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She’s tall, wearing a billowy dress and totally fits the expectation for a class called feeding your soul.
“Hi my dear, I’m professor Jean. I am pairing you up in the order you walk into class today. I think it’s the universe’s way of showing me who will benefit from working with who. This person will be your partner for the whole semester.”
Well that explains the people awkwardly standing in pairs. She walks me straight up to Jeremy who is glaring at me like I did this on purpose.
“This will be your partner for the semester. Get to know each other my dears.” Mrs. Jean says as she departs.
Well hell, this is going to be awkward. I don’t know what the universe is trying to tell me with Ajax being my partner in one class and now Jeremy in this one. Jeremy has made his disdain for me very clear from the start. He probably has a crush on one of the guys and is afraid I’m going to steal them away.
Time to try to make the best out of a bad situation. “Hey Jeremy, sorry you got stuck with me. I doubt Mrs. Jean would let us switch since the universe paired us.” I throw up air quotes on “universe” to show what I think of that.
“It’s not the universe it’s just shitty timing. I don’t care much what the universe thinks.”
Clearly I struck a nerve with the universe talk so I just shut my mouth and wait for class to start.
Mrs. Jean starts talking about the plans for the semester in her willowy voice. It sounds like it’s going to be a great class but I’m surprised to see Jeremy looks interested as well. He doesn’t strike me as the feeding your soul, do good type of person.
He actually seems more like the type of person who would feed off bad intentions.
“Okay, now that we know the tentative plan for the semester, I would like you all to get to know your partners better. Please take the rest of class to find a spot and chat.” Mrs. Jean finishes her lecture and looks expectantly at the class.
I guess it’s time to find a spot to get to know Jeremy better. I look over at him and he is clearly annoyed but what else is new. I’ve only known him around a month and I’m already tired of his attitude. How do his friends put up with it?
“Look I know you don’t like me but can we form some sort of truce for this class? I don’t think it needs to be miserable. You can hate me again after, deal?” I ask.
“I don’t hate you Aly, come on let’s go find a spot in the grass.” Jeremy leads the way to a shady spot against a tree.
We both look awkwardly at each other, not sure where to start. I decide it’s going to be me to break the ice here.
“So why did you guys transfer schools?” I ask.
“Nope, try again.”
“Okay, why are you taking this class?” I’ve got way more attitude now.
“Nope. Come on Aly you can do better than that.”
Ugh, he makes me so mad. I’m trying to be nice and civil and like always he’s being a dick.
“Why don’t you start then since you seem to know it all.” I snap back at him.
“Okay, tell me something that makes you different. Might as well try to figure out the mystery of you if we are stuck talking.” I can’t decide if that was an insult or not but I’m trying to make an effort so I take breath and answer.
“Different? Nothing makes me different, I guess I moved around a lot as a kid but that’s really it.”
“And we are back to boring,” shoots back Jeremy.
“Okay, I tried but you’re a dick. I think we’ve gotten to know each other enough for now.”
I throw in my headphones and listen to music until the end of class.
Seventeen
Aly
Finally Saturday rolls around. I’ve been excited about hanging out with the guys since we made the plan. Game nights are my favorite and I’m looking forward to getting to know them even more.
After our class together this week I’m hoping Jeremy won’t be joining us but he seems to do whatever his friends do.
