Knighton Academy || ℕ𝕖𝕩𝕠 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤

Chapter Three - Explosion And Excuses

Liza laid on the lab table in annoyance. Lance was beside her looking through his phone.

"Class, listen up," ordered Mr. Reeces. "Go to page 32 and work with your partner to accomplish the following. Remember, don't leave your experiment unattended!" he quickly reminded.

The class hustled loudly as they excitedly got out the bunsen-burners. Most of them just turned the bunsen burner off and on again, but not Liza. She actually listened and followed the procedure.

"Lance! Can you pass me the the matches please," she yelled rudely.

Lance lifted his head from his phone and chucked the matches towards her. Liza barely caught it. She shook her hair out of her face in annoyance and glared at him.

"Can you turn on the gas as I put the match over the bunsen burner?" she asked her distracted lab partner.

As Liza was trying to light the match, Lance already turned the gas on. When she lit the match, fire burst out of the air and Liza stepped backwards in surprise, causing her to fall on Lance.

"Hey, be careful!" called Mr. Reece. "Or youll get in trouble," he warned.

"She was the one who fell on me!" exclaimed Lance.

Mr. Reeces frowned at him and went back to work.

Lance glared at Liza and went back on his phone.

Liza sighed and continued the experiment. After a while, she got bored. Mr. Reeces concept of fun wasn't her concept of fun.

Liza groaned and began using dead matches to poke at the yellow flame.

Lance glanced up at her in amusement. "Bored already? Told you Mr. Reeces is boring." he snickered.

Liza huffed. "You never said that you were on your phone the whole time ignoring everything!"

"Well, you didn't ask!" Lance shot back

"You just said TOLD YOU, plus why would I speak to someone like you?"

"Maybe because I'm too popular and out of your league to talk to me,"

"Popular?! I'm more likable than you snob!" Liza hissed.

Lance made a 'really'? face. "Sure, believe that Red."

"Fine, rich kid." Liza turned back to her bunsen burner.

Lance smirked and held up his phone to take a photo of Liza. "Smile at my fans!" he called.

Liza turned around in a fury. "No paparazzi!" she growled, swatting his phone. She knocked over the bunsen burner with her elbow. She shrieked in alarm.

Lance laughed. "Scare of a little fire?"

Liza grabbed the bunsen burner and waved it at his face tauntingly.

"Mr. Reeces..." Lance sang, also tauntingly. Liza glared at him, she couldnt get in trouble on the first day, Clay would kill her.

Lance snatched the bunsen burner from her hands but accidentally dropped it in a box Mr Reeces was passing by with. It was filled with flammable chemicals which Mr. Reeces was handing out for the next experiment. The flaming burner made it blow up in his arms. Mr Reeces instantly filled up with rage.

A circular scorch mark was apparent on his face, the brunt box, and the table. It wasn't toxic chemicals or anything too bad. Minor burns, but still, minor burns.

Lance glanced at Liza. She raised her eyebrows at him. After a short moment of silence from the class and Mr. Reeces, they both burst into laughter.