Dropout ~ Why Don't We

8Teen (Part 4)

- Zach's POV -

I sighed as I threw my head back, I didn't want to be in History class, it was endless.
"Okay class! Today we are starting a partner project! In this project you will be paired with someone, I will give you an aspect of the first world war to research and compile a presentation about. I'm going to pair you off, I want you to get up and sit by your partner after I've said your name" I swear I rolled my eyes so far back in my head that I could see my own brain, it wasn't very big. I've always hated partner projects, I don't really get along well with people, it's okay when you're in a group because their are multiple people to kinda push your work onto, but then theirs partner projects, where you have to do things, it's basically my idea of hell.

"Okay so, Zoe you can work with Autumn. Ethan you will work with Safiya. Daniel you can work with Ariana. Lucas could you please work with James.Tatum could you work with Gabriela. Eben you get the pleasure of working with Jake over there.Jonah you work with Willow. Grayson you can work with Kristen. Corbyn you can work with, ummmm, Christina" everyone began getting up And moving around to sit with there partners "I take it I'm not doing it then? Fine by me" I stood up and grabbed my bag. "Zachary sit down" the teacher shouted, pointing at me and then my seat, the door to the class opened, revealing the short boy I had saw earlier with Autumn, "ah, Mr Avery, right on cue" the boy looked up, his eyes scanning the class before he walked over to the teacher, keeping his head down. What was up with this kid, like what was his problem? "Jack you'll be glad to know I got the most talkative person in the whole class to be your partner, he loves a little chit chat" she stared right at me before directing the new kid to sit next to me, "class that's our new pupil, Mr Jack Avery, please make him feel welcome" she smiled before sitting at her desk, "I will come around your groups informing you of your area of the war to study. Until I get there feel free to talk quietly amongst yourselves."

I turned in my chair to face the kid, Jack, he didn't look up, just kept his gaze on the floor, "surely the floor isn't as interesting as me" he looked up to face me before quickly looking back down. "Not gonna speak?" I screwed my face up at him, he shrugged in response. He was pissing me off now, did he not know who I am? "Yo, weirdo, are you not gonna say shit" I shoved him slightly in his seat. I looked across the class to see none other than hard man Seavey glaring at me. I chuckled slightly before turning back around in my seat, biting on my pencil as I stared out of the window. I couldn't wait for this stupid class to end. Then I could get to the good stuff, I had two people to meet after class, I don't know how I ended up agreeing to meet them both after this period but I did, so I guess that's what I'm doing. I turned around to face the kid, Jack, once again, "just say what ever the fuck you want you're being so endless, why cant you just speak up, say the weirdest shit ever and I won't care, you're just being so annoying" I rolled my eyes as he stared back at me in response, I saw the teacher walking over to us, she smiled slightly at Jack before sitting down on the desk, "so Zachary, I know working isn't really your style but I thought that if I paired you with Jack you would work a little bit more, Also I thought that it would maybe help Jack come out of his shell a bit, you're very talkative, where as Jack is more on the opposite side of the scale" she gave him a sympathetic look before turning back to me, "it's not fucking funny miss, he won't even speak, how the fuck am I meant to work with him?!" I looked back at Jack who seems terrified, it was quite funny, "first of all any more language like that and you'll be in detention for a week" I laughed slightly as I leaned back in my seat, crossing my arms over my chest, "second of all, you can't force Jack to speak Zach, he's a mute" I scrunched my nose up as I looked over at him once again, he seemed embarrassed, I can see why, he was a freak "I decided to give you two a topic that focuses less on research and more on human nature, I'd like you two to compile a presentation showing how people leaving for war may have felt, I Also want you to include the feelings of their loved ones, especially the men going to war married, I want you to use your own knowledge of love and connections felt between people who like each other to show how heartbreaking it must've been for them" she smiled sweetly at us before standing up, "I would say you should get to work as soon as possible, work outside of school as well, go to the library, do things like that"

Jack and I didn't interact for the whole rest of the lesson, he seemed to be writing so hopefully he was working on the project. As soon as the bell rang I shot up out of my seat, I rushed to the door, catching up with the first person I had to speak to. I grabbed her hand and led her into an empty classroom, "zach I hope you realise I'm only talking to you so you will get the fuck away from me" I rolled my eyes, "Autumn, don't lie, we both know we're both wrong in this situation" she sighed and crossed her arms, sitting on one of the desks, "no one can know about that one now Zachary" I laughed slightly at her, "how are things with hard man Daniel, has he been saying anything about me?" She scowled at me, "I dunno, nothing really" I rolled my eyes, "Well do I need to hit him?" Now it was her turn to roll her eyes at me, "no, you're not going to hit him, he's a good friend Zach" I walked over to her and grabbed her wrist, "no ones gonna know right?" She rolled her eyes once more, "Well I'm hardly gonna tell anyone that I have bruises because I got hit while getting drugs for my 'boyfriend' and his little hook up partner that I know about" I scoffed at her slightly, "we both know whatever this is isn't real" I lifted my hand to her jaw, tiling her head to the side so I could see the bruises, "I can't believe she hit you" she sighed slightly, relaxing her body, "I know, either can I" we stood there for a few minutes, just me caressing her cheek, we were like this, everything could be tense and then a simple action would make us both just want to talk, try to get along and just work things out, but it wasn't really that simple. Our whole relationship wasn't really that simple. "I want to get you out of this, I want us both out of this, I'm so sorry Autumn, you don't deserve this." She sighed, "I feel so bad for the reputation this is getting you, you're not THAT bad, I should've never agreed to tell Daniel that's what was going on, I never thought he would go that crazy" I placed a hand on her thigh as I sighed once again, "I'm getting you out of this, let's just imagine it never happened, I'll get Willow to do the jobs for me, I mean, they're for her any way" I stared into her green eyes as she let out a deep breath, "you have no idea how much of a relief that is" she placed her hand on my shoulders as I smiled at her lightly, "Well I'm glad that everything is gonna be fine" and with that I softly pressed my lips against hers, pulling away quickly, "Well, I cant believe that's the last time I'm ever gonna kiss THE Autumn Cole" she giggled slightly, "you never know, but I have one request" I nodded, "you need to stay away from Daniel, I actually really like him Zach, he's my best friend, he's a good guy, also, please don't bully Jack, tell your little crew to back off of him, he's been through a lot, he doesn't deserve it" I scoffed slightly as I walked out the door, "I can't promise the last one", I heard her groan as I walked out of the door and down the hall, making my way out of the schools front doors. I walked around the corner of the school to see Willow leaning against the side of the building, a cigarette in her hand. She passed me it as I took a drag, "what you thinking about that Jack kid" I asked her, raising my eyes brow at her as she shrugged, "I Dunno, I mean he's pretty good looking but he seems like a complete and utter weirdo" I laughed as I opened my backpack, throwing a small package out of it to the girl in-front of me, "trust me, he is" she shoved the package into her bag before smiling at me, "enough of the chit chat, let's get down to the good shit" she smashed her lips onto mine as I pinned her against the wall.

I've never fell in love
I've saved those feelings for you
We did all the stupid shit that young kids do
Just me and you