Mr. Barner looks at all of sternly "It does not matter whom you are grouped with, what matters is if you get the work sufficiently finished than a mess like you're friends, Ross" He sternly glances at Ross and his group of friends. "Let's get to work." He finally says ending the argument and starts writing student's names and numbers on the dirty smudged black chalkboard.
Ross angrily walks over to the back of the classroom where we are and sits in the empty desk next to Eric. He rests his head on his hand irritated as he glances at Eric listening to Mr. Barner explain the group rules. I watch Ross glare at Eric and looking at Melancholy prince with disgust. Ross notices me staring at him and turns his black- red dyed hair tips looking away from me.
"Move." Ross says glaring at Eric.
Eric looks over at him annoyed "Why is that? I am trying to listen to the teacher" Eric turns away from him and continues listening to Mr. Barner.
Ross eyes twitch clearly annoyed with his response "I said move. I do not want to sitting next to you" Ross glances at me and sternly says "You and asparagus hair. Switch seats."
"No" Eric retorts back refusing to get up from his seat as Ross glares at both of us.
I nod complying not wanting to anger him more. I start getting up from my desk when suddenly Melancholy Prince grabs my arm and pulls me down making myself sit back down.
"You are weak" He mutters "You follow anyone's orders even if you do not like or agree"
"Trying to act superior!" Ross abruptly stands up from his seat "Mr. Barner! As that pipsqueak told you they don't want to work with me and I do not want to work with them either!" Ross yells as he walks out of the classroom angrily.
"Anger issues as usual" Eric mutters as he sighs in relief from his presence gone.
"Thank you ..." I whisper to Melancholy prince as he let's go of my arm.
Melancholy Prince is correct. I am weak, a shy, weak person. I do whatever others tell me. I comply with anything whether I like it or not. I sigh and rest my head on my desk. But aren't I weak by bringing myself down? ... A weak person does that, right? I am weak so that must be, or not? I groan in frustration internally slapping myself.
Mr. Barner finishes his call to security informing them Ross walked out. He smiles at everyone and says that the list is on the chalkboard on what our project choices are. People discuss what they want for their project as others already go up and cross a topic off and write it down on their paper their minds sets on their topic.
"So umm ..." I awkwardly say looking at both of them. "Should we decide what we want when Ross is back" I laugh nervously looking at their reactions.
"Nope" Eric says shaking his head "Why would we want his suggestion when he isn't going to participate anyway"
Melancholy Prince walks up to the chalkboard and writes down the list and quickly writes down the open topics and walks back to us handing over the paper. "Here, you two can choose, It doesn't matter to me"
Eric grabs the paper and scans it and looks up at Melancholy Prince. "You really are obsessed with rabbits, huh?" Eric says a little weirded out in his tone of voice
"Yes, I don't see why it should be mentioned" He says as he sits back down in his seat
Eric shrugs and scans the topics on the paper as Ross comes back with security who look tired and annoyed with his antics. Ross walks over to us ignoring Mr. Barner's greet as he hands security a small report of him walking out.
He sits back down in the desk as he glances at Melancholy prince looking over the textbook waiting for us to decide. "We should do male fashion over the years..." Ross mutters
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Melancholy Prince
JugendliteraturHe stares ahead like he is soulless. His blank expression and minimum words. Yet those minimum words aren't so bright .... Who is this Melancholy boy in the desk in front of me? No one acts like this, no one can beat him. But what is his name? I am...
