ʜᴇᴀʀᴛʙᴇᴀᴛꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀʟʟᴡᴀʏꜱ

.Lab Partners༊˚

AUTHOR'S POV :

The sun peeked through the curtains, casting a soft glow on Avni's face. Her sleep was interrupted by the sound of her alarm. She stretched, opened her eyes, and sat up. Turning off the alarm, Avni glanced at her study table, cluttered with books and notes from her late-night study session.

She got up from the bed and stood in front of the mirror, next to her study table. She tied her hair into a messy bun, grabbed her phone from the desk, and checked her messages. There were a few messages from the group, but she didn't open them and instead headed to the washroom to get ready for school.

After getting ready, she went downstairs for breakfast. Her parents were busy with their respective work, so she quietly sat at the dinning table. Her breakfast was already there, and she ate it without disturbing them before heading out.

She walked to the bus stop, listening to music through the earphones. When the bus arrived, she took it to reach school on time.

Meanwhile, Ishan woke up when his cat started licking him. He petted the cat and then quickly got ready, eager to start his day. After feeding his cat and grabbed his bag, he went to wish his parents good morning. He had breakfast with them before taking his bike to school.

AVNI'S POV :

I met Nidhi outside the school gate, and we walked to our class together. I told her about what happened yesterday, hpw we got locked in the sports room.

Nidhi asked, "Who do you think would have done that?"

I replied, "We can't blame anyone without evidence. So, I'm just trying to forget about it."

We both took our seats and continued talking since the teacher hadn't arrived yet, and also Ishan... Why do I care?

Mr. Gupta entered the classroom, and everyone fell silent. He began taking attendance, and just as he called Ishan's name, Ishan arrived. Standing at the door, he marked himself as present. The teacher told him to come inside.

He came over and sat next to me. As he got settled, he said, "Good morning."

Not wanting to start a conversation, I replied, "Morning," and looked away.

I took out my notebook and stationery as the teacher was about to start the lecture. The lecture lasted for an hour, and afterward, I asked Mr. Gupta about a few doubts and questions I had trouble solving.

Even though I could usually solve any physics questions, I found a higher-level book difficult last night. So, I decided to get help from the teacher.

It was time for chemistry class, and the teacher asked us to go to the chemistry lab. It was my first time seeing the lab at this school, and I was impressed by how huge and organized it was. It had all the chemicals neatly arranged. The teacher then asked us to work in pairs for the experiment.

"Nidhi, wanna pair up?" I asked.

"I'm doing the experiment with Aaron, sorry," she apologized. "You can pair up with Ishan," she added.

I looked at Ishan, who was already looking at me. Before I could ask him, Neha spoke up.

"Ishan... let's do this together," Neha said.

Ishan replied, "I'm already paired up with Avni," and walked toward me.

The teacher explained the reaction in detail and asked us to note down our observations.

We started the experiment by first collecting all the necessary chemicals. Then, we followed the teacher's instructions and began conducting the experiment.

Holding the test tube, I said, "Be careful with the measurements."

He nodded and carefully added a drop of the chemical using a dropper.

After completing the reaction, we wrote down our observations in our notebooks. The reaction turned out as expected, and we shared a satisfied glance.

"We make a good team," Ishan said, looking at me.

"Don't get used to it," I replied, finishing my notes.

The class ended, and Nidhi took me with her. We went back to our classroom, talking about the next class.