Ride Off Into the Sunset

The rest of Noelles lunch period was spent trying to tune out Edens ranting about her and Julia hanging out with Jimmy. God how she wanted to slap the bitch. She wasn't her mother and Noelle being eighteen was legally an adult. She was old enough to make her own decisions.

"Y'all stay away from him or you'll catch it. Eden said.

"Catch what exactly?" Noelle asked annoyed. Eden was talking about Jimmy like he was a disease and not a person.

"You'll catch his loserness." Eden said like it should be obvious.

Noelle rolled her eyes. "He's a person Eden so what he dresses in black and he's a little eccentric." She said. "He seems nice enough to me."

"Nice doesn't mean anything." Eden said. "He's not on our level.

"Or are you just mad cause he's the only guy that doesn't seem interested in you?" Julia said.

Both Noelles and Edens eyes widen. Julia had never had the courage to stand up to Eden.

But what she said was true. Eden was the kind of girl guys would give their limb for. She was pretty enough and had a nice body. If only she had the attitude and personality to match Noelle thought.

Eden knew that most of the guys at their school lusted for her. She used this to her advantage to manipulate poor gullible guys to do what she wanted. One time she told some straight A student if he did her homework she would be his girlfriend.

Well the poor sap did it and Eden embarrassed him in front of the whole school. Noelle couldn't help but be disgusted at Edens treatment of other people. As she thought about Jimmys offer for her and Julia to hang out with him.

"Why would I be mad because of that?" Eden yelled interrupting her thoughts.

"Because he's the first guy not to let you step all over him." Julia said back.

"You like him don't you?" Eden asked. "Why else would you defend him." "If you like him so much why don't you hang out with him instead porky?" She said sneering.

"Maybe I will!" Julia said grabbing her books and running away crying.

Noelle gave Eden a dark look. "You really are a vile human being Eden." She said.

Eden didn't have time to answer cause the bell rang for 6th period and Noelle walked away before she could reply.

Noelle couldn't believe how someone could be so mean. Maybe I will take Jimmy up on his offer she thought.

Noelle entered 6th period. She had this period with Julia and luckily Eden wasn't in it. It was science.

On the table were little plates and scalpels. They were going to cut something up or open she thought.

She looked around for Julia. She better hurry the late bell is about to ring. At that moment Julia appeared with Jimmys arm around her.

"Miss Carson nice of you to join us." Mr. Grant said. "Mr. Sullivan you don't have me this period." He said giving him a look.

"I know I was just making sure Julia got here okay." He said. "She's not feeling too good."

Noelle couldn't help but feel touched by Jimmys concern for Julia. She watched as Jimmy whispered something to Julia that made her laugh.

"Miss Carson are you done?" Mr. Grant asked. Julia nodded and entered the classroom but not before Jimmy gave her a hug.

There were whispers. Julia one of the richest kids in school with school misfit Jimmy Sullivan. Julia didn't seem to care though. She sat next to Noelle.

"What happened?" Noelle asked.

I'll tell you later Julia mouthed out.

"Okay class today we're gonna be dissecting frogs." Me. Grant said. Everyone groaned. Noelle hated the thought of cutting open a living animal. Other than giving you warts what did frogs ever do to people that deserved getting cut open. She thought.

At that moment the door burst open. Everyone including Noelle looked. Standing at the door was the guy she had seen earlier.

"Young man I don't like interruptions." Mr. Grant said with a frown.

The guy simply smirked at the middle aged man. "I'm new here." He said.

"Where's your paper?" Mr. Grant asked suspiciously. The guy shrugged. "I lost it?" He said making everyone laugh.

"Just sit somewhere." Mr. Grant said fed up already. The guy walked down the aisles and stopped where Noelle was. She looked up to see his brown eyes boring into hers. He gave her a smirk before sitting behind her.

"I'll hand out the frogs." Me. Grant said as he opened the containers.

Julia poked Noelle pointed and mouthed out is that the guy. Noelle nodded.

Mr. Grant came to their table setting a medium sized frog on their plate. The frog turned and looked at them with black pleading looking eyes. It rebbent.

"Now begin." Mr Grant said. While everyone else toughen it up and cut their frogs down the middle. Noelle and Julia couldn't bring themselves to do it.

"I can't do it Julia." Noelle said looking at her friend.

"So what are you going to do about it?" A voice asked behind her. Noelle turned to see the spiky haired guy leaning back with a smirk on his face.

"I don't know but I can't cut it up." She replied. The guy leaned forward.

"You have two options you can either set it free get an F or cut the little guy open and get an A." He leaned forward some more. "Your choice."

"Excuse me but why is there talking?" Mr. Grant said walking over.

"Oh nothing baldo it's just sweet cheeks right here was going to start a revolution over the mistreatment of frogs." He said.

Mr. Grants face went red. "I will not be insulted by some punk!" He said.

The guy scoffed and said. "Whatever." in an uncaring tone.

"Ms. Dominguez you either cut up this frog or I'll do it myself." Mt Grant said. He sounded sadistic to Noellle.

"No." Noelle said glaring at him.

He picked up the scalpel. "Then I'll do it." Just as he was about to stab the frog a hand shot out grabbing his wrist. Noelle looked to see the guy glaring at him. He slammed Mr. Grants hand on the table forcing him to drop the scalpel.

Mr. Grant yelled in pain. By now the whole class was paying attention. The guy then got up took the frog opened a window and it hopped out his hand.

"Young man you can't do that to me!" Mr. Grant said. The guy walked over to him grabbing a scalpel off a nearby table. He slammed Mr. Grant against a table and held the scalpel to his face.

"Don't you ever talk to me like that again." He said dangerously. "Or I'll cut your bald ass up like you're doing this frogs." He said. He slammed Mr. Grant again against the table before dropping the scalpel and exiting the room.

Everyone looked shocked at the events that just took place.

Noelle found herself scared and intrigued by the guy.