Geek - Boy Equals....

Part Four ..... Drama.....

Camille....

Camille hated her Conflict Resolution elective. It was a very informal setting, and the teacher usually just assigned a few questions out of the textbook that they needed to answer before the bell rang. It was baby work, and most of the students used the time to socialize with their friends around the class. But she had no friends to talk with, not in that class, so she just spent her class period reading through the textbook after she finished her questions. The problem with electives was that you ended in classes all types of other students. With regular subjects, Camille was in Advanced or Honors everything, so naturally she knew everyone in those courses and they were all nerds alike. But in an elective, there was no filtering of the students. It was just kids from all walks of the school tossed together to learn something.

As MacKenzie Kane and Rob Tandall walked into the room fifteen minutes after the class had started, Camille thought, as she usually did, that this particular elective was also geared toward more delinquent students. Knowing what she had recently learned about MacKenzie Kane, it was very likely that the pair had just come from a session of their own in the school restroom, one that likely did not stop at just 'third base'. It was why she just kept her head down into her books. No one usually bothered her as she sat. It was also why she was so surprised when Henry Graham sat down next to her.

"Hey, um, Tabitha," he began. She wasn't surprised that he seemed unsure of himself; she had never been very friendly to him after he and Kaori had broken up. Henry knew she didn't like him, so why was he sitting next to her now?

"Is there something I can help you with?" she spat out coldly, making sure to keep her voice down. She didn't know why she even bothered, though; the teacher was busily engaged on a cell phone conversation.

Henry looked sheepish. "Just wanted to ask you a question, if you have a minute."

Camille scowled. "Well, I don't have a minute, so I guess you're out of luck," she whispered, turning back to her book.

"Come on," he protested. "It's about Kaitlyn."

'Kaori?' Had something happened to her friend? What did he want to know? "What is it?"

"We-ll," he seemed unsure on how to start, "is she dating anyone right now?"

Ha! He must have seen her at the movies with Vance or something. Camille saw no harm in playing up the date. "Oh, yeah. She's dating this guy. He's really cool." Taking in his upset look, she went on. "He's a senior at another high school, and we like to hang out with him sometimes. Like we did the movies a couple of nights ago."

"Oh," he said, looking crestfallen.

"Yup." Camille dropped her head again, hoping that Henry would take the obvious hint and disappear, or at least find his way back to his own seat.

He did neither. "Well, the thing is, we're supposed to finish up our project as soon as possible, and she's off gallivanting with some guy. I think I'll swing by her house this evening, maybe I can catch her before she goes out, and we can get some time together. To work," Henry finished lamely.

Camille did her best to ignore Henry's comment until he had meandered back to his seat. Then, she flipped her notebook to the last page quickly and scribbled a quick reminder to talk to Kaori after this class period. She couldn't let her get caught off-guard!

If Henry went to her friend's house later, he would discover her at home alone all night. Gosh! She had to tell Kaori right away to set up another date with Vance for tonight ASAP!