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Edwin's POV

I went home feeling like the luckiest guy on earth. YES! I hoped that this project was going to last a month or two, so I could spend more time with her!

"So what's new today in school Ed?" Dad asked during dinner. I reached for another slice of pizza and smothered it in extra cheese.

"Nothin' much." I answered, taking a huge bite out of the pizza.

"Derek?"

"There's this totally dorky girl in school. She totally fell over when I walked pass her in the hallway. What a geek!" Derek continued telling us about this dorky girl and the stupid things she did. Meanwhile, my mind drifted off to her. I enjoyed the fact that I would be spending lots of time with her doing the chemistry project.

That night I went to Derek's room. Derek was a ladies' man. Maybe he could give me some tips on how to impress her. Maybe I could even get her to like me with his help.

"Hey Derek. I need some help."

"What? I'm on the phone."

"It's about a girl."

"Right hey I'll call you back." He whispered into the phone before he clicked it off. It must have been sally on the other line. "So, a girl huh? What do you wanna know Ed-man?" he leaned back in his chair, swiveling it around to face me.

"There's this girl I like in school and just today we were paired to do a Chemistry project together. So I was kinda thinking of asking her out."

"So go for it."

"I totally don't know what to say to her! Dude you gotta help me man."

"Right. Okay here's some advice. Be cool. Just ask her out casually. Don't sound too excited. Act like you've done it before."

"Right." I said, mentally taking note of what he was saying. "Then what do I do?"

"Get back to me once you've asked her out. Now get out." He said. I left his room and went to my room to do my homework.


Lizzie's POV

It was Chemistry again. I was really excited. I walked to class early and sat at my usual seat. Mr. Kent walked in and pasted up a new seating arrangement. I was supposed to be sitting at the back of the lab with him! I picked up my stuff brought them to the back of the class. Then I took out my notebook and began to doodle.

Very soon people started to file into class. I wanted to look out for him but I was afraid of looking too desperate so I kept my eyes on my book. Soon I noticed him walk in. He looked a little confused at first, and then realizing that we had new seats, he looked for his name on the board and walked towards me. My heart started to pound in my chest. It was so loud that he could probably hear it!

"Hey." He said.

"Hey." I answered, giving him a small smile before turning back to my book. He looked at me for a while and then looked around the class. Mr. Kent soon began to talk about the project. He also announced that we would be lab partners with the people next to us for the rest of the year. AHHHHH! That was the best news he could have given me! Better than an A in Chemistry! He talked about the project and soon gave us time to think about it.

"So…" I turned to look at Edwin. "What were you thinking of doing?"

"Well, we're supposed to work on air pollution right? So I was thinking about doing it on the forest fires in Indonesia."

Wow he's so smart. I listened as he went on to explain his idea.

"Sounds great. It's due in 2 weeks so when are we going to do it?" I asked. "We could go to MacDonalds in the mall. Is this Saturday good for you?"

"Yeah. So Saturday?" he asked just as the bell rang.

"Yeah."

"See you then." He said before walking out of class. I sighed. This was awesome. I get to do a project with Edwin and spent the rest of the year sitting next to him in Chemistry.

I took my stuff and went to my next class, feeling like the happiest girl on earth.

At home that night, Casey, mum and I were having a very quiet dinner. Mum was deep in thought about something and Casey was just poking at her food with a frown on her face.

"Case, is something wrong?" I asked, concernedly. I could tell when my big sister was upset. She told me almost everything that was bothering her, even when I was not in the mood for it. I never really told her much though.

"Oh, this guy in school. Derek. He's such a pain. He just enjoys tormenting me, like teasing me about my fall in school yesterday and my straight As. What a jerk!"

"Just ignore him. He's probably just jealous that you're smart and pretty." I said.

"Yeah maybe. Thanks Lizzie." She gave me a small smile and began actually eating her food. Mum remained deep in thought. She probably did not even hear us talking. After dinner, I went up to my room to finish my homework. I wondered about what to wear on Saturday. I went to my cupboard and fished out a nice light blue top and jeans.

This will do fine, I thought. I won't look too overdressed and I don't look too sloppy either. I put it behind my door so as not to forget to wear it and went back to staring dreamily at my homework.

One whole day out with Edwin… I drifted off to my castle in the clouds.


Sorry this is such a short chapter again. I'm gonna try to make the next one long. Thanks Lady Azura for your review! My first reviewer! Haha! Thanks a lot. Please continue to read and review. THANKS! (: