As usual, rushing to first period was hectic. The packed halls, pushing and forcing their way to whichever direction they were headed. Miss Joy had quickly lost tract of the fleeing girl, so did the three pairs of eyes caught in a wind of uncertainty.
Although the bell had interrupted the one-sided dispute, Britney was still fuming with anger as if a certain green-eyed monster had awakened, eating at her flesh…. Jealousy was rotten to the core. From her prospective the little miss nobody wanted to create a scene by directly bumping into the school’s most popular figures with the goal of gaining some sort of recognition or fame, perhaps even with the motive of challenging her status as Jeremy’s girlfriend.
On the contrary, she was simply threatened by her own imagination. As with any other fruitless fights, the matter was quickly forgotten, in fact many could hardly remember what the clumsy nerd looked like. With the exception of two fellas that seemed to have the incident engraved in their brains. One recalled every detail out of pure enjoyment from the hyped reaction of the annoying barbie, while the other couldn’t find a reasonable explanation to convince himself as to why the cheeky girl’s appearance kept popping up in his mind like an antique projector flashing one image after another, all of the same delicate flushed cheeks, cute nose and tempting lips.
Britney wanted to question Jeremy the way an obsessed insecure girlfriend would, but thinking of maintaining her ‘I’m better than the rest act’ she swallowed her frustration, following closely behind as they entered science class, which was basically the biology study department.
“Are you really planning on joining me this semester in here? This isn’t even your field.” Jeremy scuffed in disdain obviously aware of his friend’s intentions of taking an unrelated class.
“I’m expanding my horizon…”
“Mr. Barkley! Professor Welton’s classroom is down the hall to your right, get out of here!” The headteacher scolded in annoyance.
“But Miss Archer I can really benefit from the extra subject...”
“young man this is your final warning, leave or else I will use you to lead our live demonstration for the topic of frog dissection today.”
Even if he knew it was just a shallow threat, Marcus instantly lost interest since his expectation of exploiting the topic of reproduction had been shattered. With a grumpy expression he could only pout childishly while taking his leave. Of course, he would not accept defeat alone, so Britney too who had no business being there, as her major lied mainly in economics and finance, was dragged down with him.
“Miss Archer, Britney is taking the same course as I am, it’s really unfair to allow her to stay behind just to accompany her boyfriend, it’s unprofessional Mam.” Surely he did not want to be in the same hall as her, but thinking of leaving the pestering barbie to disturb his pal, Marcus figured it was best to create some distance between the two all the while annoying the crap out of her without restrain or the occasional glare from the helpless Jeremy.
“He’s right Miss Hudson, we can’t encourage this type of behavior. You are no longer juniors ranting about freely, as seniors please try and set a good example for the newcomers.” Before the flouncing cheerleader had an opportunity to take her seat, she was cast out.
“You’ll pay for this, you… you.”
“Chill Barbie, we’ll see each other for at least an hour, you’ll have enough time to make up with some lame comeback.”
“Auggh!” stomping her feet in frustration under the watchful eyes of others, Britney could only accept defeat and did as instructed.
Jeremy casually took his seat without paying much attention as if he was just another silent observer. Surprisingly, no one ever judged him for being indifferent towards his girlfriend, they simply thought he was mysterious. On the outside he seemed to be calm and collective but within… the tidal waves of emotions were buried so deep that Jeremy himself had probably forgotten what his true appearance was like.
“Alight class, now before we begin, I have an important announcement to make…”
“Finally! You’re retiring!” a charming young man with a dazzling smiled joked loudly causing an outburst of laughter to echo through the room.
“Unfortunately, no Mr. Lancer I’ll still have the displeasure of seeing you another two years, with the way your grades are moving graduating is nothing but a fond dream and wishful thinking.”
“Come on, don’t jinx it you never know maybe I can get some hot nerd to help me get my score up.”
“Keeping talking nonsense and I’ll have you fail your first exam before you even have the chance to start.”
“Miss Archer, don’t keep us guessing, what important announcement do you have for us?” As expected, the comedian quickly dropped his show but continued to act; prompting himself up in a dignified well-behaved manner asking with great enthusiasm.
“Good now that I have everyone’s attention, I would like to inform you that our school was selected this year to take part in an early internship program at Baysides most prestigious medical facility, ‘Central Care hospital’, to offer interested students first-hand experience and to further boost their motivation to keep persevering in their studies.”
Hearing this Jeremy instantly looked ahead with great anticipation. This could be the opportunity of a lifetime for him, maybe he could finally prove to his father that this was really where he belonged, before actually completing his last semester and forced into the family business.
The teacher spoke again seeing the topic had surely sparked a lot of curiosity, “To qualify for selection each student is required to maintain a point four GPA on upcoming exams for the next two months. Additionally, he or she must take part in at least one after-school activity. It also requires team work participation, meaning you will all be placed in groups of two. If one fails then no one from your group will be considered for the internship.”
Loud bickering quickly erupted…
“That’s outrageous!”
“Yeah! That’s not fair for the rest of us that are actually serious about our future.”
“What if we work our butts off and the other person only intends on fooling around? Are we expected to carry around dead weight? Slackers?” Someone said looking at Jake Lancer with clear indication.
“Yes, how are you going to determine who gets paired with who?”
“Alright, alright! Settle down and let me explain.” Miss Archer tried calming the excited teens then once again continued. “we’ll have a name raffle draw, all of your titles have been placed in this box, the first duo to be called upon will be apart of the same group, followed by the second set of twos, the third, forth and so on until we have no one remaining, if there’s an extra student at the end that person will be chosen by a volunteer team.” Saying this she lifted the small paper craft box onto her table and slowly began calling and recording the names of the partnered teens chosen.
