3. It's About Chemestry
Monday morning, Joan drove Luke to school. For the 15 and 16 year old, there was an unusual silence. "Joan, you're my sister," Luke started. Joan laughed. "According to our parents," she said. "No one ever lets me finish! Since your my sister, you'd tell me if I was a geek, right?" he asked. Joan smiled. "You aren't a geek Luke. A nerd, maybe.." "Hey!" Luke said. "No Luke, you're a science geek, which is totally different from the other kind of geek. Why?" "No reason," he said as they pulled into the school parking lot. Getting out of the car, Joan spotted Cute-Guy-God. "Hey Luke, I'll meet up with you in Chem," she said, pulling her bag out of the car. "Sure, thanks for the ride," Luke said, walking into the school. Joan headed over to God. "I made intern," she told him. "I know Joan. Now I want you to meet and be-friend Kerrie Saunders, the other intern," God said. "Why do I need to meet and be-friend this Kerrie girl?" Joan asked. "You know what I'm going to say Joan," God said. Joan sighed. "What's she look like? I'll try tonight," Joan said. "Red hair, green eyes, desk right next to hers. Now hurry or you'll be late for class," God said, walking away. The warning bell went off, and Joan ran into the building.
Joan ran into Chem the second the bell went off and fell into her seat between Adam and Grace. "Ah, Miss Girardi, thank you for joining us," Ms. Lischak said. Joan nodded, out of breath. The class begun, and the class tuned out. "Hey, I got your note," Joan told Adam. "I know," he said, pointing to Grace. Adam and Joan launched into a Adam/Jane conversation, causing Grace to have to tune out her two friends as well as her teacher. "And due to last months projects turnout, I will be chosing your partners," Ms. Lischak said, causing the whole class to tune back in. She began reading off the list, then stopped. "Alright, this isn't going to work. Forget about that. Go, chose your partners. Two to a group," she said. Joan reached out and took Adam's hand under the table, sealing their fate. Luke spun around in his chair. "Grace-" "Sure," she said. "How come I never get to finish my sentences?" Luke said under his breath. "Because you're predictable," Grace told him. Unaware to Luke and Grace's partnership, Glynis turned to Luke. "Hey Luke, wanna be partners?" she asked with a smile. "Um, sorry Glyniss, I've already got one. "Right, of course," Glynis said, sinking down into the seat.
That afternoon, Joan headed to her first day at her internship. She was getting out at four and meeting Adam at her house to work on their project, among other things. Taking a seat at her new desk, she looked at the clock. 2:10. She began going through some of the paperwork on her desk when a red haired girl showed up. She took the desk next to Joan's. 'Meet and be-friend Kerrie Saunders' God's voice echoed through her mind. She turned to Kerrie. "Hey, I'm Joan," Joan said. Kerrie nodded. "Kerrie Saunders," Kerrie responded. Part one accomplished.
At the Girardi household, the only other teenager in the house who wasn't at work, was pacing back and forth in the shed when he heard a loud noise. Opening the shed door, he saw a black van pull into the driveway. Grace opened the door and stepped out. She walked into the shed. "Hey nerd boy," she called. "Grace, can you please stop calling me that?" Luke asked. "Um..Yeah.. Sorry.." Grace said. "So.. Any idea what this project's about?" "Chemestry," Luke joked. Grace rolled her eyes and took a step up to Luke. "Duh," she said. "Since we're in chemestry, it would obviousally be-" "About chemestry?" Luke finished. Both of them had stopped talking about the class. Caught up in the moment, Luke grew a backbone. He put his hand on Grace's cheek and pulled her to him for a kiss. After a second, Grace stepped back. "I just remembered. I've got somewhere I've got to be. Cya," Grace said, fleeing the shed for the second time that week. "Why does this keep happening to me?" Luke asked.
"Jane." Kerrie looked over at Joan's desk. She wasn't there. She looked up at the guy. "Sorry, no one named Jane works here," Kerrie said. Adam looked at her with a spaced out look. She saw Joan come out of the bathroom. Joan spotted the space boy. "Adam?" she asked. Kerrie watched intently. "Jane, yo," he said. The two hugged. "I thought you said your name was Joan," Kerrie said. "Oh, it is, Jane's sort of my nickname I guess," Joan told Kerrie. "No, you're just Jane," Adam told her. Joan laughed. "What are you doing here?" "It's four ten. We've got that AP Chem thing. Do you even know what it's about?" "Wasn't paying attention. Luke will probably know," Joan told her. She turned to Kerrie. "See you next week." "Yeah, next week," Kerrie said. As Joan and Adam walked away, hand in hand, neither heard Kerrie add on 'if I live that long'.
Once at the Girardi house, Adam waited on the couch with Joan searched for her brother. She found him in his room, sitting on his bed. "Hey nerd boy," Joan called, walking into his room. "Don't call me that," Luke said quietly. Joan plopped down on her brothers bed. "What's wrong?" "Nothing," Luke said, pulling apart a piece of paper. "What do you need?" "Well, I needed to know what the chemestry project was-" Joan started. "Not kissing your partner," Luke muttered. Then he looked up at his sister. "I said that out loud, didn't I?" Joan nodded. "You have such a crush on Grace. It's accually creepy. C'mon, what happened?" Joan asked. Luke told her. "If it's worth anything, I'll talk to her," Joan said. Luke shrugged. "Go for it," he said. Joan nodded. She got up to leave, then remembered what she had come up to ask in the first place. "What was the chem project anyway?" Joan asked. Luke laughed.
