(Viewpoint: Herese)
"You're starting to understand, you naive fool."
I didn't know exactly what she meant, but I didn't have time to reply.
My clothes were covered in dust. I looked up at the sky.
My watch read 4:30 PM.
François is going to come and kill me.
That was the only thing that really worried me.
He always came to pick me up after school. If I wasn't at school at the usual time, he'd start asking questions. And I had no desire to explain to him that I'd accepted a stupid duel only to be surrounded by a whole bunch of idiots.
Even less so to listen to him tell me that I'm being "harassed"
I didn't really feel any pain from his repeated blows, but I must admit they were very bothersome and prevented me from moving.
Alex was looking at me with a smile, clearly pleased to see me in this state.
– stand up
A few laughs arose around us, but also dust.
I wasn't paying attention to it and they weren't really giving me a choice.
I looked at the clock again.
16 h 40.
This has to end.
I lift my pelvis and swing it over. Probably not.
Alex started laughing.
I looked at him wearily; this guy is crazy.
tac
Tac
I thought I was out of their little scheme.
The pebbles went straight towards my head.
I raised my arm to protect myself.
BAM !
I get kicked in the face.
The shock makes me back away.
I immediately felt something rising with a very metallic taste.
You sang
Once again, I didn't even see it coming.
My head lolled to the side and my legs wobbled.
I took two steps back before regaining my balance.
– Heresy!
Maëva's voice reached me from the stands.
I didn't reply; it was such an obvious diversion.
I'm putting my hand to my jaw instead.
It hurt me.
Focus.
But it wasn't easy.
I couldn't stop thinking about what I was going to say to him.
And meanwhile, Alex continued to make progress in the diversions.
BAM !
I push his fist away.
PAF !
The next one passed against my shoulder.
He has no technique or great ability.
He would laugh at me if he saw how much I was suffering in the face of this novice.
I keep retreating and every time I try to strike, my fist gets hit by a large target, passing by.
Alex tried to grab me by the arms
I almost fell while dodging.
– loose
He was smiling.
Then another pebble flew from the stands.
tac
I know.
– Bunch of idiots…
I was beginning to understand.
But this understanding didn't help me much.
You're going to lose.
I have to go home.
TYou make me ashamed, weak.
And she has to be right too.
You're not talking anymore, it wasn't you who told me to go back to eating my dead.?
I have nothing to say to you
I'm simply trying to avoid being touched so easily.
Did I really have no chance by remaining in control of myself?