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jealous?” she asked, causing her friends to laugh. Their laughter carried across the room making Ryan turn his head. He realized it was the girl from the other morning. He continued staring, mesmerized by her obvious enjoyment.
    “Hey Ryan, how’s practice going?” Amelia asked trying to bring his attention back to the table.
    “Fine,” he replied quickly.
    “That’s it? Fine?” she echoed.
    “Yeah, fine,” he stated turning his focus back to Cat. Amelia glared at the back of his head. Being Isaac’s girlfriend gave her power over their group. It upset her that Ryan had never let her control him. He dressed differently than them and treated others at the school, not with disdain, but respect. She hated his innate niceness. She also hated the fact that he wasn’t attracted to her like the other guys were. Their adoration pleased her greatly. She thrived on attention, and when it came to boys, she had no problem getting what she wanted. Amelia watched as Hannah approached Cat’s table, smiled and then sat down. How dare that little brat sit with them ? Hannah should be Ryan’s sister! She’s infused with niceness just like he is. Well I’ll take care of that, she thought.
    “Isaac look at your sister,” Amelia said sweetly. Isaac, who was on his cell phone and not paying attention to anything around him, ignored her. In frustration Amelia tossed back her long blonde hair and dug her dark red finger nail into his arm while pointing at Hannah. “Look!” she repeated. His gaze fell on his sister and anger surged through him.
    “Hannah, get over here now!” his voice echoed loudly throughout the vast room. Everyone went silent and turned toward him. He appeared not to notice.
    “See you later,” Hannah murmured to Cat before hurrying over to her brother’s table.
    “What an arrogant ass, I should go over there and give him a piece of my mind!” Cat whispered angrily.
    Julie grabbed her by the arm. “Settle down, he’s not worth the effort. Plus your brother told you not to mess with them.” Julie’s voice seemed to calm Cat and her friends watched as her eyes slowly lost their rage.
    Cat took a deep breath, “I don’t know why I let him get to me!”
    The bell rang and everyone scattered. Ryan stood and stared at Cat as she left the cafeteria and was swallowed up by the mass exodus of bodies.

     
    Miss Amaya walked into her sixth period with a brightly colored scarf wrapped around her neck, almost touching the floor. She wore a bracelet with tiny bells, smiling silver moon shaped earrings and a pendant on a silver chain engraved with the words, My Earth Smiles. Cat instantly knew that this woman would prove to be interesting. “Hello Class, sorry I wasn’t here with you all yesterday, I had some last minute paperwork that had to be dealt with.” Picking up a piece of purple chalk, she wrote her name whimsically on the board, ending it with an exaggerated exclamation point. As she took the roll, she asked each student to tell a little about themselves.
    “Catherine Colvin…Colvin? I know a professor at Covington State College by that name, any relation?” she queried Cat.
    “He’s my dad,” Cat replied.
    “Well say hello to him for me won’t you? I took a few of his classes and I thoroughly enjoyed them. Especially the one about the history and application of witchcraft and wizardry, simply fascinating stuff,” Miss Amaya gushed.
    After she finished the roll, Miss Amaya stood in front of her desk and spread her arms wide. “I know we’ll be fast friends this semester. That’s why I want you to call me by my first name. Of course due to school policy, it has to be prefaced with a Miss, but I can deal with that.” she smiled. “Now, open your textbooks to the first chapter. And welcome to Earth Science.” Cat sighed. Looking around the classroom she noticed Miss Amaya’s effect on everyone. They were hanging on her every word.
    Elle leaned over, “I am really going to enjoy this