The teacher walked over to the scrabbling teenagers.

"Class has started. Take your seats."

Violet glared at Aaron as she said "I will."

Aaron knew Violet was directing those words at him. He sat behind Violet and tried to concentrate on the teacher.

"You divide by three..."

Violet can be so stubborn...

"The Pythagorean Theorem is the..."

Why can't she back off?

"The answer is seven which means..."

I'll just make a run for it!

"Class dismissed!"

Aaron continued to stare at the board. The sound of fingers snapping brought him down to Earth. His gold eyes fell upon Violet.