You two start walking towards the Science classroom. You glance at Celeste and think that if she hadn't made your relationship awkward and strained, it'd be fairly nice to have a family member his age study alongside him, but instead she was more of a nuisance he was too kind to truly deal with, and in addition to that, you genuinely wanted to help her over her self-image issues, that wouldn't be healthy down the road, but in the end, there wasn't all that much you could do. Your current concern was to make sure she didn't make Science class worse for you.

After a few minutes, you arrive. You got there fairly early, so, it was only a bit later that other students arrived, among which were Lillian and Jen, much to your relief. Soon after, the teacher arrived, looking tired and sleep-deprived.
"Okay, everyone... choose a partner because we're going to do some experiments, and we'll have a small quiz after!" She said and yawned. She definitely looked like she needed her coffee. Then her phone rang, and she groaned in irritation.
"Alright, you've got a few minutes to decide... I have to take this call, when I come back, we're going to start working" She said as she walked out of the classroom.

The formerly quiet room quickly got filled with the sounds of everyone talking, and of course, people were quick to form their working duos, everyone stood up and people started going to their work stations [I actually forgot what these things are called in English, but I mean the tables with stools and the lab equipment]. Never the very proactive type, you stood up and glanced at Jen, then at Lillian and wondered if they had thought of you or had already thought of someone else. You were also a bit worried Celeste might try to drag you along with her, but you lost sight of her. Suddenly, a feminine arm wraps around yours and pulls you...
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May 12, 2023
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