As If Nothing Happened

Standing around waiting

for Nicu at the youth centre

my mind is going mental:

I’m so over

these team-building activities,

I’m so bored with

Dawn’s sessions

and

I’ve had it with

all this reparation bullshit.

Nicu bounces out of

Bicep Andy’s office,

which makes me feel

even worse.

‘Hi, Jess,’ he says,

as if nothing ever happened

in the canteen the other day,

like he’s forgotten all about it.

‘Nicu, I’m sorry. I was well out of order,’ I say quickly.

‘Sorry? For why?’

‘For what happened in the canteen.’

‘You do no bad to me, Jess.’

‘Shut up. You know I should’ve said something.’

‘Jess, if you walk with wolf, it not mean you are wolf.’

He nods.

I don’t really get what he means.

Doesn’t matter though.

I already feel a bit better.

‘Thanks, Nicu.’

‘No thanking me. You are not my evil, Jess.’