Lucia: Well, I just couldn't resist! Here's the second chapter to B: TNR. Enjoy!
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Previously: "Students!" Mrs. Harper screeched, "There's a fire!"
Lilly blinked in disbelief. A fire? In Sheffield Academy? Unbelievable. For years, Sheffield had been so safe; you could spend the rest of your LIFE in here and not worry about thieves or anything like that. The class, who'd just been enjoying a delightful reprieve in their Algebra lesson, started panicking immediately. But they quieted down when Roland, the portly janitor, bustled into the classroom seconds after Mrs. Harper. He had soot covering his hands and little beads of sweat dotting his forehead. Lilly stared at him hard, hoping he'd have a solution to their sudden problem.
"Stay calm, kids!" he bellowed to them. 'Stay calm?' Lilly thought with a scoff, 'Hello? The freakin' SCHOOL'S on fire! Clue phone, Roland, it's for you!' but, her thoughts were halted by the principal's, Ms. Alabaster's, entrance into their currently panicking class. Her slim body seemingly lunged into the room, just narrowly dodging a billow of smoke that'd been tailing her. She turned to Mrs. Harper and Roland, gave them curt, quick nods, and then spun around to face her terrified students.
"Students," she hollered over the confusion and craziness the fire had brought, "Please, just take your seats and Mrs. Harper, Roland and I will devise an escape route." She turned back to said two and waited for a minute.
"Um, Ms. Alabaster? Why can't we just go out that way?" one of the dimmer kids in the class, Nigel Moore, pointed to the door hesitantly.
Patiently and sweetly, Ms. Alabaster turned to Nigel and said, "Because, you dear, sweet boy, there's smoke out there. And, where there's smoke, there's probably going to be fire." She explained. 'No shit.' Lilly thought, rolling her emerald-green eyes. Right after Ms. Alabaster's response, Nigel's face went brutally red as he sank into his chair again, hiding his face from his jeering classmates.
Another boy, this time tall, lanky and pesky whose name happen to be Joshua Fritz, yelled out, "Nice going, Nigey!" the rest of the class hooted with laughter. Lilly had to stifle a mocking guffaw. She did so by trying with all her might to block out Nigel's embarrassed face, Joshua's mocking finger, which was pointed straight at Nigel's face, and the class' loud laughter.
Eventually, it became impossible for Lilly not to laugh. She poked her nose into her notebook and giggled silently. She then felt someone prod her side. She looked up and came face-to-face with Andrew Gallccio, the hottest guy in the school. He gave her a flirty grin and pointed to the desk next to her, "This seat taken?" he questioned. Lilly shook her head furiously, a shock of honey-colored hair falling into her eyes, "Um… no. No, not at all."
Andrew flashed another flirtatious grin and sat down. "Sooo…" he began lazily, "You think Josh is funny?" he looked at her; his chocolate-brown eyes flickered in amusement.
"Huh?" Lilly stuttered confusedly. Andrew laughed a good, sweet-natured belly laugh, "Oh, you are a SCREAM, Lils." He said with another grin. Lilly blushed, 'Oh, good job, Dos Santos. Go all embarrassed and shy NOW, why don't'cha?' she mentally kicked herself. Andrew smiled at her, "Well? Do you? Think Josh is funny, I mean." He asked again. Lilly straightened in her seat and shook a hank of honey-colored hair out of her face. Then, she pasted a flirty, sassy smile on her face and turned to Andrew. 'Amazing,' Lilly thought, her smile stubbornly remaining on her face, 'My school's on fire and all I can do is flirt. Sometimes, I surprise myself.' She almost rolled her eyes, but Andrew might think she was rolling her eyes at HIM! And there was no way she'd let that happen.
"He's… funny, to a certain degree…" Lilly started, giving Andrew a sly, flirty glance, "But, sometimes he CAN get outta hand." She twirled a strand of hair around her finger. Andrew beamed at her for a minute and nodded, leaning in closer. "I think so too, but when I mention it to the guys, they laugh at me," he brushed a loose strand of blonde hair out of his eyes, "I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks so." He smiled genuinely. Lilly's eyes went wide, "Really? I thought you and Joshua were good buds."
Andrew's smile widened, "We are. Josh is a great guy, but he can be… a complete prankster, if you know what I mean." This being said, he got up, gave Lilly one final smile, and wandered back to where Josh and a few of his other buddies were goofing off. Lilly sighed and looked at the front of the classroom, Mrs. Harper, Ms. Alabaster and Roland had finished their 'discussion' and were turning back to the class.
Ms. Alabaster raised her hands to quiet the class' incessant chattering and began to speak. "Class, we've finally devised a way of escape," She began, "We'll head out of the window…" she was cut off by a wisp of smoke which had floated its way up to her nose. As she sniffed the air apprehensively, her eyes widened considerably. Unaware of Ms. Alabaster's hidden fear; Roland stepped forward, "To continue Ms. Alabaster's statement, we'll meet the other kids on the lawn and see what happens from there," He turned to Mrs. Harper, "Right, Mrs. H?" the doughy teacher nodded in agreement.
Suddenly, like a frightened child begging for mommy's protection, Ms. Alabaster tugged on the baggy sleeve of Roland's white shirt. Once she'd caught Roland's attention, she pointed at the door. "Roland," she whispered shakily, "The fire's right outside the door!"
TBC…
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