CHAPTER NINE- TRY
"Okay so x plus y equals…umm…ugh I don't know! How the hell do you manage to get all of these questions right?" I asked throwing my pencil on the table in the cafeteria. Things seemed quiet now that Britney had gone. Three more days had gone by and there was still no sign of her and the police have no leads.
"Ness it's easy. All you have to do is try." Edward said soothingly picking up my pencil and handing it back to me. Honestly the way he talked to me sometimes made him sound like my father. I looked at Edward and he seemed to be fighting a smile.
"I've been trying for the past half hour. They say sometimes you have to know when to give up and I have failed so I give up." I huffed crossing my arms over my chest.
"Yes but you have never failed until you quit trying." He fought back with a satisfied smirk on his face. Wow this guy can really put up a fight. Maybe he will be the one to bring world peace. Seriously anyone would surrender after he nags them all to death for about five minutes.
"Fine." I growled as I picked my pencil back up and began writing the method again. I was so frustrated that I pressed my pencil down too hard on the paper snapping the lead. "Damn it!" I shrieked.
"Language!" Edward scolded. I turned slowly to look at him in disbelief. What the hell? I realised the others had stopped to stare at him while he glared at me so I thought I might as well play along.
"Sorry dad." I said sarcastically. The other Cullens just looked at each other and Edward closed his eyes so I just went back to my work. The bell rang and Rosalie, Edward and I headed to music. I quite liked Rosalie. She was always really sweet to me and there was something familiar about her that made me feel safe and loved.
"So do you play any instruments besides piano?" Rosalie asked smiling down at me.
"Yes actually I can play the guitar, violin, harmonica and drums." I answered.
"Drums?" She asked shocked.
"Yes believe it or not. My older brother Jack insisted that he taught me. "I added with a laugh. Rosalie laughed too as we walked into our classroom. Me and Edward took our seats next to each other and Miss Ford began her lecture on music from the fifties.
I daydreamed most of the lesson or just doodled notes to a tune I loved on a piece of paper. I took music because I loved it; I didn't know the horrible Miss Ford was part of the deal.
At last the bell rang but I internally groaned when I realised that I had math with Mr. Malik next. What kind of world is this where we are not allowed to ban school and just stay in bed all day. Oh well at least I had Jacob in this class.
I walked in and Jacob had already sat down in his spot next to me and smiled when I approached.
"Hi Ness, have you done the homework?" He asked. I didn't hesitate to tell him the truth.
"Nope." I said popping the P. He just looked at me disappointed; I didn't care.
"Can I ask why?" He asked raising an eyebrow.
"Because I couldn't do it." I answered simply.
"Ness how do you expect to improve if you don't try?" He groaned.
"Is that everyone's favourite word today: try? Look I just simply didn't understand it." I replied.
Just then Mr. Malik came in. I swear this teacher just came out of a mental asylum. He was always saying stuff that didn't make sense. One time we were talking about algebra and I asked to go to the bathroom but when I got back he was talking about x-ray goggles. Come to think about it that happened exactly a week before my parents died. It's like this math class was a bad omen.
"Alright class please take out your homework so I can come and collect it." He said. He didn't sound particularly interested as he collected it in. Maybe he had a hangover. It was Monday after all and I heard he was an alcoholic who always got drunk on the weekends. I think the school know but they didn't fire him because they didn't have enough evidence to do so. At least when he was like this he always acted like a weirdo so we could all laugh at him and he didn't give us much work.
As he got closer to mine and Jacob's desk Jacob shot me and warning glance but I ignored him an kept my face neutral.
"Thank you Jacob." Mr. Malik said as Jacob handed him his work before turning to me and holding his hand out for mine.
"I already handed it in sir." I said calmly and Jacob glared at me.
"Have you?" Mr. Malik said and he seemed to sway a little.
"I gave it to you on Friday remember?" I said. This was just too easy.
"Ah yes of course you did Ness." He replied. He still looked confused but he was just too easy to take advantage of. As he walked past I could smell beer on him and I wrinkled me nose. Yep he had been drinking. Mr. Malik told us to do work out the textbook and slammed his head down on the desk and didn't look up after that. Some teacher. Of course the other kids in hear took advantage of that and just sat there talking and messing about. No wonder I was failing this class.
"Taking advantage of a drunk teacher? Ness that's insane." Jacob said. I just shrugged.
"It's not my fault he's a horrible teacher." I defended myself.
"True." He said as he sat back in his seat and relaxed.
I sat back too and rested my legs on his lap.
"You coming over to our house tonight?" Jacob asked. I was about to say yes when I realised I couldn't.
"Sorry I can't I promised I would take Sammy ice-skating. Martin is hanging out with his friends so I said I would do it." I explained.
"You ice-skate?" He sounded shocked.
"Sometimes but it's Sammy that enters all the competitions and stuff." I said. He nodded and looked thoughtful; probably trying to picture me on the ice. No one ever believes me when I say that I can ice skate. Why?
Principle Morgan came into the room then with a worried look on his face. I knew that look. It was the same one I saw on him two years ago.
"Excuse me but can I have a word with Renesmee please?" The principle asked Mr. Malik and he gestured for me to follow him.
"See you later then." I said to Jacob.
"What did you do?" he asked slightly panicked.
"Nothing I don't think but it looks important." I replied as a grabbed my bag and left the room. I followed him to his office where Sammy was also waiting. Oh no. What's happened now?
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