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‘I’ve never being this anxious in my life to escape an awkward encounter, gush what a terrible morning. Not only did I bumped into my secrete crush once, but twice within a matter of hours. To say I made a complete fool of myself would be an understatement. Like any other sane girl at West-Bay Academy, my naïve little heart fluttered at his touch and mesmerizing scent…. Teenage hormones are a ticking time bomb,’ Erika concluded as she sat at her usual secluded spot to the farthest end of the classroom. She wasted no time in burying her face into her text book, patiently waiting for Miss Archer to begin today’s lesson, not paying too much attention to whatever unnecessary discussions drifted through the air. Only until the exciting announcement was made for the school’s internship program did she regain her sense of awareness. For those that were actually serious about making a career in the medical filed, it was trul
“Now that we have the basics covered, I suggest from tomorrow prepare yourselves to work more closely with your team mate. Later on in the day, the school will organize a more appropriate setting for each group, meaning you will now spend the remaining of the duration time leading up to the internship selection, seated alongside your partner.” Miss Archer continued to inform the class. Although many grumbled in dissatisfaction, in the end they simply had no other choice if they were to cease the opportunity. Jake sulked bitterly at the thought of being stuck with some ugly nobody and a rubber stamp… thinking that Jeremy was just a waste, he had everything… fame and riches but was too boring and cold, a party pooper. He just didn’t get what these girls saw in him. Sure, he was Quarterback of the football team, but what about
“Fine, I won’t get your parents involved, but… on two conditions.” Principal McAbee thought of using this as an opportunity to slowly guide the little antisocialist into the right path of normalcy. So, he took his seat behind the office desk with a clear mission. Erika could already guess where this was headed, but since it was her only alternative, she had to accept whatever came her way. “What’s the price?” “You haven’t registered for an afterschool activity as yet to qualify for the internship and no I’m not allowing you to assist in the library department, that does not count as interactive.” Did she really think she could get away that easy? “Well I’m not joining the debate team either, how about props and lighting in drama class?” She tried reasoning. “Nice try, but that’s not going to work… I was thinking more along the
Britney’s frustration grew at the possibility of the little nerd being an actual somebody. It was one thing to bully a missed placed, low status wannabe, but to interfere with an upper-class family… she needed to attack from within the circle and who better to ask for help than her doting arrogant daddy? “No way you’re stealing my boyfriend you ugly bookworm!” The scheming teen gritted her teeth in contempt as she quickly ran ahead of Jeremy and back into the school’s auditorium, planning a one-sided battle against the innocent girl that was desperately trying to remain a nobody. About an hour and a half later practice was finally over. With great anticipation the young Master Adams rushed across town to a much smaller community, in the company car sent to escort him home. “Sir, I must inform your father where
“Hold that thought, I really need to use the bathroom.” Chelsey interrupted before dashing into her nearby room. Five minutes later sighing a breath of relieve, she slowly stepped back into the hall space only to meet the lingering gaze of her brother as if he was anxiously waiting for her return. “Alright, I’m all ears, what do you need? Just stop acting so weird.” “Sorry.” Jeremy coughed dryly then stated, “I’m kind of curious about this Stevens girl, she… well… umm… she sort of bumped into me twice this morning.” Ever since they were kids, Jeremy had always felt comfortable enough to talk to his big sis. Perhaps thinking she was the only logical and sane person in their family. “And? What’s the big deal? I’ve met her once before when I was delivering s
The Hudson’s and the Adams were busily planning their own mission against the unsuspected innocent by-stander. Poor Erika had no idea what was instore for her, all she wanted was to keep to herself and survive her final semester at West-Bay Academy, but unfortunately that was too much to ask for from a bunch of life draining, fame hungry, spoiled teens. Because of the previous day’s series of incidents, she no longer took the risk of being hasty. “I just need to slow down today, maybe I was too free spirited. If I hadn’t ran away from everything none of this would have happened.” What a terrible way of reasoning with fate. Anyways, to be on the ‘safe’ side, she tried relaxing a bit. Woke up as usual, listen to another round of meaningless fashion lecture at breakfast with her overly concerned parents. Not bothering to pay too much attention to whatever her dear mo
At the stroke of nine, the halls were no longer crowded as the classroom was quickly filled with the bickering sound of disputing teenagers, clearly annoyed with the seating arrangements made for the next few weeks up until the internship selection would finalize. Even the usually neutral Jeremy Adams couldn’t help feeling a bit displeased for some strange reason. The sight of Jake suddenly flattering Erika continuously with obvious praise, was both annoying and laughable. Funny simply because of the hypocrisy in his actions. In about 24 hours he went from finding the nerd as disgusting and ugly, to a fascinating beauty when her appearance was no different from before. “I like your sweater today; the color matches your eyes. I can easily get lost in them.” Jake commented while leaning towards the innocent girl, just enough for the guy beside him to overhear.
The hardest part of the day was finally over, managing to sit through first period with the guy that could easily make my heart do a summersault in my chest against my will and the other that had the talent of making my mind want to scream in annoyance. A conflicted feeling that was thankfully put on pause, dreading the following days to come. Erika was definitely relieved to no longer be seated next to the two bickering fools, who had no business in disturbing her peaceful life of being West-Bay Academy’s friendly ghost. ‘I rather be an invisible nobody than to be connected to either of them.’ She thought, but quickly laughed mocking at her wild imagination… ‘yeah right like any of the two would be genuinely interested in my current appearance… Jeremy probably didn’t want his girlfriend to get into trouble or cause an issue with the family’s corporation and Jake’s motives were clearly establish