One of the guys at the back cheers loudly.
Alright then, some of us do need schooling like five-year-olds. I won't pretend they don't.
"Good afternoon, ladies," Thomas announces as he pulls up a stool in front of our desk.
"Thomas Smith, I presume?" Daphne asks, raising an eyebrow and sticking out her hand. "I'm Daphne Chambers, best friend to the girl you want to bang." To my surprise, Thomas takes her hand and gives it a firm shake.
"Pleasure to meet you," he says.
"Daphne!" I scold. "What's with the weird formal and informal at the same time thing?" I ask hastily.
"It's to account for the weird situation we're in. Is he a teacher, or is he a guy that wants to get in my best friend's pants? I think it's self-explanatory really."
I open and close my mouth, trying to come up with an answer that won't insult one of them, before realising no such answer actually exists. I'm just stuck in this situation whether I like it or not.
"We're not doing that," I tell her.
"Oh, right, so that's when you disappear off to the library," she does weird air quotes to prove her point, "with him, I can never find the two of you?" She raises an eyebrow.
Oh. Oops. Completely busted on that front.
I exchange glan
ces with Thomas, who shrugs.
"You can tell her if you want," he says.
"Aha, so you are doing the nasty in his office." She crossed her arms and gave us both disapproving looks. "Why didn't you tell me?" There's hurt in her voice and I curse myself inwardly. The last thing I want to do is hurt Daphne. She's been so good to me.
"It's not that." I look around to make sure none of the other students are listening in. I wouldn't put it past them to do that, especially because it's perfectly clear the conversation is interesting.
Then again, the conversation also includes Daphne, so they probably assume she's just getting enthusiastic about school work.
"It's a secret library," I whisper. "Like, proper secret, hidden behind a suit of armour."
Her eyes light up. "Will you take me?" she asks.
I look at Thomas.
"Meet me there after class, that's actually why I'm here. I needed to get the message to you."
"And you couldn't just text me to tell me?" That seems a lot easier.
"This seemed like the more fun option."
I roll my eyes. Maybe I should work on setting him up with Daphne, the two of them are perfect for one another. It's a good idea until the little green monster starts purring inside me.
"Alright, fine, we'll meet you in the library. Now what are our assignments?" I ask him.
He consults his tablet, scrolling through to find out names. "Daphne, your project should be on the gorgons..."
She groans. "Really?"
"What's so bad about them?" I ask, confused.
"Medusa," she whispers.
"What about her?"