After lunch was over, Terri and Megan walked into their next class, which unfortunately, had Don, Colby and David in it as well. Walking right past Don, Megan instantly looked away while Terri sent a death glare at him, then walked over to her seat, which was right next to Megan.
Their teacher, Mr. Jackson, walked into the room. "Good afternoon, class. Today, I will be assigning each of you partners for a project that we will be working on. It will be mainly focused on law enforcement. You will have to do a presentation, poster, and essay by friday... so you have five days to finish. Alright... our first pair is Megan and Don."
Don's eyes were wide with surprise, while Terri's were wide with horror.
Megan raised her hand. "Mr. Jackson, can I please work with Terri on this project?"
"You've been working with Ms. Lake for practically every single project that we did over the year." Mr. Jackson said, and Megan sat down in defeat.
After everyone had been assigned their partners, they went to sit in their pairs. Colby was paired with Terri, while David was paired with the smartest girl in class, Sarah.
Megan, who was still angry at Don, refused to even look at him.
Don groaned. "Come on, you're not gonna stay mad at me forever, are you?"
Megan glared at him. "Mad? Me? No way. I was aggrivated when you made a stupid comment about hearing me sniffle. I was mad when you kept annoying me about taking off my sunglasses. Now, I'm furious that you actually pulled them off of my eyes to show my bruises!"
"Look, I'm sorry if I embarassed you in front of the class, but no one wears sunglasses when its not even sunny out." Don shot back.
Megan sighed. "Look... lets just work on the project after school so we can get it over with."
"Okay." Don agreed. "Can we work at your house? My house is being redone, and I can't walk in there until 5:30."
She hesitated. "How about we just work in the park? Its a nice day out."
Don looked at her, suspicious, and wanted to say something, but decided against it. He would just ask her about it later.
Megan and Don walked to the park after school, which wasn't too far from the school building. Sitting on the wooden bench, Megan whipped out her cellphone.
"Who are you calling?" Don asked.
"My mom." She started dialing a number, and then put it to her ear. "I have to tell her that I'm at the park so she won't worry." Someone picked up on the other line. "Hi mom. I'm working with Don on a school project so I won't be home until 5:30." She paused, listening to her mother. "Yes, he's the school jock." Don smirked. "I'm at the park. Just tell Dad that I'll be home for dinner.. okay, bye."
"Okay, now that that's out of the way, let's start working." Don said.
The two had been working on their project for about an hour, and Colby and Terri joined them. It was 5:00, and Colby had gotten them pizzas.
"Megan, can I talk to you in private for a sec?" Terri asked her, and Megan nodded.
The boys stared at them in confusion before shrugging. Megan and Terri walked to a nearby tree and asked, "Did Don say anything to you about today?"
Megan shook her head. "No. But he did apologize near the end of History class... I can't believe that he actually did that."
"Do you think that he'll say anything about it?" Terri asked.
"Honestly? I don't know." Megan told her. "I mean, he's nice enough not to get into other people's business, but its not everyday that you see a girl with bruises around her eyes."
Terri nodded her head in agreement and walked back over to the boys, who were talking about baseball. "So, how far are we on everything?"
"Well, we finished the research, so all we need to do is make a posterboard and type up the research paper." Colby explained.
Megan and Terri nodded, and Megan looked at her watch. "Oh crap, I have to go. My dad will flip if I'm late again." One look in her best friend's eyes, and Terri knew what Megan meant.
"Okay." Don said.
Terri sighed. "Guess I should be going home, too. We'll talk about the research paper tomorrow, Colby."
Colby nodded, and the two men walked Megan and Terri walk off in seperate directions. Don started walking in Megan's direction, but Colby stopped him. "Whoa, where do you think you're going? I thought we were gonna head to the baseball field, which is in the opposite direction."
"I'm gonna follow Megan home... make sure she's alright." Colby gave his friend a look. "Don't you think that it's a little weird? I mean, have you noticed all of the makeup she's been wearing? Megan hates makeup... except for eyeliner, but that's not the point. I think she's being abused or something."
"Her boyfriend probably just got a little rough with her. She'll get over it." Colby said, then grinned. "You like her, don't you. How do you know that she even wears eyeliner? Do you stare at her that much when she's cheerleading?"
Don scoffed. "No, I'm just a little worried about her. I can care, can't I? She's my History partner, and I can't have her not be able to help with the project. I'll fail History and then I won't be able to do sports!"
Colby shrugged. "Fine, but don't do anything stupid. I'll see you tomorrow."