As I walked through the doors into the blue walled, dimly lit English lit classroom silence fell. I was a few minutes early and the rest of the class stared at me, and one guy with blond hair wolf-whistled. I looked his way and he looked back, but the cheeky blond boy in him had disappeared altogether and been replaced with an understanding red-eyed boy who looked like he thought he knew me. A confused me strolled over to the far corner where I sat alone, waiting for Eve.
Eve never turned up and the professor hurried in four minutes late, set up the projector and handed out a sheet of paper to each person. I later learned that Prof. English was famous for never teaching anything. He would hand out a quiz about last lesson or the homework or some work from months ago and then just fill in the time making people read the next book or extract. (meant less to read for homework!)
When he reached lonely old me in the corner at the back he looked at me quizzically and then said "Oh yes, Renesmee Cullen. Why are you sitting at the back? I'm sure Mr. O'Connor would like some company nearer the front; you'll be able to hear (not that there was anything to hear) and see (nothing to see here folks) better."
I got up and went to sit next to 'Mr Freak O'Connor' and had a quick glance. He was facing the other way but he was wearing a red hoodie with a pair of jeans and some really sporty looking trainers. His hair was a goldy-blond and it was in a sort of scruffy couldn't-care-less style. When he turned to look at the front I saw his face. He looked like an angel, like my family did, and his eyes were red, just like Eve had said. Less red and more dark crimson actually. Rather than creeping me out it made him look even hotter. I never thought I'd be able to identify a 'hot' guy but there he was. Smokin' away.
"You may start the quiz." Called Prof. English and I heard everyone turn over their paper and get down to work. "By the way, if you finish quickly you can leave early. Tonight's read will be 'THE TIGER'. I can't remember who it's by bit is the one that starts 'tiger, tiger burning bright'. You should find it online if you don't have a copy: it's very well known."
I turned over my paper. The quiz was half a page (just half a page!) Everyone was going to be out so quickly they'd have most of the hour lesson left to chat or go about their lives. The quiz title was 'first day back- Winnie the pooh. Mum had read me that a few times, and being a human-vamp hybrid have me a memory that never forgot.
Q1. What was Pooh's best friend (what animal)?
Most people were already struggling. Obviously the answer was pig, or piglet just to be sure.
Q2- what was his name?
That was easy. The writer had been so creative. He'd called the piglet Piglet.
Q3-What was the large kangaroo called?
Still creative- Kanga
Q4-Her joey's name?
Roo. Kanga and Roo.
Q5- What is Pooh's favourite food?
That's the one thing people might remember. Honey. Bears like honey.
I took my paper to the desk and people looked at me as if I was a baby geek. An awesome baby geek. But if baby geeks where the ones actually allowed to skip lessons then ha, in your little pimply faces. Prof. English glanced at my answers and nodded with a 'remarkable' face on. "You can go now if you wish."
"Sir I need you to sign my attendance card."
"Oh yes, there we go. See you next lesson."
And as I gathered my things together, Mr Freak O'Connor handed in his paper and grabbed his backpack. As I started to walk out he hurried after me.
