I am SO VERY Sorry! Please forgive me for I know it's been like… A month practically without an update to this book. I am terribly sorry… But GRAND news!... CHAPTER 10 IS FINALLY FINISHED! So without anymore delay or hesitation I'd like to thank you all for being patient so… Please enjoy and leave a review if you could. Thanks! ^^
Chapter 10
After the horrid experience with the nurse, Jack finally understood why so many sailors that roamed the school was afraid of… 'the nurse'.
Even the name made him shiver. As they trudged back up the large stair-well and back towards Mrs. Sims doorway, Jack felt utterly exhausted once he stepped into the classroom. "How did it go?" Mrs. Sims asked urgently from her desk. But right as Angelica was about to speak, Jack went ahead and spoke for her. "It went fine, thanks." Giving a glare at Gibbs to try and tell him 'not to tell anyone about the incident', Jack made his way back to the table where they had left William. "Oh hey you're back! What a surprise!" "Shut up!" Jack retorted fiercely, balling his hands into tight fists. Say one more word Turner and I'll wish you had never threatened me years ago back at your stupid blacksmith shop!
William only shrugged and continued. "Good news! While you dopes were gone I've been doing all the experiments for you!" "Really!?" Gibbs blurted aloud, eyes gleaming with gratitude. Jack only snorted in disgust. I wanted to try some! After all… I never even got to do the ice cube experiment! As Gibbs trotted merely over towards the table a look of confusion crossed his face, and that was when William continued with a slight hint of mockery in his tone. "Bad news is… I never got a chance to fill your paper's out."
Jack jerked his head around in utter shock. "What!? But Mrs. Sims left you in charge of that while we were gone!" Will shrugged again like it was nothing. "I didn't hear her say that, did you Gibbs?" Jack stared at Gibbs in disbelief. He better not be that soft stupid wimp he plans to be!...
After a slight pause, Gibbs finally replied. "No? I don't think she did?... Did you cap'n?"
Face-palming himself, Jack sighed in annoyance. "Fine! Let us do our own work then!" Snatching the paper right off the table he marched over to the other side, and began opening a bag filled with nails. He also grabbed the nail that was hammered into a chunk of wood and placed it on the table. "Get over her Gibbs!" "Aye!" The first mate replied, and scurried over beside him. "Read the directions."
Gibbs abruptly began reading the words on his sheet of paper. "It says we have to balance these six nails here on this one nail that is hammered to the block of wood." Jack felt his shoulders sag instantly. How were they suppose to do that!? "Bloody school!" He muttered. "What?" Gibbs suddenly piped from beside him. "Nothing!..."
Turning back towards the nails, he picked up one of the rusted old bolts and began carefully trying to balance it on the one outlier nail. "Steady… Steady!..." Gibbs instructed. "Oh shut up!" Jack blurted. "Your makin me nervous!" "Oh… Is that so?" Gibbs chuckled sarcastically. Jack only rolled his eyes. "Just get over here and help me with these bloody nails!" Gibbs immediately reached for a nail and began steadying it on Jack's nail… Which he was still gripping. "What ye be doin!?" "I'm doin what ye told me too cap'n!" "Well at least you could wait!" Jack felt as if he wanted to explode. Why does he have to make things so difficult!?
Slowly settling the nail on top of the first nail, which was hammered into the wood, he motioned for Gibbs to begin trying to balance his. But as soon as Gibbs touched the nail… It all collapsed. "Darn it!" He sighed and leaned against the wall, defeat getting the best of him. Why does this always happen to me?... "Boy yall are really trying over there!" William budded in suddenly, coming to stand over him. "Looks pretty stupid to me." Jack just turned away. "Say what ye want idiot and leave me alone!" "Too bad…" With that, the bell suddenly rang. Moaning in exhaustion, Jack trudged out of the classroom towards so called 'Study Hall'. Flopping down in the first seat in the first row, he propped his feet up on the desk, giving away a toothy smile. Now this is the life! No worries!... No possibilities!... And absolutely positively… NO WILLIAM!...
