The Difference Love Can Make

Chapter 2

A few minutes later, Morrigan strolls into the cafeteria for lunch. On the way over, she thought about the conversation with Ms. Jackson.

"Yo, Morrigz!" She shook her head to zone back into the real world at the sound of her name. She turned around to see Rachel running up to her to catch up. "You a'ight?"

Morrigan nods her head with a weak smile. "Yeah, I'm a'ight." She continues to walk to the cafeteria, getting in the buffet line. "Just a lot on my mind right now."

"Liiiiikkee...?" Rachel questions as she hands her a tray.

"Rach, don't be slow, bro.You were there and heard what I said."

"I heard you bite yo tongue because you were talking to yo teacher. C'mon, Háblame, Cariño." Morrigan rolls her eyes at her use of spanish. She knows that Rachel only uses it to soften her up or when she wants something from her.

She also hates how it always works, the fucking smooth operator.

Morrigan fills up her tray with spicy cajun pasta and pizza. "Like attending U.A. I mean, you really think we did so well on the midterm that we overqualified for all hero schools in the country including AEA?"

"Yep." Rachel answers quickly as she puts some spring rolls and chow mein on her plate. "You forget, America's educational system ain't shit compared to Japan's." She eats a spring roll while they move up the line.

Morrigan sucks her teeth at the statement. "Man, I know that but even still, there's no fuckin' way that we should be able to pull that off. I mean, you just said that America's educational system bogus as hell."

"Nah, I said it was shit." Rachel said as she turned away to walk back to her table. "If you gonna quote me, do it right."

Morrigan rolls her eyes with a smile which makes Riley laugh. "I don't know, man. There's just so much to consider if I do decide to go." She sighs as she walks with Rachel.

"And Riley, ya OG, and I will help you make that decision. You do realize you're not the only one who has to make that decision, right?" Rachel states with a raised eyebrow. Morrigan nodded as they sat down at the table.

"Until then, I'm gonna carboload." Morrigan said as she went to stuff her face with food.

"And of course, you would be with your figure." She heard Stacey behind her. Morrigan sighs. Seriously, It's like shorty has nothing better to do...

"Don't you have something better to do?" Joshua asked her as he took his seat at the table. "Like I don't know, trainin' or studyin'...or givin' yo boyfriend head behind the school bleachers?"

"Again." Riley muttered under her breath as she ate her apple.

Stacey scoffed. "For your information, I just want to congratulate Morrigan and Rachel on their success."

Morrigan raised an eyebrow, already smelling bullshit coming out of her mouth. "For what?"

"Well, it seems like even with your scores, you won't be able to go to AEA." She said with a smug look as her goons snicker behind her. "Meanwhile, I have a clean shot through with my recommendations." Rachel just looks at Stacey with a confused face as if she couldn't wrap her head around what she just said while Morrigan coughs around her bite of food, suppressing her laughter. Don't laugh. Don't laugh, Morrigan. Don't laugh.

"Wait, what?" She heard Joshua ask. "Yo Morrigz, is that true? Why?" Morrigan's laughter broke out in small snickers.

"Yeah, Stacey. Do you know why?" Morrigan snorts. "'Cause I gotta feeling that you wouldn't be standin' here if ya really knew why, with yo goofass." The smile that was on Stacey's face was wiped away in confusion of her reaction.