Silence In The Trees

Chapter 1

"Okay Rin, I understand that he pissed you off, but if you throw his backpack into the river you're going to get another hour after school, at the least. Probably even worse. I don't think it's worth it since we have plans to go shopping later to find you a dress," Mason spoke very meticulously, obviously trying to pacify my anger.

     I looked at Bill or Will or whatever his god damn name is- backpack in my hands, that I may, or may not have snuck in the boys locker room to steal. While he may or may not have been at football practice.

"I wonder what's in here, hmmm. Aren't you curious Mason? We should look. Probably a bunch of viagra and condoms. Maybe even steroids. You know he's so beefy, there's no way it's natural- I just wanna look-"

"You better not Rin. You and your curiosity is going to get us both in trouble." Mason was so serious. Eh, no fun.

I, on the other hand, am absolutely fevering with excitement. I just knew he would be pissed when he realized his backpack was gone. Mostly because his regular clothes were packed away neatly inside, and I'm sure he wasn't going to be thrilled to walk around in spandex looking for his bag.

Ew, what a horrible image. Please get it out of my head.

Well, he might be pleased, actually. He thinks he's quite the ladies man, and he has an ego bigger than the country of Canada. Maybe I was actually doing him a favor. Ick ick ick.

"Maybe it seems a little harsh to throw it into the river, I know." I sighed. "But I do have a good reason, okay?" I took a rational moment to really contemplate if it was worth it, like Mason had said.

"Also, he started it. You can't deny that. I'm just giving him what he deserves. Karma comes in many forms, and today, it comes in the form of a 5'3 blonde with a really bad temper."

Mason looked at me with disapproval. "I'm not going down with you for this. Just so you know, if you get caught, i'm saying I had no idea."

     I contemplated some more, and almost changed my mind. Then, what happened in second period came rushing back to me.

I was walking into class when William walked up behind me and shoulder checked me, causing me to drop everything in my hands. My papers scattered absolutely everywhere across the tile floor.

   I was already late for class, and was doing my best to slip into my seat quietly. Well, apparently bobblehead was late for class too, and decided to make it an entire scene. Attention seeker.

   Horrible timing too, right in the middle of Mrs.Biggams lecture, attracting not only her attention, but that of the entire class. To say the least, she was most definitely dissatisfied. She stopped mid sentence, and glared so intently I thought I would turn to stone.

She forced Bill to help collect everything I had dropped. I watched, as he instead, glanced over his shoulder to see if she was looking, and went through my papers until he found my finished homework.

   He quickly slipped it into his notebook, then proceeded to take a seat all without saying a word to me. How dare he steal my finished homework- now that's just petty. I grimaced. He could copy off someone easily enough without taking the whole damn thing from me. If you're going to be a bum, at least be a fair one.

    I stood up from the floor, all my papers now shoved every direction in my binder, and trudged over to his desk. His eyes refused to meet with mine, and I couldn't bring myself to wonder why. Obviously, this guy is thick-headed if he seriously thought I would let this slide. He picked the wrong day to fuck with me, and I've about had enough of everyone's shit this week. Sorry Billy- I mean Willy, or Will- what the fuck ever. I'm so full of rage today, and you're getting all of it. Little bug lookin' loser.