SHORT STORY

THE FIRST DAY OF THE FOURTH YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, PETRA GOT SHOCKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CLASS, STARING AT SOMEONE AND GETTING INCREASINGLY JEALOUS.  

PETRA IS A SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD TEENAGER, SHE IS TALL AND SLIM, SHE HAS LONG STRAIGHT RED HAIR AND BIG BLUE EYES. SHE LOOKS SO PRETTY THAT HAS BEEN DEFINED AS THE MOST POPULAR GIRL IN HER SCHOOL, ALSO THANKS TO THE FACT THAT HER BOYFRIEND IS THE BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE SCHOOL.

THAT PARTICULAR DAY, AFTER THREE MONTHS WITHOUT WAKING UP WITH AN ALARM, PETRA GOT UP EARLY.

SHE HAS BEEN DOING THE SAME MORNING ROUTINE FOR YEARS AND THAT DAY WAS NOT AN EXCEPTION: AFTER HAVING HER HAIR COMBED, SHE PUT ON SOME MAKE-UP, DRESSED UP ACCURATELY AND FINALLY LEFT HER HOUSE FULL OF HERSELF.

PETRA WAS SURE TO ENTER THE SCHOOL AND HAVE EVERYONE’S EYES STARING AT HER, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT LIKE THIS. ACTUALLY, THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE ALL WAY WAITING FOR HER, NOT EVEN HER BOYFRIEND OR HER BEST FRIENDS.

WHILE LOOKING FOR HER FRIEND, SHE SAW HER. 

SHE WENT TO HER CLASSROOM AND SAW HER. 

SITTING AT WHAT HAD ALWAYS BEEN HER DESK, THERE WAS A NEW VERY GOOD-LOOKING GIRL STUDENT. THE NEW GIRL WAS TALL, SLIM, SHE HAD LONG BLACK WAVY HAIR AND GREEN EYES. 

TRYING TO BREAK THE ICE, THE GIRL KINDLY SAID:

-  HI, I’M JANE, WHAT’S YOUR NAME?

-  HELLO, I’M PETRA AND THIS DESK IS MINE!

-  YOUR NAME ISN’T WRITTEN HERE.

PETRA WAS FURIOUS, NO ONE HAD NEVER TALKED TO HER IN SUCH A WAY, NO ONE UNTIL THAT TIME.

THE FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL PASSED QUITE FAST WITH THE GIRLS IGNORING EACH OTHER, BUT THE DAY AFTER THE TWO RIVALS WERE SCARED BY A SHOCKING NEWS. 

THE TEACHER ENTERED THE CLASS ANNOUNCING:

- GUYS, IT IS A PLEASURE TO TELL YOU THAT NEXT MONTH WE WILL GO TO THE MOUNTAINS FOR A SCHOOL TRIP! THIS IS THE LIST OF THE BEDROOMS: YOU CAN HAVE A LOOK.

AFTER TEN SECONDS A GUY SHOUTED:

-  OH MY GOD! JANE WILL SHARE THE BEDROOM WITH PETRA!

- WHAT??? I DON’T WANT THIS!

- I DON’T WANT TO SLEEP IN THE SAME ROOM OF JANE!!!

 

A MONTH AFTER…

- ARE YOU ALL IN THE BUS GUYS? - SAID THE TEACHER.

- YES, WE ARE! - ANSWERED THE STUDENTS.

THE HOTEL WAS VERY COMFORTABLE: IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND CLEAN, AND THE BEDROOMS WERE VERY BIG.

THE FIRST DAY JANE AND PETRA WEREN’T TALKING, BUT THE SECOND EVENING JANE SAID: 

- I REALLY LIKE YOUR PYJAMAS!

- THANKS, YOU ALSO HAVE VERY FASHIONABLE CLOTHES!

THE TWO GIRLS CHATTED ALL THE NIGHT: THEY HAD SO MANY THINGS IN COMMON.

THE NEXT DAY IT SEEMED THAT NOTHING HAPPENED: THEY WERE IGNORING EACH OTHER IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE; BUT AS SOON AS THEY GOT INTO THE ROOM, THEIR SPEECH STARTED.

THEY SPOKE ABOUT BOYFRIENDS, FAKE FRIENDSHIPS, CLOTHES, ADVICES, LIKE TWO PERFECT BEST FRIENDS.

THEIR FRIENDSHIP ALSO CONTINUED WHEN THEY CAME BACK FROM THE TRIP. PETRA’S BEST FRIENDS WERE AWARE THAT SHE WAS HIDING SOMETHING TO THEM AND TRIED TO RESTORE THE SITUATION. 

