• | Chapter One | •
| Thursday ~ Mid-October. . .
It was mid-semester when Riley and Jay's Sex-Ed instructor suddenly bailed out on teaching, which was no surprise to them. It was insanely obvious that she hated kids, no matter the age. But she particularly despised teenagers the most and it showed every day she walked through the double doors of the school. She would become borderline infuriated when asked questions, purposely failed students just for the hell of it, and had temper tantrums over the most trivial things. Students and faculty alike were still perplexed as to why she even got a teaching degree in the first place.
Both girls found out about the incident about two weeks ago when they noticed that Ms. Babcock (odd name, isn't it?) wasn't there. She was usually hunched over her desk angrily sorting through papers and mumbling obscenities under her breath, and sneering at whoever walked through the classroom door. Their principal, Mr. Phelps, told them they were currently looking for a replacement and to temporarily use the class period as a study hall.
Today was a cloudy Thursday morning when the school bell rung, ending third period. The usual gorgeous scenery around the courtyard and walkways looked dull and gray under the shadow of the sky, but the sudden excitement from the student body didn't match the setting. Everyone was eagerly chatting about the new Sex-Ed teacher. Everyone. Basically, the entire school was full of gossip today.
Riley was standing at her locker, trying to eavesdrop on the conversation between a group of girls talking about the new teacher. But they were speaking too low and she couldn't really understand what they were saying.
"Ry!" She turned to the voice of her best friend, Janelle, who goes by the nickname Jay, as she quickly approached her with the widest grin on her face.
"Let me guess, it's about the new teacher?" Riley nonchalantly asked while placing her notebook in her book bag and shoving her Calculus textbook between English and Biology inside her locker.
Jay's eyes twinkled in delight at her assumption. "Yes! I couldn't resist stopping by because everyone is talking about it and I overheard Denise saying how smoking hot he was in first period this morning."
"Everyone is 'smoking hot' to Denise." Riley rolled her eyes as she pulled her thick Sex-Ed notebook from her locker.
It was so full of unnecessary notes from the start of the semester that it appeared bulky and it was quite heavy to hold. Now that Ms. Babcock was gone, she wasn't so sure whether she still needed the notes or not. But she decided to keep them anyhow just in case.
"Truuue," Jay drawled out in agreement, "but I finally saw him right before third, and I damn-near almost fainted! I swear on my life he's the finest man I've ever seen in my life. His swag, his voice... whew, Lord Jesus."
Riley laughed as Jay slumped against a locker and dramatically fanned herself. "Yeah okay, he can't be
that
good looking."
"Have I ever lied to you?" Jay asked while giving Riley a side-eye.
"No... but you like to exaggerate things." Riley chuckled with a lopsided grin. "So I'm betting that the teacher isn't as sexy as you claim. I don't see what the big deal is."
Jay blatantly scoffed. "Cause you haven't seen him yet, duh! I'm trying to tell you that man is fine as hell. He's like... like..."
Riley could tell Jay was becoming flustered because she couldn't think of the perfect words to describe the teacher. Amusement lingered on her face.
"It's not that serious, Jay. He's cute or whatever, I get it. Let it go."
"Ya know what? When we see him in class later, you're gonna look like Patrick from that Spongebob episode that I can't currently remember when he had his mouth wide open." Jay said as Riley turned her attention away and chortled with a head shake. "Then I'ma be like, 'told you so!' I bet by the end of the semester, he'll have you turned out."
Riley looked over at her with a raised brow. "Turned out?"
"Innocent Riley won't be so innocent anymore," Jay's lips curled into a smirk as she spoke in a singsong tune.
Riley scrunched up her face in disgust and closed her locker. "Nasty."
"See, that's what I don't understand. Most girls your age would already be thinking about sex, but not you. You gag at a single thought of something sexual. You waited
three
years to finally take Sex-Ed, although that was good timing now that I think about it."
"I don't gag at the thought of something sexual," Riley disagreed.
Jay narrowed her eyes into slits and crossed her arms across her chest as she stood there silently for a few long seconds. Then she suddenly blurted out, "Oral sex."
The disturbing scene flashed through Riley’s mind and it triggered her gag reflex. "
Ugh
, don't do that."
"You're so weird." Jay placed an arm over Riley's shoulder as they walked toward their next class. "But that's why I love you."
