Torn in Two

Part Sixteen: Explosions of Green

Zack Young:

When I woke up this morning I already had an odd feeling about today that just didn't go away. This feeling in my guts told me that something big was going to happen.

Father and that woman were surprised when Dane suddenly showed up on the doorstep this morning with the redhead Neo and blonde Kevan to give me a ride to school. Their faces were priceless to see and only got worse when Jungkook finally hopped out of the car to greet them with his million dollar smile. Grey only laughed at the scene in front of him until he realised that it was all real. I guess none of them thought I could ever get friends again with my bad attitude, well think again because they are all on my side to find my mother.

"Yah wake up, I don't want to do all the work" a female voice says waking me up from my train of thoughts. That voice belonging to no one other then Aria Torres.

It's all too clear that she decided to go back on hating me. Well I can't blame her since I would have done the same if I was in her position. Although our teacher had a different idea because in his eyes we could be a perfect team in chemistry. It's all pretty ironic the whole situation.

"Then split the work like I told you too" I mutter annoyed.

I know that I have to be friendlier to her, but right now my mind is more focused on finding my mother instead of a girl- even if the girl is Aria. Not that I an telling her about my mother, even if she knew a thing I don't want her to get worried or get in the way. Dane, Neo, Kevan and even Jungkook are taking a big risk in helping me find my mother since father doesn't want her to be found. He could expel all of them, make sure they never get a proper job. He has that kind of power.

Aria let's out a loud sigh as she shoves the paperwork towards me. "I'm begging you to be helpful for once in your life. Maybe you'll like it".

"Just shut up for a second so I can read this crap" I mutter as I grab a hold of the book the teacher gave towards us. He even smiled at me when he handed over the book. I guess my good behaviour is more visible to the teachers then to classmates.

She let's out a soft sigh, probably from frustration since I am such a horrible person- note the sarcasm. I'm not that bad anymore. From the corner of my eyes I see how she plays with a lock of her hair. It's almost as if she's flirting with me- ha ha that would never happen.

"Are you done reading, we have to finish this today" she whines softly as she attempts to get the book out of my hands.

"How can I read when you keep distracting me" I shot back.

My eyes widen when I realised what I just said to her. I just hope she didn't hear me or would at least pretend she didn't hear me and will forget all about this after class.

I scratch the back of my neck while my other hand turns the paper. "So we need to add three different kinds of liquids to make a solid one" I say, pretending that I didn't just a sort of flirtatious remark. "If we succeed we will see the colour get darker but if we fail it will explode. So let's do the red one".

My hand reaches out for the vial with the red liquid but before I can grab it she hits my hand with a book. While I look at her in horror, she just stares at a spot on the table.

"Don't just add random liquids, let's read the manual first".

I quickly grab the manual and put it under my shirt. No way that she would try and grab it there. A playful smirk spreads on my face when I see her stunned facial expression.