“Good thing we get to sit anywhere we want to in this class. I didn’t want to leave you just yet,” Nick commented. “Looks like I’m stuck with you then.” “Can we sit in the back? I noticed that we aren’t allowed to ask for help in this class, but I need help. You have the best grades out of everyone in this class.” “Sure, I don’t mind helping out a lost soul.”

We walked in the class and everybody jumped up on us immediately. “What’s up with you guys? Can’t you see I’m trying to spend some quality time with my boyfriend,” Nick asks, making me blush. Then a person speaks out from the crowd. “We need to ask Caleb for his notes. We all have no clue of what we’re doing.” “I’ll pass my notes around the class. If you have any questions write them on a separate piece of paper with your name on it.”

The people in front of me gave me thanks, and made way for Nick and I. “I told you. Now I’m gonna have to start stealing you from this class.” I grab my notes from my cubby passing it to the person that spoke out to me.

I sit in my seat next to where Nick is waiting for me. Once I get situated he moves his seat closer to mine. The teacher walked in the class. She clapped her hands together to let us know to look up at her. “You guys have a test today. Clear off your desks, and grab the test. When you’re done you can do whatever you want. Are we clear?” “Yes Mrs. Bane,” the class said in unison.

I go up to Mrs. Bane’s desk to grab a paper for Nick and I. When I sit down I hear music start to play. As I sit Nick turns and speaks softly to me, “This means that we can cheat.” “Only on the hard parts. I want you to be able to do what you understand.” “Fair enough. I’ll let you know when I need you.”

Nick grabs my arm, putting a note in my hand. I open the note, curious as to what he wrote in it. Opening it, I see that it reads, “I was doing pretty good until I got to question 9. Can you please help me? Pretty please?” I grab my pencil and write the formula for question nine. I slip the note back to him. When I look up at his face I see him mouthing ‘thank you.’ I mouth back ‘your welcome.’

After a little while I finish my test and get up to turn it in. “You know what you are Calab Kant,” I hear Mrs.Bane ask me. “What am I Mrs. Bane?” “You are smart. You are always the first one to turn your test in and you get every single answer right. I want you to try this part time job, only if you want to.”

I wonder what it says. “You ask for Trisha and tell her you're under my wing. You’ll be working behind the register.” “I’ll think about it. Thank you.” I put the card in my back pocket as I walk back to my seat.

Nick gets up and tells me that he’ll be right back. Not long after he handed his paper in he was walking back to his seat. Sitting down next to me he says, “I can’t wait for this class to be over with. Then you get to come home with me. You’ll help me carry the beers out of my room.” “I’m in.” “Do you think we should smoke before we go, or just bring it with us?” “Like I said earlier, Ty knows how I act when I’m high. We should probably just bring it with us. He’ll feel better if he sees me as we smoke.”