Mirrored Hearts

8

Lela's POV

  'His girlfriend?'

  “Edith is his girlfriend?” I wanted to be sure. I didn't really know anything about them. Like I've been here for only two days but, their relationship didn't seem like a boyfriend and girlfriend relationship.

  “Yes. Didn't you see the way she reacted? That girl is a jealous bitch and that makes her dangerous. So, please be careful, Lela.” She said as she touched my shoulders.

  “Well, you know I didn't do anything. Temi was the one who came here.” I retorted.

  “I know. I'm just saying that you should be careful of both Edith and Temi.”

  “Thanks a lot. But then, you did mention that Edith was dangerous and just a while ago she threatened to deal with you later. What is she going to do?” I was curious. I mean,  I needed to understand what was going on around me.

  “Oh, sometimes they are just empty threats.” She simply said.

   “Sometimes? Then what about other times?” I adjusted my wristwatch and placed my hands on the desk.

  “Other times, she means it.” She closed the book she was reading and placed it inside her locker.

  “So, does she mean her threats this time?” I asked.

  “I can't tell.” She sighed.

  “But, are you scared?” I asked.

  “Hmm. I feel a lot of things when it comes to Temi and Edith.” She made a fist.

  “Things like what?” I asked. We were sitting in a position that let us look at each others faces. From behind Judith I could see Huoma copying some notes. She seemed lost in that, otherwise she would have been a part of this conversation.

  “Hate, anger, bitterness and a little fear. But, I'm unable to express these feelings. I think it's due to the fear. Guess the fear consumes me more after all.”

  I couldn't believe what I just heard. This girl that seems so happy, so innocent had these feelings raging in her. I wondered what Temi and Edith had done to her that had made her so bitter towards them.

  So, I decided to ask her, “What exactly did they do to you that has made you hate them so much?”

  She looked into my eyes immediately the question left my mouth. She was uneasy at first, my question had caught her off guard.

  “Not to me alone. I'm sure everyone in this class, maybe apart from a few, has something against Temi and Edith.” She smirked.

   'Were they that bad?'

  “But, what did they do to you? I'm curious.”

  She laughed and after a long pause she said, “it was back in SS1. I was new here. I thought they were the coolest kids in our class and they also hanged around with the popular kids. I liked Edith, I mean, she was so beautiful and poised as someone with so much class. So, I decided to be friends with them.”

  'I also wanted to be friends with Edith.'

  She continued after a short pause, “Then, there was the handsome Temi. I started crushing on him.”

  'Tell me about it. The boy is the epitome of handsomeness.'

  “I mean who wouldn't crush on him?  He was so handsome. Even the senior girls liked him. But then, there was Edith who was head over heels for him. Temi also liked her, I think. They've been close since, JSS1.”