Amy Flemming | After the Flames

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"Good morning." Kate says as I walk into the dining area. "Good morning." I reply as I take a seat at the dinner table. I pour some orange juice into my glass as Kate sits down across from me. "How are you feeling?" She asks me. "Yes, I feel fine." Kate smiles at my answer. "I thought after what has happened you might still feel a little bit-" I look at her. "Good morning!" Valerie says with a smile. "You are up bright and happy." Kate tells her with an amazed look since Valerie is always the most grumpy in the mornings. "I had a good dream." She tells Kate before sitting down next to me. "About Tom Holland?" I ask her. I laugh when she nods with a bright smile on her face. I fill my bowl with some yogurt and granola before beginning to eat. 

"And then he told me that he liked me." Valerie tells me with a big smile as we walk through the school's entrance. "And then?" I ask. "Your stupid alarm went off." She tells me with an angry expression. "But it was so nice before that." Valerie says as she leans against her locker with a smile on her face again. When the bell rings, she jumps clearly not expecting the ring and frowns "Let's go." I tell her with a smile, pulling her along with me to the Design & Technology classroom. 

The second bell rings, announcing that the class is beginning when Chester and Ethan come inside. "Boys, just in time." Mr. Lewis says with a strict look as he motions for them to sit down quickly which they do rather quickly.

The subject cyber-security in social media is the subject that we are going to learn about today. Mr. Lewis informs us. "After the financial aspects. There is also crime that can be brought to us through media. The first hour is focused on the subject and the second hour we make a quiz on different situations involving social media." He shows us a video on the screen which shows us a situation when we hear screams coming from the back of the room. "No! Don't hurt me!" We hear someone say. "Over here! Help us." Everybody turns around to see who is talking. Elijah's head is on the table frantically moving around.

"Elijah, hey." Mason tries to wake him up by poking his side before Mr. Lewis arrives at his side. "Elijah." Mr. Lewis tries to wake him up by nudging him. After a few attempts, Elijah finally wakes up and frantically looks around the room. "Are you okay?" Elijah nods his head quickly answering his question. "Are you going to try and stay awake." Mr. Lewis says before the half of the class laughs at him as Mr. Lewis looks at him with a worried and also strict expression on his face. Elijah quickly looks around again before focusing on his notebook while rubbing in his eyes. The bags underneath his eyes, show that he hasn't slept well tonight.

"The next time we will be working on experiments that have to do with design and technology." He tells us with a smile before turning back to the white board to erase of all the notes he made during the class.

After our break, we head to the gym. On our way to the changing rooms, I pass Mr. Smith and Elijah who are in conversation. "Amy, wait. I have had a meeting with your doctors, who told me that it is better if you two do not join the PE classes yet." She tells us. "Especially you, since your arm is still in a cast." Mrs. Smith tells Elijah who groans. 

"I can not see how running or throwing a ball can damage anything." I tell her. "We can not risk anything happening you to during these classes. It is better to wait a few weeks before we can build up the classes slowly." Mrs. Smith tells me with a sympathetic look on her face. "You two can sit in the library and make some homework there during these two hours." Mrs. Smith tells us as all the others go and sit on the benches after changing. Elijah and I leave the gym.

The books I need to make my homework are taken out of my locker. "Hey." Elijah says as he approaches me. "What are you doing?" He notices the stack of books in my hands. "Taking the things I need to go to the library." I answer. 

He looks at me like I have said something dumb ever before taking the books from me and placing them back in the locker. "What are you doing?" I ask him. "We are going to go somewhere." Elijah tells me with a smile. "But we are supposed to make our homework in the library." I say turning around to take the pile of books out again. "Are you really going to spend two hours making your homework in the library while we could also be doing something fun instead?" Elijah asks me. "But we will get into trouble." I tell him. "We go to school everyday and unlike me you are in every class. Compared to mine, your grades will be fine." Elijah tells me. "I am pretty sure that Mr. Rutherford is too busy giving annoying students detention so he will not come and check to see if we are really there." He says before giving me a convincing look. "And Mrs. Smith really won't check if we are in there either because she believes you will do it anyway. In comparison to me since I have ditched PE so many times that she doesn't even care anymore." I give him a smile as he sticks out his hand for me to take.