Jack awoke the next day without so much as a text from Amelia. He frowned, and typed out a message to her, asking if she was alright. After thinking on it for a bit, he deleted it all and decided she was more than likely asleep.
He woke up a few hours earlier than he normally did, which made sense, since he also went to sleep four hours earlier than usual the night before. He decided he might as well work on his homework, just so he would have something to turn in and not fail the first assignment of the year.
He had his web design class first thing at school, so he decided he would get that done. It was very basic work; it was just reading through some information, and marking that it was read. The assignment explained the absolute essentials: how to start the lines of code, how to put in a paragraph, how to make a break, etc. He had taken this class last year, so he breezed through the assignment.
Five A.M.. Two hours until he had to get ready for school.
Jack decided to get a jump start. He went for a shower, then got dressed quickly. After doing so, he made breakfast for the family. Jack was a good cook, and when he had the time, he loved to make the other two's lives just a bit easier by taking care of breakfast.
He made some easy eggs and toast, then went upstairs to wake the others up while it was still warm. It was only a half hour early for when the family normally woke up.
He knocked on his brother's door and hollered, "Hey, breakfast is on the table when you wake up!" He did the same for Medda, who left her room immediately.
"Why are you up so early?" Medda asked. "You didn't have to make breakfast, this week is my week to do that."
"I don't mind," Jack said. "Woke up early and figured I might as well."
The two came down the stairs and began eating, while Medda talked about her performance last night. Crutchie came down the stairs when the other two were about halfway done with their meals.
"Brekkie is on the table," Jack said, pointing to Crutchie's spot at the table.
"Thanks, Jack," Crutchie said, leaning his crutch on the wall behind him. "When'd you wake up?"
"Ah, I don't know. Four-thirty?" He said, unsure. "Went to sleep early last night."
"Ever get to talk to Amelia?" Medda asked.
Jack shook his head. "No, I guess she went to bed early or somethin'."
Medda frowned. "She didn't text you at all yesterday?"
"She isn't very... reliable." Crutchie lowered his voice for the last word.
"Hey, I can still hear you." Jack sighed. "I mean, it's just one day. She was probably just busy or asleep." He stood up after saying that, then went to rinse his plate. "It happens."
"If you say so," Medda said. "You boys let me know when you are ready for school, I'll take you before I go to the theatre."
"Alright, I know it is a little bit early in the year, but we are starting our first project!" Ms. Jardine said. "We have a few things to go over. I've shared an entry doc with you all, and I will give you five minutes to read it all over."
Jack sighed, but opened the doc and read it over. Just skimming, he picked up that the project would be studying fear and how it affects people, and how it is used to influence people. He also picked up that they would be partnering with the AP human geography class, who would be coming into their class on Wednesdays and Fridays starting the following week. Once they come in, partners will be assigned.
Jack let out a groan when the teacher said it will be groups of two, one from the history class, and one from the human geography class. He didn't know anyone in AP Human Geography, and certainly didn't want to work with any of them.
The rest of the class was boring. It mainly went over the basic stuff the class needed to know for the project. It was going to be a more student-run project, so they would not get much instruction from the teachers.
This is gonna be the hell project, and it's only the beginning of the school year, Jack thought.
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