Chapter 3: Lab Partner

                                       Chapter 3

"Urgh!!! This totally sucks :( I hate waking up on the wrong side of the bed!!!" 

This is what happened when I decide to be extremely nice by giving my horse what he solely desires. Now I'm sore all over.

"Uwana!!! Hurry up! Or you're gonna be late!!!!!!!"

I hurry up with my business in the bathroom and I stumble out to continue wearing my Jean trousers in my room. I pack my hair into messy bund and sling my back unto my shoulders. I take the slide that is next to the stairs and within a minute I'm downstairs. 

On getting downstairs I see my mom in the kitchen with my lunch packed up in a paper bag since no doubt I've missed my breakfast.

She hands my lunch to me and I put it in my bag immediately. I make a forehead connection with her and the next thing I'm out the door and heading toward Raymon. 

Only for me to get there and find my horse looking all tired and stressed up. 

"Urgh!! Really Ray you're leaving me in this right now"

I groaned out Loud 

"So much for being nice!" 

Rolling my eyes at him. I entered my house back and I meet my mom in the parlor about to grab her keys so she could drive out to get some food.

She looks at me questioningly and frowns. I simply say 

"Raymon is down with a cold." 

That Was all she needed to hear before she bolts out the door with me on her tail. Before I could process what was happing my mom had already dropped me off at school and she is on her way to get foodstuff for my horse.

...

I literally rush into the school hall to where my locker was with my hair looking all messier than intended. I ignore it and Grabbing the things I need for my classes today.

That I speed walk towards the direction of my class, only to be dragged back by the strap of my bag roughly against a locker.

The next thing I know is I'm staring into the eyes of a not so Friendly female. And with That, I know that all the death glare I've been doing is nothing compared to the one she is giving me right now. 

At least, I now know how to do a proper death glare thanks to the not so friendly Hazel eyes female monster starring at me. That, I brace myself for what I'm about to hear.

"You bitch!!! How dare you make stupid eye contact with MY BOYFRIEND!!!!!!! " 

She yelled into my face. I only hold my breath and wait for more about to come. 

"If you want a boyfriend so bad... Go get your own and back off mine.!"

With that she is out of my sight but not without making sure her hair connects with my face in a more painful way.

As she makes a more dramatic exist the bell for the first class goes. I Sighed so much for being punctual I murmur to myself. 

As I try to gather my thoughts someone pulls on my hand and literally drags me towards the direction of my class.

As we enter the class I turned my head toward the direction of the person and I was glad it was hazel. We took our sit side by side and the teacher begins his class on probability which was Geometry.

After having 4 classes consecutively, with the last class being literature. I decided to pack my things and leave for lunch. Only for my hands to be held captive by a more friendly and familiar person.

When I finally trace the hand to its owner, I find out it belongs to nonother than my New friend Hazel. I give to get an awkward smile and she says. 

"If you're going to lunch, and you want to survive in this school you'll have to keep a friend by your side at all times." 

She smiles and walks in front of me but stops momentarily so she could walk at my pace. On getting to lunch she asks if I'd be getting anything and I give her a negative response.

We have our sit at a more secluded part while having a little talk over lunch, Just like that, the lunch went by. Next thing I know we are all in class dressed up in a white lab coat and ready for our first experiment. Witch Hazel on my side as my lab partner, I know nothing can go wrong... At least so I thought.

Finally, schools were over with zero to nothing assignments, now I can spend more time with Raymon and nurse him back to health. 

I make my way toward the back of the school since I was the last to leave the lab I figured I could as well walk home without a ride. 

On second thoughts I began to panic because I totally forgot Raymon was at home and my mom was still far away from school.

Worse I don't have that mental object thing that people use here to contract anyone and neither do I know anyone to contact.

"Ugh, this is so messed up how am I going to get home now :(

Unfortunately for me, I've not been paying any attention enough to figure out my way home."

After brooding on how Raymon ditched me on this one, I decided to take a giant leap by walking my self home and figuring out the way home as well.

I only walked for 15 minutes before I give up on going home myself. I decided to take a break under a tree to think of a way out of this.

One hour later, I hear someone's voice that sends sparks through my vein.

"I know that voice, but who could it be." 

I said out loud, while still processing the voice thinking who does it belong to. The person speaks Clearer this time saying

"Hey... what's a beautiful damsel like you looking for all alone at sundown."

Immediately after that statement, my brain had a total brain freeze as I finally recognize the owner of the voice.

I turned to his director and I see him standing there, the only guy that made my heart do a flip-flop at first sight. The only thing I could manage to say out Loud was 

"Emerald eyed monster."

He chuckled at my statement and I take that as a chance to examine his outfit. He is all dress up in a checkers jacket a round neck inner and a pair of washed Jeans with a nicely polished canvas.

I was so focused on his outfit and what a fine man he was. That the last things I heard him say were

"I know am too much for you to handle,  but you can stop checking me out now" 

Immediately I turned Beatles red at his statement. Out of embarrassment and the fact that he caught me staring. He gave me a smile that show's off his pure white teeth and I was love-struck.

I just couldn't tear my eyes away from his perfectly sculpted face. After a while of very uncomfortable silence, he asked for my name and all I could say was...

"Emerald."

He similes and said 

"You don't have to state the obvious by telling me the color of my eyes. Am well aware of that."

I blush a deeper shade of red and I finally avert my eyes.

"Uwana"

I say more incoherent words.

He asked what I said and I finally say my name with all the confidence I could muster, with him standing at a 6'2 inches and me at a 5'7 inches he smiles at me and said

"What a beautiful name for a shimmering light."

I cough out the air that went through the wrong pipe in my throat. This had literally Been the first compliment I've received since I got to this school.

I smile awkwardly as I ask him to repeat himself. His smile still very evident on his lip as he takes a step close, making me take a step in return. 

"Isn't That what it means, shimmering light... Uwana :)" 

I smiled. In other to put this torturous day to an end I needed to let him know I was leaving. As if he was reading my mind he was the first to make it clear that he had to leave and it was getting late.

I gave him a sad smile and headed the other direction, only for me to stop in my track remembering I didn't know my way home. 

"What's wrong, is Uwana still enjoining my company even it makes you unconformable." 

I was too exhausted to tackle him on that so I just simply give in and respond by shaking my head to give him a negative nod. He sighed and said

"You can't find your way home can you."

I turn my full attention back to him, giving him a half-smile with a positive nod. He shakes his head and Chuckles lightly. 

"Don't worry about it, my street is just three streets away from yours. C'mon, I'll walk you home." 

And from a half-smile to a full smile I was able to get home without getting lost.

...

On getting home, I find my mom cooking in the kitchen and she apologizes for not being able to pick me. I give her a tired smile and she matches it with one of her own.

"Go hit the shower the dinner would be ready in 5mins."

"And my horse... Raymon"

"He is fine. He just needs to rest up a bit and avoid too much water connecting to his skin for a long time."

That was all I need to hear as I made my way up to my room. I took my changing clothes heading to the washroom to wash my self thoroughly of all the sweat. I shampooed my hair and rinsed the soap out. 

After that, I took my time to dry my hair before stepping out and putting my dirty clothes away. As if on cue the aroma of the food beckoned on me and I followed it downstairs to where my mom had already dished out the food.

We said a short prayer and ate our food in silence. Before we went to  bed we cheeked on Raymon And he was nicely tucked in, fast asleep.