Episode sixteen
French guy 2
It's afternoon and the class is having science. The teacher is teaching them physical science; acid and base
Teacher: Now, let's summarize all that I taught you.
acid is any substance that in water solution tastes sour, changes the color of certain indicators. For example, reddens blue litmus paper, reacts with some metals. example, iron to liberate hydrogen, reacts with bases to form salts, and promotes certain chemical reactions acid catalysis
Are you following?
Class: Yes ma'am
Teacher: Good.
Base as we said is any substance that in water solution is slippery to the touch, tastes bitter, changes the color of indicators e.g., turns red litmus paper blue, reacts with acids to form salts, and promotes certain chemical reactions base catalysis.
Any questions?
Class: No, ma
Teacher: Let's go to the laboratory and learn about acid and base. We will do some practicals with litmus paper and some quick tests after that
But first, I have to share you into groups, the four persons in each group will represent the others that will not participate in each group. Are you ready? (Students respond affirmatively)
Group A; Kris, Lucy, Louis and Antoine. (Antoine raises his hand) Yes?
Antoine : Sir, please, I will like to be in another group
Teacher: What other group, I haven't even called another group yet
Antoine : I know sir, I just don't want to be in this group. Can you please put me in a group with Sasha?
Teacher: I have put you in group A and that's it. You have no say.
Now, Group B; Becca, Lilly, Brian and Sasha. Group C; Bella, Damon, Desmond and Gela. The people in the left roll, Group A. In the center, Group B and in the right side of the class, Group C.
Now let's all match to the laboratory. (They leave)
At the Laboratory
Sasha refuses to participate because Becca, one of her enemies, is among her group. The group however continued the practical ignoring Sasha's nonchalance.
Antoine can be seen staring at Sasha all through the practical. Sasha walks to Arielle and takes her outside to talk to her.
Arielle : You know, telling me you wanna talk to me is better than pulling me outside. Do you wanna cut my hand off
Sasha: I just don't want to draw attention.
Arielle: Okay. What's the haps
Sasha: The haps is Antoine !
Arielle : Lower your voice, you don't want people to hear you.
Tell me, what has Antoine done
Sasha: He hasn't done anything. He just stares too much, says too many flattering words. And for the first day
Arielle: So?
Sasha: So, you should tell him to stop the acts. It's too early.
Didn't you make him understand the deal well?
Arielle: Truth be told. I didn't tell him anything. I just arranged for him to be exchanged to this school.
Actually, I convinced him that the school is great.
Being influential, he came to this school by himself, probably making his former school's authority to sign his foreign exchange form.
Sasha: I don't get what you are saying, Ari. Make it clear.
Arielle: I'm saying, I didn't do much, he came on his own and I didn't make a deal on pretending to be your boyfriend or something, he just did.
I didn't even know that he would start Royal high so early. I was looking at next week or something.
Sasha: Wow. This is a bombshell
Arielle: He just loves you
Sasha: Crush is the right word
Arielle: Soon to be love
Sasha: I don't want no love! I just want to use him to get my Kris back
Arielle: Well, whatever it is. Just play along.
Break up with him when you have gotten Kris back. How hard can it be? You have broken guys' hearts before. Nothing new
Sasha: Exactly what I will do.
Besides, Antoine is a great catch.
Foreign, athletic, handsome, influential and rich too
Arielle: Yeah, perfect to make Kris jealous. He always like being the center of all attention, now that Antoine is stealing it, it will slowly kill him
Sasha: (Chuckles) Plan activated
Arielle: Yeap
Can we go to the laboratory now, I don't wanna miss much
Sasha: Sure. (They go into the laboratory)
Meanwhile, As Sasha was going out with Arielle, Antoine was staring at her walking away and Louis noticed it
Louis: Seems like someone is in love
Antoine : (Shy) Um, yeah
Louis: First time in school and you all lovey dovey. Don't get trapped boy
Antoine : What's wrong with falling in love
Louis: Nothing. Just that some people don't deserve being loved
Antoine : I don't understand
Louis: Don't mind me, I'm just chewing my mouth (pats Antoine's back)
Antoine : You're French, right?
Louis: What makes you say so?
Antoine : Your name
Louis: Oh yeah. I'm French, kinda
My mom is French, got intimate with my American Dad and had me
Antoine : Oh, I'm sorry about that
Louis: Sorry?
Nothing to be sorry about dude. They live together but ain't married. Marriage, you know is just an agreement on paper, Nothing else
Antoine : Yeah, you're right
Louis: How do you speak English fluently?
Antoine : I usually travel outside France for holidays. And mostly to England
This isn't my first time in America, but my first time in New York city
Louis: Nice. You must be so influential
Antoine : And I guess you are too
Louis: Kinda.
Antoine : You really like the word, kinda, don't you?
Louis: Yeap. (Antoine chuckles) We are gonna be good friends dude. (Antoine nods)
Kris: (Who has been listening since decided to ask) Is this your first time in an American school, Antoine ?
Antoine : Oui. I mean, yes
Kris: Then you should know how the school rules before you get all goofy
Antoine : I'm not being goofy. Besides, I just came to the school, I'm learning things around here, gradually
Kris: Did you just talk back to me? And in such a way!
Antoine : I..
Louis: He was trying to say that he will learn about the school ways soon and will adapt to it and even the full New York city. (Holding Antoine's hand in a way of showing signs to keep quiet. Antoine stays mute)
Kris: It better be so