Flame Touch

Chapter Three-Melody

-Knox has entered the conversation-

-Sunny (YOU KNOW IT!) has entered the conversation-

Knox: Can you believe that Janet is wearing a miniskirt, In the MIDDLE OF FRIGGIN SCHOOL?!

Sunny: Ugh, such a diva.

Sunny: Riva, miva, fiva.

Melody: trivia.

Knox: Don’t encourage her!

Sunny: Bolivia, Bulimia,

I bit my lip before I could start laughing. Sunny looked at me with her ‘I’m soooo gonna get you to crack’ look. I shook my head, come at me chick, no way I’m cracking.

“Glad to see you enjoying that book you’re reading.” Mrs. Baxter said. I practically jumped out of my chair, since when was she standing behind me? I glanced down and saw my book on my lap to act as a cover-up. Thank God for Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince! Its pages were so thick that my slim T-Mobile phone hid easily under it.

“Ye-yeah! It’s great, I’m on the part where Snape is announced as the new DADA instructor, and Slughorn is talking about how the students only need to get an E grade in O.W.L. to get into his N.E.W.T. potion class because he’s the new potions master. And now Ron and Harry can go in an-” I went on for a while. Of course I wasn’t reading the book, but I have read Harry Potter enough times to know what happens on what page.

“That’s great Melody, carry on.” Mrs. Baxter smiled at me with a genuine smile. I don’t know why, but I think that teachers have a thing for me, they all like me. When Mrs. Baxter was safely out of range, I returned to my phone.

Melody: I’m baack!

Sunny:  I told you that the books would help!

I smiled again; it was Sunny’s idea to use the books as a cover. I thought it was incredibly stupid at first, I mean, who was going to fall for it? But I did it anyway. Looks like I didn’t give Sunny proper credit.

Melody: Yeah, yeah, u got me.

Knox: It probably just worked cause you’re a teacher’s pet.

Melody: Am not.

Sunny:  *nods head* I agree with Knox, I mean, look @ ur outfit! I would get killed if I was wearing tht!

I looked down at myself. I had on a one sleeved yellow and white shirt that went really well with my almost-white, but not quite skin. The one strap was about 2 inches wide, even though the rules said it has to be 3 inches. No one had noticed, or gave a darn about it. Then I looked at my denim shorts that were frayed at the end. The outfit wasn’t exactly like Janet’s, but it wasn’t very school approved either.

Melody: *Sigh* I guess I can’t help the fact that I’m beautiful.

Sunny: Don’t get a swollen head Ms. Teacher’s pet.

Melody: *Sticks tongue out*

Sunny: *Sticks tongue out back*

Knox: *has no clue whts going on but sticks tongue out as well.*

Sunny: lol

I smiled and started to text again when the bell rang. I groaned. Next was French. Sunny went to English, but Knox was in the same class as me. I met with Knox and we were almost out the door when I heard Sunny’s yell, “What?!?! When did the bell ring!? ARRGGHHH!!!!” I laughed, silly Sunny.

Knox and I walked side by side in the crowded hallway.

“You know, sometimes I wonder how we get to classes on time with all these people!”

I chuckled (yes, people still chuckle), “I bet Sunny doesn’t.” Knox looked confused.

“Because she doesn’t get to class on time anyway!” I said with (yet another) chuckle.

“Bonjour Melody! Knox!” I heard a familiar voice call. I grinned up at my French teacher who wasn’t French, at all. In fact, he’s from Pennsylvania, but he looks like he’s French, and I don’t know why, but he just does look French with his droopy eyes and half-half smile. I think he knows that too, because he didn’t tell us he wasn’t French until the end of last year.

“Bonjour, Monsieur Philippe!” Knox and I say in unison. We walked in the classroom to start our daily dose of Paris. Without the food, or the cute clothes, or the boutique shops, or…

Sigh.

The next two classes I had were not with Knox or Sunny, so they were a total snooze fest. I groaned as the bell rang for next period, science. Bleh.

Mr. Feliv had on a crazy smile. Bad sign.

“WHY HELLO THERE EVRYONE!! ARE YOU READY FOR THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCIENCE?!?!” he yelled, “IIIIIITTTTT’SSSSSSSSS…..”

Oh. No.

“POP QQQUUUUIIIIIIZZZ TIME!!!!!!”

Happy thoughts, Melody. Happy thoughts. Bunnies, rainbows, non sciencey stuff. I think I must have been chanting to myself because when Mr. Feliv passed his test out to me he leaned in and whispered, “Don’t worry Melody, you’ll be fine.”

*Shudder* he’s such a creeper. I gulped and nodded with a smile. He stood back up and beamed at me, then continued passing out the tests. I let out the breath I didn’t know I was holding and looked at the test. Let the torture begin.

TOP TEN THINGS TO DO IN A QUIZ YOU DIDN’T STUDY FOR!

1.      Cram first period

2.      Cram second period

3.      Get caught cramming

4.      Hyperventilate

5.      Look at first question

6.      Guess

7.      Look at second question

8.      Guess again

9.      Repeat steps 5,6,7,&8 for questions 3-10

10.  Start praying

After 30 minutes of pure torture, I was done and I calculated that my odds of passing were 3 to 18. Before I could make up some lie to Mr. Feliv that I was sick the day before and couldn’t get the correct materials, the lunch bell rang.

            I practically started sprinting when I knocked into a familiar ‘Look at me, I’m wearing my one shouldered shirt WITH A LONG SLEEVED T-SHIRT, and I can STILL pull it off figure. I groaned and rubbed my head and my shoulder. Geez, it’s two for one today, first Sunny and now Janet. She eyed me coolly, “Watch it loser, where did you get those clothes, a dumpster?” I turn, not having an art like for smiling like Sunny when I’m mad, I gritted my teeth and retorted, “I don’t know, but your mouth is pretty trashy.”

I saw Janet’s perfect cream-foundation-covered face falter. One of her many minions leaned over and whispered, “Janny, I think that shirt is from the same place you bought yours.”

Janet scowled, then turned herself around and stalked away. I smiled a satisfying smile to myself, and started to turn back when I saw a little red light.

I stared at it, mesmerized. Then it blinked out of existence.

Weird…

I heard the late bell ring for lunch. Crap! Late!