Chapter 126: New Classmates
Chapter 124
Just as the murmurs and side conversations began to fade, the classroom door swung open and Ms. Ackerman stepped in, carrying a clipboard and her usual warm smile.
"Good morning, everyone," she said as she walked to the front. "I hope you all had a restful summer. Now, let's get started. As you can see, we have a few new students joining us this semester."
The class straightened up slightly.
She glanced at her clipboard. "Pippa Fitz-Amobi, Cara Ward, Lauren Gibson, and Ravi Singh—you'll be assigned new seats. We've made a few changes to the arrangement to accommodate everyone."
There were a few groans and sighs as students realized their usual spots might be disrupted.
Ms. Ackerman began calling names from her clipboard.
"Harper and Puckett, you'll be in the last row. Shay and Benson, up front in the first row. Fitz-Amobi, you'll take the seat next to Harper. Ward, next to Shay. Gibson, third row by the window. Singh, near the window seat."
Sam and I bumped fists.
"We got last row," Sam said, grinning. Then she looked at Pippa. "What did you do wrong, pretty girl, to get stuck in the last row? I thought you'd be more like the nerdy type," she added, glancing toward Freddie and Carly.
Pippa looked surprised. "I did nothing wrong," she whispered, looking at Sam.
"Oh, don't be shy," I said, placing a hand on Sam's shoulder and giving Pippa a grin. "Come to the dark side."