Jenny & Jay - Volume 1

to see how much the girls had changed over the summer. Spotting a few easy

interrupted by

Amber, br

, which was across from Amber's. The bathroom was right next to mine. Our parents' bedroom-wi

t brown furniture throughout the house-though Amber

she was dressed in one of her eccentric, colorful outfits-pants and a separate top. Amber was tall and had a striking face like Mom's, w

ange that our parents indulged her whims, but she was clearly talented and passionate about what she did. She designed cloth

es and light hair. I had inherited my blue eyes from Mom, who now had reddish-brown hair and stood slightly taller than the average woman. Since she had pla

whenever possible. He loved good food. It was still obvious that they loved each

uiet study, and near the entrance was a bathroom, along with a door leading to the garage where he kept his car. The kitchen also had a door lead

as ready, I starte

the lawn today. Please co

in the afternoon," I tried to argue, though I could already t

I thought there was never practice on the f

's just... my friends and ne

veral weeks. They can wait until tomorrow. Please

muttered und

thout turning toward me. She considered the co

dn't pick on us," Dad

l too? I need to hand out flyers fo

e?" I asked, not particul

d we'll go on." Cathy was Amber's longtime friend, though

to school. Mom, an event organizer, didn't have fixed working hours, so she stayed hom

ur white-walled, black-roofed house sat in the valley. We only had fences on the sides-front

ght it a few years ago with my saved pocket money, which my parents had supplemented as a Ch

een recently renovated, so it was in good condition. Admission wasn't open to everyone-academic performance matter

nds since childhood-he'd always lived in the house across from ours. Even after his parents divorced, h

p?" I asked as

an said with a grin, nodding toward a few girls in short s

imple inherited from his father. All my swimming teammates wor

od out among us, while Aaron completed our group with his red hair and brown eyes. Each had a girl standing beside them-Daryl's current girl

mpressions on the first day were crucial. I was used to girls smiling back when I nodded at them, so I wav

tive sisters, and studying with younger students was important for my academic performance.

, with classrooms opening opposite each other. My locker w

My first subject was Biology. Since I was preparing for veterinar

ushed through my classmates to find my name. The teacher had assigned groups of three, though I couldn't figure out the criteria. The

ed my shoulder. "Could yo

with a striking pair of bl

?" I asked mischievously, lean

" she replied, standing he

," I grinned, waiting for the u

d calmly, catching me off guard. I laughed-n

tion, the girl slipped past me to check

and everyone rush

rl with the striking eyes nor my a

ng quietly at the board, I realized I had heard about this teacher

the last and quietly sat in the seat farthe

at the owner of

g her bag. She showed no sign of re

nde hair tied in a ponytail. Her loose-fitting shirt and jeans covered almost everything. Her blue-and-w

errupted by the teache

, your Biology teacher for this year. T

the teacher's office," a guy interrup

hool. Please sit n

myself. Even the te

he guy said, extendin

before," the gi

ly full, but the way she sm

ding my hand as well.

f new students. He was responsible for registering newcomers and organizing their tours. Brian loved meeting new peop

were completely different from my blue eyes and light hair. He wore

at least half a year, and your end-of-year grade will be heavily influenced by your group work. Besides daily learning, e

sked a chubby girl-I th

dog, cat, o

The girl didn't, and neither did I. We had lost The

g pets are excluded. I also don't want any videos of partying, drinking

g followed hi

er? Can we film with a m

ration must be clear and understandable. That means you'll need

e deadline

have time to improve it before the end of the year. After all, you chose my class because your biol

asn't thrilled about my teammates. I hoped they wouldn't mes

to diverge from other living beings on Earth. We had learned the basics in previous years, but now we needed a detailed analysi

otes in his notebook, while Jane barely wrote anything,

f class. Jane quietly started pack

weekend to discuss our video topi

ittle girl, how about you?" I

before the next class. I have to go-bye."

two more classes together this week

had left so abruptly-I wasn't use