"I suppose we'll have to kill time. Anything new with you?" the boy asked Jennifer. "Um, nothing major," she said, "Just school and such, you know." Jennifer was becoming painfully aware of how awkward conversations with strangers could be. She felt a little bad about a...

Jennifer jumped at the voice behind her. She turned around, hoping it was one of her friends, and then paused. Behind her stood a short boy with a dirty blond ponytail and green eyes. Jennifer had seen him around school, and knew that he was in her grade, but could not remember his name. She thought...

(Jennifer Perez continued from Phantasmagoria ) It was another lunchtime at Bayview Secondary School, and Jennifer was bored. It had been a few days since her meeting with Melissa, which was still the most interesting thing that had happened to Jennifer recently. Jennifer was standing in line to pur...

Everett Taylor sat in his chair, staring at the front of the classroom. He was uncomfortable; the desks were designed for people thinner than he was. He was also bored. Mrs. Bishop was late, again. Everett sighed, and fidgeted with his tie. He was eager for class to start. Another day of class meant...

"I honestly just like helping people with their school work since its one of the few things I'm really good at. But if you don't mind making me some clothes...I think that would be amazing, really," Melissa said. Jennifer smiled. She would definitely make something for Melissa. It was so n...

Melissa offered to help Jennifer with her schoolwork, calling her a friend. Then, she seemed to become some what self conscious, asking Jennifer if she wanted to be friends, though she regained some of her humor, saying, "So how about it? We can be partners of justice, fighting against the crue...

Jennifer laughed along with Melissa. It was so nice to find someone whose sense of humor was actually good. "We should fight crime together some time," Jennifer said in a stage whisper, "maybe make a team or something. I wonder how many other superheroes there are at Bayview. I think ...

Melissa complimented Jennifer's clothes, and then commented about potentially purchasing something from her. Jennifer was floored. She felt honored by Melissa's compliment. Melissa then listed her impressive array of creative hobbies. Jennifer smiled and nodded, wondering how a person could possibly...

"Oh yeah...if you don't mind me asking, what brings you out here? Same reason as me?" Melissa asked, following quickly with, "Although perhaps we should get out of the middle of the street first, huh?" and a chuckle. "Oh, yeah, probably," Jennifer replied, following Mel...

The girl looked irritated for a split second, and Jennifer cringed. Oh, great, I've screwed up someone else's day. Brilliant. Then she seemed to relax somewhat. Jennifer was relieved. She hated conflict, and tried her hardest never to stir it up. The girl introduced herself as Melissa. Jennifer trie...

(Jennifer Perez continued from Window Shopping ) Jennifer was walking around town, looking for ways to avoid going home. She was enjoying her time out, and her mom wouldn't care. Jennifer followed rules far too closely to get into any real trouble. In her wanderings, she realized she had ended up ou...

Jennifer Perez was walking throughout the Promenade's upper level, wandering randomly through department stores, looking at clothes. There were so many many designs, some different from everything she had seen before. Fashion changed so quickly it was impossible to keep up with without being a milli...

Aaron continued to stare at his paper, taking notes without allowing any of their meaning to enter his consciousness. Mr. Alpert appeared satisfied with Aaron's earlier humiliation, and did not call on him again. Still, Aaron sulked. If I was on the school board, he thought, I would have this psycho...

Aaron seethed. He hated being called out. It wasn't his fault he was late. He tore out a sheet of paper and began copying the homework, but he wasn't paying attention to it. So what if he wasn't the best math student? It wasn't because he was bad at math. Mr. Alpert was just a bad teacher. In fact, ...

Aaron Hughes was running late for math class, which was not optimal, since he was already treading on thin ice with his math teacher, Mr. Alpert. Aaron would not, however, stoop to running to class. Running was for important situations, fleeing people pretending to be trolls and the like in the live...