Love is overrated (Mixte1963)

The Project

The summer is over, Fall is starting. The temperatures are slowly increasing,Clothes are getting thicker and the trees are losing their leaves.

And it's not a good day. I felt it from the moment I woke up.
One reason is that we get our grades for the past exams.

It was a Tragedy from the beginning to the end.
Except for english where i got a seventeen out of twenty even though I didn't study for that one either
But the worst one was Latin, not even Math but Latin. It's no surprise to be honest

Next class was French

"As you know this is a school where we like to experiment with new methods. Next week, we're going to try a new approach. You're going to prepare a presentation, working in pairs.
And to further the class spirit the pairs will be chosen randomly.
I will put all your names in a bowl and pick two names who shall be working on this project together and present it to the class."

"Half a pair's work will result in half the grade." Monsieur Marcelin explained

He began pulling the names from the bowl.

I watched half interested as the pairs get formed when I suddenly heard

"Lillian Baldini"

My attention was now fully devoted to the teacher who slowly reached into the bowl to pick my partner.

I hope for a girl, please be a girl, I don't know if I can endure it for a long time working with a boy who only has one thing on his mind and it is not school.

please god i know i am probably not in your favor right now but please let it be Annick or another girl.

The teacher opened the note. It felt like everything was happening so slow.
"is working with.. Joseph Descamps"

Oh Fuck,.. no no no no no
Why, why me, couldn't it have been someone else, but no of course Descamps why does it feel like everything is always coming back to him.

I rolled my eyes and looked in his Direction.
He raised his eyebrows and a wide smile appeared on his face.

I looked back at my table and put my head on my hands.

After class it was break i walked with Annick onto the schoolyard

"I can't believe the teacher doesn't let us change partners why do we have to work with boys" Annick said to me

"yeah tell me about it at least your partner is Pichon, I have to deal with Descamps, but you have to tell me how your study sessions are going" I said

"why" she asked

"Pichon is in love with you haven't you noticed" i said while looking at her

"I don't think so, he is a friend and the only boy I tolerate here" she explained

"Yeah right" I said in a sarcastic tone

"Can we please talk about something else" she sounded eager to switch the topic so i took it as the perfect opportunity

"actually i wanted to ask you something" i said

"what is it" she looked at me confused

"i need help in Latin my last grade was not good, really bad actually" i said

"i thought you didn't care about your grades, isn't it part of your whole rebel personality" Annick said with a snarky undertone

"funny, I don't care a lot that's true but I don't like feeling stupid and i still want to pass class there is no way im repeating a year because of Latin" i explained