Mara walked down the long corridor, being shoved by passing students. Honestly, does anyone at this school have some common courtesy, she asked herself.
Mara finally made it to her locker, with much struggle as it had practically been a stampede in the hallway. As she replaced the books, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She looked up to see shining blue eyes and dirty blonde hair. She smiled.
"Hi, Jerome, fancy seeing you here." She said. Jerome gave her a confused look.
"Um, not really; I was only going to ask you to move so I could get to my locker."
"Oh, right…" Mara replied, hanging her head. She felt like a total moron.
Mara collected the rest of her stuff and slammed her locker closed. She began to walk away when a hand clasped around her wrist and pulled her back. Mara turned around to see a smiling Jerome.
"Hey, do you mind if you could help me with the chemistry assignment Sweetie gave us for homework?" Mara looked at him quizzically.
"Why?" She asked, drawing out the y.
"Because I fell asleep in class." Jerome admitted with pride. Mara covered her mouth in effort to muffle her laugh. "What? A guy like me needs his beauty sleep."
Mara removed her hand from her mouth and gave him a small smile. "I guess I could help you."
"Great! Be in my room around seven, yeah?" He asked, still smiling.
"Sure, it's a date." Suddenly, Jerome's smile faltered. He noticed he still was holding onto her wrist and jerked his hand away.
"Um, yeah, see you later." Jerome pushed passed her and down the hall. Mara was slightly confused, as his locker was still open and contained his books for the next lessons. Being the nice person that she is, Mara closed his locker so nothing could be stolen, personal or otherwise.
Mara turned her head to see Jerome rounding the corner. What's wrong with him? She thought. And with that, she left for class.
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