Who am I?

Ch: 5☕️

Date: 2024, March 16, 12:34 pm.

POV: Axel

I sit across from my best friend Ajax. Lunchtime at Marsh view High, pretty quiet actually. No it's not loud, no screaming kids, or idiots running around the room. Just hushed whispers now and then.

Everyone buried in their own thoughts, and troubles.

"So, wanna come to my house after school?" I ask Ajax. "Can't." he grumbled. "Mom thinks I need some extra tutoring." 

"Let me guess, history?" 

Ajax scoffs, rubbing his head. 

"Well could you blame me? I don't know how anybody's supposed to pay attention in that d4mn class. Our teacher reeks of smoke and cigars. And his voice, my god he drones on, and on. What an annoying b4stard. Hows he STILL teaching here?"

I shrug, slipping in to my own thoughts.

I remember a year ago back when I was in my Freshman year, I considered telling my mom about Mr. Nino. I was young, new to high school, and didn't know any better. Ajax convinced me otherwise, and I realized he was right.

It'd be too much stress to prove it, and with my grades, and relationship with my parents I was struggling with, it wasn't worth it.

I sigh, slipping back to the present, as we continue to eat in silence. 

Ajax pulls out his phone, starting to scroll on Tick Tock.

He does this whenever he's bored, so I take out my phone and immerse myself in meaningless social media as well.

My eyes subconsciously take in the screen, my short attention span causing me to scroll after only a couple seconds.

I'm in this trance for who knows how long, when finally the bell rings.

Ajax mutters something inaudible under his breath, before stuffing his phone in his pocket. We stand up, head to the hallways and soon, we reach a split.

"See ya." I mutter. "Yeah." And with that, we both head our separate ways.