Two for tragedy. Volume 1 - стр. 27
– Tell your friend that if she really wants to continue studying and get a stipend, she shouldn't change me for someone else, just like she shouldn't refuse to study with me," I said in a quiet, angry voice.
Julia remained silent, but her formerly friendly eyes were replaced with a light of irritation and resentment.
I silently got up from the table, slung my backpack on my shoulder and headed for the exit, hearing Julia whisper under her breath: "What a nutcase!". I felt such a burning anger that if I'd ever seen Viper again, I would have loved to smash her, break her. Killed her. As I walked past the students, I kept my head down so that my furious eyes would not be visible. Contempt for Viper filled my entire being. Wow, and I still wanted to apologise! To whom? That coward? The one who'd sneakily changed me like a thing? Never now. I won't let some stupid little mortal girl neglect me and treat me like a thing! She'll learn her lesson.
Yes, I could study with Julia – she's quite beautiful. But, damn it, I didn't want to spend time in her annoying company. I sensed an unfettered arrogance in her: she considered herself a queen, whose opinion and orders are binding. Viper, on the other hand, was soft, feminine, but at the same time somewhat cold. "And cowardly," I thought mockingly. Her unusual beauty attracted me much more than Julia's perfect appearance.
To my own surprise, despite all my negativity towards Viper Vladinovich, I wanted to see her. She caused me a storm of resentment, but I sought to meet her. For what reason should I despise her? I should despise her! No, I already despise her!
The next day I saw this person. She was talking to Julia. Or rather, she was reproaching her for the idea of switching, and accusing her of embarrassing her, Julia, the poor, innocent sheep, and then complaining about me. Viper stood at the big window, leaning on the sill. Her face was frowning and tense. She listened silently to her friend's accusations, but suddenly she closed her eyes with the palm of her hand.
– I'm so sorry! Believe me, I didn't mean to set you up! I really believed it was me that he hated! But it turns out he's a universal man-hater! What am I supposed to do now? You're gonna get a smackdown from the chancellor. I'm gonna drop out of this programme. I can't imagine how Morgan can be such a boor! A shameless and insensitive prideful man! – she said in despair.
These words made me grimly chuckle: yes, she was offended! But I was doubly offended by her actions, and wished to teach her a lesson. I wanted to teach her a lesson that it was a very bad idea to confront me.
I headed toward my girlfriends. Julia was the first to notice my approach; she shoved her friend in the shoulder and glanced at me meaningfully. Viper hastily took her hand away from her eyes and looked at me, first with surprise and then with hatred.
As if to give her friend a chance to deal with me, Julia hurried away, and Viper watched my approach with her arms crossed over her chest and her eyes fixed on me. When I approached her, she stared boldly into my face, not hiding her glittering eyes.
– What was that? – I asked, looking down at Viper like a teacher looking at a student. At that moment, I could barely keep myself from yelling at her or hurting her physically. Or kill her.