Jack's pov:
Oh motherfucking Mrs. Heas. Why you never collect homework and when I didn't do it, you must check it?I turn around to my new freaking deskmate and I notice she is tossing me a piece of paper on my desk. I look at it and I see that is the homework. I glance at her desk and she has the same paper as me. Does this freak always make a copy of the homework? The teacher collects it and she assigns us some exercises while she corrects our work. I turn to Freaky Jillian and try to get her attention, but she is ignoring me or she is so much concentrated about math that she doesn't notice me. I opt for the first hypothesis.

"Hey Freak" I whisper. Nothing. She keeps ignoring me. Maybe she still angry about yesterday, but, if she is still mad at me, why has she help me? The bell rings and Jillian, quickly and silently, pack her things and head to the door, but Mrs. I Only Collect Homework When Jack Doesn't Do It, stops her to talk. I approach them slowly and I hear the Freak talking:

"I helped Jack with the homework because yesterday he hurt his hand and he couldn't write....." She's telling a lie for me.

"Okay, Miss Midnight, if you say so I believe you." I see the freak heading under the sycamore tree in the school garden. I'm planning on having a little chat with Jillian, but first I go to my locker to grab my lunch. I peep into it and I curse my mom: she forgot to put in my candy. I'll go in sugar abstinence if I don't eat some candy. Fuck you mom. I wonder if the freak has some sweets for me. I reach the lonely freak under her usual spot. She seems sad, lonely, and frail, but she has a powerful voice which is able to make me feel better. I sit next to her. She begin to shake and she moves away from me.

"Calm down, little Jilly, I'm not going to hurt you this time." I smirk.

"Go away" she whispers softly "I want to sit alone a bit"

"You're always alone, little girl"

"What do you want from me?"

"Hey, there's no necessity to act defensively!"

"Yes it is. The last time you hurt me and I want nothing to do with you" she says standing up and attempting to go away from me.

"If you don't want to faint again, you must stay here. I'm not going to hurt you if you stay here with me."

She sits again next to me. I smile: it's fun to play with her.

"Hey little freak, I only want to thank you for saving me from Mrs. Heas. And I want to know something: do you always make a copy of homework?"

"You're welcome and no, I only did it because if the crew destroyed my work, I'll have a copy and I won't get in trouble"

"Smart girl." I start to feel feeble and tired, symptoms of sugar abstinence. I look at the little freak sucking her usual lollipop. Maybe she has a spare one for me.

"Hey freak, do you have a spare lollipop? I'm going on a sugar abstinence."

She opens her lunchbox and she give me her heart shaped lollipop. I open it and begin to eat it happily feeling my strength coming back to me. She saved me twice this day.

"Hey Jillian, could you please sing for me?" She stared back as if I just said an heresy.

"Well?" I ask impatiently, she continues to stare at me "Oh come on. You're got a wonderful voice and I only want to hear it." She takes a big breath and she opens her mouth to sing. The fantastic sensation of yesterday comes back as the divine sound filled my ears. Again I'm under her spell. I close my eyes enjoying the moment. Unfortunately the bell rings and the freak shut up and heads to class. Damn!