in your reflection || rini au

06. eye-to-eye

"-you got a detention?!"

nini sat down at the cafeteria table, sighing in annoyance towards the factual statement as she took her sandwich in her hands, looking at her friends who all had shocked faces

"mazzara was in a sucky mood today..." big red said

"i'll say. he gave the literal angel-of-a-student detention." carlos stifled a laugh

"stop saying it..." nini mumbled "that means i'm missing dance this afternoon!"

"for the first time since we were like three." gina said in surprise

"what if you just miss detention?" howie suggested, taking a sip of his juice

"are you kidding? i can't miss detention. that's like skipping class." nini gasped

"detention isn't a class." seb sung, patting nini on the shoulder

"oh, you've never been in detention then. miss jenn makes it a class." gina sighed "it's oddly unsettling. it's like filled with a bunch of trusting and listening exercises."

"when did you get a detention?" nini asked confused, swallowing her food

"last friday when i came to dance late? yeah, i was thoroughly writing an essay on the development of my mind while miss jenn told us the importance of it." gina nodded

"i think she meant what did you do to get the detention." howie elaborated

"ohhh, yeah i was talking to jenna and complained about how miss finley uses too much conditioner in her hair..."

"and how did that-"

"miss finley was walking behind us the entire time." gina answered, everyone widening their eyes and biting back a laugh as gina nodded "i know."

"hey, well, think of it this way!" big red grinned, turning to the very saddened and disappointed brunette "you aced psychology, you'll ace detention too!"

"oh yay." nini mumbled before exhaling deeply "i'm just hoping that it'll go quick and that i'll be in and out."

+

at the end of the day, nini sighed as she shut her locker, holding her bag full of books and phone in hand as she quickly texted big red

'is there any way to be in two places at once?'

she stopped walking, watching as big red started typing back before his reply came through

'don't think so...but you don't want to be here anyway...lily's in her extra diva supernova moment🙄 enjoy living on the wild side!!😏'

nini shook her head with a smallest smile, exhaling once more when arriving towards classroom and seeing the teacher seated at her desk with many different kids; all with...interesting choice of clothing styles

"miss salazar-roberts," miss jenn called in slight surprise as nini handed her the pink piece of paper "just in time."

nini nodded slowly, turning around to find a seat as she saw all eyes on her.

she swallowed and avoided everyone's gaze, making her way to the back of the classroom and sitting down, placing her books on the desk and opening up her notebook.

looking down at her notes she took during dance, she frowned, picking up her pencil to try and make some adjustments to the dance she had been practicing for days on end.

"right then we're missing someone but we'll have to just get started!" miss jenn exclaimed softly with a smile, taking pieces of paper from her desk "today we'll be doing a project called 'beneath the surface.'"

the students around all rolled their eyes and sighed, miss jenn obviously used to this, continued to speak

"you will work in pairs and write the answers of these questions for each other, when you're done we will do a role play and you will have to answer the questions as each other."

"can't we just like...read?" a random raven-haired girl asked, her chin resting on the palm of her hand as the blonde woman only shook her head with a smile

"it'll be good for everyone." miss jenn assured her "alright, pair up!"

nini watched as everyone in the class went towards their friends, the girl opening her mouth in confusion as she hesitantly stood up and made her way past people to the teacher

"um...miss jenn,"

"nini! hello."

the brunette put on a kind smile "...hi, um-miss jenn, would it be possible to do the assignment by myself-?"

miss jenn gave her a sympathetic look "i'm sorry honey, that's not possible-"

but the woman stopped mid sentence as the sound of the door opening made her move her gaze to the figure walking into the classroom, nini turning around at the sound to see the curly-haired boy with his leather jacket on and his straight and bored facial expression as his emotionless eyes locked with hers...

'you have got to be kidding me?'