Chapter 16: Chapter 16

Chapter 16

[First-To-Meet-Game Continues]

**Wednesday**

“Hey, Ellie.” Aria said as she got closer to her.

“Oh, Aria.” Ellie said pronouncing her name smoothly. Aria smiled.

“How are you doing?” Aria asked.

“Good, and you?” Ellie asked.

“Fine.”

“Noticed you were quite busy with things.” Aria said.

“Yeah, this practical of a thing is quite exhausting.” Ellie said and stretched.

Ellie opened her locker and started searching for her pen when she saw a paper gummed to her locked door.

“And what is this?” Ellie asked as she removed it. She narrowed her eyes to read what was written on it.

“Ton..” She was still reading what was written there.

“I think it is upside down.” Aria said and collected the paper. She placed it properly on her palm.

“Oh, thanks.” Ellie said.

“Stay.. A-away… from.. Him.” She pronounced slowly.

“And who is this?” Ellie asked.

“Who the hell placed this in my locker and who should I stay away from?” She asked. Aria shrugged.

“And besides how did they get the key to my locker?” She thought aloud.

“One thing, you don’t know is that, they don’t need your key. It is either something you have touched or perhaps they used something that is able to fit into the hole of the locker door.” Aria explained.

“And what is this?” Elsa said coming to them.

“I found this inside my locker.” Elsa said and showed her sister the paper.

“I also found something like this in my locker.” Ellie said also.

“It says ‘stay away from him'.” Elsa said.

“Same as mine.” Ellie agreed.

“And how the fvck did they get into my locker?” Elsa said out of annoyance.

“I am definitely reporting this to the authorities.” She said and turned to leave but Aria looked up immediately.

“No!” Aria exclaimed.

“What?” Elsa stopped and looked at her.

“Hmm, I mean why don’t you guys calm down a little bit.” Aria said trying to find the right words that suits this situation.

“I mean why don’t you do what they said you should do.” Aria suggested.

“To stay away from him?” Ellie asked.

“And if I may ask, who is this ‘him’?” Elsa asked.

“And how am I supposed know?” Aria said and moved back a bit.

“You should know since you are the one that said we should do as it said.” Elsa said.

“I only said that you should wait maybe the person will finally show up.” Aria said.

“Yeah, I think she is right.” Ellie said.

“Don’t you guys think it is one of these J stars fangirl?” Aria asked as they took slow strides towards their class block.

“What do you mean?” Elsa asked annoyed.

“Hey, Elsa, calm down.” Ellie urged her.

“I mean you guys have not been up to a four months here and they already started talking to you, the entire school is talking about it.” Aria said and shrugged.

“What?!” Ellie remarked.

“What do you mean? That we are the talk of the school?” Elsa asked.

“Don’t you have a phone or laptop?” Aria asked.

“No, we don’t.” Ellie said.

“You had better get during the short break.” Aria said.

They both stood to ponder on what she said.

*

“Hey, Shawna, did you think that would work out?” Tessy asked as they scurried past the corridor to their class.

“Hey, keep your voice low. I don’t know yet especially that Elsa of a girl, she did not seem scared at all.” Shawna whispered.

“But wait.” Tessy said and held Shawna by her arms.

“Did you put another in Ellie's locker?” Shaw asked.

Shawna shook her head negatively.

“You did not?” Tessy asked shocked.

“Then who did?” Tessy said.

“I don’t know about that.” Shawna said.

“We will be late for class, let us walk faster.” Shawna urged Tessy and they both walked fast to the class.

*

*

Elsa and Ellie stepped into class and went to their respective seats but as usual Elsa and Jayson behaved like enemies.

Not long after, did the teacher come in.

“I thought we were having Biology?” A student asked.

“Yes.” Another answered.

“Then why is our Chemistry teacher in the class?” A female student asked.

“Will you keep quiet?” The teacher ordered.

They all clamped their mouth shut.

“Good day, class.” The teacher said and smiled.

“Good day, ma.” They all said in unison.

“I just came to ask you about the practical you will be submitting on Friday.” The teacher said.

“How is it going?” She asked them.

A student stood and said,

“It is going as planned.”

“Oh, that is good.” She remarked.

“Anyone with question you will love to ask?” The teacher said and looked around.

Jayson raised his hands up.

“Jayson?” The teacher asked.

“Yes ma.” He said and stood up.

“Can we do the practical separately?” He asked.

“Yes, of course. That is the reason I paired you guys into two.” She said.

“No, that was not what I meant.” Jayson said.

“Explain.” She said.

“Is it permitted to do practical without the person we were paired with?” Jayson asked. The teacher looked at him and sighed.

“I paired you guys together because I wanted you to work as a team.” She said.

“So no, it is not permitted.” She said.

“Unless, your partner is sick then you can work alone but if the person is hale and healthy then you have no excuse.” She said.

“Good bye, class and have a nice day ahead.” She said and left.

Jayson took his seat and grumbled incoherently. Jake looked at him and chuckled.

“Seems like yours is going well.” Jayson asked him.

“Yeah but the girl is kinda touchy so I was not able to concentrate well but after she was gone, I started all over again and got the right values.” Jake said and brought his reports then he showed him.

“Correct.” Jayson said.

“How the heck do you know it is correct? You have not even started yours yet.” Jake said closed his reports.

Jayson scoffed and looked at Elsa who was scribbling something on her note.

“Two stubborn dummies.” Jasper whispered.

“And what did you say?” Jayson asked and turned to him.

“Nothing, absolutely nothing.” Jasper said and faced his front.