I glared at the Ross' door firmly shut before me,making cat claw motions at it which didn't help at all. I gave up trying and turned the knob of my door. What a jerk!
    "How did coffee go?" Dad asked me immediately I got into the house,picking up his plates to the kitchen.
     "Super". I managed to say,eager to change the subject. I couldn't bear to think of what might have happened if Marcus had closed the space between us. Oh my goodness! What was my perverted mind thinking?
   "Are you still considering applying for a job?"
     Dad put the plates on the draining board and wiped his hands on a clean kitchen napkin.
    "Yeah. I submitted my résumé with my job application yesterday to a company". He blurted out with a wide grin.
    "That's what I'm talking about". I hollered, fist bumping him. His grin increased even wider.
    "Have you told mom about it?"
    "Nope. I want it to be a surprise".
    "Well,that works too. Anyway I'll be in my room if you need me".
    "Got it!" He called out. Rays of sunlight streamed into the room through the plain curtains. My memory flooded with the images of what happened in the Ross' sitting room. Don't look at me. My mind simply had a mind of it's own!
     Sighing, I sat on my study chair and leaned my hand on the table in front of me. I remembered my deal with Mrs Ross,causing my mouth to dip  into a frown. How was I supposed to fix him if he was gonna carry out impromptu stunts on me like that? The best thing to do was let nature take its course and I was well aware of the fact that it could be positive or negative.
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    It was nice to finally breathe in fresh air. The chemistry laboratory was the perfect definition of a hell hole. Bubbling chemicals,stupid test tubes, annoying lab partners and teachers barking out orders. The combination of all these formed chaos. Absolute chaos to humanity. A freaking violation of an individual's right to freedom from torture.
     My fists curled into a ball when I remembered what my lab partner had told me.
    "Forget lab safety precautions, I want super powers".
     How very thoughtful of him. Not all chemical explosions or lab mistakes could lead to one having superpowers. Just because The flash and Cyborg got so lucky didn't mean it happened all the time. Yeah,I knew that much.
     "Hi Amanda". Jeremy greeted with a cheerful smile. I smiled back at him suspiciously.
    "Whats up with that smile?" I asked quizzically, shutting my locker. "Don't tell me you got an A".
     "Like that could ever happen. I'm just happy you sang me to bed Friday night".
    "Oh that. It was nothing". I assured him as we started walking down the hall to class.
     Jeremy suddenly stopped dead in tracks and I had to stop to,wondering why. I followed the direction of his eyes,holding the urge to punch something. I should have known all along.
     The feeling of hurt and anger coated Jeremy's normal cheerful face as he watched his so - called girlfriend snog a guy by the lockers. They looked so into it that they didn't notice when Jeremy walked towards them. I mean,I tried to stop him but who knew he actually had something called manpower? Not me.
    "Alexa!" He barked out,startling Alexa who straightened up in surprise.
    "What are you doing here?"
     He rolled his eyes. "In case you've forgotten,I school here". His eyes strayed over to the guy beside her who was already on the verge of peeing in his clothes from the looks of things.
     She smirked at Jeremy. She freaking had the guts the smirk at him. Of course I knew she could be a bitch at times but I never knew she was a mega bitch.
    "What's the meaning of this Alexa? You said you loved me yet you just kissed another guy behind my back".
     She shrugged,not one bit sober for her actions. "Well technically, you saw it so it wasn't behind your back".
     Perfect time to play the English tutor wasn't it? I looked at the guy beside Alexa and couldn't help wondering why she would choose to kiss him rather than Jeremy. Uhm- which girl in her right senses would do that?    "Did you think that for once I really loved you?"
     I fought the urge to slit her throat open. Could someone do me a favour and tell her to shut the hell up?
    "I was just using you Jeremy although I'll admit I had a lovely time doing so. Sorry if I broke your heart. You're just..." She paused and gave him a slow once over look. "..not my type of guy".
     It was official. Alexa had managed to personalise the spirit of bitchiness,turning herself into a mega bitch. I made a mental note to deal with that later. Right now,a friend was in distress and it was up to me to save the day.
    "Try not to miss me honey bunny". She purred out the stupid nickname that never failed to piss me off and blew air kisses at him before leaving. An awkward silence passed by before the guy stuttered."Look man,I didn't mean to do it. She was the one who -"
     "Save it and get the hell outta my face". Jeremy bellowed. This guy was really full of surprises. I watched the guy scamper away like a little kid. Was this the right time to say:I always knew being with her was a mistake? Probably not.
