Broken hearts

Chapter 3

-Jude-

My first week in high school was kind of hard, I didn't have friends and lunchtime alone wasn't at all good; Anni offered me to sit with her and her friends, but I didn't need her pity and my dignity was bigger than my loneliness. Anyway, it was Monday and as I walked through the hallway, going to my first class, I was with my headphones listening to music. I arrived and I chose the same seat as always, I was in my world until someone came and started talking to me.

"Salut Jude, ça va? (hi Jude, how are you?)"; it was the girl from the first day.

"Salut, ça va et toi? (hi, fine what about you?)"; I continued her game.

"Bien. Sexe, drogue, alcool, normal pour un adolescent (Good; sex, drugs, alcohol, normal for a teenager)"

"Bien sûr (of course), where did you learn French?"

"Not in this prestigious high school I assure you"; I laughed, she was funny and I respected that. "So, how is you experience here so far?"

"Great now that you finally found the guts to talk to me"; it was my time to make my move.

"Why should I be the first one to talk?"

"Why shouldn't you? Isn't that the reason why, you girls, fight, to be better than men?"

"Touché, my name is Riley by the way"

"What a beautiful name, my name is Sexiest guy in the world, but you can call me Jude"; I winked at her.

"I kind of like the first name better"; we laughed. "What are you listening to?"; she grabbed my headphones put them on to listen to my music.

"Golden"

"By Harry Styles?! I can't believe you like him"

"He's a goddam genius, having good taste in music doesn't make me less of a man"; besides, I have to say he's a good looking boy...

"Of course not"; before I could say something else, some girls in the front of the classroom called Riley. "Coming!! If you want we can keep talking about stupid stereotypes at lunch"; she left the headphones on my desk and stood up to meet her friends.

"I would love to" 

"À bientôt" (see you)

"À bientôt" (see you); she waved at me and I did the same.

And that's how you get a place in the social pyramid

The teacher arrived to the classroom and we started the class; I thought about Riley and so far she was a really nice girl. All I knew was that finally I had a table for lunch and maybe some friends, also I was really interested in keep getting to know Riley.

-Anni-

It was 5:45 and I was already on my seat, ready for my Spanish class, I started taking them when I decided I wanted to study in Oxford, first because languages are always important in college applications and also I would really like to make a fast stop at Spain.

While the others kept arriving I continued with the book I was reading at that moment, but I got distracted with the laughs and chitchats the others had, the desks where big enough for two people so we were used to work in pairs, I mean, my classmates were used to; I was used to work alone and I think is better that way.

Finally the teacher arrived, she left her things at her desk and said hi to us so we could start the class.

"Buenas tardes clase (good afternoon class)"

"Buenas tardes"; we all answered.

"Hoy vamos a empezar con la nueva unidad recordando un poco la conjugacion en tiempo pasado y avanzaremos nuevo vocabulario que les servirá a lo largo del curso (Today we are going to start with the new unit remembering a little bit of the conjugation in past tense and we will see new vocabulary that will help you throughout the course)"; I admit that Spanish wasn't easy at all, but it was fun and it made me feel smart. The teacher was writing something in the board when someone else arrived.