Chapter 3: Biology Class 3
"Alright! Before we start our lessons, I'll be taking your attendance." Mr. Ivan spoke and took his clipboard from his table. He cleared his throat and started ticking off the names as we cried out 'Here!'.
"Andrew Percy Cooper?" Mr. Ivan called out.
"Call me Drew, sir!" Drew cried out, head resting on his hand.
"Alright then, Drew is here." Mr. Ivan ticked off his name on the clipboard.
"Adele Granz Montez?" Mr. Ivan called out again.
A-something raised her hand and I pulled an 'O' face. So that's her name. That's nice, she's part spanish. I find that cool!
"Is there a Dana Jamie Carter here?" Mr. Ivan called out. I snapped my head to him and blushes out of embarrassment. I don't like it when someone calls my full name. It just sounds weird.
"Dana Carter? Is Dana Carter here?" Mr. Ivan called out again.
With my hands shivering, I lifted my hand up high with my head hung down low. I didn't like being seen. It's just makes me feel more conscious of how someone thinks of me.
Somehow, I could sense that Mr. Ivan pulled a smile after seeing my outstretched shaking hand in the air.
"And does this Dana Carter have a face?" He chided softly at me. The room echoed with laughter and I felt my cheeks burning.
"Come one kid. We're bound to see your face. Lift up your head for us." Drew spoke out. I flinched in shock. Drew actually talked to me. Well, not talk but mention me!
Slowly, I lifted my head and looked at the front. Mr. Ivan smiled after seeing my full face whereas Drew was grinning cheekily. I scrunched up my body posture shyly before hanging my head low again.
"You need to lighten up a bit kid." Drew chuckled and I hung my head lower. Why was he talking to me?
"Well! Guess the attendance taking is over. Now, let's see how you guys are seated." Mr. Ivan spoke and I felt some of the girls shifted uncomfortably. They didn't want to change seats.
"Alright, you two." He pointed at the two girls behind me. "You two have to split up and get a partner from those two boys." He pointed at the other two boys at the back.
Loud protests came out from the latter.
"Can't we seat boy and boy?"
"At the very least, let me seat with Drew!"
Drew chuckled at that comment but Mr. Ivan just shook his head.
"Nope, I want one girl and one guy seating together. You can whine and bitch but it ain't changing anything!" Mr. Ivan spoke out loud. "Come on! We ain't got all day!"
With low grumbles, the girls and guys at the back picked their own partners between each other and sat with a wide space in between each other.
Mr. Ivan's attention went to the front now. I gulped. Please let me sit on my own. PLEASE let me sit on my own.
"Adele, you partner up with Paul who's in front of you-" Mr. Ivan pointed to the kid with the grey eyes. "And you two," he points at my and Drew. "Are going to be partners. Mr. Ivan smiled.
I gulped. I'm suppose to seat with Drew? Can life get any worser?!
I looked up to see if my despair was the same for Drew but what surprised me was that he was tapping the table with his fingers in a carefree way! Was he not bothered by the fact a social outcast is going to be his Bio partner?
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