AURORA
Wednesday, 07th September
~ Mount Everest by Labyrinth
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"So since you couldn't go out the whole weekend and week, even though your best friend isn't grounded anymore, you're going to the cinema with her today." Quinn leaned back in her chair.
I looked at her. "But I have to study." "You don't have to do anything. We're going to the cinema." I rolled my eyes. "According to me."
I turned forward again to give my attention to the teacher. Today we get the project back, I hope I will get a good grade.
I read idiot's text again at home, and it was really good, so it's okay good. But mine was better. I made an extra effort for this.
When I went in, I didn't see Ares. But Mason is there, which means he's not late, he comes not at all. I hope that I still get the grade today, if not I really can't stand it with him this time.
Today my mood is good, and I don't want to ruin it. I don't need him to destroy it again. I'm just writing the things that are on the blackboard on my pad. Until the doorbell rings, "So before you get restless, homework is page 217 number 1 and 2. Please come forward one by one to get your grade."
I slowly packed my things and tucked my hair behind my ear on the right side to give myself a view.
I saw a single person next to me walking in front of the desk to get their grade. I sometimes saw good facial expressions, but the others scared me even more.
"Do you want to move? You want the grade the most out of both of us." I looked at Quinn, who then walked forward.
She received the note and spoke briefly to Mr. Lenk, a smile appeared on her lips, which means something like: I got a really good grade.
She looks at me and secretly gives me a thumbs up. Her mouth is open, and a squeak comes out too. I rolled my eyes where her smile caught my eye.
I saw her make her way to Zeth, probably to show him their good grade. Then I took my backpack and made my way to the front of the desk.
"Aurora, I thought you wouldn't come. Here you are." He took the paper that was meant for me from the pile of leaves. I went through all of them when I looked at the grade and my heart dropped to the ground. My legs felt numb. My stomach contracted.
"How can it be that I have an F?" Mr. Lenk adjusted his glasses and crossed his fingers as he looked up at me. "Many of the answers were not from yourself but from someone else." he took the leaves from my hands, which I could hardly control so that they could fall down.
He put the five leaves in front of him and fished for exactly three, which he puts in front of me. For individual tasks, he showed me what was written and said where it was copied. It was all Ares's tasks.
"I'm really sorry Aurora, even though it might be Ares's assignment, it was a project, so you'll both get the F." I took the sheets together and thanked Mr. Lenk, although there was nothing to be thanked for.
I have enough with him. He tells me he was done and in truth he just let someone else do the assignments, I had to sit with him for three hours. All for nothing. Absolutely nothing.
I ran out of the classroom, where Quinn was already waiting for me with Zeth. "And?" Quinn came to me full of happiness while I walked out. I gave her my papers and she quickly looked at them.
"F? How can you have an F?" I snatched the paper out of her hand. "It's all his fault. He copied it, or it looks like someone else wrote it. I can't afford an F. How do I get a scholarship like this?"
He said he was done, playing some stupid notes on his shitty guitars. He said it's done damn it, I told him how badly I'm on the one, how much I need it, and yet he had to do this shit.
He'll hear from me. "That bastard," Quinn said indignantly, Zeth was just silent and pressed his lips together.
"He will hear something from me, he should dare to go to school." I would now like to laugh at Quinn's statement, but I can't do that, I'm too angry.
"Where are you going?" Zeth looked at me when I decided to go to Ares. "I'm going to him." "Do you think that's a good idea?" "What do I have left?"
I ran out of the school building and immediately made my way to the bus stop to drive to idiot. The sheets firmly with my anger in the hand.
The bus just arrived when I got off after twenty minutes and walked to the building where the idiot lives. "Do you want in?" someone asked me coming out the door. I nodded and walked in.
Fast up the stairs to the name Hall, which is etched in my mind. I stand by the door and knock hard. "Ares!"
I don't care about this uprising! I want to know what got him into this shit. He's so good at school, he reports every day when he's there, he's my opponent at school, and when it really comes down to it, he becomes a pussy?
What a pussy to deal with, if my future wouldn't be hung on this fucking grade I wouldn't care, but there's more. My college, Stanford, my future, my father, and his pride in me.
"Ares." my teeth pressed together. I could cry out of anger, which I get to feel.
"What is wrong with you? Can you stop?" I only caught a glimpse of him, but that changed when I just made my way to his apartment.
"Are you fucking kidding me, Ares?" I yelled at him. I looked sideways and saw a girl sitting naked on his table. I laughed wryly.
"You don't come to school to see your wonderful work because you were under pressure? So typical of you." I looked at him. My eyes full of anger, just looking into his eyes and not even noticing that Ares is just standing in front of me with a pillow in front of his cock.
"Are you out of your mind? Get out." He yelled at me. "You really did a great job. An F. I got an F because of you. It may be your future doesn't really concern you, but mine doesn't."
I didn't feel a single bit of embarrassment for catching them, all I'm thinking about right now is that grade that fucks up my entire cut.
"Um, you do realize that he and I are naked in front of you?" I looked at the girl sitting on the table. "And you realize that you're one of many who probably isn't the first on this fucking table ?"
She raised an eyebrow and looked at Ares, who was glaring at me. "You're completely exaggerating now. It's just a dumb grade, you can change it with your performance."
"You don't understand anything, do you?" "Chill, I'll manage it, so you get your good A." I rolled my eyes, crossed my hands on my chest and laughed wryly.
"You? How did you manage it? Did she write it for you, Or rather a completely different person? You know, do me a favor and just let it be. 'Cause all you do is destroy things."
"Your mother should hang it up here on the fridge with pride." I put the sheets on the cupboard. Without saying another word, I ran out of the apartment.
My chest was heaving because I wasn't breathing between words as I yelled at Ares. My cut will be destroyed by the F I needed the A.
Some think I'm overreacting, which may be true, but don't know why I want it so much. I didn't expect much from him, only that he would write three pages of good text.
I just wanted this little thing, and now it's all really ruined. Yes, you can balance them out, but what does that probable C in my transcript? To get a scholarship and go to a College, I have to make an effort, I can't allow myself to make any mistakes, and that's a mistake.
I stop in the stairwell, leaning against the wall to catch my breath. This is all becoming so much for me. I can not handle this. I hate problems and I can't deal with them.
I got that from my father. He never did that either, he dealt with issues with the music, and the operation was solved. He withdrew from problems, just walked away when there was a fight, but I'm right in the middle and can't get out.
My hands went to my eyes as I felt the tears fall down my cheeks. I want to do everything right in life. Good friends, job, and also grades. I want to make him proud. That he knows I'm trying.
The tears are coming, and I can't stop them. Maybe because of the stress, the sadness, or the anger. Possibly all emotion at once. I covered my mouth, so I wouldn't be too loud.
But when I heard footsteps I put on my hood, put music to my ears, and ran out of the stairwell to walk home.