better m.t

•five•

You know those days where your teachers ultimately give up on you & the rest of your class?

Yeah. Today's that day.

Apparently, she's pregnant now & they're trying to get a substitute for the entire span of her maternity leave and a few months after that. Basically, for a year.

I rolled my eyes as the principal walked out of class after giving us the news.

We all knew that our teacher was as lazy as all of us. If not, even more.

I let out a sigh and leaned back, using my hand to support my head as I shut my eyes, trying to get some rest.

"Lia." I look around to see who called me. Jackson taps my shoulder and points towards the Class President.

I walked over to her. "Uhm.. I know this might be awkward to ask.. but are you and Mark.. together?" She asks as she chews on her bottom lip.

I furrowed my eyebrows. Why would she think that?

"Uhm. No. Why?" I asked. Her nervous lip biting stopped and a smile grew on her face. "Thank God! Thank you so much!" She says as she stands up to hug me. "I'm gonna go for it."

My eyes widened. But I tried playing it cool, not wanting to show how shocked I was.

She began walking over to Mark, her hands put together. She was shy.

Maybe she's the girl that Mark's trying to get. Hmm.. They look like they'd work out.. I guess.

I watched as she placed a hand on his shoulder. Mark turns around to her and furrows his eyebrows. His mouth forming the words 'Uhm.. Yeah?'

I didn't bother trying to figure out what she had planned so I just sat back down in my seat. BamBam and Jackson's voice being the only thing audible to me.

You're happy for them.
Lia. You do not like him.
I repeat, you do not like him.

I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turn around and raised my eyebrows. "You see, I can't go with you. I promised Lia that I'd tutor her. She's been lagging behind recently." Mark said with a slight plead on his face as he looks at me.

Hoping that I'll play along, Mark?

"O-Oh.. I'm sorry. Can we go on another day then? I'm really interested in learning how to skateboard."

What a small world. She'd love to be in my position then. He's making me learn how to skateboard.

"Uhm.. I'll think about."

Regardless of his answer, she had a big smile on her face as she nods and walks away.

I feel bad for you Class Pres.

"Why'd you do that?" I asked, diverting my attention to Mark. "What?" I rolled my eyes. "You made up something fake to avoid her, why?"

He shrugs. "I just.. didn't want to.." He trailed on, not completing his reason. I furrowed my eyebrows, waiting for an answer. "Hey Mark!" Jackson interrupts, giving Mark an excuse to not fully answer my question.

Mark diverts his attention to Jackson.

Geez Mark.

They talked about the most pointless things. As if Jackson had planned to interrupt him.

These boys.

I looked over to BamBam who had a bag of chips in his hands, offering them to me. I smiled and stuck my hand in, taking a few pieces out.