah. Didn't you see his body and looks.” 

  Sofie warned me saying, “Yeah. But all he has is body and looks. He has a heart of stone. He doesn't treat people right.” I was shocked and asked, “What do you mean?” 

  Sofie said, “It was two years back. I was selected for class president and my opponents were Josh, Millie and Alex. At first, I also thought he had a good heart. But it was not true.” 

  I added, “What happened then?” She said, “We started dating after bumping into each other and knowing each other. But then after a few months he broke up with me for no reason. He told me that I was just no one for him. He breaks hearts.” 

   I said, “Are you telling the truth? But he doesn't look that way.” Sofie said, “Like I said. He doesn’t show his other side. But I wasn't the only one. Millie, my other opponent, has also dated him and got heart broken. Also Nancy from last year was heart broken.” 

  I was shocked. The bell rang and Sofie said, “Sorry, I need to go. My dance class starts in a few minutes.” It was a total new thing I found about Josh. I moved towards the exit when I heard Josh was on call with his friend. 

  I heard him saying, “Don't worry. I am all done. Just like previous years, I am going to date other opponents and then break their heart. This time it is Max. She is my opponent.” 

   I was shocked when I heard this conversation from him. I ran towards the exit very fast. He was not like I expected. I found out bad things about him. 

   This Josh which I heard today was a totally different person. I didn't know he breaks people’s hearts. I guess I should stay away from him. But first I need to warn Max about this.