Second Chances

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Chemistry

It was time for my fifth period class, History. I love history. It was always refreshing to know about our past history and the mistakes our nation made. It was always good to know that by reflecting on the past, we could create a better future! Ha! That wasn't really my case. I kept on messing with the past and I kept on fucking up the future.

See, the reason I was in La Push, was because my father caught me red-handed, in the action of having coitus with my ex-boyfriend, Tom. He packed all my shit and sent me all the way to Washington. To a small town called La Push that doesn't even have a mall. I was abandoned by him. All because of my weakness!

What really hurt the most was how bias my father was! My five older brothers could bring girls to the house and fuck them right in front of my father (figuratively speaking) and he would be so proud! His sons were men! But if I was the one that was having sex, only because I wanted to follow on my brothers' footsteps, I end up being thrown out of the house and called a bitch! Yes, a bitch! I wasn't sleeping around with just anyone. I was with my boyfriend of four years. My boyfriend, whom I had dated since the seventh grade... but all that, is in the past. Water under the bridge!

I got in the classroom and found Paul talking to some girl. He gave me fleeting look and continued to smile pleasantly at the person he was talking with. I felt the need to apologize, but at the same time I was practically scared of him. He was tall and had a very explosive temper.

I took my seat far away from him and took out my notebook and waited for the bell to ring. Students began to enter the classroom and Mr. Hayden walked to the front of the class. He was smiling as he set his papers on his desk. He took off his sweater and turned to face the classroom.

"Good afternoon." he said contently, sitting on his desk. The class greeted him and he continued to talk about the new History and Social Studies teacher that would be taking over his fifth period class.

"Ms. Black recently earned her Master's in American History. She'll be starting next Monday, so I would appreciate if everyone treats her with the same respect you've shown me. She's new and new teachers need encouragement and praise." he said smiling at the girls on the front row.

I rolled my eyes and began to scribble a quick note for Paul. The class was short and he barely gave us material to study. I watched Paul carefully and tried to avoid his eyes every time he turned around to look at my direction. I folded the paper in the form of an arrow and waited for the end of the class to hand it to him.

The bell rang and I gathered my stuff and got ready for my last class, Chemistry. I waited until Paul was near, when I handed him the note. He stared at me curiously and shoved the paper in to his pocket and left without saying a word.

I exited the room and went up the stairs all the way down the hall until I reached the class. Embry was standing on the doorway talking to two very tall guys that could easily pass as his brothers. He winked at me and moved out of the way to allow me passage.

I thanked him and walked to my seat. The evil witch was sitting on the table that was in front of me. She was surrounded by two other girls that were trying to console and comfort her.

I took my seat and just waited for Mrs. Brown to come into the class and begin teaching.

"I can't believe that he would just dump you after two years of dating!" the blond one said, patting her friend on the shoulder. "I just can't believe that he would do such a thing to you, Elaine." she said.

"I know!" the girl that I believe was Elaine said. "I thought we were meant to be together forever." she cried, wiping her tears with a tissue. "He just came to my house on Friday and ended our relationship. He didn't even give me any reasons as to why he-" she sobbed, leaning her head against a tanned black hair girl.

"Did you ask him why?" the girl with red and blue highlights asked, shaking her head. "What a dick!" she exclaimed.

"I know, Natasha." Elaine said to the girl with red and blue highlights. "I just can't believe that he could be so cruel." she said, wiping her face.

"Don't cry, Elaine. We should go shopping after school. That always makes you happy." the blond girl said, running her hand on Elaine's dark long hair.

"You girls are so kind. I love you so much!" Elaine mumbled, as she blew her nose.

I was really feeling sorry for Elaine. I wonder who could her ex-boyfriend be. I sighed and continued to scribble on my notebook.

"Oh, sweetie, don't cry. Everything will be alright. I bet it's all a misunderstanding." her blond friend said, trying hard to make her feel better. "I know that it will all get better. He's going to see how stupid life is without you. I know he'll apologize!"

"Brie, you really think so?" Elaine asked hopefully. "You really think that he'll apologize? I've seen him look at me and he looks sad. Do you think he feels sorry for hurting me?"

Natasha and Brie both nodded vigorously. "Yes!" they both said in unison.

"I know he'll talk to you after school." Natasha said, taking Elaine's hand in hers and giving it a gentle squeeze. "He's going to apologize and the two of you will be together as if nothing ever happened."

Elaine smiled radiantly and the three friends hugged. "You girls are the best." she said sadly. "Thank you, for making me feel much better."

I wish I had friends like that. I only had Embry Call, and I couldn't really consider him a friend. I turned around and found Embry staring at me. I smiled at him and turned back to face my notebook.

Could this day get any weirder? I don't think so!

The bell rang and Mrs. Brown walked in to the class followed by more students that hurried to get to their seats. "Good afternoon, everyone!" she greeted, pulling her glasses up.

"Today, " she paused, picking up her attendance sheet. "we are going to be dividing the class in to small groups of fours. I will hand each group a few sheets of paper with different chemical compounds that each group will have to give the correct nomenclature and twenty chemical equations that will need balancing. I also want to know if the equations are red-ox reaction or not. There will be no cheating! This assignment is worth two exam grades, so try to do your best!" she said.

The class began to protest, but I just shrugged it off. I knew enough general chemistry and organic chemistry to know the rules for naming the chemical compounds correctly, the rest I could get from the Internet.

"OK, I will call out names randomly. When all the members of the groups have been called, grab the sheets of papers and staple them together and go to a quiet room and do your work. The work is due on Friday! I recommend that you use this hour and the rest of the week to finish your work."

