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chapter five

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ISAK VALTERSEN
TUESDAY, 19. September, 11:07.

"Chris texted me yesterday."

With a look of confusion, Mahdi took a bite of his sandwich.
"Chris as in Penetrator Chris?"

I nodded. He had be given that nickname by other boys due being quite 'active' when it came to hooking up and sleeping around with girls. And although everyone knew he was an asshole, he still was one of the popular kids. "Yeah. Apparently I left my book on his table after group work in Biology yesterday and he told me to come get it after P.E."

"Didn't expect him to even care at all", said Magnus and we agreed.
"By the way, did any of you see the hockey game last night?"

I shook my head: "No, how was it?" And in that very moment, I saw Jonas entering the cafeteria, heading right towards us. As much as I respected Magnus and his passion for hockey, I really didn't want to be around the guy who betrayed me. Growling a quiet "I gotta go", I got up from my seat and grabbed my bag to avoid any contact. Unsuccessfully. Jonas changed his path and blocked my way, his expression confused and somewhat peeved. "Isak, wait."

"Get out of my way."

"Why the heck are you so pissed at me lately?", the dark haired boy looked at me, further keeping me from escaping this situation, "Why did you ignore me?"

My mouth remained shut, whereas my actions spoke louder than words. I pushed him aside and stormed off. I was still able to hear Jonas' confused madness and Magnus' helpless excuses before I collided with someone, making them cuss.

"Fuck, Valtersen."

Looking up, I realized I had bumped into Chris. Swallowing, I wasn't able to speak without letting out the frustration that had built due to the incident with Jonas.

"Watch where you're fucking going."

"I- ah... sorry", I put my bag over one shoulder, "By the way, thanks for the book. I'll wait for you after P.E then."

"You better be, bastard. And yeah, whatever."
And with that he rushed off. Sighing, I did the same thing and decided to sit on the stairs while eating my meal. The school's yard was quiet and empty and this was just what I needed . There was no human soul I wanted to talk to right now and I was really thankful for the bit of calmness I was able to experience now.
Yet, I didn't think it would be disturbed so soon.

Taking a bite from my sandwich, I almost choked.
My eyes must've played a trick on me or was that really-
"Even..."

And as if he'd heard me, his head turned and he looked straight at me, cocking his eyebrows and pulling a grin. A strange feeling filled my insides as he talked to what seemed to be his friends and approached me.

"Halla."

"Halla...", I answered, overwhelmed by the situation.
"Y-you go to Nissen..? I didn't know..."

He smirked playfully.
"I was wondering how long it'd take you to find out."

"Why didn't you tell me that you go to the same school when I was ranting about all the fame-thirsty people here?", a nervous laughter escaped my throat. This situation was making me really uncomfortable, considering the fact that his friends seemed to be part of the school's arrogant fuck boys.

"You were drunk and it was kind of amusing listening to your point of view on this school and its students", the other boy grinned. "How come you're alone out here, where's your friend?"

My jaw clenched and I felt my mouth become dry.
"He- err... we kind of got ourselves into something..."

"Oh, I'm sorry", Even seemed to understand that I didn't want to talk about it, so he switched the topic. "What I wanted so say, uh-... I'll have a few friends over at mine tomorrow, maybe you'd want to come too – to get your mind off everything."

"I- uhm... sounds chill, thanks", I croaked out, letting a small smile slip.

And he smiled back.
"I'll be happy to see you over then. How does 19:00 sound?"

"19:00 sounds great."