“Yes, she is.” He watched Jo who kept pulling at that ridiculous yellow west they had to wear. “Although I wish she wouldn’t, because then she will talk to my teachers, and they will all tell her that I constantly interrupt class and don’t pay attention to them. I mean, my mum kind of knows that already, but I don’t want them to point it out to her again, she has enough on her mind already.” He shoved his hands in his pockets. He didn’t wear a hat or a scarf, although it was pretty chilly outside, but he was used to it. Besides, he had only one scarf and he had lost it last winter and hadn’t told his mother yet because he didn’t want her to buy new things. He would rather suck up the cold than bother her all the time with spending money on things he needed.
“I’m sure the teachers don’t only have negative things to say about you”, Jo said. “You have the best grades, so technically they can’t complain.”
“Well, it doesn’t matter what grades I have, I’m still a pain in their butts and I’m pretty sure some of them can’t wait to tell my mum about it because they hope that I will stop after they had a talk with her.”
Jo sighed. “I’m worried what they have to say about me…”
“You’re worried?” Liam chuckled. “Come on, they love you. You’re the teacher’s pet, that’s why all the other students hate you.”
She wasn’t sure if she should take it as a compliment or feel offended. “I’m not the teacher’s pet”, she mumbled.
“Yes, you are.”
“Do…do the others really hate me?” She stared shyly at her hands.
Now Liam realized what he had just said and shook his head. “No, I didn’t mean it like that. What I meant was that the others are jealous of you because the teachers like you.”
“But they still hate me?”
“Just…forget about it, okay?” He looked around. “Anyway, I have to pee, I’ll be right back.” But instead of going all the way inside, he went straight for the bushes and turned his back towards Jo, who was obviously more than shocked. Even if she only saw him from the back she still had to look away because she felt embarrassed, and when he came back she kept her eyes on the floor.
“Why…why didn’t you go inside for that?”, she asked shyly and irritated, still not looking at him.
“Because I was too lazy”, he answered plainly and shoved his hands back in his pockets. He watched Jo quietly for a moment and it seemed that something was wrong. Maybe she was just upset because he didn’t go inside to use the bathroom, but maybe there was something else?
“You okay?”, he asked.
“I’m sure the teachers don’t only have negative things to say about you”, Jo said. “You have the best grades, so technically they can’t complain.”
“Well, it doesn’t matter what grades I have, I’m still a pain in their butts and I’m pretty sure some of them can’t wait to tell my mum about it because they hope that I will stop after they had a talk with her.”
Jo sighed. “I’m worried what they have to say about me…”
“You’re worried?” Liam chuckled. “Come on, they love you. You’re the teacher’s pet, that’s why all the other students hate you.”
She wasn’t sure if she should take it as a compliment or feel offended. “I’m not the teacher’s pet”, she mumbled.
“Yes, you are.”
“Do…do the others really hate me?” She stared shyly at her hands.
Now Liam realized what he had just said and shook his head. “No, I didn’t mean it like that. What I meant was that the others are jealous of you because the teachers like you.”
“But they still hate me?”
“Just…forget about it, okay?” He looked around. “Anyway, I have to pee, I’ll be right back.” But instead of going all the way inside, he went straight for the bushes and turned his back towards Jo, who was obviously more than shocked. Even if she only saw him from the back she still had to look away because she felt embarrassed, and when he came back she kept her eyes on the floor.
“Why…why didn’t you go inside for that?”, she asked shyly and irritated, still not looking at him.
“Because I was too lazy”, he answered plainly and shoved his hands back in his pockets. He watched Jo quietly for a moment and it seemed that something was wrong. Maybe she was just upset because he didn’t go inside to use the bathroom, but maybe there was something else?
“You okay?”, he asked.