Mrs. Hardy looked up as Max Evens walked in. He looked a lot happier than
her had before Spring Break; she still had to find him a lab partner. He
stopped inside the door, and appeared to be waiting for someone, then, to
her shock, Liz Parker walked in. The two of them walked over to her desk
and smiled as Mrs. Hardy continued to stare in shock.
"Liz? What. when did you get back?" she asked finally finding her voice.
"During Spring Break. Hello Mrs. Hardy, how are you?" she asked with a slight laugh.
"I'm fine. Are you back in the class?" she asked still slightly in shock.
"Yes, I should be on the role sheet." Liz told her as other students filed into the classroom talking about their vacation, no one noticing Liz.
Mrs. Hardy quickly scanned the role sheet looking for her name then looked up at Liz and Max, " I don't see your name." She said apologetically.
"Check the name above mine." Max said with a smile.
"Max, that isn't possible, unless her name is.Evens?" Mrs. Hardy said surprised as she finally noticed the name Elizabeth Evens. "Did I miss something?" she asked looking up at them.
"Liz and I got married over Spring Break." Max said
"Oh, how sweet. Well, I guess I don't have to find you a new lab partner Max."
"No ma'am."
"All right then, well I'll get you a book. Go ahead and have a seat. Oh, do you want the class to know anything about the two of you?" Mrs. Hardy asked looking at them.
"No, Mr. Forrester is going to make an announcement during the period about it. We're not sure what yet." Liz said.
"Ok. Well, welcome back Liz." She said as she turned to get a book and Liz and Max made their way back to their table.
"Did you notice how everyone is oblivious to us?" Max asked as they sat down.
"Maybe that's a good thing." Liz said with a smile as class started.
~*~*~*~
"Attention class, I'm sure you all had a good time on your break. But, now you have to come back to school, and we are going to start on a new chapter." Mrs. Hardy began, pausing while a few people groaned. "Yes, yes I know. But, there's only three months left so keep your eye on that little bright spot on the horizon. Now, before we start, we have a returning classmate. Liz, welcome back." She said with a smile as everyone looked back to Max and Liz's table in surprise and smiled their welcome, a few students saying hello. "Ok people. Lets get started on chapter twenty." Mrs. Hardy finished and everyone pulled out his or her books. She took Liz her book, and walked back to her desk where she could watch the students work.
Forty minutes later, Liz and Max were almost done with their homework when Mr. Forrester came on over the loud speaker. "Attention students. I'd like to make a special announcement. I would like to extend my congratulations to Max Evens and Liz Parker who were married during spring break. Welcome back Liz, and I wish you the best of luck. Thank you."
Everyone turned around and looked at Max and Liz. "Is it true?" one girl asked.
"Go Max." one of the guys said.
"Alright class. Lets not bombard Max and Liz with questions." Mrs. Hardy said. "You can pack up your stuff and you can talk among yourselves for the last fifteen minutes of class." Everyone packed up their supplies and most of the class started asking Max and Liz questions about the wedding. When the bell rang, Liz turned to Max with a smile and said, "I told you it would be a good thing if no one noticed us."
"Yeah, you were right." He said with a laugh, and the two went to their next periods.
"Liz? What. when did you get back?" she asked finally finding her voice.
"During Spring Break. Hello Mrs. Hardy, how are you?" she asked with a slight laugh.
"I'm fine. Are you back in the class?" she asked still slightly in shock.
"Yes, I should be on the role sheet." Liz told her as other students filed into the classroom talking about their vacation, no one noticing Liz.
Mrs. Hardy quickly scanned the role sheet looking for her name then looked up at Liz and Max, " I don't see your name." She said apologetically.
"Check the name above mine." Max said with a smile.
"Max, that isn't possible, unless her name is.Evens?" Mrs. Hardy said surprised as she finally noticed the name Elizabeth Evens. "Did I miss something?" she asked looking up at them.
"Liz and I got married over Spring Break." Max said
"Oh, how sweet. Well, I guess I don't have to find you a new lab partner Max."
"No ma'am."
"All right then, well I'll get you a book. Go ahead and have a seat. Oh, do you want the class to know anything about the two of you?" Mrs. Hardy asked looking at them.
"No, Mr. Forrester is going to make an announcement during the period about it. We're not sure what yet." Liz said.
"Ok. Well, welcome back Liz." She said as she turned to get a book and Liz and Max made their way back to their table.
"Did you notice how everyone is oblivious to us?" Max asked as they sat down.
"Maybe that's a good thing." Liz said with a smile as class started.
~*~*~*~
"Attention class, I'm sure you all had a good time on your break. But, now you have to come back to school, and we are going to start on a new chapter." Mrs. Hardy began, pausing while a few people groaned. "Yes, yes I know. But, there's only three months left so keep your eye on that little bright spot on the horizon. Now, before we start, we have a returning classmate. Liz, welcome back." She said with a smile as everyone looked back to Max and Liz's table in surprise and smiled their welcome, a few students saying hello. "Ok people. Lets get started on chapter twenty." Mrs. Hardy finished and everyone pulled out his or her books. She took Liz her book, and walked back to her desk where she could watch the students work.
Forty minutes later, Liz and Max were almost done with their homework when Mr. Forrester came on over the loud speaker. "Attention students. I'd like to make a special announcement. I would like to extend my congratulations to Max Evens and Liz Parker who were married during spring break. Welcome back Liz, and I wish you the best of luck. Thank you."
Everyone turned around and looked at Max and Liz. "Is it true?" one girl asked.
"Go Max." one of the guys said.
"Alright class. Lets not bombard Max and Liz with questions." Mrs. Hardy said. "You can pack up your stuff and you can talk among yourselves for the last fifteen minutes of class." Everyone packed up their supplies and most of the class started asking Max and Liz questions about the wedding. When the bell rang, Liz turned to Max with a smile and said, "I told you it would be a good thing if no one noticed us."
"Yeah, you were right." He said with a laugh, and the two went to their next periods.