She began to call out names and the first three groups were assigned. I just wanted to get it over with. I was going to photocopy the homework and do it at the comfort of my home.

"Madison Love Ferreira, Jacob Black, Quil Ateara and Embry Call will all be team four." said. I looked up from my notebook and stared dubiously at her.

"Why is that bitch in my boyfriends team?" Elaine hissed, slamming her chemistry book on the table.

"Calm down, Elaine. It's just pure coincidence that she's in the same group as Embry." Natasha mumbled, staring back at my table.

"It's not fair! I hate her." Elaine muttered angrily. She turned around and narrowed her eyes at me.

What the hell was going on? Oh, shit! It was all clear to me now! Embry call was her dumbass ex-boyfriend. I wanted to laugh at her face. If she only knew the things I had done with her ex-boyfriend that same day! She would die at the horror stories I could tell her!

Embry, Jacob and Quil walked to where I was sitting and threw the papers on my table. "Hey, Love! I'm Quil!" a burly tanned man said. He gave me an impish smile and sat beside me. I arched my eyebrow and stared at him.

"I'm Jacob Black, Love." Embry's other friend said. I smiled nervously at them and placed my notebook inside my backpack. "This is Embry Call, Love." Jacob said, smiling mischievously.

I laughed sarcastically at them. "You guys are mocking my name! That's real funny. Last time I checked, my name wasn't Embry or Quil! Where the hell did your parents get those weird names?" I asked irritated.

I saw Jacob shaking his head. "You shouldn't go there!" he laughed. "Those two will have a throw down with you if you mock their names."

"Take it back!" Embry said. "My name is unique and so is Quil's."

Quil nodded and slammed his hand on the table. "My name happens to be a very important one in the Quiluete tribe." He stared at me seriously and began to laugh.

Geez, all because I mocked their name. "Fine, I'm sorry for making fun of your name Em and Quil." I said softly, taking the papers from the table and organizing them. I stood up from my chair and walked to the teacher's desk.

"Mrs. Brown, may I borrow your staple?" I asked politely. Mrs. Brown smiled and handed me the staple. I grinned at her and proceeded to staple the papers together.

When I got back to my table Jacob and Quil were staring attentively at me. I took my backpack and turned to the door. I was really tired and bored.

"Hey, wait for us!" Quil yelled, as he tapped my shoulder. "Where are you going?" he asked,smiling down at me.

"To the library." I said sharply, spinning around and walking down the hall.

"OK, I'll follow you." he said softly and began to walk beside me. "So, do you even know where the library is?" he asked, looking inside the classrooms.

"You don't know where it is?" I asked incredulously. Quil shook his head and laughed. "I really don't know! I've been in this school for three years and I've never found the need to go to the library." he laughed.

"Let me guess... you skip a lot?" I asked. He nodded and I laughed heartedly. "How could that be?" I asked curiously, turning my head to face him.

"I guess, I don't find school interesting. I rather do other things." he said opening the double doors that led to the first floor for me.

"Like what?" I asked interested. I liked Quil, he wasn't as intimidating as Paul. I waited for his answer, but all he did was smile.

"He likes to fix cars and motorcycles." Jacob said, startling me. I blinked hard and turned to face him and Embry.

"That's nice!" I muttered, glancing at Embry. "Well, I'm going to photocopy the assignment and I'm heading home." I said nonchalantly, smiling at myself for being such a smart-ass.

"You can't do this to us! We want to pass! You're like our only hope. Jacob Black is good, but not so good at balancing equations. We've been absent from most part of the month, so we don't know exactly how to do the homework. We really need a good grade to pass this semester." Embry said, placing his arm around my shoulder. "Please, Madi-love, help us get good grades!" he said, kissing my cheek.

I pulled away from him and shook my head. "No... why should I pay for your irresponsibility. I bet I'll end up doing all the work." I protested, putting my hands on my hips. Embry leaned down and kissed my mouth, biting my lower lip. "I still won't help. I can tell just by looking at you guys that I'll end up doing everything." I complained.

Jacob, Quil and Embry wrapped their arms around me. They were all so eerily warm and hot. "Please, Love, we'll help you." Jacob begged, bashing his eyelashes and blinking his big brown eyes at me. I shook my head, but they began to tickle me.

"Please, Madi-baby, help us!" Embry whispered in my ear. I shook my head and tried to break free from their arm-prison.

"Ok," Quil began, "if you help us I'll do something for you. Anything that you want!" he said, removing his arms from around me.

"Anything I want?" I asked, narrowing my eyes as I stared at him. Quil nodded. "What about you two?" I asked suddenly, turning to face Embry and Jacob. "What will you offer me?"

Jacob laughed and turned to face Embry. "She's smart!" he said, punching Embry on the arm. He turned to face me and took my hand. "I'll give you a ride on my motorcycle and teach you how to cliff dive!"

"I like motorcycles. OK, I'll help Quil and Jacob." I said arrogantly. "What about you Em-Embry?" I stuttered.

"I'll take you on a date! I'll take you to school every morning and I will personally drop you safely at your house every evening after school. And do or be anything that you want me to be!" he said, wrapping his arms around me.

"Fine! But keep your hands to yourself, Embry. I don't want any problems with your ex. She already hates me and I really don't need any more problems in my fucking life." I said, removing myself from his arms.

"I'll help, but the moment any of you three mega-hunks starts procrastinating... I'll dump your asses faster than one, two and three!" I retorted, walking down the hall and into the library.