     I studied Jeremy's expression for a moment but they held nothing just like Marcus. Damn it! I wasn't cut out for this kind of situation.
    "There there". I cooed softly, patting his heaving shoulders. Too creepy? "I'm always here for you". Too cheesy? Damn it!
     His eyes met mine swiftly. I could see the black ring among his misty grey irises. They captivated me so much that it was hard to avert my gaze. He was hurting and I couldn't do anything about it. Classic!
    "Don't change Amanda". He simply said and breezed past me. Was this the start of his coldness like Marcus?Break up one,another to go. What was I thinking? I raked my hand through my yard of ebony curls and paced to class.
     Mrs Brown,our literature teacher was already in class when I got in. I propped my bag on the chair and took out my literature text. Eyes were following my every move...it was goddamn creepy.
     Mrs Brown adjusted her giant frame glasses, flipping through a book in front of her. As usual she was dressed cave woman style. It was impossible not to look twice at her. One would think it came with the whole teaching job but I'd seen teachers who look better off.
    "I would like two volunteers; a boy and a girl to kindly come out and act the role of Williams and Bianca". She announced as her owl like eyes covered by her giant spectacles swept through the sea of hands that shot up in the air.
    "How about you,the girl in black".
     Eyes suddenly glanced my way then it dawned on me. I was the girl in black but I didn't even bother to raise my hand up. Mrs Brown continued staring at me. I had no other choice than to walk reluctantly to the front of the class with the book in my hand. Great!
     "You,the pretty boy in blue,come up here too".
     My breath hitched in my throat as I watched Marcus stride towards me,his whole presence screaming danger zone.
     Mrs Brown glanced at the both of us with contempt. To her,she had done a pretty good job in choosing her cast for the play.
    "You both will start from Scene II where William confesses his undying love to Bianca by the riverside".
     Say what now?
    "You may proceed".
     I cleared my throat nervously, not missing the death glares his fan girls were throwing at me. It's not like I wanted to be here in the first place so they could stare on for all I cared. Okay I cared a lot and their eyes weren't helping matters.
    "My dear Bianca, there's something that has been bothering me for so long and I must tell you". Marcus began in a fascinating British accent.
    "What is it then fair knight?"
     He kept his cool while looking at me. "I've memorised all that I wanted to tell you but now as I look into your eyes,I'm lost in them". He paused and caressed my cheek which made me flinch a bit. Of course, he was acting by the scripts.
     The way his dark turquoise eyes stared intensely at me made me feel on cloud nine.
   "I love you very much Bianca. Words cannot describe how much I do. As they say,actions speak louder than words. So I would like to show you a symbol of my love". He stopped to glare at Mrs Ross horrifically.
     "Well go on". She urged him
    "I can't. Do you really expect me to kiss her?"
    "May I remind you Mr Ross that this is part of your monthly academic test. You are to do everything the book says as long as it doesn't contain smut and mind you it's not a French kiss or something. Just a slight peck on the lips or the side of the lips. C'mon guys,work with me here".
     He took a deep frustrated breath and turned back to face me. I was well aware of the fact that everyone was paying rapt attention to us. The fan girls were sending me death signals,waiting in anticipation.
     "I would like to show you a symbol of my love".  He repeated and tilted his head sideways. I shut my eyes as images of Saturday flooded my mind. Oh my goodness. Was this really going to happen? For Pete's sake this was outrageous!
     He smirked at my confused state and planted a slight peck at the corner of my lips. Just a touch of his warm lips in my skin made my knees turn liquid. Not because I liked him though. Any guy would have made me feel that way. Any hot guy.
     "What do you say Bianca?"
     Sincerely speaking,I didn't know what what to say. Oh!the scripts...
    "I love you too William". I said softly, "let this be a symbol of my love to you".
     He was going to pay for making me feel nervous." What are you doing Amanda?" He questioned as I brought my face closer to his.
    "I'm going by the scripts". I simply said before placing a peck on his lips I'd oh so admired. It lasted longer than I'd anticipated. His eyes rounded up in surprise following the rounds of clapping hands.

     A/N: Just to be clear,that wasn't actually a real play so no one should ask for the name. Now that we're clear on that,thanks for reading this chapter.
     Uhm,okay I came across some books where the authors wrote their goals so I've decided to try it out.
    Goal: To get 1k reads,50 votes and about 10 comments.
     Too hopeful right? I know it's sad. Well today is May 3rd,my brother's birthday and practically the month of birthdays in my house...my parents,I and my younger brother. To all the May readers in the house...I love you guys, and the others too of course. May rocks!
     Now May I move on to the next chapter? *winks*