Chapter 1.

Everyone hated and loved the schoolbell that saved from 45 minutes length brainwork and studying, but it also was giving a signal of beginning of torturing lesson. At the moment, the schoolbell was giving a sign of end of math lesson. Suddenly everybody was starting to hurry. Blotters and textbooks were closed loudly and were throw carelessly into school desk drawers and drawers wooden tip-up flap closing loud voices lasted few moments the most just as long as someone could breathe in and out.

„There will be a very important math test tomorrow, don’t forget! It will bear on tasks we were working on today. Then I can rate your third a-quarter.“ Shouted almost 37-years old a average tall and thin female teacher to 10th grade students.

Pupils were reacting with displeased lurry to these bad news. Six classdoors of opened and the long coridor was filled with a crowd of learners who all had hurry as they would miss the train.

Joonas was the last one who were in mood of the recess. Slowly but thoughtfully he put the blotter as bookmark to schoolbook’s 70th page, closed the textbook and placed into schooldesk’s drawer. The clock above the classdoor was showing eleven o’clock. Joonas was the most modest student in the class. To strangers and even friends, he seemed like came from another world, eery and morose. His gothic metal style that reminded kind of emo and made him easily distinguishable from the others and was catching attention. His hair, that he weared ponytailed in school, was dyed black and extend over half of his back. His nails were always dyed with black nail enamel that he was sharing with his younger sister. Day-by-day he was wearing black clothes and half high military boots.

Joonas wanted just start the recess but teacher stopped him.

„Joonas, wait a bit“

„Yes?“ asked Joonas and looked at Katariina a little understandingly.

Katariina was average tall with chestnut brown hair and had bigger breasts with bra size B. Her blue eyes had always charmed the boy.

„I’m worried about you weak level in math. But you are a diligent student. I thought to give you easier tasks for tomorrow’s big test.“

„Why do you prefer me over the others? I don’t need no vantages.“

„If you get the tasks same level as the others, then I afraid you can fail!“

„Don’t worry.“ Joonas had nothing else to say. His voice was sounding emotive cause he was touched by the fact that somebody could care about him.

As unnoticed, the teacher was steping closer to boy and drop a hand on his hip as a dance partner in the beginning of a dance. Joonas got shock, he sepped back a bit. He was astonished. Before he stepped out of the classroom, he said:

„Please don’t do that anymore! I’m beging you!“

„Joonas, forgive me, I...“ said Katariina to the 16-years old boy. But she couldn’t finish her sentence, because suddenly she was alone in the classroom. She finished quietly: „...didn’t want to get so close to you so unexpectedly.“

Why? Asked Joonas by himself. What was causing this? Love? It couldn’t be. Confusing toughts didn’t leave him alone anymore.

The coridor was full of life. The best seats were taken by many groups. They always had flavors of the month that they were discussing and laughing loudly at the same time. They were also backbiting people they didn’t like willing or unwilling. Who knows, maybe they were badmouthing the others just because they were bored?

A little group of girls took the window sills where they could see the school’s stadium. Three of these girls were looking boys practicing physical education. While pointing their fingers to some boys they were giving nudges to each other with elbows, giggled and said:

„Look, how handsome guys! Like in heaven!“

„You know what? One of them, Siim, kissed me and said that I’m the prettiest in the entire school!“

„No way, I was supposed to be!“ said Kristi and pout, while pretending that she took offense.

„None of them isn’t congenial enough for me!“ said Diana who was the smartest one of all four girls.

„Are you stupid, aren’t you? Who do you like then?“ asked Kristi from Diana and raised her left eyebrow.

„Joonas.“ said Diana and gave ambiguous smile.

„Not possible! Do you mean this emo-fag?“

Diana didn’t answer to insult like this. She raised up because she had seen her morose and eery looking sight for sore eyes. Her girlfriends were astonished that she sat beside the boy. If their eyes met, Diana cut loose and gave sweet smile. She enjoyed how Joonas gazed her from head to foot. Diana had thin, a little bit athletic body shape. Tight, black shirt showed moderate sized, round shaped breasts that belly out against the fabric. Blonde, groomed hair were not tighten up and extend over her shoulders. Shiny teeth looked like row of pearls. The girl who was perfect girl in many boys eyes, was gazing boy who was a bit shy. She used to call him with names like wonk and geek, but soon she realized that this distinguished looking young man had candid heart. They’re personalitys were different like day and night. Diana had temperament but cunningly flirtic character. She was one of the popular youths in school. With charming smile she drop her hand on Joonas’s knee and fondled it like a cat.

„Joonas, what are you doing after school?“ asked Diana.

Joonas felt himself uncomfortable with Diana’s glad eyes.

„I have no big plans. I help my mother to babysit my little sister.“

„Lets meet in the Artur’s Pub after the school. Lets have a cool time.“

„Why are you interested in me? You used to treat me badly.“ Joonas dared to ask a queston he had in his mind for awhile.

„I used to have blinders on, now I see who you really are.“ said Diana as apologizing.

