Like any other mornings, I had to go to school. Being an high school grader was something anyone else would want. They believed it was the perfect time of their lives to do anything they want. They had the belief that when they go to college, they would have rarely time to enjoy themselves, due to the responsibilities of taking care of themselves all alone. So, that brought the reason most high school students go to karaoke after school, smoke and do drugs, date and have fun, in the process, get pregnant. After that, what? They abort the pregnancy? That is if they have the chance, if they are unlucky, they had no choice than to keep the pregnancy and then, they would know what not having fun means. I never wanted to be part of them. I just wanted to achieve my goals without any stress.
"Ewan. It is good to see you in school today. " John ran into me and said. There was a girl student beside him.
"Good morning. "
"Meet my sister, Rose. She is a new transfer student. " He said. I looked at the girl.
Honestly, that day, I did think she was pretty. She had a smooth face with gloomy eyes. She looked nothing like John.
"Nice to meet you. " Rose said as she smiled reaching out for an handshake.
"Same here. " I replied as I shook her hands.
"Ewan, can you help me take her round the school? I am kind of busy right now. " John said as he ran, leaving me no chance to decline.
"You don't look like you are ready to take me on a tour. " Rose said.
"No. I am. You can follow me. " I said as I led the way. She followed me all along.
"So, what grade are you?" She asked.
"Ninth grade. " I replied.
"I am in tenth grade, so does that make me your senior?" She asked. Well, normally, I did not use to care if someone claimed to be my senior, but that day, I wanted to prove her wrong.
"How old are you?" I asked.
"Age is just a number, don't you think? Regardless of age, I am still your senior. " She replied. That pissed me off.
"I should also be in tenth grade but due to some personal reasons, I am not." I finally said.
"Is your parents struggling to get you to school? Or, were you ill?" She asked. It was none of them, my mother had enough money to send me to school but she had some crazy ideas running in her mind.
"Let's just say the first one. " I replied.
"It does not really matter, in this country, literally everything is struggling. You do not have to feel bad. " She said as she looked at me with pity.
"I never said my parents are poor. " I challenged.
"It is fine. You don't have to be pretentious. My father might be rich but he literally don't exist. My mother had to finance us to school. And he is a very dangerous man. " She said.
"Does he have any criminal records?"
"No. But I am thinking he should have. "
"Then, if he does not have, lucky you for having a rich father with no criminal records. "
"Did your father commit crimes?"
"Yes. Hard drugs. "
"Oh! He got arrested because of that? He did not kill someone right?"
"As long as I know, yes. Maybe he did, I am not sure about it. "
"No matter what he did, I am sure he was trying to meet ends. He cannot just do drugs for no reason. Be understanding. " She replied. It was like she was really clueless, yes, she was really clueless. How could I be understanding when all he did was to gamble, and try to make money in a dirty way? If my father was very poor and had no criminal records, I would have respected him but seeing the type of father he was, I had never for once, be proud of him.
"You should also be understanding of your father. He might have a big plan for you. So, are you from here?"
"No. I am a Thai. "
"Wow. I really love their language and you don't look like them. "
"That is because I take after my mother. "
"Oh! Can you teach me the language?"
"Why do you want to learn it?"
"It is interesting. I might be able to use it against someone. " I replied. Rose being Thai did not bother me at all.
"Then, you also have to do something for me. "
"And?"
"If I have a wish, you will grant it. " She said trying to do the pinky promise.
"As long as it is within my reach. " I replied as I promised.
Just like that, we became friends. Maybe I was social, people tend to make friends with me after meeting me. If that was how it worked, then I believed I would have no regrets.
"You have a pet?" She asked.
"No. I hate pets. " I replied.
"Why? They give comfort."
"No. They don't. You don't know what is in their mind and what they would do next. You might trust them but you never know when they will attack you. They are just like humans. "
"I don't know what you are talking about but get a cat, they are super cute. " She said. I looked at her eyes, it was still gloomy. If cats were super cute, then I would call her eyes, a cat.
"I will try. But if it don't, I would kill it. " I said. I could really do that, I cannot count the number of animals I had killed.
"Don't dare to! If you don't like them, give me. I am a big fan of them. " She replied smiling. Our conversations went on that I could not tell if it was a tour or simply, a walk. Absolutely, I did not show her anything. But just like any other thing, I made friends with her.