Chap 4
A bit of chemistry
The bell rang indicating the first class period was about to start, Yumi was in my class, and I have the feeling that it wasn't just a coincidence… Mr. Delmas probably planned it… But for my luck, she was talking with a really intelligent girl named Aelita, she dates a geek that also was in our class, Jeremie was his name. I'm glad that she isn't after me anymore…
But I admit that she has sweet lips… Shit! What am I thinking?! It is better I forget what happened in the morning and pretend it never happened…
The teacher entered in the class and started, saying "Good morning class, today we have a new student here. Please, stand up say something about yourself…" Yumi stood up and started to stutter, she was obviously shy…
"I-I… M-my name is Yumi Ishiyama a-and I come from Japan…" she said and sat down, she blushed a little from embarrassment.
"Thank you, Ms Ishiyama. Now, we'll do the chemistry test planned for today"
My eyes widened and I turned around to face Odd whispering.
"What the hell is she talking about?!"
"The chemistry test…" he said not worried
"I know it's a chemistry test, but I don't know anything about chemistry!"
"Me neither, but my partner knows everything about it…" he said putting an arm around his girlfriend, Sam
Shit! I thought to myself… I'll have to find someone that knows about it… the problem was that everyone already has a partner… Well, except Yumi, but the teacher told her she didn't need to do it since it was her 1st day at Kadic…
I was desperate! I had to get a good grade in it or I'll reprove in chemistry! I ran my hand on my hair, like I always do when I'm worried or desperate.
But then, someone sat by my side, holding a pen in a hand and the paper of the test in the other hand. It was Yumi.
"C'mon, let's get it started" she said smiling
"What?"
"The test"
"But you're dispensed…"
"I know, but I told the teacher that I wanted to try… I hope you don't mind I do it with you, but you are the only one remaining here…"
"Do you know chemistry?"
"Yeah, I'm good at it…"
"So I really don't mind! Please help me!" she smiled and laughed
"So let's finish it… time is running out"
"Yes"
Soon we started the damn test, well, to say the truth, she did it, because I suck in chemistry and so I couldn't do any question… I suck at everything besides soccer, I'm worthless when it comes to academics
The worst part of it was that the teacher told me that she wanted to talk with me after class… and here I go, after everyone got out of the class, I made my way towards the teacher in her desk…
"Do you want to talk with me, Mrs. Hertz?"
"Yes, I'm really worried about your grades…"
"But I told you that I'd get better…"
"You say it for all teachers, every bimester, but you always get even worse…" she sighed "I'm sorry, but if you fail next test, if you don't get at least an 8, I'll have to reprove you… And it's not just in my subject…" she sighed again "You can go now…"
So I turned around and walked to my next class, planning to talk with Yumi to help me with it, after all, she seemed to know chemistry…
When all classes ended, I went back to my dorm and tried to study, but it's kinda difficult when you don't understand anything… so I decided to talk with Yumi now, I grabbed my notebook and the chemistry book, I stood up and got out of my dorm, walking towards her room. I knocked at the door and heard "Come in" so I turned the doorknob and entered. She was studying at her desk, I rest the books on the table, next her books, and sat on the chair next her, saying
"Teach me"
"Well, you could start being more polite, something like that requires ... But how I'm a good person and I heard you talk with Mrs. Hertz, I'll help you…"
"You heard it?"
"Yes"
"Great… soon the whole school will know about it and will be laughing at me…"
"Don't worry, I wont tell anybody"
"No, but when I fail, everybody will know and my parents will be disappointed and--"
"Stop it" she said putting a finger on my lips, so I couldn't speak "Calm down… stop being so pessimistic, bad thoughts bring bad luck, negative energy brings negative things… Your brain is more powerful than you think it is…"
I don't think so…" I said rubbing my neck, she hit me in the arm "Hey!"
"Did you hear what I said?" she said almost shouting "I'll help you and you'll take good grades and will not fail! Understood?"
"Y-yes…"
"Look, it's easy…" I was about to complain but she didn't let me speak "Shut up! Don't you dare complain!" I shut my mouth up. "Intermolecular ligations are simple. You could think of the strength of attraction of a man and a woman…" I raised an eyebrow "exist more than one way to call this attraction, like love, passion…" at that time, I took my chair away from her… she looked at me and laughed, saying "You don't have sense of humor, do you?"
"What do you expect?"
"You didn't let me finish. The intermolecular ligation has 3 different types, 3 different names, but they have the same objective, stabilize their atoms. They are called Hidrogen Bridge, Dipolo-dipolo and Van-Deer-Waals. Got it?"
"Yes, but why are there 3 different names for the same thing?"
"It's not the same thing, it's the same objective, but it's not the same thing" she opened my book that was on the table "Look here" I looked where she pointed
"What's it?"
"It's just the more important example of Hydrogen Bridge, the ligation of the water. Without it, we wouldn't exist"
"Why?"
"Because the Hydrogen Bridge, is the ligation of Hydrogen (H) and the 3 more electronegative elements, Oxygen (O) Nitrogen (N) and Fluor (F)"
"And why is that so important?"
"Because with the 3 more electronegative elements, the ligation is so strong that is difficult to break it, so without it, wouldn't exist liquid water and so we wouldn't exist"
"That's nice…"
"Great you liked it, now, look at this exercise" I looked at where she pointed, again "Try to do it by checking all the examples of Hydrogen Bridge"
"Ok"
I checked all of the ligations with H with O, N and F. and for the first time in my life, I was understanding chemistry! I was happy about it! Proudly I showed her my answers.
"It's all right! Congratulations!"
"Thanks! I know I'm the man!" she laughed
"Ok, man, now let's try to go to the next intermolecular ligation, the time is running out so I'll teach you the other two and you'll have to do some exercises later, ok?"
"Yes"
"Great, and if you have any doubt, just knock on my door, right?"
"Ok"
"Wonderful, and you'll just keep saying 'yes' or 'ok'?"
"Yep" I said making she laughs again
"You're funny!" she said trying to stop laughing "But let's finish with it…" she turned back normal and explained me the rest…
After some time, when she taught me how to make the structure of the ligations, and after more exercises, I went back to my room, trying to do other exercises that she ordered me to do before go sleep… I did it, without much difficult, but I knew that tomorrow she'll give me some more difficult ones… But at least I'm learning a bit of chemistry…
Hey guys! Sorry about the delay, but I hope everyone liked it! I promise I'll try to post the next one as soon as possible!
Just so you to know, this chap was reviewed by my beta (The Brunette Bookworm), so there's no grammar errors!
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