"Hannah this is hopeless... I just don't understand science" Grace muttered, her frustration evident in her hoarse, teenage voice. Her best friend empathetically squeezed the stressed out students knee. The taller girl had her legs over her best friends lap with her binder resting on her thighs. Grace was trying desperately to understand grade nine chemistry, it was not going exceptionally well.

"You'll get it Helbig" Hannah reassured, in return, her best friend let out a sigh. "I don't understand. What is the nucleus made of? Protons or neutrons?"  She asked, the many scientific terms confusing her immensely. "Gracie it's both" Hannah said quietly. Grace groaned in reply and let her head hit the wall.

"It's okay Gracie..." Hannah said playing the drums on her best friends legs. "It's just Atoms"...