𝙨𝒕𝙖𝒓𝙙𝒐𝙢'𝙨 𝙨𝒆𝙘𝒓𝙚𝒕 - 𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐱 𝐟em! 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

chapter 03 - too blunt

"Why, are you sure I can't help?"
"Do you know pre-calculus?"

Why did it drag on forever?

The core of her dilemma laid in front of her, staring her in the face.

A math assessment.

This is fun! Y/n told herself, it's like a fun little puzzle!

Yeah. A one-thousand piece puzzle that was due in ten minutes.

She gripped her forehead, her other hand holding a pencil, which she tapped against the paper frustratedly.

"Five more minutes." The honors math teacher calmly stated. Had he no shame? Assigning them an impossible test?

Seconds ticked on like minutes, y/n growing more and more frustrated.

Holy shit! It's x cubed, not x squared! That's why I was messing up!

With two minutes left, she wrote the equation and graphed the curved, u-shaped lines.

Turning it in felt like an immense sense of relief.

"Well done, Y/n. Make sure to work on your homework," he said as the bell rang, marking the end of the day.

Y/n hurriedly stored the homework into the right pocket of her folder, stuffing the said folder into her backpack and rushing out of the classroom.

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The orchestra room was empty, as it usually was after school. She swiftly walked to the instrument rack, flawlessly picking out her violin and music folder.

Gingerly, she placed the music folder into her backpack and zipped it shut.

She chuckled to herself a bit, thinking it was laughable that she went out of her way to pick out her violin, knowing she most likely wouldn't practice for more than ten minutes.

Well ten minutes is better than nothing. I should start practicing forty hours a day...

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"What the actual hell is this shit?" She suddenly and harshly whispered, slightly frightening the tabby cat that was asleep on her desk.

"Sorry, Misty," y/n said softly, petting the cat until she fell back asleep.

Her teacher would use the absolute easiest problems to use as examples in class, then assigns the most impossible equations on the homework.

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You
18:02

Mr. Etienne is stupid

Lyney🌟
What happened?

You
He gave us easy problems to teach us in class and then gave us impossible problems in our homework

Lyney🌟
Is there a way I could help you?

You
No, it's okay. I just wanted to talk to someone lol

Lyney🌟
Why, are you sure I can't help? :(

You
Actually...
do you know pre-calculus?

Lyney🌟
oh
Still, I apologize that I can't help

You
Dw about it lmao I'm just procrastinating

Lyney🌟
Maybe Lynette could help, I think she's in honors math...

You
Maybe. I'll ask her if I'm still having trouble. Thank you Lyney :D

Lyney🌟
I didnt do anything?

[You reacted with a heart at 18:09]

You
18:59
[you attached an image]
Look at Misty! Isn't she so cute? Like the idol Lyney's cat?

Lyney🌟
...Go do your homework.

You
Killjoy😒
jk jk

[Lyney reacted with a thumbs down]

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"Mew!"

"I'm not procrastinating."

Even Misty looked skeptical, with her half-lidded eyes.

"Ugh... go take a nap, kitty."

The homework laid in front of her, half-finished.

I'll just do it later. I definitely will. Yeah, I'll do that.