What would a normal high school class be like? Noisy with giggles and arguments here and there. If it be an all boys school, one would expect the class to be turned to a football field during recess and if it be an all girls school, one would expect it to be turned to a field of giggles and chattering and all sorts of beautiful during recess. And if it was mixed, you would expect all the above.
Mr Green, the literature teacher had walked into their class immediately after recess.
"Some of you all have girlfriends and crushes." He stated smiling at the sea of students.
"Obviously."Amber replied and he glares at her.
"So today we will doing pick up lines. Who knows, this might be your chance to unite with the love of your life."
Everyone made a 'boo' and glared at Amber who had rushed in earlier to tell them she heard Mr Green gelling Miss Brown that he would be doing a particularly literature text.
Mr Green then gave them a cunning smile. "You think I dont know Amber already blabbered away for you all? Come on don't be lazy...I will be giving you three minutes each before I start to call you out as I wish." After that he had started to scroll his texts while the students all struggle to find something. He quickly looked up and walked to Ambers seat. "Your phone. You aren't allowed to use google. What would you do without this guy?"
"Or it could be a girl." Amber said and their literature agreed.
She unwillingly passed the phone and started to scribble away on her paper.
Ten minutes after, no one had gotten a full 10 marks or even close to 5. It was Amber's turn now. As she walked from her seat to the front of the class, Mark drummed on the table and the other students copied him while Amber adjusted her shirt.
She glance at her literature teacher before she began reading from the paper.
"Baby..."
"Ohhhhhhh...." the whole of them started to shout.
"Keep it down. Class one is having a class." Mr Green had cautioned although he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Amber cleared her throat and countinued. "Baby, is your father a bricklayer? Because my love for you is strong like concrete."
The class started drumming on the table and cheering for her while Amber stood there smiling and enjoying their screams of approval and praises. Obviously in this kind of thing, she is the brst. Surly she would get a full mark or at least a nine but then Mr Green..
"I will give you a six."
She whipped her head to him immediately and Mr Green quickly took a step backward. "A six. I had to use my brain for that."
"Did you? Isnt that a normal thing you do every day?" He teased and she furiously stomps to her seat. She hadn't done well in the previous test and was hoping to ace this one since it seemed simple. Now she would have no choice but to study hard for the exam.
It was Marks turn and Amber was prepared to laugh at him.
"You are pretty and I am cute together we are pretty cute." He winks at Amber and she drummed on the table for him like he had done for her.
"Five for you."
"Mr Green I feel like you are the one who doesn't know how to judge these pick up lines."
Amber immediately agrees. "Of course. Afterall you are single.." she then drummed the table again and the whole class made a loud "Ohhhh"
"Amber don't make fun of my single status. I will find love soon. "
Amber cleared her table off the books and clearly. "Some of you need to start agreeing that you might never find love."
Another sad "ohhh..." from the class.
Mr green knw it would be of no use arguing with the schools troublesome fellow so he called the next perosn whose name was Cleo.
Timidly as she had always been she walked to the front and read from her paper while frequently adjusting her glasses. "Well...did you know my heart POUNDS for you like because I have POUNDS?"
A 'booooooo' came from the whole class and she quickly went back to seat with a four.
Five minutes after and it was time to call out Stephen. Oh..you all don't know Stephen? He is the most quiet boy in the class. The shy one with full bangs. The kid who got picked on and laughed at because he could barely pronounce his own mame. Yes Stephen was a stammerer and he did it perfectly if there was ever something like that. The first time he introduced himself, it took him five minutes just to say his name.
So when Mr Green had called on him, the whole class made a sad 'booooo'.
"Can't you just let him be? It is not like we have a lot of time to waste here." Rose the pretty class belle at the front seat had said.
"We cant do that. Stephen is a member of the class was well. Come out boy and show us what you got."
"More like waste our time." Mark muttered.
"Be nice." He had warned and stephen timidly walked out his legs dragging on the floor.
"You can't even walk?" Rose complained.
"Eishhh... it is okay don't over do it." Amber said to Rose who wanted to respond but seeing that Amber wasnt giving her the look, she had no choice but to look away.
Stephen was tall. Most of them were between ages 16- 18 but he already looked a good 5'8. Standing in front of the the class, he didnt have a glasses to adjust unlike Cleo but that didn't stop him from rubbing his nose. Amber closely watched him as he tightly held onto the paper like his life depended on it.
He raised his head and met her gaze. She didnt give him a reassuring look. No. This isnt a book or a movie and she isnt that nice. She doesn't even converse with him.
"Come on Stephen you can do this."
Amber's partner in crime, Aliyah had said "No you cant. Don't fool him." And the whole class had burst out laughing.
"Aliyah that isnt funny."
Aliyah raised her hands in the air and backed down.
Stephen touched his throat as if he wanted to make sure it was still working before saying..."well.. we....we..well..we...lll"
Rose didn't have the patience for this.."And here we go again. Can I just snatch his paper and read it for him ? We don't have the whole day."
"Rose, Rome wasnt built in a day. Baby steps Stephen. Just focus." He then whispers something into the boys ears that made him frown and look at Mr Green in surprise. Mr Green smiles back and patted his shoulder. "Just focus. Focus Stephen focus. There is only one person in class."
Stephen glanced at the window and then looked straight at Amber. Surprised her heart flipped at the intensity in his eyes. he glanced through his paper and squeezed it in his hands. Staring at Amber straight in the eye, he strongly said.
"The God that turned water into wine, will turn you into mine. Amber."