Authors Note: Sort of lame, I know, but I'm trying
Monday morning, Joan drove Luke to school. For the 15 and 16 year old, there was an unusual silence. "Joan, you're my sister," Luke started. Joan laughed. "According to our parents," she said. "No one ever lets me finish! Since your my sister, you'd tell me if I was a geek, right?" he asked. Joan smiled. "You aren't a geek Luke. A nerd, maybe.." "Hey!" Luke said. "No Luke, you're a science geek, which is totally different from the other kind of geek. Why?" "No reason," he said as they pulled into the school parking lot. Getting out of the car, Joan spotted Cute-Guy-God. "Hey Luke, I'll meet up with you in Chem," she said, pulling her bag out of the car. "Sure, thanks for the ride," Luke said, walking into the school. Joan headed over to God. "I made intern," she told him. "I know Joan. Now I want you to meet and be-friend Kerrie Saunders, the other intern," God said. "Why do I need to meet and be-friend this Kerrie girl?" Joan asked. "You know what I'm going to say Joan," God said. Joan sighed. "What's she look like? I'll try tonight," Joan said. "Red hair, green eyes, desk right next to hers. Now hurry or you'll be late for class," God said, walking away. The warning bell went off, and Joan ran into the building.
Joan ran into Chem the second the bell went off and fell into her seat between Adam and Grace. "Ah, Miss Girardi, thank you for joining us," Ms. Lischak said. Joan nodded, out of breath. The class begun, and the class tuned out. "Hey, I got your note," Joan told Adam. "I know," he said, pointing to Grace. Adam and Joan launched into a Adam/Jane conversation, causing Grace to have to tune out her two friends as well as her teacher. "And due to last months projects turnout, I will be chosing your partners," Ms. Lischak said, causing the whole class to tune back in. She began reading off the list, then stopped. "Alright, this isn't going to work. Forget about that. Go, chose your partners. Two to a group," she said. Joan reached out and took Adam's hand under the table, sealing their fate. Luke spun around in his chair. "Grace-" "Sure," she said. "How come I never get to finish my sentences?" Luke said under his breath. "Because you're predictable," Grace told him. Unaware to Luke and Grace's partnership, Glynis turned to Luke. "Hey Luke, wanna be partners?" she asked with a smile. "Um, sorry Glyniss, I've already got one. "Right, of course," Glynis said, sinking down into the seat.
That afternoon, Joan headed to her first day at her internship. She was getting out at four and meeting Adam at her house to work on their project, among other things. Taking a seat at her new desk, she looked at the clock. 2:10. She began going through some of the paperwork on her desk when a red haired girl showed up. She took the desk next to Joan's. 'Meet and be-friend Kerrie Saunders' God's voice echoed through her mind. She turned to Kerrie. "Hey, I'm Joan," Joan said. Kerrie nodded. "Kerrie Saunders," Kerrie responded. Part one accomplished.
At the Girardi household, the only other teenager in the house who wasn't at work, was pacing back and forth in the shed when he heard a loud noise. Opening the shed door, he saw a black van pull into the driveway. Grace opened the door and stepped out. She walked into the shed. "Hey nerd boy," she called. "Grace, can you please stop calling me that?" Luke asked. "Um..Yeah.. Sorry.." Grace said. "So.. Any idea what this project's about?" "Chemestry," Luke joked. Grace rolled her eyes and took a step up to Luke. "Duh," she said. "Since we're in chemestry, it would obviousally be-" "About chemestry?" Luke finished. Both of them had stopped talking about the class. Caught up in the moment, Luke grew a backbone. He put his hand on Grace's cheek and pulled her to him for a kiss. After a second, Grace stepped back. "I just remembered. I've got somewhere I've got to be. Cya," Grace said, fleeing the shed for the second time that week. "Why does this keep happening to me?" Luke asked.
"Jane." Kerrie looked over at Joan's desk. She wasn't there. She looked up at the guy. "Sorry, no one named Jane works here," Kerrie said. Adam looked at her with a spaced out look. She saw Joan come out of the bathroom. Joan spotted the space boy. "Adam?" she asked. Kerrie watched intently. "Jane, yo," he said. The two hugged. "I thought you said your name was Joan," Kerrie said. "Oh, it is, Jane's sort of my nickname I guess," Joan told Kerrie. "No, you're just Jane," Adam told her. Joan laughed. "What are you doing here?" "It's four ten. We've got that AP Chem thing. Do you even know what it's about?" "Wasn't paying attention. Luke will probably know," Joan told her. She turned to Kerrie. "See you next week." "Yeah, next week," Kerrie said. As Joan and Adam walked away, hand in hand, neither heard Kerrie add on 'if I live that long'.
Once at the Girardi house, Adam waited on the couch with Joan searched for her brother. She found him in his room, sitting on his bed. "Hey nerd boy," Joan called, walking into his room. "Don't call me that," Luke said quietly. Joan plopped down on her brothers bed. "What's wrong?" "Nothing," Luke said, pulling apart a piece of paper. "What do you need?" "Well, I needed to know what the chemestry project was-" Joan started. "Not kissing your partner," Luke muttered. Then he looked up at his sister. "I said that out loud, didn't I?" Joan nodded. "You have such a crush on Grace. It's accually creepy. C'mon, what happened?" Joan asked. Luke told her. "If it's worth anything, I'll talk to her," Joan said. Luke shrugged. "Go for it," he said. Joan nodded. She got up to leave, then remembered what she had come up to ask in the first place. "What was the chem project anyway?" Joan asked. Luke laughed.
Authors Note: Sort of lame, I know, but I'm trying
