Elizabeth yawned. Biology could not get any more boring. She looked at the screen in front of her and glared at the annoying words. 'The S phase is the second phase of...' whatever, it's not like she'd need any of that in real life.
She squinted her eyes and struggled to see her teacher, Mr. Hemming, he was fifty and obviously so. His hair was gray and slowly becoming scarce. Although, she didn't mind, he was a kind old man - a mentor perhaps.
The lesson passed very slowly, and by the time she got out, Elizabeth had forgotten everything.
"Lizzy! Wait up," a familiar voice behind her called out.
She turned around to see her best friend, Sylvia, and she smiled. Sylvia's blonde hair flew behind herself as she ran and her flip flops clapped against the cement floor.
"Lizzy, you would not believe the day I've had. I was just minding my own business, as I always do, and Rowan from second period came up and grabbed my arse!" She squeaked the last few words which made it very hard for Elizabeth to refrain from laughing.
"What did you do?" Elizabeth asked.
"Well, I pushed his hand away and kicked him in the shin. He was gonna yell at me for that so I pushed my palm into his nose, IDK how to say it, but I kinda shoved his nose bone-thing into his brain. It was an accident, and only self defense." Elizabeth's eyes had widened so much, she thought they might pop out.
"Well, he sure learned his lesson, then, didn't he?" Elizabeth said, trying to make a joke, but failing.
Sylvia glared at her. "Whatever, I need to stay after school to deal with the counselor. Will you stay with me?"
"Sure, lead the way."
"Oh, no. Sorry, but you can't come. Can you just get us a ride and wait around the school until I'm done?"
"Sure thing. I have to talk to my Algebra teacher anyway."
The girls hugged and Elizabeth turned away to go to class. Her heart began to beat faster and she could feel it in her chest. She tried to calm down, but failed. This was Mr. Charleston after all, and all the girls, gays, and gosh-I-don't-even-know's loved him.
The trip upstairs couldn't have been more stressful. Her hands shook, and her palms began to sweat. She turned a corner and faced his door. Reaching out a shaky hand, she tapped on the door thrice and held her breath.
The door was quickly opened by a tall, beautiful, brunette man. He smiled down at Elizabeth and she felt her face flush. She tried to smile back, but only got something that desperately needed an apology. He pulled her inside and closed the door behind her. The click made her jump.
"What's up, Liz?" Mr. Charleston's deep voice echoed around the room.