Part 3

Even sat in his first math class. It can’t be that on the first day they make actual class and not some introduction talking. The room was filled with students, he didn’t recognize anyone of them.

Already in little groups the students started to make friends while Even was just sitting on his place at the front of the classroom. He looked around, nothing outstanding. Just a normal classroom with an old chalkboard and nothing special about it. He thought about the random guy that he met, what was his name again? Right, Gabriel.

It’s strange how a person will just lend me his shirt, well he pumped into me so it should be fine. He was friendly even though he looks like a delinquent. Maybe I should thank him later with a new cup of coffee.

After thinking he noticed how a random girl looked over to him. She smiled as she saw how their eyes met. She stood up and went over to Even. Long blond hair put up in a ponytail and a plain white shirt with blue jeans with an average body stature, that’s what she looked like.

“Hey, you are sitting alone right? Do you like Fall Out Boy?”, she asked friendly and with a big smile on her face. Fall Out Boy? How come she thinks I like them? He looked around till his eyes noticed his T-shirt with the Fall Out Boy print on it. It was Gabriels shirt, so he liked FOB cool, thought Even. “Yes, they are cool. You like them too?”, he answered. She just shook her head up and down.” Oh, err my name is Anna by the way.”, she said a bit embarrassed. “My name is Even “, he smiled back. They talked about random things till the teacher told them to shut up. Anna was happy to have made her first friend she normally isn’t as talk active as she was now.

The class went on till the lesson was over, everyone was packing their things and going out into their break. Even and Anna walked together, both didn’t know where to go but for the moment it was okay because they weren’t alone. On the hallway, they met a group of girls that seemed to know Anna. They screamed and jumped over joy.

Anna happily run to the group of girls and chatted with them. Even felt out of place he looked around thinking about staying there or going on. He decided on going and went to the big campus.

He sat down near a big tree. It was sunny but he didn’t want to get a sunburn. There were many students walking, talking and eating lunch. It was a big campus with some ping-pong tables made of stone, park benches and a lot of green. Even felt kind of insecure, he never liked new things. He chuckled when he remembered that his mom switched the lamp in his room and he, as a five-year-old boy, started crying because he wanted the old one back. Playing nervously with his phone he looked up when he noticed a shadow in front of him. It was Gabriel the guy from earlier. “What’s up”, Gabriel greeted him and sat down next to Even with a big smile on his face. “Yo, thanks again for lending me your shirt I will return it when I washed it.”, Even replied. “It’s no big deal you don’t have to wash it.”

“Nah it’s okay. Oh, and you seem quite popular?”

“Really? You think so? Because I’m everything but popular, everyone things I’m a delinquent.”, Gabriel said laughing.

“To be honest I thought so too. Sorry,.. but in my defense your piercings... and I don’t know you look like a bad guy.”, tried Even to say in the least mean way he could. He started to like that strange fellow.

“I hear that a lot.”, he replied in an acted sad voice.

“I’m curious so can I ask how many piercings do you have?”

“7 visible on my ears plus face and .. 3 others.”, he hesitated on the last bit but said it still with a smile on his face.

“Cool, may I ask where the others are?”, one of Even ‘weaknesses’ was the curiosity that he had.

“Err... yeah. Two nipple piercings and one in my pants, if you know what I mean.”, he said while almost whispering at the end.

“oh…OH. Didn’t that hurt? Like on your thingy?”, he almost screamed of surprise. The face Even made was hilarious, Gabriel just couldn’t stop laughing.

They kept on chatting till the break was over and luckily the following class was for both the same. English with a cute teacher named Ms. Booble. This class had the introduction talk that Even missed in the first period. They played a little game with their names and said something about themselves. This class was quite fun and everyone enjoyed it.

Funny periods always end so fast, but well it was one less hour till Even can finally return home. Luckily the other periods went over quickly. So that’s it, thought Even. He survived his first strange day in school. He made two friends, both are odd but loveable… kind of.

On the way out, off the right door this time, he met Gabriel again. Without words, they just made clear that they need to walk into the same direction. As they walked home Gabriel started talking. “Soooo, how do you like the school?”

“It’s pretty nice. I suppose you already were at this school, right?”

Gabriel confirmed it with a light head shook.

“It really is a pain to change school just to make the ABITUR.”, said Even while sighting. Both kept chatting about random things till they had to split up. Even now walked alone with headphones in his ears.