I turn the knob.
Both clockwise and counterclockwise.
But nothing happens.
The door stays closed.
What the hell!
I knock on the door and peek through the frosted glass but as far as I can tell, I don't see any silhouette on the other side.
The teacher may not be back yet.
Shit.
What will I do now?
I switch turns between knocking and trying to turn the knob but nothing works because I get no answer.
My day was going great, why did this have to happen? What am I going to do now?
I lean against the door and pray to the Gods above to help me out here.
I don't want to cause a scene on my first day here. I want it to go by smoothly and without any mishaps.
Not that it is possible now but I would still try to keep it to a minimum if possible.
I hear a distinct click of a door and a spark of hope rises in me.
Just as I am about to knock again I hear someone shout and halt.
Bad timing.
"What the hell is your problem?" someone shouts.
"My problem? You have the audacity to stand in front of me and ask me what my problem is?" another voice yells back.
I hear a thud and a low groan and then another sound of someone shoving something or someone.
"You think I want to be here? Who do you think is to blame for my return?" person one shouts back.
I hear another loud thud and take a step back from the door.
Why am I always at the wrong place at the wrong time?
This cannot be happening to me.
There is a distinct difference between the voices so it is easy for me to distinguish between them. Both sound like males though, that's for sure.
"I don't fucking care. You shouldn't be here and you know it. We had a deal. Now that you're here, I don't think I can hold the end of my bargain" person 2 snickers.
I hear another loud thud and the silhouette of a person slammed on the frosted glass in front of me.
I take another step back and put my palm to my mouth to not breathe too hard or make any sound.
What exactly is going on?
And why do I always find myself in these sticky situations?
"You do anything to her and I will fucking end you, damn the consequences" person 1 threatens.
"What are you gonna do? You can't even protect yourself and you think you can protect her?" person 2 laughs and I hear another thud followed by a low groan.
When will the teacher be back?
I shouldn't be listening to this conversation. Didn't I learn anything from the last time I eavesdrop?
But it's not like I have a choice now.
I am stuck in this closet and these people are shouting at each other.
I squint my eyes to check whether one of the two people is the teacher but I can make out the maroon of the blazers on both of them so I assume that both of them are students.
Should I knock and break apart their fight?
I don't want to be here if this escalates into something serious.
I am about to knock on the door when person 2 speaks again.
"There you are. There's the real you. You want to hit me some more, go for it"Â he laughs.
"Such a pathetic waste of space. You can pretend to fit in and act all good. But you and I both know you're just a low-life piece of shit who doesn't belong here" the harsh words halt my action.
These were pretty harsh words.
What was going on?
"I don't care about what you think of me. I just want you and your family to stay away from mine" person 1 slams person 2 against the door again and I take another step back.
The voice sounds eerily familiar but I can't remember anyone who would have the same voice.
And I certainly don't know anyone who would get into an argument like this.
Person 2 just laughs and pushes the other person away. Both of them shift away from the door.
"Aw, how would that work now? Brother?" person 2 emphasizes the last word.
Wait, this is some petty argument between family?
I mean I fight with my brother as well but never to this extent and sure we call each other names but again, not like this.
This is different.
The person who said the words definitely intended to hurt.
"You can fuck off. We are not family. I didn't know you existed till a couple of years ago. I have nothing to do with you or your family" person 1 barks out.
"Funny, you keep saying you want nothing to do with my family but you keep enjoying all the perks. I suppose there is a name for a person like you, uhm. I seem to forget what it was called" the other person snickers.
His voice sounds like someone I have heard before but I can't put my finger on it.
Maybe my mind is just playing tricks on me.
I don't know anyone from Royals High except San and neither of the voice was San's. So I know for sure that I don't know these people, whoever they are.
My brain is just trying to put a face to the voice and that is why it is playing tricks on me.
I really feel uncomfortable.
I feel like I am violating someone's privacy.
I shouldn't be listening to their conversation.
I don't even know who these people are.
But is it really the right time to knock? I
don't know what I'll tell them if anyone asks me did I listen to the entire conversation. How can I even lie?
Of course, I did listen to the entire conversation but not by choice.
I hardly doubt the person will understand that though.
"I wouldn't be here if you didn't fuck up, so if you want anyone to blame then blame yourself" person 1 shoves person 2 and he falls. I gasp before I can stop myself but I am quick to put my hand over my mouth.
I hope they don't notice.
And I really freaking hope that the teacher comes back really soon so that I can get out.
"You were a mistake. You are a mistake and you will always be a mistake. No matter what you do or how much people accept you, the fact remains, you are a mistake" there is silence for a while before I hear a loud slam of the door.
They were both too far from the door for me to be able to see if they were both gone.
I take quiet steps towards the door till my face is only inches away and I try to make out any silhouette.
I don't see anyone.
Maybe both of them left.
I turn the knob again but in vain. the door doesn't budge and I am still locked in.
I rest my head against the door.
The day started out really great, how did it take such a drastic turn?
My phone starts ringing and pulls it out of my bag to see San's name flash.
I pick up his call. "Hey San, I am locked -"
The knob turns and my voice dies out as the door opens to reveal the last person I expected to see today.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" a very angry stare looks back at me.