The Unextraordinary Life of Alexandra Jane (Editing)

Chapter Three: Sex Ed

    I'm looking over my schedule for the eleventh time when the bell rings for 8th period. The last class of the day, thank god. My Government and Calculus teachers were okay but as soon as I met my Physics teacher I was already anxious for the day to be over. I could be on my way home right now but one, I don't have a way of getting home and two, there's one class I've purposely tried to avoid throughout my entire high school career. 

"Welcome to Health" A husky man in gym shorts stands by the door with a clipboard and pen in hand.

"Name" he asks when I reach the door

"Alexandra Jane Murray" 

He searches for my name and checks me off 

I take two steps into the classroom when

"Alex over here!"

Oh god. 

Harry waves his hands in the air and gestures at the empty seat next to him.

"Over here Alexandra Jane!" The classroom is packed and I feel my cheeks flush 

"I hate you" I say as I take my seat next to Harry. 

"What? I saved you a seat" He says flashing a devious smile

I sit up as our teacher closes the door behind him

"Settle down now, sshhhhh" he walks over and stands at the front of his desk crossing his arms over his chest, a small tattoo peaking from under his sleeve. His shaved head, and small eyes that are in slits are intimidating, but his want-to-be coach style and chicken legs betray him

"My Name is Coach Randolph, here we will be talking about a lot of things. Mainly the human body, how it works and how to take care of it" He reaches behind him and picks up a stack of papers from his desk

"I am going to pass around these consent forms and I need your parents signature in order to ensure they are okay with you taking this class. We will be discussing topics such as Alcoholism, Drugs and Sex-" Cheers and catcalls fill the room as the words leave his mouth, I roll my eyes as I notice Harry clapping and howling like a wild animal

"and we need to make sure your parents are informed and acknowledge these terms" our teacher continues louder than before

"Now for a quick Ice-breaker to help me remember your names"

Great. The one thing I hate about first days of school, the humiliating part of class where we are forced to introduce ourselves and something interesting about is no one really cares about. 

"Let's begin, state your name, grade level and one interesting thing about yourself" He crosses his arms and scans the classroom

I focus on twisting the ring that's on my middle finger, praying he doesn't call on me 

"Beanie you're up" He says 

Harry sighs and stands up placing his hands behind his back 

"My Name is Harry I am a senior and one interesting thing about me is that I only took this class because It involves free condoms" 

The class bursts into laughter as Harry sits back down with a triumphant smirk on his face

"Whats the point of having condoms if you never use them?"

Another wave of laughter and "Oooooo"s takes over the classroom

My eyes go wide as I see where the sarcastic remark came from 

He's leaning against the doorway with his hands in his back pockets. His hair is now pushed off to the side in one long wave, a smile covers his face making his eyes crinkle at the corners. His eyes... 

Is he staring at me? Or did he catch me staring at him? I look away breaking the awkward eye contact 

"Who the hell is that asshole" Harry mumbles 

I had forgotten about him, I look over and his body has slumped in his seat his eyes are on the mystery boy that keeps appearing 

"Name?" 

"Louis" I think I hear him say to teacher 

"You're late, take a seat" 

Louis walks over to the far side of the room as our teacher continues to explain the classroom expectations and procedures.  

"Now with no more interruptions lets continue" Mr. Randolph nods to me

"My name is Alexandra Jane I am a senior and..." I begin to fiddle with my ring again as I search for an interesting thing to say

"I.." I feel my cheeks begin to get hot. I hate the feeling of every ones eyes on me. 

"As you can see she is quite unextraordinary" Harry coolly remarks 

"but she can kick my ass at call of duty if that counts for anything" 

I take my seat as the teacher chuckles and continues to the next person. I scowl at Harry as a smirk begins to form. His cockiness is getting to his head although he annoyingly just saved my butt from further embarrassment 

The class goes by pretty fast with two pages of notes and a few inappropriate comments about the female and male body structures, here and there. Harry has expectantly laid his head down and fallen asleep. Finally when the bell rings I get up and make my way towards the door behind Harry.

"Shit I forgot my beanie, Alex can you go get it?" He says spinning on his heel.

"I'll miss my bus" 

"I'll drive you" 

"Fine" I sigh and turn to walk back to the class. The room is empty. I walk towards Harry's desk picking up his beanie and notice a folded slip of paper laying on the chair I was sitting on. I look around and make sure no one has entered the room. 

I'm sure there is one interesting thing about you besides your ability to "kick ass" in call of duty, I would like to find out what that is     

-L xx

I reread the note 5 times before Harry pokes his head through the doorway 

"I'm not going to wait all day Alexandra Jane" 

"Coming" I answer stuffing the note into my back pocket 

"What took you so long" Harry asks snatching the beanie and placing it on his head 

"Umm nothing" I lie 

I'm sure there is one interesting thing about you

His words replay in my head like a broken record 

"What are you smiling about" Harry asks unlocking his car

What Is he...I look at my reflection in the passenger seat window and notice a wide smile plastered on my face 

"Nothing" I lie again opening the door 

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