"Okay, class, I am going to put you into groups. So , the first group is Bug, Penny and Katy. Group 2….And the last group, group 5, is Taylor, Diana, and…. Brianna?"

"Here, Miss Edwardson." Miss Edwardson looked at Brianna, and her face cleared.

"Oh, you're the new girl." Miss Edwardson started muttering to herself. "Brianna, new girl…"

Brianna looked over at Taylor and Diana, who were already scowling at each other.

Oh, dear, thought Briana. This will be… interesting.

"So class, in your groups, you will be reading this information, discussing ideas about how to answer the question quietly, and then you will work separately on your piece of writing on how to answer the question. Off you go."

"So, guys. How should we do this? Should we each read a sheet then pass them around? Or should we all read one sheet? Aloud or in our heads?"

Diana looked at Taylor, exasperated. "Why don't we all read one sheet at a time in our heads?"

"Because then it would take longer." Taylor replied.

"But you suggested it!"

Brianna decided it was time to intervene. "You do realise, you're arguing over how we should read some information on a sheet. Now do you see how ridiculous that sounds? Here," shoving a piece of paper in their hands. "Read these, then pass them around when you're done. Agreed?"

Taylor opened her mouth, probably to protest that what Brianna had said was her idea, but a look from Brianna stopped her in her tracks. "Good." Brianna answered her own question.

While they were reading, Diana mouthed a 'thanks' at Brianna. Brianna grinned, then glanced over at Taylor and rolled her eyes.

Taylor finished reading her sheets quicker than the other two. She glared at them while they were reading. Brianna seemed to annoy her for some reason. She's too cocky, thought Taylor. Pride comes before a fall, my darling Brianna.

"Class, you have 10 minutes left. What you don't do in the lesson, you will have to finish for homework."

"Okay. So I think, that there will be a submarine that will staple the plates together, but in around ten years, because we don't have the right technology yet." Taylor decided.

Diana really disliked Taylor. She had a crush on Caine, which she didn't like. Also, the way she spoke, and what she said, was just really irritating.

"How do you know that they will have the right technology in ten years?" asked Diana.

"I don't!" exclaimed Taylor. "That's the point! No one does! I gave an estimate of ten years until they have the right technology."

Brianna sighed, and fiddled with her pen in her hand. She decided to work on her own, as she knew that she would never get any work done with Diana and Taylor.

"Don't you agree, Brianna?"

Brianna looked up, to see Diana and Taylor looking at her expectantly.

"Agree with what?" asked Brianna.

"Okay, class!" announced Miss Edwardson. "Excuse me! Stop talking!"

Miss Edwardson had a tough time making herself heard over the constant, over-excited chattering of the children.

"Silence!" yelled Miss Edwardson. At last, the class was silent. She sighed.

"That was a disgraceful amount of noise. As I was trying to say, any unfinished work, should now be completed for Wednesday's lesson. Class dismissed."

Diana gave one last reproachful look at Taylor, and walked out the classroom.