Chapter 8

　　Edna is holding onto her torn school bag as she jogs past the students. It's closing time and a lot of people are already leaving school, but her bladder decides that it's time to get rid of some urine, such perfect timing.

　　She gets to the bathroom and pushes the door open. She drops the bag from her shoulder and picks one of the toilets.

　　She gets in and in a few minutes, she is done with her business. Refreshed and all set to go back home.

　　She turns to the sink to wash her hands and she is still doing this when the main door opens loudly.

　　It's not strange for people to want to relieve themselves in the school bathroom, but it doesn't happen much around this time of the day because some would rather hold it in and do their business at home.

　　She turns around expecting to see someone like her, but her eyes are beholding someone entirely different.

　　This is the girls' bathroom, so what in God's name is Keith Jackson doing here?

　　His hair is a bit messy and his shirt is sticking from under his blazer and pants. He looks pissed - that's normal because he is always pissed around her, but what is not normal is the fact that he is in the girl's bathroom.

　　She turns off the faucet and grabs her bag from the floor of the bathroom and contemplates whether to ignore him and leave or speak to him.

　　"Keith, is everything okay?" She rubs her hand nervously over her skirt as she takes unsteady steps towards the door.

　　"Happy, aren't you?" His sounds are so full of hate?

　　"I don't know what you are talking about. " She lies.

　　She knows exactly what she is talking about and he knows that she does.

　　" You think you could hide from me?" He walks towards and she backs away.

　　" Keith, I don't know what you are talking about." She begs.

　　She knows. She tried to hide from him and that is in fact why she ran into the bathroom in the first place. So that she would sneak away more easily from Keith.

　　" You think you are smarter than I don't you? Because you got the highest score in the quiz." He looks so mad.

　　"I didn't mean to, I'm sorry."

　　"I told you I would make you sorry if you ever beat me in class again." He reminds her.

　　He did, but she didn't take his threats to heart.

　　He told her to deliberately fail in class so that he could be at the top, but her winning spirit won't let her do that. Now she has to face the consequences.

　　"You are a girl." He tells her as if she doesn't know that already. " Girls aren't supposed to beat boys like me in the classroom. They are supposed to be in the kitchen or waiting for men in the bedroom, that's where they belong!"