Every period, Jam ran quickly out of class and looked around for Jean. To prolong his time and to cover more ground, he repeatedly went to the drink fountain and took long sips of water. For this reason, by lunchtime he really needed to go to the toilet. Running along the corridor, he finally spotted Jean walking toward him.
"Hey Jam!" She called, stopping to talk to him.
Jam stopped, a mixture of feelings sweeping over him. He was happy, but at the same time uncomfortable because he really needed to get to the toilet.
"Jean! Hey, um, I, uhh- how- um could you- could you just..wait there for a tic? Just stay right there okay?"
She nodded as he ran off. He entered the bathroom, finding Trip sitting on the basin smoking something. Not stopping to find out what it was and why the hell he was sitting on the basin to smoke it, Jam did what he had to do and ran back.
To his delight and slight surprise, Jean was still there.
"Back," he said, skidding to a stop in front of her.
"Welcome back," She smiled a sweet smile. They started walking to the cafeteria in silence.
"So…so! Where are you from?" Jam asked her, remembering the weird accent he'd picked up on earlier.
"Australia. My family just moved here, it's weird cos we don't know anyone so it's really hard."
Seizing the opportunity, Jam hoped to God Lex wouldn't mind. Not that he ever talked anyway. "Listen, my friend Lex is having a party this Friday night, did you want to come? Just a chance to meet some people, you know," Jam finished in a rush.
Jean thought for a minute, then smiled, "Sure, thanks for that."