Chapter 5 – Losing And Meeting

It was before school started. Eva was in her room with Maple. Usually they would be laughing and mucking about. But not today…

Today there wasn't going to be any fun with Maple. She had just said something to Eva. Eva was so shocked by what Maple had told her. She knew it could have happened sooner or later but it was so sudden.

Eva sat on her bed. Maple sat near her. There was a long silence.

'Say it again,' Eva whispered.

Maple took a deep breath.

'I can't hang out with you anymore. My teachers are starting to phone my mum saying I'm a rebel as well seeing as I hang out with you and she says I'm forbidden to be near you. If she even caught me now, she would kill me and you. I'm so sorry,' Maple sighed.

Eva looked at the photos on her wall of her and Maple. They were laughing in some of them and they all showed their deep friendship. She was her only true friend in the whole school…

Eva looked away from Maple.

It had been only a few weeks since her birthday.

She had the usual comments about her in class and other stuff. But this…she was really upset Maple's mum could do this.

God this was shit.

'Look, leave my room. I know it's not your fault, but go. You're agreeing to this damn thing. Why the hell do you listen to her?' Eva asked.

'She is my mum. Just because your fucking mum died five years ago and your dad is a bastard doesn't mean you can take it out on me!' Maple put a hand over her mouth in shock.

Eva stared at her. How could she say that? She thought Maple understood.

'Go,' she hissed.

Maple stood up and went to the door.

'I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. Once this is over, I'll come back ok? It's just if I keep seeing you, we will both be in deep trouble. I'm honesty sorry,' Maple told Eva as she slipped out of the room.

Eva nodded.

When Maple had gone, Eva fell back on her bed. Life was just too evil. She couldn't stand it anymore and left the room. She walked outside for a bit. Then she came across a bunch of girls.

They were all pretty, girly and posh. They gasped, screamed and ran off when they saw Eva. She spat on the ground.

'Well you need to make a new friend,' Eva muttered to herself.

She looked around to see if there was anyone.

One of the horrible older snobs came up. He had a girl, a bit like Eva with him. She was the same age as her and Eva could tell the girl was dying of boredom.

Eva walked over. The snob gave her a disgusted look but the girl seemed to lighten up a bit. She had long hair that went to her knees. It had black and yellow stripes, like a bee. She smiled.

'Hi, I'm new. I'm called Naomi,' she told Eva.

The snob flicked his hand at Eva as if trying to get rid of a tramp. Eva stuck out her tongue at him.

'You don't want to know her. She is a rebel and total scum. She is utter filth compared to us refined people,' he glared at Eva.

Eva rolled her eyes.

'Yeah, like you are any better. I'm Eva, rebel, sword girl and bitch. It's nice to meet you Naomi. I thought this snob was bothering you so I came over. Welcome to the home of witches, bastards and crap lunches!' Eva grinned.

Naomi giggled. She then looked at the snob.

'I'm going with her. And why the hell are rebels so bad? I was one at my old school so shut up!' Naomi went over to Eva.

The snob put his hands on his hips.

'You haven't met Eva. She causes trouble everywhere she goes, spitting, beating people up, yelling abuse at teachers, but if you must,' the snob walked away.

Naomi made a rude sign at him.

'Thank god I'm away from him at last! He went on and on about the school's damn history…I was about to fall asleep!' Naomi turned to Eva.

'Yeah, he is one of the worst ones. The better ones give me hateful looks but that's all anyway. He is right. I create hell where I go. I just lost my best and only friend because of that,' Eva sighed.

Naomi put her hand on Eva's shoulder sadly. She looked at Eva as if it had been her fault.

'We rebels suffer don't we?' she said.

Eva nodded.

'What did you mean by sword girl? That sounds so much better than the stuff we got for class,' she muttered.

'Uh, no sword lessons are a punishment.'

'Punishment? I should have come here years ago! I would be a sword master by now if I had!'

'It's only because this Nurasian guy called Canaan is here. He teaches me. It was his idea. He will be going back in a few months. Then I will get utter boredom for my punishment.'

'Lucky you for the next few months though! It could be worse; you could be doing stuff like Nurasian writing…'

'I was doing that; it quickly changed after I asked what bastard was in Nurasian during my first session.'

Naomi laughed.

'You really are my kind of girl! Could you show me around? After all that crap he said, I want to know the real school, I want to know the real thing,' Naomi smiled evilly at Eva.

Eva nodded. She had always wanted a friend like Naomi. It was nice having Maple but sometimes Eva felt so different from her…

Maple had been nice but she wasn't a rebel like Eva. She had always been too pure and kind. It felt really good Naomi looked like she was going to be her new best friend now…

'So where to first?' Naomi asked.

Eva was snapped out of her thoughts. She thought again for a moment and then smiled.

'The witch's room!' she smiled.

Naomi laughed again and they both walked off together, grinning, on their tour of the school. They were chatting to each other and smiling as if they had both known each other for years.