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… "MR. SPARROW!" Jumping in alarm, the large woolen coat he wore suddenly got caught into the desks metal arm lift, and… Suddenly losing his balance, fell forward bringing the whole desk down with him.
"O-ow!" He shrieked as it came toppling on top of him. Just then Scrum came in along with Angelica. "Whoa-hoa-hoa! What did I miss!?" Scrum asked bursting into laughing. Jack glanced upwards, heat filling his face as he spotted Angelica. "Uh… What are you doing!?" She asked chuckling, while Scrum just fell to the floor, unable to stop laughing while small wet tears slipped from his eyes. "I'll tell you what he's doing." Mrs. Coffee put in, as she came darting back into the room. "He's being immature. You know better than to lounge around in your desk as if you were at home." Jack only bit his lip. "But! That doesn't give ye the right away to scare me half to death and then make a great embarrassment out of me from falling!?" "Bah! He's scared AND terrified!? Oi! I've never even heard of that one!" Scrum continued. A long pause fell upon the four of them… Until Jack explained through clenched teeth. "It wasn't a bloody joke…"
Scrum instantly quit laughing and stared in utter disappointment. "…Oh."
"That's enough!" Mrs. Coffee demanded, chuckling ever so slightly from the scene. "You look more hurt than a bee who's stung 3 cows all in one day!" Scrum only chuckled from the comment. "Thanks for the tip!" Jack growled slightly under his breath.
Struggling, he then shoved the desk off him and quickly got to his feet. Just then the bell rang loud and clear, only causing him to sigh again. "Everyone take a seat!" Mrs. Coffee ordered, whisking to the podium at the front of the room then back towards her desk. "Can't believe she never sits down at her very own desk." Scrum whispered in his ear behind him. Thinking for a moment Jack turned while smirking and replied. "Let's see if she sits down at all during the whole of study hall." Scrum's face lit up with enthusiasm. "Oi! We'll do just that!"
Jack watched intently as Mrs. Coffee glided swiftly towards the small table on the other side of the room which was filled with unknown papers and a few tissue boxes for the students. She then hurried back to her desk, but that was when a sailor came in looking more confused than ever, placing his math book down on her desk. "I don't understand number 3…" "Alrighty! Let's have a look!" The sailor gave a weak smile as she tried explaining the details. Jack sighed and leaned back in his seat. There was no way he'd ever glimpse Mrs. Coffee sitting down at her desk.
Just then he heard a few hushed whispers coming from the back of the classroom. To his surprise, he turned to see… Norrington? What's he up to?
He then realized Angelica was whispering to him, her eyes darting back and forth from the clock which lay at the front of the room.
Rapidly interested, Jack leaned in to try to catch some words.
"Hey it's ok." Angelica was saying with just about as much sympathy a guy could ask for. "We'll get you through this. Come on." Norrington looked up from where his head was lowered, and it was then when Jack noticed the tears that swarmed his face. Chocking back a horrified gasp, Jack strained to listen more.
"O-ok." Norrington was saying. After a slight pause Angelica urged. "Do you wanna go now? I bet everyone's waiting."
Huh!? How could everyone be waiting!?
Jack felt more confused than ever before. What the heck were they talking about!?
He watched puzzled, as Norrington nodded slowly and wiped the salty tears. They then each grabbed a book from under their desks and slowly made their way towards Mrs. Coffee's desk.
Eyes narrowed in sudden mischief, he then began looking around wildly for another darn book. Come on! Come on!
Spotting a sort of childish book on a random sailor's desk, he quickly snatched it up and leaped up to join the two.
Both Angelica and Norrington glanced at each other but then asked. "May we go to the library?" "Of course!" She replied simply… And then they were gone.
So… The library be the place eh?... Well once again you'll see me soon enough…
Jack felt sudden guilt tighten in his chest from trying to get involved on… Whatever was happening but he also felt a sudden urge to do so. I'll only do it once… And fast! Very fast actually. And after I do so… I'll forget it so fast that I'll never have even knew it happened…
And with them last words still ringing in his head, he politely asked Mrs. Coffee for a chance to go down to the library.