A Normal Love Story

Lia

"Osmosis is the net movement of water particles from a high concentration to a low concentration down a concentration gradient in cells and their surrounding, can someone tell me what type of cell can osmosis occur in?"

Lia's hand rests on the edge of the wooden table, her faced flushed from running. Her eyes glance up to the teacher in which his hand occupies an air freshener bottle and in the other a visking tube, she glances wearily at the objects a slow smile creeping on the students faces as she straightens his back.

The teacher tsks slightly frowning at the student.

"Third time this week Ms Jackson, I understand that cheerleading is a passion but school is a must, go to your seat you have detention in break."

Lia nods frantically, her hands fumbling with her water bottle, dripping in water.

"And clean up yourself you're a mess."

The class erupts it small sniggers and murmurs as the teacher turns back to the white board rubbing out his latest diagram.

"Ms Jackson?"

Lia's head shoots up, the bag dropping to the ground large clunking noise following quickly after it.

"Yes Mr Edwin?"

"How about you answer the question, what is the cell called that allows Osmosis to occur?"

Lia purses her lips, glancing down at her unopened text book, thoughtfully.

Think Lia Think

"Well seeming as the lte comer can't answer simple grade 7 question-"

"A Semipermeable membrane, Mr Edwin, they are thin biological sheets of material that allow certain molecules to pass through them easily than others, and occasionally be more specialized in diffusion and or transportation for the human body."

Mr Edwins mouth tightens his chin jutting out a fraction of a meter, eyes hardening coldly.

"Very well Ms Jackson, you may have answered the question correctly but you still have to attend another hour of after school detention for calling out in class, I had expected you to know basic manners."

Lia, blanches looking shocked.

"But Mr Edwin-"

"Silence!"

With clenched hands curling a finger around loose strands of her hair done up in her messy bun, she jabs the middle finger at the teacher whispering a profanity.

"THREE HOURS, MS JACKSON, NOW GET OUT OF MY CLASSROOM!"

With a startled jump , grabbing her things shoving in into her vans bag and practically running out of the classroom slamming the door shut all Lia can think of is.

Freedom

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"Come on let me copy."

"It's your fault you didn't do the homework, and its Miss Howard, how could you not do the homework?"

"My brother was at home last night, I needed to spend time with him."

"To be honest Miss Howard isn't a great teacher Li, your just her pet."

"Shut up Beck, if you actually showed up to the lessons once in a while you'll know that she doesn't have favourites."

"Can we return to the real problem here, I haven't done my homework."

"Seriously if your that needy for homework here you can copy, but don't come running to me when she finds out."