Roomie was wrong. Detention was the epitome of boring. Even though Ms. Harper was the coolest science teacher a kid could want, the same could not be said for when she watched over detention. She was strict and she didn't put with any shenanigans. For the entirety of the hour long detention Roomie did her homework and then discretely planned out her next prank. At the beginning she kept glancing at the girl who had walked in earlier but that proved to be just as boring as her homework. The girl just sat there with her head on her desk presumably sleeping. Jak had a healthy fear of Ms. Harper and didn't even try to talk to Roomie throughout their hour of imprisonment.
"Look at the time; you're all free to go. I hope this has given you time to think about your actions, and you won't be doing whatever landed you in here again." Ms. Harper said to the room.
"Don't worry! I never do anything twice!" Roomie said with a grin. Jak snickered and Ms. Harper suppressed a smile. Jak and Roomie gathered their things and walked out of the room. The girl who was sitting in the back of the room rushed out ahead of the pair and disappeared down the hall.
"Someone's in a hurry." Jak mumbled. Roomie scratched the back of her head.
"Who is that? I've never seen her before and I'm the most social person in school." Jak laughed and they left in the opposite direction.
"Her name is Lillian; she's in my English class, and she's pretty smart. She sleeps in class a lot though."
"Hmmm, interesting." Roomie hummed.
"So, I saw you taking some notes that weren't related to World War Two. Would that happen to be your next prank?" Jak asked. Roomie smiled and looked over to her friend.
"It just might, and I just might need some help with this one." Roomie took out her phone and sent a quick text. "I asked Ramona and Richard to come over to help after school tomorrow, and I could use your help too. What do you say?" Jak grinned and the pair went their separate ways.
Roomie walked into the school the next day with a smile on her face. The morning went by like any other day. She got a few congratulations on yesterday's prank and went to her classes like usual. Richard sat next to Roomie during lunch.
"Tell me what the plan is! I gotta know!" Richard begged. Roomie smirked at him.
"You'll find out tonight, I promise." Richard made a pouty face and poked at his salad. Roomie glanced around the cafeteria and noticed the girl from yesterday in detention. "What do you know about that girl over there?" Roomie gestured over to Lillian. Richard glanced up and made a humming sound.
"That's Lillian Tallis She's pretty nice from what I've heard. Though she's a loner. She falls asleep in class a lot. Her older brother is Alan, the Senior Class Secretary. That's all I know." Roomie made a face and stood up without warning.
"I'm going to go talk to her." Roomie crossed the room and took in the girl she was headed towards. Her dark hair fell across her face and Roomie would have thought she was sleeping had her hand not been turning the page of a book in front of her. Roomie stood across the table that Lillian was sitting at and smiled. "Is this seat taken?" She asked. Lillian glanced up at Roomie.
"Nope, go ahead." She went back to reading her book. Roomie sat down. She was fidgeting in her seat after a couple minutes. She wasn't used to someone not immediately starting up a conversation with her.
"I saw you in detention yesterday." Roomie tried. Lillian looked up for a second.
"I fell asleep in class." She returned to her book. Roomie sighed; she was clearly unwanted and interrupting at the moment. She stood up from her seat.
"If you're going to be there again today you should sit by my friend Jak and I. We're always looking to make some new friends." Roomie said over her shoulder as she walked away. Lillian looked up from her book and watched Roomie leave, a thoughtful look on her face.