“You’re late.” Mr. Simon says in a blunt scowl. I  halt in the doorway, bracing my palm on the  wooden door frame. Heat started in my neck and  radiated upward into my cheeks. 

I shifted on my feet in discomfort. My green eyes  dart to the circular clock on the far wall. He was  right, I was exactly five minutes late. 

I move my eyes away from the clock to scan  around the cla*s. Everyone’s eyes were on me,  studying me, waiting for whatever excuse I would  give. 

But I didn’t have any, somehow my brain seemed  to not function properly this early. Or it was  probably the alcohol that still lingered in my body. 

“Sorry, it won’t happen again sir.” I said softly,  closing the wooden door behind me. 

“Just get to your partner and start working.” He  huffs, leaning back on the leather seat. 

I gulped and with a quick nod strutted to the back.  My head was lowered as I move around desks. I  could hear their whispering, their giggles of humor. 

It made me feel like a tiny ant under a microscope.  I hated it. 

“Since when do you come late to cla*s Ley?”  Blake’s voice has a teasing tone to it. A delicious  fluttering started in my abdomen at his voice. I  hated that he affected me this much and I hated  that I couldn’t help it. 

beside him. I place my bag  on the table before us. “Well there’s a first

him last night shouldn’t have  happened. I should’ve never gone to the

two animals layed  on the table. A dead frog was

unease as I stare at the poor  animal. “What exactly are we supposed to be  doing?” I

caught in my throat as his piercing  blue eyes lock into my own. I’m left panting for air  at the intensity it held. He looked different,  something about him was different, but I couldn’t  pinpoint

good on mine, lips I can’t

as I snap my eyes

 confusion before his lips thinned into an unpleasant  frown.The heads of the students turn to face me as

to be graded I’d suggest  you start dissecting.” He hisses and crosses his  ankles. “Now get to work all of you!” He shouts  angrily. Everyone turns away from me

laid last night.” Blake jokes in a  hushed tone then pokes my sides. Squirming at  the ticklish feeling I swat at his hand, giggling

the way that it had done  to me. Maybe Blake had forgotten all about it. And  why

that Blake kindly placed  before me. I slip them on slower than necessary. I

 conversation. This wasn’t exactly the question I  wanted to ask. I wanted to ask him if he had heard  the rumors

 things more awkward than it already was. He tried  to hide it

when does Ryan ever be early for  school?” He chuckles. He had

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