A Year in Tenth Grade

Enemy + Partner = Danger

Kate’s POV

The class was just dismissed and I can’t help feeling that Jade’s little fight with Tiffany will grow into a war. An ugly war I may add because I’m sure none of them is going to back out.

I was walking down the hall way with Lillian, Jade and Molly. I took out the timetable only to see that I have Science next.  Groan. I hate Science, mainly because of Mrs Megan Andrews, our Science teacher. You ask why? That’s because she is evil. She loves to torture her students. Like really torture. What’s more, she comes up with new ways of doing that every now and then.

We take our books from the lockers and go to the Science lab/horror chamber. I go and sit with Jade. Lillian sits with Molly. The bell rang and Mrs Andrews enters. It seems like a scene from an old horror movie. I could almost see the lightning and thunder as she entered. A creepy shiver ran down my spine.

There were no new students so she didn’t bother introducing herself.

“There are some rules in my class, which you all are going to follow.” She barked, “First, I am going to fix your lab partners.”

There were a bunch of groans, “aww man”, “seriously”. Ignoring them, she said with a mischievous-evil grin, “-which will not change for the rest of the semester” 

“Now, Lillian Scott with Max Stewart.” They took their place.

“Michelle Jones with Reece Brown”

“Reece’s seat is with me, miss.” Said Tiffany acidly.

“Why should that be?” asked Mrs Andrews. Tiffany gave her a ‘you-know-it’ look.

“Very well, Reece sit with miss Horan and Jake Walton can sit with miss Jones”

Last year Tiffany sued Mrs Andrews for “imposing her will”. Tiffany’s parents, who love their ‘darling’ daughter, were ready to take the matter to the court. It was quite silly really.

“Molly Sweet with Mason Scott.”

“This should be fun.” Tiffany commented.

I don’t blame her. You see, Molly is one of those shy and reserved kind of person, and Mason was what people call the ‘bad boy’ or the ‘play boy’. Molly went and sat down with her eyes still fixed on the floor. Mason also happens to be Lillian’s brother.

I know right!

“Jade Watson with Lucas Millington.” It’s no use trying to change Mrs Andrews’ mind, so Jade grumblingly went and sat down with him. Lucas was head over heels for Jade. Also, he wasn’t the most charming person. To be honest, he looked rather creepy sometimes.

“Kate Beckett with Ashton Styles.”

" holy mothe-"  Ashton and I instantly reacted.

"Language!" barked Mrs Andrews. 

"You can't be serious!?" said Ashton

"You actually want me to sit with that jerk?!" I exclaimed.

"Look who is talking, freak" replied he.

"Quite down!" said a very angry Mrs Andrews. But we both were past paying attention to her.

“Pig.” Said I.

“Pussy” said he

“Wimp!”

“Whiner!”

“A- hole!!”

“DETENTION!!” shouted Mrs Andrews.

“What?!” Said Ashton and I in unison.

“- for a week.” Added Mrs Andrews with an evil smirk. Obviously, she was enjoying herself.

We both groaned.

We happen to do a lot of things in unison. Sometimes I feel like we’re related or something. Like brother-sister.

No! Gross!

Ashton and I have a long back-story. We’ve loathed each other since the day we first met in grade four. Neither of us knows why, but that’s the way it has been for as long as I can remember.

Anyhow the bell rang pulling me back to earth. Jade, Lilllian, Molly and I walked to the cafeteria and sat down with our trays. No one was speaking anything, probably because most of us were still in trauma.

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“I hate Mrs Andrews!” suddenly Jade burst out saying.

“I’m gonna murder her in cold blood!” I added angrily.

“That’s illegal.” Said Molly bluntly.

“Come on guys, she’s just doing her job.” Said Lillian.

“Ha! You’re not the one who is stuck with Mr-creepy-pants for the rest of the semester!” said Jade.

“At least your ‘Mr-creepy-pants’ is better than that stupid Ashton!” I complained and banged my head on the table hopelessly.

“Whiner.” Teased Ashton, in a prolonged tone, as he was passing us by.

Now he got on my last nerve and I snapped. I got up and was about to charge.

“Uh-oh, someone’s angry...” He mocked.

I was about to punch him in the face but Jade stopped me and made me sit down again.

She said to herself “I smell danger ahead.....”