Damian- i still can't belive that you've been friends with the girl you hate so much for this long... i mean there has to be something good about her that made you stay to pretend being friends right?
Alice- that's an insane thing to say.
Damian- why?... cause it's true? I mean you stick to her even after she bullied you. That's not how things should have been.
Alice- i didn't stick to her. I just didn't have any other friends.
Damian- that!... i can't believe that. You? No friends?
Alice- i mean they don't fit my standard.
Damian- hahaha... wow. Standard?
Alice- why you laughing? You think this is funny?
Damian- it's funny when it comes from a girl who thinks she's humble.
Alice- i never said I'm humble.
Damian- never?
Alice- no.
Damian- i think you said something similar a while ago. When you were ranting about Amy. You said you guys are not the same level. You're not like Amy, who is mean and not humble. But now that i see, you two are exactly the same.
Alice- i am not humble but I'm not mean either.... i do agree now that I segregate people sometimes. But I'm trying to change that too. Everyone is not as aweful as Amy. See the problem is i have been friends with lots of buddies but then our school shuffles students sections every year. The only students who stayed with me since class 1 were Amy and Nicole. Not even Nicole cause she was shifted to section d back in 7th grade. Anyway Amy and i have always ended up in same section for some fucking reason and that's my curse. Amys bully team split up cause the teachers put her other friends in other sections. Amy lost all her teeth after that. She was no longer as powerful.
Damian- still can't belive you stayed put with her.
Alice- i know. But she wasn't as awful for a little while. We did share some fun moments. Still...
Damian- so what triggered the fight?
Alice- the fight?
Damian- between you two. She said something right?
Alice- yeah. She always says tone deaf stuff. She had the audacity to tell me that I'm not good enough when it comes to keeping a boyfriend.
Damian- ....
Alice- picture being called out for losing your cheating girlfriend. Would you like it if your "friend" called you a cuck?
Damian- hahahaha...
Alice- i know right? It's insane when it's coming from a cuck itself.
Damian- God...
Alice- ....
Damian- ....
Alice- ...
Damian- ....
Alice- I'm doing just perfect right now. I've made friends with Kiki and Anya. They are really cool to hang out with.
Damian- hmm...
Alice- what about you? Did you ever have slithery friends?
Damian- snakes are everywhere. We are basically going to a snakeden everyday. You have no idea what the boys can do.
Alice- i have a little idea. They love to sketch in toilet. Right?
Damian- that's just tip of the iceberg.
Alice- they masturbate?
Damian- and have sex.
Alice- what? In our school?
Damian- yep.
Alice- for real?
Damian- yeah.
Alice- was it gay sex?
Damian- i think so.
Alice- did you take any photo?
Damian- are you serious? Everyone knows phones are banned in school grounds.
Alice- so, who was it?
Damian- i don't know. It was 6th floor bathroom and i am pretty sure there were 2 guys inside.
Alice- did you tell anyone?
Damian- hahaha are you crazy?
Alice- hmm.
Damian- well i know a lot of guys masturbate too. Once there was this one guy who just took his shirt off to show his abs to his friends and mr. K walked in. That was one crazy day in the toilet.
Alice- hahahaha...
Damian- yeah. I have seen a few guys smoke but i haven't ratted them out. What about girls bathroom?
Alice- is pretty sane in comparison i guess. We do have lots of competition inside bathroom like singing, rapping, beatboxing, some cool dance moves. Sometimes there are fights that i need to break up. Most of the times it's gossip and bullying. I try to butt in and stop stuff as much as i can but they will do shit anyway. I once had to fight with a bully from class 7. The girl was really tall for a 7th standard kid. She lost anyway. I haven't noticed anything homosexual yet. Although i do feel like some girls might be homo. It's an assumption though.. i have seen a few girls smoke but that was a lucky day and i smoked as well. I didn't report them but i convinced them to not risk it inside the school bathroom. They would get caught easily. The janitors went on a strike that year. Thats when this stuff happened. A lot of girls smoked there but the teachers couldn't catch it because a lot of teachers were absent too. Was an insane time to keep the schools running.
Damian- wait you guys were allowed to go to school?
Alice- fuck yeah.
Damian- well we didn't.
Alice- that's great.
Damian- yeah...
[Alice and Damian ender Alice's house.]
Mom- where were you two?
Alice- we went to the park.
Abigail- well that's an aweful lot of time to spend in a park.
Damian- we met a friend on the way.
Abigail- who was it?
Damian- Carla.
Abigail- from?
Damian- maths tuition.
Abigail- hmm. I'll remember that.
[Alice goes to help her mom in the kitchen while Damian and Abigail continue talking.]
Damian- so what did you guys talk about?
Abigail- this and that.
Damian- are you guys friends now?
Abigail- hahaha...
Damian- was that so funny?
Abigail- you barely know anything about us.
Damian- then tell me.
Abigail- I'll tell you when we get back home.
[Alice's mom butts in]
Mom- oh why keep the poor boy in the dark? Tell him Abigail. Tell him about the many tales you've written.
[Abigail gets angry]
Abigail- you don't have the right to school my Damian.
Damian- mom... it's alright. I'm technically a grown up now.
Abigail- we are leaving.
[Abigail stands up to leave.]
Damian- I'm not leaving without knowing what happened.
Mom- of course dear. Who will finish all this food?
Alice- do you have to do this?
Mom- it's the least i can do dear. Your cousin needs to know the truth beyond what his mom and dad feeds him. Right Damian?
Damian- i agree. Mom, come back!
[Abigail is already at the doorstep]
Abigail- don't touch me!
Damian- oh come on mom!
Abigail- if you think i am being unreasonable then you can stay with these people from now on. I'm not stopping you.
Damian- god why you have to be such a bitch all the time...
Abigail- Damian!
Damian- you can go back. I'll follow you later.
Abigail- you just see what happens when you get home.
Damian- mom, get over it...
[Damian lets Abigail go while she keeps rambling outside the door. Damian returns to the sofa and apologises for his mom's erratic behavior. Abigail waits for him at the staircase. His aunt explains to him what Abigail and her ex husband (who is now his father) did to her back in the day. Damian listens to all of it with anger and exasperation. He also clears his doubts asking a few questions. Alice stares at him blankly while they unfold all the hidden details. Damian barely takes a few bites of the food before ending the convo. 3 of them sit in awkward silence before he leaves with his mother. ]
Alice- you won't even hide your hate will you?
[Her mom leisurely sips tea.]
Mom- no, no. I'm not the one in the wrong here. I did not sleep with my sisters husband. I didn't marry him or have his child. I didn't have the audacity to come to my sister's house with the son of my sisters ex husband. She did. I have every right to hate her.... your grandfather and grandma always held a softspot for their dear Abigail. Now look where she is. Hahaha... i love the boy though. Look how he goes against his mom. I hope he leaves this controlling bitch soon enough.
Alice- hmm....
Mom- i am glad the boy now knows something more than what his mom will birdfeed him.
Alice- you only blame her don't you?
Mom- yes i do. She was always jealous of me. Always.