Stronger Together

Chapter 13

Lucas's POV

It's first period and I'm sitting next to Raaya since she's my Sous chef this week in our culinary class.

Since we own so many restaurants I'm becoming a chef because cooking has always interested me. While Louise wants to be a surgeon like granddad then take over the family company, I want to become a chef so I can take over the restaurants. I want her to feel less stress when we're adults.

"So class for your final you'll have to create a full menu with 5 courses. You will have to make these courses. At least one of your courses must be a pastry because this project will double as your final for the class as well. On the Saturday of finals week you are all to report here at 8am ready to start creating. The project will be 50% writing and 50% cooking. You're to make up a restaurant, name, menu, theme, and location. You and your partner will have to create a news article about the grand opening of your restaurant. Your 5 dishes are due by this Friday which gives you a week. We need your list by Friday because we have to buy all your ingredients if you don't turn it in you'll lose 100 points and be responsible for your ingredients. Any questions?"

I raised my hand and he called on me

"How many points is our final, are we being graded together or separate, and will we get a rubric?"

"500 points. Your final is around 55% of your grade. You'll be graded together so if someone isn't pulling their weight tell me so I can grade you separately. Lastly, I will hand out the rubric now. Any other questions?"

This time Raaya raised her hand

"Do we work on this during class or outside of class?"

"This week you'll work on it in this class and your pastry class. Any more time you need will be outside of class. You can stay here or go somewhere else as long as it's on school property. If there are no more questions you can go."

Everyone immediately began talking loud. Some headed towards the library most stayed in class to dick around. It was personally too loud for me to work and I found it frustrating to have to talk over people.

I turned to Raaya

"Let's go somewhere more peaceful."

"Lucas I want to do actually class work. Here is fine."

"I do too but the room is too loud for me to work."

"I know your reputation. I'm not stupid, I know how you feel and I'm not falling for it." She refused

"Yeah I like you but I just want a quiet place to work. It's too loud." I covered my ears starting to feel over stimulated

"Fine I'll bite but no funny business."

"Please don't bite me. I won't like that." I told her

"It's a figure of speech. I promise I don't bite." she laughed

"Okay, let's go."

She followed me up the stairs and to the roof

"Are we allowed up here?" she asked

"If we weren't they would lock the gate." I explained and she giggled

"Whats so funny?" I asked

"Oh You're serious. Just cause it's unlocked doesn't mean we can enter. It's like going into an unlocked apartment it's still trespassing."

"But this isn't an apartment it's the roof."

"I know that but, never mind." she sighed

Once we got upstairs I sat near the ledge and patted the ground inviting her