Maddy and Rhydian had been stared at all morning and it was irritating. They were glad when it was time for Mr Jeffries class. They walked hand in hand to the classroom and sat down in their usual seats and sat there talking (with everyone except Tom and Shannon staring at them) until Mr Jeffries came in. He was surprised that when he called out Rhydian's name that someone answered. Mr Jeffries looked up and saw Rhydian sitting there with a massive grin on his face.
"Mr Morris. How nice to see you again." Mr Jeffries said.
"It is?" Rhydian asked. Everyone in the class silently laughed. Maddy however, had been talking about it before and he had said something really funny about it so she was trying not to fall out of her seat with laughter.
"No need for that attitude Mr Morris." Mr Jefferies replied sternly.
"Really? I never would have figured that one out." Rhydian answered back. Everyone laughed harder and Maddy laughed even more.
"Go to the principal's office now. You too Miss Smith." Mr Jeffries said. Maddy and Rhydian got up and left the room.
"Oh my god. My rib cage hurts from laughing so much." Maddy said once they had sat down outside the office.
"I was pretty funny, wasn't I?" Rhydian asked. Maddy smiled and nodded, kissing him and then acting like it never happened when a teacher walked past.
"Miss Smith, Mr Morris, you may come in now." The principal called out. Maddy and Rhydian got up and walked into the office.
"What did you two do now?" He asked them. Maddy put on her best innocent face.
"We did nothing wrong sir. Rhydian said something funny and the entire class laughed. I was laughing the most because what he had said tied with something he had told me earlier and so that's how we got sent out." Maddy said to him. Rhydian looked at her and wondered about how good she had become at lying.
"Well, I still have to call your parents." The principal said to them.
"sir, I am staying with Maddy and her family at the moment." Rhydian said to him. The principal nodded and called Emma. Emma sighed when she heard it and told the principal that she would pick them up if they did that sort of thing again.
"Off you go." The principal said to them once he was off the phone. Maddy and Rhydian walked back to class. When they got in there, Mr Jeffries didn't look very happy.
"What's with the long face sir?" Rhydian asked. Maddy hit him in the chest softly and gave him a look that said 'what did you say that for'.
"I'm just wondering Mr Jeffries. You don't look to good either. Did you eat something bad?" Rhydian sat as he and Maddy sat down. Maddy started giggling and so she turned her head around to hid her smile. Luckily, Tom and Shannon were behind her.
Mr Jefferies glared at Rhydian and then got on with what he had been saying before Rhydian had spoken.
"I'm serious sir. You look sick. Are you sure you feel alright?" Rhydian interrupted him. Maddy had turned back now and she was hiding her face behind her hair.
"I'm fine." Mr Jeffries replied through gritted teeth.
"No I'm certain you're ill. Did you hurt yourself doing yoga?" Rhydian asked him with a huge smile. Maddy lost it and laughed, her whole body shaking.
"Both of you out now!" Mr Jeffries roared. Maddy and Rhydian got up again and went back to the principal's office. He called Emma again and she said that she would be there soon.
"I forgot my book. Can I please go and get it from the classroom?" Maddy asked. She had actually forgotten her book so she went and got it.
"What are you doing here?" Mr Jeffries asked when Maddy entered the room.
"I'm getting my book. Why are you in a bad mood? Rhydian only pointed out what everyone already knew. You really should close the blinds in your house in the morning. People don't like to see fully grown men doing yoga in a full bodysuit when they are going to school." Maddy said to him. Everyone in the class burst out laughing and Maddy proudly walked out. Tom and Shannon were laughing the most considering they had actually gotten a video of him one morning when they walked past his house on the way to Bernie's.
"Got it." Maddy said as she walked into the principal's office. Emma had Arrived just as Maddy left so she took Maddy and Rhydian as soon as Maddy got there.
When they got into the hallway, everyone from Mr Jeffries class was there. He sent everyone out for laughing." Tom said to Maddy when she reached him in the line. "Look what I just sent out?" He asked, pointing to the video of Mr Jeffries doing yoga.
Seconds after Tom said this, a massive eruption of laughter filled the hallway and everyone thanked Tom for the video. Everyone who had seen it sent it to everyone in their contacts so by the time the bell went, nearly everyone in the town had seen it.
"Why did you two have to aggravate a teacher?" Emma asked them when they got into the car.
"Because it's fun." Rhydian replied casually. Maddy giggled, but quickly stopped when she saw her mother's expression.
"Sorry." Rhydian mumbled and then he huddled closer to Maddy.
"That was really funny what you said as you were getting your book Madds." Rhydian whispered quiet enough so that only Maddy could hear.
"Thanks." Maddy whispered back. She quickly kissed him and then smiled.
When they got back to the house, Maddy and Rhydian disappeared upstairs to Maddy's bedroom.
"I kind of wish we hadn't done that now. I'm sort of bored." Maddy said. She and Rhydian were laying down on her bed.
Rhydian hadn't been listening to her. He had been thinking about the conversation he and Maddy had had the other day about his family. He wasn't really thinking about the conversation, more like what kind of family he would have.
Maddy waited for a few seconds for an answer from him, but when he didn't give one, she sat up and stared at him. He was staring into space and he acted as if Maddy wasn't there. This made Maddy feel a bit sad so she tried to get his attention by nudging him. It didn't work so she gave up and stomped down the stairs. Emma and Dan had just left for work so Maddy was downstairs alone. She went into the lounge room and turned the TV on.
She got hungry after a while so she got up and made herself some lunch. Rhydian still didn't come down the stairs and this upset her.
I want to spend time with him, but all he wants to do is daydream! Maddy thought. She made herself a sandwich and sat back down on the couch.