Episode fifteen
French guy
It's Thursday morning at Royal high. The students are having free class, no lesson being taught and everyone is doing one activity or the other. Becca is reading the novel that Lucy gave her, Kris is drawing on a paper and Lucy is listening to music on her earpods. A teacher comes in with a new student
Teacher: Attention, class! (The students stop what they are doing and face the teacher) We have a new student in our midst. He is a transferred student from Saint-Denis international school in France.
(Girls shout happily) Yeah, I know, it's good to have a foreign student and at that, a French student.
Introduce yourself, boy
Boy: Hello everyone. I'm Antoine. I was transferred here from my school. I hope I will have good friends here.
Teacher: You sure will, we are all family here. Let's see where you would sit (Looks around, Sasha gives a signal to Bella who went to join Brian in his seat)
Antoine: I will join that girl over there. (Pointing to Sasha)
Teacher: Is the seat free, Sasha?
Sasha: Yes, Ma'am. It's free. Come sit, Antoine. (Antoine joins her and Arielle sits at the end)
Teacher: Alright. You should feel at home Antoine, Americans are friendly. (Leaves the class)
Antoine: Hi, Arielle.
Girl: He knows Arielle?
Arielle: (Turns to the girl) Yeap, we meant once in a meeting Dad had in France, I followed Dad to do some French shopping.
Girl 2: Wow. That's good. (Walks to Antoine)
Hi, Antoine. I'm Gela, Angela. But I'm usually called Gela
Antoine: Nice to meet you. (Turns to Sasha)
Um, Hi. (Stretches his hand for a shake) I'm Antoine, and you are?
Sasha: Mind your business, French guy
Gela: She's always like that, you shouldn't be friends with her.
Sasha: Hey bitch, fly outta here! (Gela eyes her and walks away) Stupid!
Antoine: Saucy, I like that.
Sasha: Meaning?
Antoine : I will love to be your friend
Arielle: She's Sasha
Sasha: Hey??
Arielle: What? He likes you
Sasha: Whatever, (Takes a gum out of her bag and begin to chew)
Lucy: Seems like Sasha has gotten herself a new lover
Becca: Poor Antoine
Kris: Who cares? (Walks out of the class)
Arielle: (Mutters) I think it's working, Sasha (Sasha smirks)
Sasha: So why were you transferred here? What's your talent?
Antoine: Well, I can play soccer well. Soon to be in a football academy.
Sasha: That's nice. Apart from that, no other talent
Antoine: I am great at noticing beauties and I can't help but notice how beautiful you are.
Arielle: Awww
Sasha: I meant real talent
Antoine: I can dance, especially break dance
Arielle: Sasha loves break dancers!
Girl: Antoine, you are a break dancer? Wow!
Antoine: Yeah, I am.
Guy: Can you break dance for us?
Gela: (makes puppy eyes) Yes, please
Antoine: Um, okay. Haven't danced to an American song before but um, I will try.
Bella: Let me play a song for you. (Plays a break dancing song and Antoine starts breakdancing)
Becca: Damn, this guy is good
Lucy: Almost good as Kris.
Becca: Yeap, he definitely can breakdance more than we can.
Students: Go Antoine ! Go Antoine! Go Antoine ! Woohoo! (Antoine stops dancing and turns to Sasha)
Antoine: I hope you like that Sasha
Lilly: If she doesn't, we love it!
Brian: Yeah, you're good, dude
Girl: Going straight on social media
Guy: You videoed?
Girl: Yeap.
Girl 2: Send it to me!
Girl: You can save it from the school website or from my Instagram page
Lucy: (walks up to Antoine) That's good, Antoine.
Antoine: Thank you
Becca: (Walks up to them) Wanna join our dance crew? I mean, we need such talent
Guy: Oh, Lucky guy
Antoine: To join the KBL? Ofcourse, I will. Thank you.
Gela: I thought KBL isn't that popular in France
Brian: Yeah, how do you know them?
Antoine: I follow them up on Instagram. They might not be that famous in France but they are to me
Becca: A fan, how lovely. Send a direct message to me on my Instagram page, we will talk more on this. (KL leave the class)
Brian: Lucky you
Guy: Yeah, everyone's dream is to be in the KBL'S crew
Antoine: I guess, I am lucky. (Turns to Sasha) And I hope my luck rubs on you too. (Sasha ignores him)
Brian: Stop trying to come close, Bella. I don't know why you are in my seat.
Antoine, do you mind sitting with me?
We'd be all boys in this seat, Louis, you and I
Antoine : I'm sorry but I rather sit with this hottie over here
Brian: Gosh, I'm stuck with you. (Takes a marker pen and draws a line on the ground) don't take your chair close to this line, two feet away from you is all I want
Bella: Why do you hate me like this?
Brian: I don't hate you at all. I just don't like you. I like someone else (looks at Lilly, their eyes meet and she looks away)
Bella: Whatever, still close to you anyway. And I'm gonna follow you everywhere you go, be prepared for that
Brian: Well, not everywhere. I will be in the VIP lounge during Lunch and you wouldn't be there
Bella: I…. (A teacher enters)
Teacher: Sit well, students
Students: Good morning ma
Teacher: Morning. Let's begin class
At the school Garden, actually KBL'S Garden and only they and some people they allow to come, can come in here. And that is where K And L are heading to.
Lucy: (sees Kris in a corner sitting on the grass, backing them) Told you, he would be here. (They go close to him)
Becca: (sees him holding a cigarette)
You are smoking?
Kris: No, I'm not smoking!
Lucy: What's that on your hand? Candy?
Kris: I am not smoking, I was about to, I mean, I was just playing with the cigarette
Becca: Kris, you promised us you would stop smoking
Kris: I did,
it's just so hard to stop
Lucy: Well, we will make you stop. (Takes the cigarette away from him) Smokers are liable to die young
Kris: I know but it sometimes cools the nerves
Becca: Cool nerves of what?
Wait, are you jealous that the new guy likes Sasha? I thought you never loved her, she was your (air quotes) 'fling', you said
Kris: I didn't leave because I was jealous, I was thinking about something else
Lucy: Good, because we just took Antoine to be among our dance crew
Kris: What? Why?!
Becca: The guy's so good at breakdancing. You should have seen him dance
Kris: So? We have breakdancers already
Becca: Not bad to have a French guy among us
Kris: Don't tell me you like him?
Becca: Don't tell me you're jealous of him and Sasha?
Lucy: Enough! Let's just enjoy the cool breeze, you guys