Sorry, not so sorry

The next day,I ran into Alex at the school gate when I had arrived at school. I was just as I was about to apologize,he stepped on my newly worn white socks and polished shoes. We were about to have an inspection that morning at assembly and now I was going to be punished thanks to this devil's spawn who I had come to believe had been sent by the devil himself to make my life more difficult than it was already. I didn't want to let it but I had to since I didn't want to be late for the assembly since it was just going to get me punished more in the end.

During the inspection, I was lucky enough just to be scolded since the senior in charge of the inspection noticed it was a shoe print and not a deliberate stain. Phew,I had escaped the punishment but I wasn't happy about being reprimanded in public. I've always been an introvert and I find it hard to interact with others. That was one of the main reasons why I was almost always alone and school. And with what was happening in my family, I had become more socially withdrawn and I tried very hard not catch the attention of anyone around me. And here was a special case of someone who was trying to mess up the peaceful life I had built and wreck the walls I had painfully put up around that life.

When we returned yo class after the assembly I took the initiative to apologize so as to put everything behind us and return to my uneventful school life. As I blurted out the words “I'm sorry for yesterday ” to him,he stood up abruptly and started laughing in my face. “What a jerk”,I thought to myself as I sat down and placed my head facedown on the table to hide away from the stares of everyone in the class. I was too embarrassed to look up. He sat back down and he said to me,”Keep your sorry to yourself I really don't need it. Let's fight it out since you seemed to want a fight from the beginning".

I harshly replied back, “Whatever! You know what, I'm not so sorry,screw you!”. He burst out laughing again, “That's the spirit. You don't seem stuck up as I thought you were when I was you a few days ago when I first came for my admission ” he said casually. “You saw me? When was that?” I questioned. “Well,let's say,last week,I'm surprised you weren't paying attention. After all,I'm too cute to forget”,he replied with a chuckle.

It was like the boundaries between us had been broken, we surprisingly made up and by the end of the day,you could call us best friends.

School was over and it was time to go home. As my brother and I stepped out of the school gates, Alex followed us only to ask for my name. I burst out laughing because I found his request redundant since literally everyone in class calls my name every single time. He later explained he wanted a proper and formal introduction between us since we were could now be considered as friends. “I'm Angela,nice to meet you”,I said. “I'm Alexander, nice to meet you too”,he replied as we shook hands. My brother who was standing at the side,stared at us dumbfounded. “You both know you could've done this tomorrow in your own time right? Instead of encroaching on my going home time. Well if you're done let's move Angie”,my brother said as he grabbed my hand walking away from Alex. After giving him a safe gap,he turned around and said to Alex;“Anyway I'm Samuel, you may call me Sam. I'm a year younger than my sister. Nice to meet you and see you around ”.

We got on the cab and started our journey home.

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