"Okay, now that we're all paired up, let me explain the assignment."
Said Mrs. Steamer, unaware of the death stares of some of the students.
"You and your partner are suppose to make a wedding certificate, fake of
course," she said, glaring meaningfully at her students. Yeah right, like
Max would ever go and get married behind my back, Liz thought to herself.
Would he? She looked over at him, and was astonished to see him staring at
his pencil so intently, that it was starting to steam off smoke. The smell
of burning wood filled her nose, and she looked around to see if no one was
sniffing it either. After making sure no one was, she nudged Max ever so
slightly. She couldn't draw him out of his stare. She tried harder, but now
the smell was getting too strong not too notice.
"What's that smell?" Mrs. Steamer asked, interrupting herself as she talked. "Max, stop!" Liz whispered to him. Now the pencil was actually spinning a little. Liz put her hand on Max's face. He snapped back to reality at her touch, and the pencil stopped moving. Max held up his pencil which was now resembled a toothpick with bite marks. He looked back at Liz, and asked, "What did I do?" Liz mouthed "later" to him, and went back to Mrs. Steamer's droning words. I wonder what made him so engrossed on that pencil? Liz asked to herself. Maybe it was that I was paired up with Derrick, she thought hopefully, but then reconsidered. Nah couldn't be.
"After the certificate, you and your partner will decide on a budget, and buy your essential needs. Of course, if you want to buy other items, you can. Make sure you and your partner agree on the item, though." Liz looked over at her best friends, to see Alex making a pointed glance over at Maria. Liz chuckled to herself, thinking about all the arguments of whether Maria should have bought those aromatherapy vials or not they were going to have. She wondered about what Derrick would want to buy. She knew that if Max and her had been partners, they would have spent their money on a baby nursery.
Liz smiled at that thought. A little baby would have made their lives perfect. No, he probably wouldn't have agreed, since he and I can't kiss let alone make a baby. Liz didn't think she was ready anyway. Liz, she mumbled to herself, this is all a fake game! It's not really true. She sighed wishing that she would have been Mrs. Evans for even a little while, and went back to Mrs. Steamer. "You then have a week to plan activities you can do together, and then on Friday, you and your partner will tell about what you all did. Your grade will depend on whether or not you do this assignment, and half will be whether you and your partner were a good team."
Max sighed, as he thought that Liz and him would have made a good team. Now she'll probably get along with Derrick, and forget about me. He looked over at his partner, Candy, and sighed again. She was too perky, and she wasn't Liz, but he was stuck with her. Besides, as he thought to himself, you're the one who didn't want to be with Liz, for like the first time in your life. You have to pay the consequences, and even though Max knew all this, he still couldn't help but wish he wasn't at school today. He knew that he had almost let his powers out of control, judging from his very slim pencil.
Honestly, he couldn't remember what he had done, but he knew that his feelings about Liz's partner had been the cause of it. He hoped Liz didn't guess why he had had his pencil episode, because that would have made it more clear to her that they shouldn't be just friends. He hoped he still would be a friend after Derrick got a hold on her, he wished as he looked over at the most beautiful girl in the world sitting next to him.
"So to recap: certificate, budget, buy, activities, presentation." Mrs. Steamer said, wrapping the ordeal up. "That's all folks!" she said in a lousy Porky Pig impression as the bell rang. Liz collected her books, and waited for her friends to walk out in the hall with her. She stole a glance at Derrick, as most girls were walking purposely past him. He bent down to tie his shoes, unaware of all the girls' flirtatious ways. "Liz, liz. Earth to Liz!" Maria called to her friend on another planet. "Oh, sorry. I'm ready." Liz replied as she walked with her friends into the hallway, ready for whatever what was going to happen next.
Max didn't even try to pretend to not notice Liz gaping at the new boy. I thought she would only gape at me, he hurtfully said to himself. Max was suddenly filled with resentment and determination to win his love back. He might lose her, but not without a fight…
"What's that smell?" Mrs. Steamer asked, interrupting herself as she talked. "Max, stop!" Liz whispered to him. Now the pencil was actually spinning a little. Liz put her hand on Max's face. He snapped back to reality at her touch, and the pencil stopped moving. Max held up his pencil which was now resembled a toothpick with bite marks. He looked back at Liz, and asked, "What did I do?" Liz mouthed "later" to him, and went back to Mrs. Steamer's droning words. I wonder what made him so engrossed on that pencil? Liz asked to herself. Maybe it was that I was paired up with Derrick, she thought hopefully, but then reconsidered. Nah couldn't be.
"After the certificate, you and your partner will decide on a budget, and buy your essential needs. Of course, if you want to buy other items, you can. Make sure you and your partner agree on the item, though." Liz looked over at her best friends, to see Alex making a pointed glance over at Maria. Liz chuckled to herself, thinking about all the arguments of whether Maria should have bought those aromatherapy vials or not they were going to have. She wondered about what Derrick would want to buy. She knew that if Max and her had been partners, they would have spent their money on a baby nursery.
Liz smiled at that thought. A little baby would have made their lives perfect. No, he probably wouldn't have agreed, since he and I can't kiss let alone make a baby. Liz didn't think she was ready anyway. Liz, she mumbled to herself, this is all a fake game! It's not really true. She sighed wishing that she would have been Mrs. Evans for even a little while, and went back to Mrs. Steamer. "You then have a week to plan activities you can do together, and then on Friday, you and your partner will tell about what you all did. Your grade will depend on whether or not you do this assignment, and half will be whether you and your partner were a good team."
Max sighed, as he thought that Liz and him would have made a good team. Now she'll probably get along with Derrick, and forget about me. He looked over at his partner, Candy, and sighed again. She was too perky, and she wasn't Liz, but he was stuck with her. Besides, as he thought to himself, you're the one who didn't want to be with Liz, for like the first time in your life. You have to pay the consequences, and even though Max knew all this, he still couldn't help but wish he wasn't at school today. He knew that he had almost let his powers out of control, judging from his very slim pencil.
Honestly, he couldn't remember what he had done, but he knew that his feelings about Liz's partner had been the cause of it. He hoped Liz didn't guess why he had had his pencil episode, because that would have made it more clear to her that they shouldn't be just friends. He hoped he still would be a friend after Derrick got a hold on her, he wished as he looked over at the most beautiful girl in the world sitting next to him.
"So to recap: certificate, budget, buy, activities, presentation." Mrs. Steamer said, wrapping the ordeal up. "That's all folks!" she said in a lousy Porky Pig impression as the bell rang. Liz collected her books, and waited for her friends to walk out in the hall with her. She stole a glance at Derrick, as most girls were walking purposely past him. He bent down to tie his shoes, unaware of all the girls' flirtatious ways. "Liz, liz. Earth to Liz!" Maria called to her friend on another planet. "Oh, sorry. I'm ready." Liz replied as she walked with her friends into the hallway, ready for whatever what was going to happen next.
Max didn't even try to pretend to not notice Liz gaping at the new boy. I thought she would only gape at me, he hurtfully said to himself. Max was suddenly filled with resentment and determination to win his love back. He might lose her, but not without a fight…
