Roses & Bullets ✔️

~2

Authors POV
Grandeur Academy
Maths Class
9:42am

The classroom is large and spacious, with a whiteboard at the front. There are desks arranged in rows, with a handful of students at each desk. The teacher is standing at the front of the class, trying to teach the lesson, but she's finding it difficult to be heard over the noise of the students. Ihsan is sitting in one of the desks, looking focused and determined to learn. Jamal is sitting a few rows back from Ihsan, and he's getting restless and bored with the lesson. He starts tapping his pencil on his desk, making a quiet but irritating noise. Then, he starts whispering to the person next to him. At first, the teacher doesn't notice, but as Jamal gets louder, she starts to become aware of the noise in the classroom.

Ihsan is starting to get distracted by the noise, but she's still trying to focus on the lesson. Jamal starts whispering to Ihsan directly, asking her if she wants to hang out later. Ihsan ignores him at first, but as he gets louder and more insistent, she finally turns to him and tells him to be quiet. But Jamal won't be deterred. He keeps asking her to hang out later, and he starts making jokes and disrupting the class even more.

The teacher is getting more and more frustrated, and she tries to quiet the class down.

"Hey, Ihsan. What do you call a cow with no legs?" Jamal whispered, gaining Ihsan's and Hanan's attention.

"I don't know, Jamal. What do you call a cow with no legs?" Ihsan asked with a raised brow.

"Ground beef!" Jamal laughed, making Sadiya and Amal chuckle at his joke, but nonetheless, they continued writing their notes.

"Haha, very funny, Jamal. Now, can you please be quiet? The teacher is trying to teach." Ihsan replied, trying to hide a smile.

"Okay, okay. I'll behave. But you know you love my jokes." Jamal teased, sending her a toothy grin that Ihsan couldn't help but reciprocate; he is just too cute!

"I do, but not when we're supposed to be paying attention in class." She scolded and turned her attention back to the board.

"Hey, Ihsan. What do you call a bear with no teeth?" Usman, who was sitting in front of her, turned and asked.

"Oh, not you too, Usman." Ihsan slapped her face irritably; she really loves her friends, but sometimes they are just too much.

"Oh, come on, let him say his since you let Jamal say his." Khadija, who was adjacent to Ihsan, said. "Ai dama, you will say that since he is your boyfriend." Amal teased, making them chuckle lowly, and how red her face became.

"I don't know, Usman. What do you call a bear with no teeth?" Ihsan asked, looking at him as she kept writing.

"A gummy bear!" Usman said, making everyone in the group start laughing, and the teacher looks over at them.

"What's so funny, class? I was trying to teach you all about laws of indices." Mr. Ola said, annoyed.

"Sorry, sir. We'll pay attention now." Ihsan said, ignoring the urge to laugh at what Jamal was saying, while the others chuckled lowly at Jamal's joke.

"Yeah, we promise!" Jamal shouted, looking all serious as he carried his pen and started scribbling some nonsense. But as soon as the teacher turns his back, Jamal starts making silly faces at Ihsan, and she can't help but laugh. "Stop it, Jamal! You're going to get us in trouble!" Ihsan whisper-yelled, trying her best to feign seriousness. Usman and Khadija are also laughing, and the teacher turns around again.

"Class, I've had enough of your stupidity! I'm putting you all in detention after school!" He shouted, pointing at all of them except Sadiya.

"Aww, c'mon, Sir! We were just having a bit of fun!" Jamal said.

"I know, and now isn't the right time to do that. I need you all to focus. If you can't behave, I'm going to report you to the principal." Mr. Ola threatened, making them all keep shut. It's a prestigious school, so teachers aren't allowed to beat students, only report them to the principal, who either sends you to detention or gets you suspended.

The bell rings, and it's time for lunch. Everyone starts packing up their things, and Jamal turns to Ihsan."Hey, Ihsan. You wanna sit with me at lunch?" Jamal asked, putting on his bag.

"I don't know, Jamal. Are you going to make orange juice come out from my nose with all your jokes?" Ihsan asked, making them laugh.

"Come on, Ihsan, it happened a week ago!" Amal replied, wrapping her shoulder around Ihsan's.

"I wish I took a video of it." Usman said, making Ihsan scowl.

"Okay, guys, I'm really hungry. Are we sitting with them or not?" Sadiya spoke up for the first time as she zipped her bag.

"Fine, let's go." Ihsan said, making Amal squeal. Ihsan, Jamal, Khadijah, Usman, Amal, and Sadiya are all sitting together at a lunch table with their food in front of them. Jamal is munching on a sandwich, and Ihsan is eating a salad. Khadijah is eating a bag of chips, and Usman is slurping a carton of soup. Amal is picking at a piece of fruit, and Sadiya is sipping a bottle of water.

Jamal is talking about his latest prank, and everyone is laughing. "You're crazy, Jamal! You're going to get in so much trouble one of these days." Ihsan said, taking a sip of her cold Coke.

"Nah, I'm too slick for that! No one can catch me!" Jamal replied, dusting off the imaginary dirt on his shoulder, making Ihsan roll her eyes.

"I don't know, Jamal. I think you're pushing your luck." Khadija argued, wiping Usman's mouth with a tissue, making them all shout "Ewwwww!"

"Yeah, you might end up getting expelled if all the teachers file a complaint about you." Usman said, ignoring their comment.

"So, guys, have you all started working on the chemistry assignment yet?" Ihsan asked, looking at her friends.

"Nah, I haven't even looked at it. I've been too busy with soccer practice." Usman replied, taking a sip of his water. "Same here. I've been busy with dance club. I've barely had time to eat, let alone do homework!" Khadija complained, laying down on the table.

"I've been trying to work on it, but I keep getting distracted. It's so boring!" Amal said, being the unserious one and hater of chemistry, making Sadiya shake her head.

"I'm actually done with mine." Sadiya said, making them all look at her like she had grown two heads. "Chrrrrrrr, guru!" Jamal said, taking a big bite of his apple.

"What about you, Jamal? Have you done yours?" Usman asked.

"Not yet, but I will, In sha Allah." He replied.

"I think it's kind of interesting, actually. Chemistry is so fascinating! There's so much to learn about the way the world works." Sadiya said, releasing a dreamy sigh.

"I know, right? I think it's really cool to see how all the elements interact with each other." Khadija backed up.

"You guys are such nerds! Can't we talk about something more fun? Hey, did you guys hear about Mr. Johnson?" Jamal whispered, making them all lean forward to get a sip of the juicy tea he was about to spill. "No, what about him?" Amal asked eagerly as she scoots forward.

"Well, I heard that he got into some trouble last week." The others all lean in closer, eager to hear more. "Ooh, do tell!" Usman said, placing his hands on the table. "Well, it's kind of a big deal, so you guys have to keep it a secret. Turns out that he has been stealing money from the donation box." Jamal dropped the bombshell, making all of them gasp and close their mouths.

"Ahap! I've always known that guy is broke since the first time he wore that tattered shoe." Amal said, making them all burst into a fit of laughter.

"Kai, Amal!" Sadiya chuckled. "I'm ser—" The bell interrupted what Amal was saying, signifying that break was over, and they should all head back to their classes.They all packed there things headed back to class

Hey! How was the chapter,so on this chapter I wanted y'all to meet her friends and how her school life is.The next chapter will be written when she is at home, hope you like it.Don't forget to vote&share