Corrupted Jewel

Thursday- 4th Period (section 2.3)

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Ø  Thursday-Fourth Period/Baci and Chaste

As the final bell rings for fourth period to start, Vinn runs into the Home Economics room just in time to not be considered absent. He stops right in front of the classroom door to see where Tay is sitting.  The room is full of separate cubicles that are equipped as mini kitchens, with all supplies and appliances anyone would ever need to bake.  He spots him a few rows behind Shawna and Brenna.

Mrs. Peterson, their teacher, takes roll and tells the kids what they are going to do today. Mrs. Peterson is one of those teachers who takes her job way too seriously, most kids just take her class as an easy “A” course, but they soon find out she is a stickler for perfection. She always wears her gray hair pulled back in a tight bun, with a frilly apron wrapped around her waist, which is more for appearance because the thinning cloth would not keep anything off of her khaki pants underneath.

“Are you serious? We have to bake a chocolate cake?” Vinn exclaims as he reads over the recipe card Mrs. Peterson hands the boys at their station. “This is going to be easy as pie,” Vinn told Tay as he took out spoons and measuring cups from the cabinet.

Mrs. Peterson continues her way winding around the room distributing a piece of paper to each group preparing to bake at their cubicles. Once Shawna and Brenna receive their directions, they start their own conversation as they pull things out of the refrigerator, the cupboards, and drawers.

“Hey, what do you think was up with Jonny back there at the cafeteria?” Brenna exclaimed while reading the piece of paper. Brenna made it clear by the tone in her voice that she didn’t really mean it as a question, though she stated it as such, she meant it as a command for an answer from what Vinn had heard from Jonny.

“As much as I want to know, I could really care less right now,” answered Shawna. She lacked the necessary skills to be a good multi-tasker. She wanted answers about Jonny from Vinn too, but had to keep her mind on the chocolate cake for the time being.

“Why could you care less?” Brenna offered her rebuttal.

“Because he always starts something and plus I bet it’s over that girl he was drooling over at lunch. I mean shit, when does it not have to deal with a female?” Shawna said as she was putting the cake mix, two small white eggs, half a cup of water, and 2/3 cup of oil into the large brown mixing bowl.

“You got a point Bunny-” Brenna considered her friends words carefully.

Shawna interrupted her before she could finish her thought, “Damn straight I got a point.” A smile grew across her face.

“I don’t know, I guess we will have to find out from Vinn and then we might have to keep an eye on him from now on,” said Brenna as she was putting their cake in the oven. The boys hadn’t heard the whole conversation; they were too busy trying to figure out if 3 medium eggs made up for 2 large eggs.

After the girls started the timer on the oven, they walked blissfully over to the guys who were having a loud discussion about something.

“Hey Shawn, what does ‘tsp’ mean?” asked Tay.

“’Tsp’ stands for teaspoon you dumbasses,” answered Shawna.

“Hey, men are not meant to cook. That is the women’s job, they belong in the kitchen,” said Vinn. He knew he had just jumped into dangerous waters as soon as the words escaped his mouth, and prayed he could take them back.

“Excuse me? How about you rephrase that one, maybe a little less chauvinistic this time,” Shawna said with an attitude in her posture as she stands next to Vinn who was in front of the oven, starting the timer.