I never liked them, Luis and his group of friends always made Michel act like a jerk, and I specially despised how easily he complied to their demands, bring me x, do y, god Richard is so lame, he follows you like a lap do dude, hey why don’t you ditch him so we can hang out, oh I know just give him the wrong address he will surly forgive you when he ends up in the railroad… I had to walk for hours because my phone died and just like they said I forgive him, Luis was the worst as he never liked me ether he would make the most damaging comments, insult me at every point he could, and the worst part was that he would gat Michel to do the same and I endure it, thinking, well he would eventually leave me alone if I remain steadfast, it didn’t hurt… not at all, I broke my glasses because I wanted to not becomes of what Michel told me the sound of the penguins chirping broke that horrible memory but even if I love them so much, I don’t feel like I want to be here anymore, I placed my hand on the glass and a few of the penguins came closer and then I left the rink.

I returned the skates, and give the attendant Michel´s jacket and give them a description it didn’t help that she said “sure I´ll give this to your boyfriend” it felt like a sinking knife into my heart, I just nodded and walked out of the rink, “I can’t believe I was such an idiot” I clean my nose into my arm and held myself as I walked out of the aquarium “Rich!” Michel came running behind me, but I didn’t want to hear whatever he had to say. I just kept walking. “Richard, wait!” he called again. I ground my teeth and stopped near a cleaning cart. “What? Is Luis going to jump out of the closet and laugh?” I told him, without looking at him, Michel stopped a few steps behind me, “that was not… I didn’t know he was going to be here,” and I wish I could believe that, for all I know, I was about to be covered in gore and blood just like Carrie, “and how can I believe you? You didn’t even hesitate to throw me away the second he appeared!” I heard him taking a step forward, “Please listen I-” “Stay back… I knew it was too good to be truth” I was about to resume my walking when I felt his hand about to come over my shoulder I told him coldly like the day we met in the subway “if you like your hand you will not touch me” he swallowed “look it was an accident I don’t want him to see you” my shoulders slump and I lose control of my mouth “because you are embarrassed to be seen with me? Because if I weren’t there, you would have followed him along? Because I don’t have glasses this time and you can’t call me fucking ugly and an eyesore just to please that God damn idiot?” he doesn’t answer, and I just resume my walk of shame out of the aquarium.

 I hate all of this, I tough as I walked through the halls of my work, if I had it my way I would have call in sick and stayed at home for the day, after I left the aquarium I didn’t receive any more messages from Michel as he probably understands that I was ready to block him if I got one too many messages, all I remember from yesterday was leaving the place, taking a cab and then I remember waking up for work, I´m not going to lie to get a day off I was kind of banking on getting sick from the rink temperature change but alas I was not lucky enough for that, okay I need to get it together, becomes my problems shouldn’t burden the students, so I need to stand up as nothing will be done by feeling sorry for myself, “Good morning guys, how was your Thursday?” I asked with my normal cheerful tone and began the class. I went through the required material, answered questions, and even use a popular game for the speaking part of the class. A good fifteen minutes before my last class was over, I got a notification on the work chat, @Richard would you be so kind as to go to the main entrance? You may end your classes early, remember, this type of thing should be informed beforehand. “… guys, I think this is your lucky day, it appears I have to go to the entrance of the school, so the class is dismissed for today, remember to do your assignments.” I hastily put my things into my bag and walked quickly to the entrance to see what the hell just happened.  

“… What the hell is that!” I asked the guard as he handed me a bouquet of wolfsbane and delphiniums bundled in a lilac paper with a blue ribbon, “I don’t know, Sir.” He gestured over the gate and I spotted Michel on the other side, looking worriedly at my direction probably hoping I don’t immediately throw this highly poisonous may I add gift, “that man over there got our attention and asked us to deliver this to you, as per the protocol, we informed the principal of the campus and he give the green light… You are aware those are poisonous, right?” I nodded as a few of my students caught up to me, and I heard them whispering eh… Teach got flowers? By whom?... maybe that hot woman from the other day… is that a guy on the fence?... Is Mr. Kinly you know? Well this is grate not only I have to deal with this but also my personal life is out on display, I pass my card through the reader and firmly grasp at Michels color and drag him to the subway, so he can get an earful form me; “you are such an idiot, but we already knew that” “did I got the flowers wrong? I though you liked the ones that sounded like animals” I beath deeply and cover my eye with my free hand, this dumbass doesn’t know anything about plants “listen here, you jackass, all of this plants, poisonous, if I made you eat this bouquet like I should you will be foaming at the mouth within seconds!” he took a flower form he wolfsbane and was about to pop it into his mouth, so I slapped it away “What are you doing?” “… showing you I´m remorseful?”