15/08
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"Can I please get a decaf Iced Venti, whole milk, light ice Caramel Macchiato...for Chloe", I said as I smiled at the barista behind the cash register. She nodded and I stepped out of the line for the person behind me to order. I looked around the cafe and took a deep breath, it's been so long since I entered a Starbucks. I sat in one of the window seats and took out the little fan I always carried around, from my bag. I don't think I'll ever get used to the California heat, and this stupid uniform wasn't helping matters.
"Venti Caramel Macchiato for Chloe!", she called from behind the counter, looking around
I jerked up from my seat, went over to her, paid, and walked quickly out of there as I needed to be in school early. You know that feeling when you gulp down a cold bottle of water on a hot summer day and you can feel it going down your throat, yh it felt and tasted so good. Although I should've drank some water first or had breakfast before drinking coffee, I couldn't help myself.
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I dropped the cup into the trash can by the gate as I walked into the school courtyard, 7 am and the school was already this packed. Everyone was in groups of two's and three's chatting away happily like they didn't have a care in the world, It must be nice. I brought out the school map I was given and found my way to the main hall. I looked up at the rows of seats that went on and on.
'Damn'
As I arrived early, I took a seat in the fourth row, seemingly the only one present at the time. I grabbed my phone and popped in my earphones. Minutes after the music started, I felt hands over my eyes.
"Guess who?", a voice said, obviously a guy
"Flynn?", I chuckled, taking his hands away and looking up at him. He smiled and hopped into the seat beside me. I took my earphones out and turned to him.
"What are u listening to?"
"Just some podcast, helps me relax"
"Nice"
"Yea..."
He stayed silent and turned to the screen in the middle of the hall. Was he really not going to say anything about last night? I took a deep breath and looked at him.
"What happened last night? Why did you leave so suddenly?"
Without meeting my eyes, he shrugged and said, "I had somewhere to be"
"Oh...ok", I looked away from him and took out one of my books, attempting to conceal the disappointment that was now unmistakably visible on my face. One by one, students began to arrive and I sensed the presence of someone beside me. I glanced up from my book, and to my dismay, Michael was there with the most ridiculous grin on his face.
"Good morning beautiful"
"Go away", I muttered, turning back to my book. In response, he brought his hands to the corners of my chin and turned my head towards him.
"It makes me want to kiss you when you say things like that to me," he said, moving closer to my face.
Before I could reply, Flynn shoved him, making him let go of me.
"You're disgusting", he said, glaring at him. For the first time since I met him, Michael wasn't smiling and the sight was unsettling.
"Fuck. off. Flynn"
Flynn wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me closer to himself, I could feel my face burn up as I stared at his hand now resting on my waist. "And If I don't?"
Michael just glared and then stood to leave. I looked up at Flynn, who looked straight ahead, his arm still around my waist. I was about to say something when I noticed a flood of students walk in as the lights dimmed. The Assembly was starting
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Flynn got pulled aside by some friends after the assembly so I walked to class alone. I looked around for Miley but I didn't see her. I looked at the door standing in front of me and read the plaque just above it.
"Biology Lab, yea this is the place", I said as I walked in. A few students were already in class, some in groups chatting away, some on their phones. I took a seat at one of the long marble tables and took out my notes from my bag. The bell soon rang and the rest of the students walked in, Mrs Parham, the teacher, following closely behind them. I looked around and noticed Flynn walk in with his friends, not long after, Michael walked in as well, chatting away with Mrs Parham. They laughed and he walked to his seat while she walked to the desk in front of the lab.
"Good morning students, today we'll start with the topic of Reproduction in animals, this particular class will be about Aves(birds), and you will receive your scheme by the end of today hopefully so you would be able to read ahead"
I rolled my eyes at the mention of the topic. It was one of those topics where each student or pair of students would be given an egg to take care of and hatch. I just hope we don't have to pair up cause considering how my life is going right now, I'd end up getting paired with Michael. My life really is becoming a Wattpad story.
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The bell rang and Mrs Parham started rounding up. "As your project of the term, I will pair you up with someone for an experiment, I will give you both an egg, one a day old, and the other 3 days old, you will receive further information about this project by the end of the day", she brought out one of those Bingo cages you see at professional bingo games(Yes, Its a thing) and inside was a bunch of folded up bits of paper. "Everyone on this half come up here and take one, that will be your partner for the rest of the term for all projects and assignments"
As people on my half started getting up to go pick a name, I prayed to every god out there that I wouldn't get Michael as a partner. I got up and picked a name. Upon seeing the name written on the small piece of paper, I gasped softly
