Ben and I have been walking to school since the second week of our primary education. This of course, translates to knowing each other forever.
Every time we walk we end up talking about what's going on in our lives and things generally involving us. The world around us is interesting and sharing these thoughts about it with Ben is something I look forward to. I know I do. This is the time I have to calm down before school as well, rant, punch whatever unfortunate wall that presents itself, and make fun of anyone I'm not in favor of at the time.
Which translates to Erie bashing for 10 minutes.
"I don't get why she doesn't just drop a kindergarten joke Benny!" I said while we were walking through an old ally, a short cut to school.
"Well neither of you have dropped since then," he said defending her "when she attacks you, you get her bad just as much."
"Do onto others as do onto you is an ancient Chinese proverb that I have been abiding by since I learned about it's existence in block 5 Ben, it's a morale thing," I huffed out surprised he would even support the red-eyed troll.
"You to act exactly alike, stubborn," Ben said with a lazy smile.
Sommetimes Ben is really funny and he acts high alot, quite amusing actually. But he didn't realize what he had said was like calling me fat. Erie and I are mortal enemies, and no one wants to know that the person that they have stuck with for years thinks there a red-eyed troll. Not good for my ego.
"If you think I'm anything like that troll than why don't you go with her," I said picking up my pace.
Ben narrowed his eyes at me, the look I get all the time from him that says something like 'stop overreacting, the least you could do is not act like your on your period'. And I know I am, he knows my schedule, but he always defends Erie in some discreet way. I try to get her crazy ass off of his tail and he wants to defend her. My hormones definitely weren't helping the situation, but this situation was about to get ugly.
So before I lost my crap, I realized leaving would be best before Ben ended up with a broken nose.
Again.
Luckily for me , the school was coming into view, and I can't remeber ever being so thankful for that. Usually a feeling of intense dread passes over me when I look at the white dome with the beautiful engravings.
"Ben, if you want her constantly bothering you, than you can let her constantly bother you, go ahead, but I won't sit around while my friend decides to let himself become brain dead by choice." I said and stalked off in a huff.
He must of snapped of his high, for I heard his voice call after me, but I continued to join the frenzy that was infront of the building. I waved here and there to a few amigas from lower levels, but the thing is, I never talk to people unless they approach me. And I'm way to nice of a person to shut them down in a blaitinly rude way; so instead I resort to idle chit-chat, or I shut them down in a way that isn't blaitinly rude. Sometimes it results in a new person that I would talk to, other times, not so much. But my methods have weeded out the dandelions and the roses, so I'll keep it up for now.
As I was walking up the stairs, the faint chirping of my name was still within hearing distance but it was growing more faint. As I walked up the stairs I bumped into, quiet literally with the girl I probably needed to see right now.
Her name is Kairi, and she is a blessing. She is the girl I have been friends with for nearly as long as I have been with Ben. But she moved two years after I met Ben, but she was a good friend non-the-less. She has dark hair, chocolatey brown skin, hazel eyes, and the unusual gift of making anyone fall to there knees in her wake. In an intimidating way as well as a way to amass an evil army of warrior ants.
Not that my fellow peers are ants, but.
For as long as I can remember we have never identified our relationship as best friends, but she has been there whenever I've needed to talk to someone, and I wanted her presence now.
"You alright?" she asked adjusting the shoulder strap of her back "you look like you've had a fall out with Bennito, worse than me falling on my ass seconds ago."
"No," I replied honestly not catching the joke, "Ben is supporting Erie again. Why doesn't he get that I'm helping him?"
Kairi shook her head, " Honey, if he doesnt get that your trying to help him, maybe you should just stop trying, ok? Let him so what its like with her creepy advances. He'll see then."
Her logic wasnt flawed, she kne Ben as well as I. As soon as Ben runs into trouble, he runs for the hills. He's my bff, but that is one of his major flaws. But he always does this! Then again, I've never tried this, maybe it would turn out different?
Kairi must've sensed my inner turmoil, because she clarified to me what she meant.
"You just have to ignore him, make him feel bad. You know how to do it, I've seen you," she said,
Could I really? Act like that towards my best friend? But then again he doesn't appreciate me, so yes, I'll do it. But wait, what did she mean by that last part...?
Kairi saw that I agrees, and gave me a nod of approval and pushed me into my class before I could question her. I plopped into my chair with heavy thump and ran a hand through my hair.
I could do this, Ben needed to see i mean business this time. And I did, but I really, really, should have payed attention to other events going on around me.
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