Interlude

Chapter 5

The first day is finally over i am so happy. I go to my locker, to unpack my books which are making my bags heavy. As i am walking there i see Marshall busy in the locker on the right side of mine. Then i realized he is my neighbour.

I silently walked past him, trying to keep a straight face and look straight ahead. Then i see him smiling at himself in his locker.

Maybe he noticed me? What if he thinks i like him? Or it could be he knows how he makes me nervous? Why does he have mess with me all the time? What's up with him changing his voice when he talks to me? Its like a flirty voice he gives, its so hard to explain but he has this voice he uses when he flirts. Why does he still talk to me, after he asked me why do i hate him and i answered him by telling him the reason i hate him is because he is a "fuck boy". I don't know why, but i hate it when a guy flirts with me. So i don't give him the chance to try his nonsense on me. There are plenty of girls for him to mess with, why me specifically? I start wondering to myself trying to answer the questions in my own head.

"You must greet me tomorrow morning, Iman," he says pulling me out of my thoughts.

I look at him and he is busy in his locker, putting his books in his locker. Its kind of funny, the boy ever since i have known him since grade 8. He never has his books, so he leaves it in his locker, wow. He normally borrows my text books, which i don't mind but it gets annoying sometimes. He hasn't looked at me yet or given me his smile. So i put my bag down, open my locker and begin unpacking bag. Putting my books in neatly.

"And, why is that Marshmallow?" i respond confused.

He stops fiddling in his locker and turns his attention to me.

"Its respectful, Iman," he says back, almost like he is being serious.

He continues fiddling in his locker. When i finish packing i pretend to be looking for something in my locker to keep the conversation going.

"Yeah sure," i say back sarcastically.

Knowing myself i will pretend to forgot on purpose like i always do and walk past him. The real reason i do it is i want to see his reaction and see if it affects him. But he seems normal every time i walk past him and like it doesn't faze him that i never kept his promise. So that is why i don't bother keeping my promises to him.

"No, you're forgetful you won't do it, how will i know you not gonna forget?" he says kind of like he is hurt.

"I promise i won't," i say back, this time meaning it.

His facial expression he is giving me it seems like he doesn't believe me and then i quickly say.

"I will come greet you tomorrow and even hug you," i say back i bit to fast.

He stops fiddling in his locker, he closes it and puts his lock back on. He leans in, staring into my eyes, as if he is searching to find something. I look down feeling uncomfortable and then look backing up. I see his smile and he is still staring at me. Making me more nervous than before. Then he suddenly turns around and starts walking off.

"Don't forget, Iman" he says.

Then he is gone. I close my locker and lock it. Then go downstairs, my mom parked into the parking lot waiting for me. I go home, i eat dinner and then go to sleep.

It's in the morning same routine as yesterday. Wake up, brush teeth my teeth with Sensodyne , wash face, with Dove soap, put SBR [Skin Barrier Repair] cream on my face, rub Dawn lotion on my body, sprayed Hoity Toity perfume on my body and clothes. Then i brush my hair put it into a bun and put Dark and Lovely hair cream on to keep my hair down. Drank my cup of coffee for the morning and went to school.

Again i am the first student in my grade to be there. But today its different the security guard opened the classrooms early. So i won't freeze today, i go to the classroom and sit down at the back of the classroom. I take the Girl On The Train and continue reading the chapter i was on yesterday.

Seven minutes pass and still no one has arrived. When suddenly the sneeze that wants to come out but it doesn't want to come out. I get up and go to the front of the classroom where the teachers desk is. There on the desk is a pink box of tissues. I take three tissues and try to force the sneeze out.

Then the classroom door slams open and hits the wall on the other side. I look at the person with a look on my face that saying "why". Its Audrina's husband [Anderson]. Why am i not surprised i think to myself.

He walks into the classroom with his earphones blasting some slow paced rap in his ears. He is going to go deaf, he is always listening to such loud music. I can almost pick out some of the words, from where i am standing. All i hear is "i just wanna see you on a bed, leg, spread, yeah". Then it finally comes to me i know the song. Its Droptop in the rain by Ty Dolla Sign.

We gaze each other for a few minutes and i divert my eyes feeling weird. Realizing its just me and him in the class. There he is standing there listening to sexual slow paced rap.

"Hi Katrina," he says while removing his left earphone.