Chapter Two: Best friends (2)

Their fun time was interrupted by the village head daughter (Mira).

" Well well well! What do we have here, a lowly foolish girl gisting with her besties. Oh, so peasants can also make friends hun."

Jane was used to Mira's harsh words, but ignorance is bliss, even though she can't deny the pain of those mean and harsh words.

She just decided to let it go, cause honestly she really doesn't have time to battle words with Mira, not when she has more significant things to face.

Mabel and Viva just glared at Mira, if looks could kill, she would have been ten feets beneath the ground.

Mart stood up and sneered.

" Look whose talking, you know what? You can just cut to the chase. Meaning that, just admit you are jealous or envious of Jane, instead of going another way around."

"You..."

Mira blushed with anger and of course obviously hurt, because she liked Mart and didn't expect him to defended Jane.

Instantly, waves of jealousy surged in her, and she felt like hitting Jane so hard, but she tried to compose her self and scoffed.

" Jealous of a peasant? Oh please, that will never ever happen, not even in the next and next life. But I must say, am curious as to how she can have friends like you guys.

" I mean she is below your class of course, so how?"

Mira's words were like gunshots to Jane, hitting her weak spots. She looked up at her friends waiting for their words of defense. She could still recollect vividly how they became friends.

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Flash back*

Jane was heading home from school, when she heard a scream coming from a thick bush near her. At first, she was startled and not sure, if she should go and see the cause of the scream.

After, 4 minutes of internal battle with her self, she decided to finally satisfy her curiosity.

Jane trailed the scream and to her utmost surprise, the scream was coming from Viva, the most brightest student in her class.

Jane first thought was to leave her alone, cause Viva had done nothing but cause trouble for her, mock her, bully her, and look down on her. She could remembered a particular time, when Viva mocked her.

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Jane and Mart were talking together in their class. Mart was her first best friend, who accepted Jane for who she is.

"Hey Jane , might want to take a look at your test sheet. Gosh why are you so dull? I feel sorry for your grandma, cause she is spending too much on your useless brain and, "

Viva's coming word was cut by Mart.

" You know Viva, we all know you are the brightest girl in class, but do you seriously have to remind us all the time, and let us know we are inferior to you?

"Tell me seriously Viva, don't be too sure of yourself, anyone can fall down, so stop mocking my best friend okay!! "

Jane was flustered.

" Mart, please don't argue with her, yes I know am an air head, so there is no need to argue or defend me. Just let her be please."

She was sincerely grateful to Mart for defending her, but arguing with someone like Viva won't lead to anything but trouble, and the last thing she wanted for herself or her best friend is the so thing called trouble.

"Hahahaha. Don't be so sarcastic Mart, you should listen to your so called best friend and also what is special about her hun to the extent of defending her?"

Viva asked curiously.

Jane tugged on Mart shirt and whispered, " Please Mart let it go. Am the one been insulted, not you please."

Mart sighed.

" Fine, but one last reply, and I will stop okay? No stopping!" Then, she nodded.

" To be honest, you don't have to Know but you need to know that, Jane is my best friend. I like her the way she is, and no one can change the way I like her.

"Now, get that into that sharp brain of yours girl! Jane let's go."

Jane smiled. " Okay."

Viva blushed with anger. "This won't be end for you!"

She was embarrassed and hated Jane more.

Jane halted, when she and Mart got to the school backyard.

" Mart, thank you so much for defending me, people like you are rare."

She said, with a deep sense of gratitude.

" C'mon bestie, it actually nothing. Now, let's go and cool off.

That girl actually turned my blood upside down."

Mart replied her and they both laughed.

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Back to Jane's encounter with Viva.

Jane thought, " She doesn't worth it. She sees me as a brainless idiots, so why do I have to help her. No Jane, just leave her."

Jane was about to take a step forward when she felt a hand holding onto her skirt, she looked back and saw Viva, barely unrecognizable due to the pain.

It was a snake bite. Jane remembered a time, when her grandmother taught her how to remove a snake venom from a snake bite via sucking it out. But she was hesitant, cause Viva might do something ungrateful to her again.

Seeing the look of hesitation in Jane, Viva voiced out. Her voice was a little hoarse due to the overwhelming pain.

"Am sorry, but pls help me. I promise to make it up to you."

Jane sighed.

" You don't have to make it up for me, I don't need it. I will just help you, cause one shouldn't pay evil with evil."

Jane placed her mouth on the snake bite hole, sucked it, and spitted the venom out.

Then, helped Viva up and took her to her house. All the while, Viva was silent, bunch of regrets hitting her.

When they got to Jane's place , Jane's grandma was startled.

" My dear what's wrong? You have never bring anyone home from school except for Mart."

Jane just smiled and replied, " Grandma, well she got bitten by a snake, and she needs treatment that why. Nothing more, nothing less."

Mama Liya exhaled. " Oh okay."

After Viva was treated traditionally, Jane walked her out and reminded her to take care of herself.

" Don't worry, you will be fine within two days now. Bye."

Viva whispered, " Am sorry Jane, as from today, I will change I promise."

She really regretted all the bad things she did to Jane and vowed to make it up to her no matter what.

Jane just stared at her for a while, she desperately wanted to ask why Viva hated her that much, but then she changed her mind and replied,

" It almost late, you need to leave now."

Viva understand why Jane was giving her a cold attitude, well she deserved it anyway.

" Okay bye, thanks again."

The second day at school, Jane was surprised, cause Viva changed her sitting position and she was welcomed with a smiling Viva.

Even, Mart and the other students were not left out of the surprise.

Mart walked towards Jane and said,

" Do you have any idea on what's going?"

Jane sighed and explained everything to Mart.

"Wow! " Commented Mart.

"So unbelievable."

Jane just chuckled at Mart reaction. " I know right."

" Hey Jane, am really sorry for everything, and as from now on we are together.

"No more bullying, mocking, or anything. So what do you say, friends???"

Viva approached Jane and asked.

Jane looked up at Mart, seeing him giving a nod as a go ahead sign, she replied, "Friends it is."

And ever since then, Viva, Jane, and Mart became best of friends.

After two weeks, a new comer came to Jane's school. Mabel was introduced and given a seat beside Jane's group.

Being the most beautiful girl in Jane's class, she was able to attract lots of friends, but Mabel not forgetting about being humble made friends with Jane's group, and that was how their journey of friendship started.

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Back to the present

Mabel stood up and blurted, " Peasant or not, lowly or not, we don't care. We love Jane for who she is, and it none of your business."

"Yeah! We are best friends, and I don't think you need to meddle in our relationship."

Viva chirped in.

Mira gritted her teeth. " You!!!! You four are so going to pay."

She totally didn't see that coming, and she fumed with anger

Jane's heart swelled up at her best friends words of defense.

" Mira, shoooooo.....get away as you can see, we were into some discussion before you interrupted us with your chicken tantrum. "

Mart voiced out.

Jane, Viva, and Mabel laughed together.

Mart just shrugged his shoulder, while Mira stumped her feet on the ground and turned away feeling embarrassed.

"Thanks guys. I don't know what I will do without you guys. "

Jane faced her besties and said.

Her head really swelled up, and she was deeply grateful for having amazing friends like them.

"Oh c'mon, you don't have to be. We are best friends of course."

Mart replied her.

"Group hug."

They chorused together and laughed.

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