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21st of July, 2017
SLAM!
The teacher dropped the dictionary she was holding, letting it slam onto the table. In a matter of seconds, everyone scrambled to their seats and whispered to one another.
"Why do you think Ms Em seems so mad today?"
"You expect me to know??"
"Better question, why is she mad today AGAIN?!"
Ms Em looked towards the whispering pupils, glaring at them until they eventually noticed her and shut up.
With a cough to her hand, Ms Em started,
"As some of you may know, there'll be another student entering THIS class starting tomorrow. I don't want to hear a single report nor complain revolving this class and him, do you hear me?"
She warned them as the whole class sighed and answered with an insincere 'yeah'.
To be honest, this reaction was to be expected.. The last time a new transferee came, they switched schools again and blamed it on the class for quote-unquote, 'bullying her'. Not to mention, even before that, someone else switched class because learning foreign language was too hard!
Finally, the teacher tched, placing a stack of papers on her table and said, "Your science teacher won't be able to enter class today AND tomorrow because of some matters, So she asked you all to complete the paper modules on the desk. Class monitor, please give these away later."
She announced before quickly leaving the class. Said class then erupted in joy, who's willing to learn viology anyways? Well, maybe there are some, but most of them were better of self taught!
And so, class continued as usual until recess when most students are either out to the canteen or other classes to exchange stories. Despite that, a few groups stayed, either to rest, eat, study or gossip amongst themselves.
Surprisingly though, these categories all fits to a certain group of friends.
"SERIOUSLY, ANOHER STUDENT???" Wemmbu groaned, spinning Eggchan's mechanical pencil around his fingers.
"Come one, it can't be that bad :D" Squiddo said, leaning on her boyfriend, Ashswag.
"Can't be that bad again ." Wemmbu refuted, "Thats what most of us believed last time."
"Well----"
"Though.. I heard the new kid's pretty smart! himself.."
Ashswag mentioned, causing the group to either shut up and change topics again or towards the only person actually holding a textbook, that being Parrot. Spoilers, they all chose the latter.
".. What?" Parrot asked, confused at the numerous stares pointing at him.
" 'What?'?? Wdym 'What?' ???? Bro, we're basically trying to say you have ANOTHER opponent rn!!" Wemmbu said, shaking Parrot by the collar. "I'm not sure whether to say you're dense asf or just that unbothered by this."
"Right? Every fricking time, you've always gotta watch out to those students who either claims you to be cheating in an exam or try to threaten you!" Theo added,
"Like LettuceK, or Ashswag!"
He said, tointing his findger to the said and mentioned man, who in response, coughed and glared at the bird.
After a few seconds, Parrot finally answers, " Why should I be worried? If I drop, then I'll just have to do harder the next time. I'll just score high enough to not be beaten." He said, skimming through his notebook before pushing it aside along with his textbook before adding,
"Besides, it's not like I haven't met someone smarter than me... Though that guy's probably studying for Havard or somewhere else."
Too absorbed in their conversation, they didn't realise recess is almost over. Most students had already returned to their own class and is preparing for the next subject. Eggchan, Flame, Lomedy and Mapicc however, returned just 5 minutes before the teacher came and class started as usual.