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'We seem to have had an interesting talk yesterday.' I started. I glaced at her sideways. She made eye contact. Pffftt!! We laughed till our heart's content.
The classroom had 3 columns of seats (left,middle and right); with 5 rows and 3 desks in each row. I hope you get the picture. Why am I describing the classroom? You'll understand a few chapters later.
Aleah and I usually sat in the right side,third row. We made our way towards our seats. I looked up to find Simon and his friends sitting in the right side,fifth row. Simon waved at me. I waved back. We (Aleah and I) passed the first row and-
Ouch! I realized I had tripped. 'Sara!' Simon and Aleah said at the same time and rushed towards me. Concern and worry was crystal clear on their faces. They helped me up. Keith and Nial appeared a second later. I hurt my knee.Very badly.
'Oops! My bad.' I followed the direction from which the voice had come from. I looked to the left,staring into the eyes of Nina Whitney. She happened to be grinning.
'Don't you think you should apologize?' Aleah said as a matter-of-factly. She put her body weight on one foot and tapped the floor with the other.
'For what reason? She's the one who didn't look out.' Nina replied leaning back and folding her arms across her chest. Her friends beside her giggled.
'This is very childish,Whitney.' Simon said. He still had hold on me and an angry look crossed his face. 'What did she ever do to hurt you?'
' Don't I look good today,Simon?' She said,diverting the question as she stood up. Aleah had that look on her face which said -Is she serious?
'Don't answer my question with a completely unrelated question. This is my final warning. Next time you try anything like this,you'll be in huge trouble.' Simon said giving her a glare that could have scared anyone. Nina looked a bit taken aback by that.
'It's okay,I'm in mint condition.' I finally spoke up as I dusted myself. ' We cannot waste time on a silly matter such as this. Let's just forget this happened.' I said glancing at Nina.
Simon released hold on me. The expressions on the faces of Aleah and Simon were still filled with concern. Nina squinted her eyes at me as she took her seat.
'A-are you really okay?'
I looked up. 'Yes,I'm fine,Nial.' I said with a small smile.
'Attention class,please be seated.' The voice boomed from the front of the class. Ah,Mr.Williams had arrived. Our homeroom teacher. I nodded at Simon. All of us took our seats. My seat was in the corner,beside the window. Aleah sat beside me and beside Aleah sat Diana Summers,one of our class representatives. My brother was the other C.R.
Mr.Williams started speaking, 'Attention,class. A project is being assigned to you. You have to make a power point presentation on the topic given to your group. Each group will consist of 5 members each. The submission date is a month from now. Mind you,all that time is being given for nothing. The presentation has to contain accurate content. The Class representatives will divide all of you into groups.The topics and tasks will be assigned.' My brother and Diana went up to Mr.Williams as he had something to say to them. The class burst into murmurs.
Aleah looked at me and said 'Team mates?' She had a wide smile.
'No doubt' I replied with a grin.
'Ahem~' Mr.Williams coughed. 'Please begin.' They stood in front of the whole class on either side of the teacher.
Diana spoke in a suitable voice,that which was audible to the whole class. She pushed her glasses further up the bridge of her nose and started 'We have sorted out the groups. I will be announcing group numbers and the group members. Kingston will be announcing the Topics and tasks.'
She continued 'There are 9 groups in total with 5 members per team. Team 1's participants are: Anna Hayes,Jake Logan,Penny.......' It went on for a while.
She finally said what Aleah and I had been waiting for. 'Team 4. Participants are: Simon Kingston,Sara Kingston,Nial Myrefall,Aleah Woods and Keith Davidson.'
Aleah and I gave each other a high five almost immediately.
'Yes,Miss.Woods please tell me the reason for the unnecessary excitement.' Mr.Williams stated.
'Oh. Nothing.' Aleah said and both of us giggled.
'.......and those are the participants for the last team,team 9' Diana concluded. Apparently,she was in team 7. The class started murmuring again. Some students were unhappy with the assortment. Of course.
'Silence please' Simon said. He continued. 'Please pay close attention. I will be announcing the topics and tasks.' He started off.....
'Team 4: Business etiquettes and decorum: Students are instructed to conduct interviews and record presentable articles. Verbal speeches are required along with the presentation.' He continued till all teams got their topics with tasks.
'Thank you. Both of you may take your seats.' Mr.Williams said as he nodded his head. Both obeyed.
'Since every thing has been sorted out,this leaves one last thing. Doubts. Please ask anything you feel like asking.' He said. A hand shot up in the air.
'Yes,Miss.Whitney?' he looked at her.
'Sir,can't I be on some other team? One,my team mates suck. Two,my project involves going to schools and orphanages. I cannot waste my precious time with those little devils,I'm sure.' She said without hesitating. Almost the entire class population snapped their head in her direction.
I frowned. How could she possible say that?
Aleah leaned closer and whispered ' I think she is forgetting that perhaps she is the devil here?'
I coverved my mouth with my hand to control my laughter. Oh,Aleah is good alright.
Mr.Williams replied with a straight face ' One,you may not be transferred onto another team. Two,please co-operate with your team mates in a very friendly way,and three,You cannot reject the given tasks.'
'But- '
'No further discussion.'
Nina mumbled a curse and degraded to silence.
'Any other queries?'
Keith's hand shot up.
'Yes,Mr.Davidson?'
'We are permitted to visit each other's houses for the sole purpose of project making,right?'
'Certainly,Mr.Davidson. But mind you,only for project purposes.' He reminded. Keith grinned.
'Anything else?' Mr.Williams waited. 'Nothing,okay. I am expecting good results from all teams.Good luck! and Class dismissed'
Different kinds of noises echoed the room: bag zips closing,papers being passed,chairs pushed back,et cetera.
Aleah exclaimed in a low voice ' Hey it's French! We get to see your far-away admirer~' She said with a wide smile plastered on her face. I rolled my eyes.
We picked up our bags and started to leave th-
'Oh yeah? I would be honored to meet this far-away admirer.'
Our heads turned back to see flustered Simon with a forced smile. He was wearing his bag. So were Keith and Nial,who were standing on either side of my brother.
'And do what?' I said raising my eyebrows.
'I don't know....maybe I'll give him a little gift. Something like a punch in his face or pushing him off the school roof?' he said smiling.
I squinted my eyes.
'Privacy,Big brother,privacy.' Aleah said and sticked out her tongue.
Simon sighed and rolled his eyes. 'Be careful. Keith,you're in the same class right? Do me a favor buddy,keep tabs on her.'
Wha-? This isn't fair. I deal with my private affairs,not him.
'I'm g-glad we're on the same team.'
I looked at the person who said that. Turns out to be Nial.
'Likewise.' I said and smiled.
Aleah and I turned and headed for the classroom door. Keith caught up with us. 'Sorry.Can't help it.'
Nial and Simon passed us. Simon called out to Keith 'Don't disappoint me dude.'
He winked at me 'Catch ya later,cupcake.' Nial smiled at me before exiting the class with my privacy-invading brother.
I sighed as we proceed to the French class. This was going to be a looooong day.
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A/N: Hello~ I wrote a longer chapter this time and I hope you liked reading it.
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