Humanimo

A Chemistry Class

Ashley’s  POV

Oh god!!!!!!!!!  see my luck,

I don’t believe this!!

 My lab partner was the boy I saw sneaking in  the teacher’ common room. So I went to my place and stood near Dexter( it seems that the boy’s name was Dexter. What a weird name. But he looked nothing like the scientist in the Dexter’s Laboratory. Oh how I loved that show.).

Mr. Cook started the class and I  was like thank god . He  demonstrated us how to perform the ring test and asked us to do so. Now I have to talk to my lab partner . This was awkward.

“Hey I hope you know the basic, I mean salt analysis

Oh sorry I didn’t introduce myself , I am  Dexter” he said.

How could he be so casual, I mean he must be afraid, I…. he doesn’t even care if I tell Miss Kate about him, wow

“Hi, I am  Ashley and yes, I know the basic. Did it in the chemistry summer camp when I was in seventh grade” I replied casually, maybe he wanted to avoid that topic, then  why should I bring it up.

“Wow, eight grade. Are you in Advanced Placement”?

Ok stupid question.

“Oh I am sorry. If you hadn’t you certainly won’t be here”, he said sheepishly, when he saw my raised brow.

“Well that’s good then, I hope we can start our experiment”, I replied a little too loudly. The whole class gawked at me.

“Sure”

“So will you go and bring concentrated sulphuric acid meanwhile, I will mix the salt with ferrous sulphate solution”, he asked me.

“Oh, ok  no problem.”

So I took the test tube and went to the shelf where concentrated acids were kept. I was half way to the shelf when a girl,  with  strawberry blond ,curly hair, and green eyes came with her test tube. She was about my height and smiled when we stood in the line for the acids.

“Hi, I am Zoë. You are the new student, right. Welcome to our school”, she said smiling warmly.

“ Hi I am Ashley. Newbie “, I said grinning.

“ Do you like it ?I know, I mean, I am in your English class  too and w-well didn’t go well for you, but you know, it doesn’t matter.

Well maybe she was a weird if it didn’t bother her that she would get a talk with the teacher in the first day.

When she saw my incredulous expression she added

   “ It’s not that. I mean we are all friends, class mates anyway”, when she turned around and saw two girls throwing us dirty looks.

 “Right it doesn’t matter  thanks, by the way”

“Why?”, she asked puzzled

“For asking me about English”

“Can we be frinds. I mean  if you wish to, that is”

“Oh sure . Cool. We can be friends”

“Then  as the saying goes no sorry no thank you between friends, deal”

“Deal”

So  we were waiting for our turn  to come (as everyone  in the class was using the same acid and there was only one bottle in the shelf, so we had to wait for our turn).

“Hey Ashley you know you are lucky enough your lab partner is Dexter. I mean he is a freaking genius and handsome too. Wow Dexter, poor Andy”

“Well he is all right”, no too bad , not too good I guessed.

“Seriously Ash, I can call you that right (I nodded) Don’t go by his looks he is a genius, you will find out today itself .He and his best friend Greg, both of them are good looking and genius. Seriously I wish I could be in your place actually, all in this class dream about this you are the lucky one, ok apart from Andy and Smith ( Greg’s partner), maybe”

“Well, Ok”, I said not getting half of the things she said. She could really talk fast.

                  So that’s it, he is a genius. And most of all everyone wanted to get my place and not only the girls but the boys too. At last my turn came and after collecting the acid I went back to my place where I found Dexter talking to another boy ( probably Greg) and waiting  for me. Ok not for me maybe, but for the acid.  So after I handed him the acid he performed the ring test, I helped him a little(and seriously he is genius). Then the bell rang, so I collected my things and was about to leave when Mr. Cook called me “Ashley , meet me in the biology lab now. Dexter and Greg you two also”

Well that’s great Dexter again.

Dexter’s POV

Fantastic, my new lab partner is the girl who saw me sneaking from Miss Kate’s room. Thanks you god.

“Dex, are you  listening” Greg prompted.

If she ask me about that I will not answer her.

Why will she ask me anyway? Doesn’t she have any other work ? Shall I ask her, but , well  why should I. If she tells Miss Kate then what more could happen except that maybe  I would  get detention. Nothing more than that. Oh the good things that come out of being a genius. The girl came and stood near me, I think I have to talk to her and somehow ask her if she had told Miss Kate about me. But of course ,not directly. So I formally introduced myself and asked her if she knew the basics and then sent her to get the acid from the shelf (actually I have to talk to Greg ). It seems that her name was Ashley . So when she went away I turned to Greg

“You know what Greg, when I sneaked into Miss Kate’s room this girl Ashley saw me”

“Wow, her name is Ashley. Pretty name for a pretty girl””

“Oh shut up Greg what do you think, did  she tell Miss Kate”

“I don’t think so, she doesn’t seems like that, I mean like      ‘ Miss complain box’ . She is so nice.”

“Greg will you stop appreciating her. You have not even talked to her yet for crying out loud. And what the heck is she doing in the advanced chemistry class, ha” I interrupted Greg

“Whatever ,we are doing fine here and her being here means that she is capable”

“Greg why don’t you understand ,this is a class for advanced students, and look at her she look like a typical  ‘ Miss Too Goddess cliché’. She almost looks like a goth. So much make up, my god”.

“Listen dude, you should not judge  people by their appearance, the same way you should no judge a book by its cover. and the school authorities are not mad that they would put anyone and that also a new student in an advanced class, so chill now”

Oh yeah chill, easy for him to say I don’t care if I get detention but my mom will kill me. Well ‘the Ashley’ came back and we both performed our experiment. And I feel very disappoint to declare that I had wrong impression of her. Because she is good. Well whatever, just  by performing a ring test we can’t  judge her and Greg is right she is really good looking. When the bell rang I collected my things and went to Greg

“Dex how was your experiment and well your lab partner ha?” he mocked

I wish I had  my acid. I could have thrown it in his face and shut him up

“Fine, now let’s go” ,I replied annoyed

Greg laughed “Dude its lunch break we don’t have to hurry”.

Just then  Mr. Cook called me, Greg and Ashley in the biology lab now, actually I was wondering  why Ashley. God cant she stop following me….

Better be.

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