She drop her hand on boy’s thigh while her little finger touched his jeans’s zip and said:

„Will you forgive me?“

Joonas looked at girl for a moment. For a second, his leg moved shivering. He anwsered finally: „What else I can do!“

The schoolbell was ringing and gived a sign that lesson had begun. Diana gave him a french kiss raised up and moved to physics class, pendulating her butt a bit. The schoolbell was ringing for a second time. Joonas stand up and moved to the history class. In the rest of the bustle he didn’t notice, that Siim and two friends were behind his back, put hand on Joonas’s shoulder and pressed him against the wide message wall. He barely got over his fright, he looked his classmate’s eyes full of arrogance. He catched at Siim’s shirt neckpiece to protsect himself somehow. Siim hit it aside and said:

„What is going on between you and Diana? Are you trying to seduce her?“

„That’s my own bissness, who I’m friend with. Besides, Diana was the one who flirted with me.“ said Joonas with a little bit vibrant voice.

Siim and his friends started laughing at him with loud voice but it stopped like someone had cut it with knife.

„You are funny, emo-fag! Diana and flirting with you, hahaa, she doesn’t give no heed of cockroaches as you, who I can easily squash under my feet!“

„Give him a beat! That asshole is nobody!“ agitated Tõivo and sneered happily.

„Let me, I’m gonna beat him by myself! Oh, how I enjoy beating the emo-fags!“

„Shut up, both of you!“ Siim bawled out. Then he said to his classmate:

„You, emo-fag, keep away from Diana! Otherwise I will make you regret that you were ever born!“

With minutes, each boys went to different classes, Siim and Joonas to history class. As they opened the door, the teacher’s, Mrs. Männik’s penetrating eye made them stop next to the sink. Mrs. Männik was seventy two years old, she had longest work experience in the school. She had been working there from the 1970-s. She had always high expectations but she was fascinatingly witty. The whole governing board of the school had respect for her.

„Why are you late?“ the teacher asked.

„Only three minutes! So what?“ Siim anwsered with arrogance.

„Siim, your systematic unpunctuality has crossed the limits. I have to write a disparaging remark about you.“

„Yeah, whatever, you old fogy.“

„Your insults doesn’t hurt my feelings.“ Said Mrs. Männik who was still calm but there was a bit displeasure in her voice.

„Joonas, I am suprised that you are late. What causes your latening to the lesson?“

„I had a little squirts.“ Joonas tried to explain. But Mrs. Männik knew Joonas well enough to know, that he was lying. She had so much frankness that the other teachers respcted her.

„Both of you will be making a test for a punishment. You can go and sit now.“

The boys had barely sit down when teacher took two white A4 sheets from her desk drawer, gave the sheets for Joonas and Siim, stopped in front of the class and said:

„Your test will bear on estonians general strike in 1905, it’s causes and effects.“

Joonas smiled by himself because history was easier for him. It was his favorite subject in school and free time. His knowlegdes in history were so widespread that Mrs. Männik had send him to the statewide olympiad. Thats why this test didn’t made him to rack his brains much. He always had a take on history with special attention and his logical disquisition could had impress many students. Mrs. Männik turned herself toward the blackboard, took a little piece of chalk and wrote on the board: „The First World War“.

The she said to the pupils: „Open the books page 175 and read the most important facts that are written by clauses. In the second half of the lesson we are going to watch a training video about the causes of the First World War“.

The schoolbell was ringing to give a sign of the launch break. Long crouds of learners were gathering at eating hall. Each student took a red plastic tray. Fat launch lady put on a plate a bigger amount of vegetable salad, boiled potatoe and a fat oval and crusty steak on for them and then did scoop a half liquid sauce on it. Twenty minutes was enough time for first students to finish eating. Joonas also got his food. He stopped for a moment to find a free table. Then he found a table beside the window. He sat down and ate a bit when Siim with Mart and Tõivo sat beside him.

„How does the food tastes?“ Siim asked with mean tone.

„Like homely food.“ Joonas anwsered hesitatingly.

„I’ll make it more tasty.“ said Siim and took the half filled saltshaker that had been standing in the middle of table, sprinkled a little bit salt on Joonas’s food. Suddenly he knuckled off the gum cover of saltshaker with thumb and poured all the salt in saltshaker on to Joonas’s food, took the fork, mixed it and said:

„Bon appetit.“

When Siim and his friends left the eating hall, Joonas left too, because he had lost his appetite. He went outside the school, to the fast food kiosk at Riga street next to the railway bridge. He took the wallet from his pocket and stepped next to the kiosk’s trap door.

„What can I offer you, young man?“ asked busty middled-aged woman kindly.

„A double burger with a little salad, please.“

Joonas was glancing at salesgirl taking a bun from warm counter, salad and two butter fried steaks from another drawers and put between bun, then squeezed on it light mustard and ketchup. The double burger cost 25 EEKs. He took 50 EEK banknote from his wallet, gave to the salesgirl, smiled and said:

„You can keep it all.“

„You are kind, handsome young man. Next time you’ll get it for free!“

Joonas took his double burger, sat on a seat next to the kiosk and started eating.. He ate barely half of the burger, when he heard Diana:

„Hey, Joonas!“

Just because of her I have troubles with Siim, was Joonas thinking while wrapping half of the burger that had left. He put it in his bag, stand up and wanted to leave, but Diana took his hand and pulled Joonas back to sit.

„I have been looking for you everywhere.“ said Diana.

„I have troubles just because of you.“

„I don’t like Siim. He is too selfish and arrogant, I can’t get along with him.“

„That’s what you wanted to say to me?“

„No. Can I be your girlfriend? I have a fancy for you.“

„Are you sure?“ asked Joonas hesitatingly.

„That anwser should be enough.“ said Diana.

She put her hand on his nape and kissed him in french style, playing with her tongue eroticly.