 

A BAD DAY, HANGING ON THE MAIN DOOR OF THE HIGH SCHOOL THERE WAS AN OBSCENE AND VULGAR WRITING ABOUT PETRA.

WHEN PETRA ARRIVED THERE, HEARD ALL THE PEOPLE WHISPERING ABOUT THE VANDAL AND HER BEST FRIENDS SAYING:

- JANE WRITTEN IT!

PETRA FELT SO UPSET AND BETRAYED THAT STARTED TELLING EVERYONE IT WAS JANE’S FAULT. EVEN THE DIRECTOR HEARD THE RUMOURS AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED JANE IN HIS OFFICE.

JANE JUSTIFIED:

- I HAVEN’T WRITTEN IT, I SWEAR.

- I NEED A PROOF: IF YOU DON’T FIND WHO HAD MADE THE WRITTEN WITHIN 48 HOURS, I WILL EXPEL YOU.

JANE DIDN’T LOSE TIME AND BEGAN INVESTIGATING…

 

DURING THE WHOLE EVENING JANE WAS NOT ABLE TO DOUBT OF ANYONE: SHE WAS SUCH A GOOD, CHEERFUL AND SENSITIVE GIRL AND HAD NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEMS.

JANE SUDDENLY REALIZED SHE NEEDED SOME HELP IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE ONLY PERSON, AND TRUE FRIEND, WHO COULD HAVE HELPED HER WAS THE VICTIM, PETRA. 

BUT HOW COULD JANE CONVINCE HER ABOUT HER INNOCENCE?

FOR A STROKE OF LUCK, JANE REMEMBERED ONE HOUR BEFORE THE CRIME SHE WAS AT PETRA’S HOUSE AND SHE TRIED TO CALL HER:

- PETRA!

PETRA LISTENED WITHOUT RESPONDING UNTIL JANE SAID:

- DON’T YOU REMEMBER THAT YESTERDAY I WAS AT YOUR PLACE? WE STAYED TOGETHER ALL THE EVENING AND, AFTERWARDS, I WENT BACK HOME BECAUSE I WAS FEELING SO BAD THAT I COULDN’T EVEN STAND ON MY FEET. HOW DO YOU THINK I COULD HAVE GONE TO THE SCHOOL AND WRITTEN THOSE THINGS?

PETRA FELT VERY SILLY AND ANSWERED:

- YOU ARE RIGHT JANE! I FORGOT HOW BAD YOU FELT! I AM SO SORRY TO HAVE ACCUSED YOU. I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU AS MUCH HELP AS I CAN.

JANE WAS RELUCTANT:

- HOW DID YOU EVEN THINK THAT I COULD BE GUILTY? I WOULD NEVER PUT ANY SHAME ON YOU!

PETRA ANSWERED:

- I WASN’T SURE OF THAT AT ALL, BUT MY BEST FRIENDS AND THE WHOLE SCHOOL WERE SAYING THAT YOU WERE GUILTY. THE LOOKED SO SURE THAT I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAS SEEN YOU WRITING IT.

THE GIRLS DISCUSS FOR A LONG TIME, TRYING TO SOLVE ALL THE MYSTERIES AND TO UNDERSTAND WHO THE VANDAL WAS.

THE DAY AFTER, PETRA AND JANE WENT TO SCHOOL TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME, ATTRACTING THE GAZING OF ALL THE STUDENTS.

THE GIRLS WERE WONDERFUL: THEY LOOKED HAPPY AND JOYFUL.

THEY WALKED QUICKLY TO THE DIRECTOR’S OFFICE WITH THE SOLUTION OF THE CASE.

PETRA SAID:

- DEAR DIRECTOR I AM PROUD TO TELL YOU THAT JANE WAS AT MY HOUSE THE NIGHT OF THE CRIME.

- DO YOU KNOW WHO HAS MADE THE WRITING THEN? - ASKED THE DIRECTOR.

- MY BEST FRIENDS, UNFORTUNATELY MY BEST FRIENDS. ALL THE CLUES LEAD TO THEM, THEY WERE PROBABLY JEALOUS OF JANE, I’M SO SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. IT IS NOT HAPPENING AGAIN.

- THANK YOU, GIRLS, FOR SOLVING THE CASE, I AM TAKING SOME DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS RIGHT NOW.

THE GIRLS WENT OUT OF THE OFFICE AND A SMILING PETRA AFFIRMED:

- I AM NOT DOUBTING OF YOU ANYMORE JANE, YOU ARE MY REAL FRIEND AND I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND YOU.