The mermaid hybrid

9. An Invitation To A Pool Party

I went to school the next monday in a great mood,I had visited the alcove yesterday and it seemed to always improve my mood.

I was talking with Nick in front of my locker when Brad came towards us.

He nodded a greeting at Nick who grunted and nodded back.

"Hi Rikki,how are you doing",Brad asked.

"Great!",I said.

"Someone's in a really good mood huh? Well I just wanted to invite you to a pool party at Sheila's house",Brad said.

"Can I bring my friends because if not,I don't think I can make it",I said as my smile dwindled.

Brad looked undecided but He said Yes.

When he left,Nick let out a long sigh.

"You know Rikki,I'm just waiting for that guy to make a wrong move with you so I can give him a long swing of my fists",Nick said.

"I don't want people fighting over me or their egos so if you do that I will most definitely not speak to you for some days",I said.

"As if you can? I'm the best and you can't survive not speaking to me for the more than a day";Nick said teasingly.

"Lets hope so",I said with a smile.

When it was second period,I went to my literature class.I was deeply concentrating when the boy at my back who usually put his earphones on in class while sleeping tapped me from the back.

I looked back and he gave me a note and pointed to the seat at his back where Brad sat smiling at me.I understood that he was trying to tell me that Brad had sent the note.

I opened the paper without trying to hide it like I would have done in another class but Mr Raphael,my literature teacher didn't really care what we did in his class as long as we were quiet.He just came to the class taught and left that's why people with head phones were so much in his class and dudes chewing gum like prostitutes on the highway were so numerous.There was also mass failure in this class because of that but I liked Mr Raphael's teaching.He gave those listening subtle hints to questions he'll ask in pop quizzes,tests and exams.

The paper said,'You look so beautiful today and you're positively glowing'

I took out my pen and wrote,'Thanks I made an awesome discovery on saturday and Grams is back'

I sent the paper back through the paper dude.As i turned back,Mr Raphael turned to me and stared above my head intensely.

"Mr Fiddle,Would you like to tell me why you are disturbing my star student?",He asked.

I was amazed because he had never reprimanded anyone since he started teaching us.I turned to look at Mr Fiddle who was actually the guy seated at my back (paper dude).I expected him to tell Mr Raphael that I and Brad were the ones disturbing him but he just said,"Nothing sir,I thought I saw a spider on her shoulders"

"Miss Rothery,just ignore him and concentrate on your work...As i was saying John Donne was a romantic poet writer and I have always told you that romantic does not mean romance in the way you see it,when a poet is called a romantic poet,it means he writes about nature...Please turn your books to page...",Mr Raphael said.

I was very stunned because I had never realised that Mr Raphael knew that I concentrated in his class.I felt guilty for passing a reply to the note Brad sent to me and I promised myself to always listen in Mr Raphael's classes.

Bradley waited for me outside the class.

"Wow who would have known that Mr Raphael had a star student?",He said.