Crossover II Evalius

Chapter 4 Hallucination?

Chapter 4

Hallucination?

    Vanessa trudged down the school hall, making her way to the library. Since she did not know where she textbook was at the moment, she figured she could use the one at the library at least until Aria’s band practice ended.

    As Vanessa entered the library, she approached the desk where the librarian sat. “Excuse me, Ms., umm…” she paused, unable to remember the woman’s name. This was after all, her first visit to the library.

    The librarian looked up. “Yes?”

    “I need to check out the biology textbook.”

    The librarian looked at her sternly. “We don’t allow students to take textbooks home. You will have to use it here.”

    “That’s fine,” Vanessa replied. This woman’s face reeked of strictness.

    “Which text book do you need?” the woman asked.

    “Biology,” Vanessa repeated impatiently.

    “We have several biology textbooks, dear. Which one is your class using?”

    “I don’t know.”

    “Who is your teacher?” Now, the librarian was the one that sounded impatient.

    “Mrs. Stevens.”

    “You’ll need the 10th edition then. I’m afraid I already have a student using that textbook.”

    As the librarian pointed to the tables in the center, Vanessa saw Ian Harris, sitting alone at one of them with the textbook she needed. She sighed, telling the librarian she would come back another time.

    Just as she was about to exit, Ian called out, “Hey, Cooper. We can share if you want.”

    “Um, sure.” Vanessa could not think of a reason not to. After all, their best friends were dating. That kind of gave them a connection, but Ian also currently dates the girl Vanessa despised more than anyone, Kendal Lewis.

    The librarian did not seem pleased by this arrangement but only said, “Just make sure you two keep quiet if you are going to do that.”

    Vanessa just nodded as she sat down next to Ian, who quietly commented, “Man, what a grouch.”

    Vanessa sighed. “I’d probably be that way too if I worked in a library. Could you imagine a duller job?”

    Ian laughed and then suggested, “How about Mr. Stone’s teaching assistant?”

    Vanessa giggled and added, “Yeah, I did not know the true meaning of boring until I met Mr. Stone. I don’t think I’ve stayed awake in English since he took over.”

    “Me neither. Derek told me he had to answer a question for me today since I was out.”

    “Now, that’s a good friend,” Vanessa pointed out. “Walter would never do that for me. He keeps saying that I would feel better about myself if I figured it out on my own.”

    “At least he’s nice about it,” Ian commented, leaning back in his chair, fiddling with his pen. “Kendal is a bit more blunt on the matter. She couldn’t believe I thought Ben Franklin was president on the last History test.”

    “I put Franklin on my list too!” Vanessa said a bit too loud which resulted in a ‘shh’ from the librarian. She then added more softly, “Its just that his name was mentioned a lot so it seemed like he was important enough to be president. Walter just told me if I paid better attention in class, I’d know he wasn’t.”