The girl walked by Madelyn and bumped into her at the doorway. Madelyn heard a loud noise and saw a chair on
the floor. She walked over and picked it up. Adrian and Timothy both looked at her. Adrian thought, ‘Why’s she even
here?’
Madelyn looked at them and then at Forrest, who seemed really angry. She saw a trail of blood on the floor. She
had seen him get mad before when she was in Class Six and thought he might have trouble with his emotions
sometimes. Without another word, she put the notes on his desk. “Here are the notes Jadie gave me. Copy them
and give them back to her. Then get your hand checked at the nurse’s office,” she said, then left the room.
The two guys nearby did not dare to make a sound. They could tell Forrest was even angrier now, and saying
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtanything might make him mad at them.
Forrest picked up the pink notebook and looked inside. The writing was not Madelyn’s. The first page had Jadie’s
name. He quickly tore the notebook in half and threw it into the trash can. without thinking.
After school, Madelyn still did not know about the torn notebook. However, she heard some whispers from the next
classroom that were not about her this time, but about Jadie. Sitting by the window close to the hallway, Madelyn
heard a few girls from Class Two chatting as they walked together to the restroom.
“I heard someone found Jadie’s notes in the trash, torn in half.” “Who knows what’s up with those two. Let’s just
focus on our upcoming test. At least with Forrest here, I’m not at the bottom of the class anymore.”
Madelyn thought to herself, ‘Forrest tore up Jadie’s notes? Oh no!’ She turned around to look at Jadie, who sat in
the row behind her, feeling torn about what to do. When the final bell rang, she headed over to Class Two.
When school was over for the day, the janitor had to wait until everyone had left the classrooms before she could
start cleaning. With almost everyone gone, Jadie came up to Madelyn, hiding something behind her back. She
brought out a can of soda and said, “I got an extra one for you today. How come you’re not heading home?”
Madelyn could tell that Jadie did not know about the torn notes. “I’m just waiting for something. It’s no big deal, ”
she said. Jadie nodded. “Alright, I’ll go ahead and leave then.”
“Okay,” Madelyn replied. After Jadie left with some other students for the Math Olympiad class, Madelyn headed to
Class Two. She saw the janitor about to take out the trash and asked her to wait. The janitor curiously watched as
Madelyn dug through the trash. Lucky for her, the torn notes were still readable. She put them in a plastic bag she
got from the janitor.
Madelyn thought, ‘When will Forrest ever change his temper? What a waste to tear up good notes like this.’ She was
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmgetting ready to leave when she heard a girl giggling in the hallway.
“Hey, where should we go later?” the girl asked.
“Where do you want to go?” a guy responded. Madelyn adjusted her slipping shoulder strap and turned to see
Forrest with his arm around a tall girl who had a sweet expression on her face. The girl was wearing the same
school uniform as them. They walked right past her without noticing.
“Madelyn!” someone called out to her. It was one of her classmates, who came over and said, “Mr. Newton wants
you in his office.”
“Okay, got it,” Madelyn replied, looking away. She was not surprised that Forrest had found a new girlfriend. ‘Guys
are so unpredictable,’ she thought.