Set Apart

Chapter 8~

Cristina's POV:

"Hormones, the telegraph system of the body. Sometime between the ages of 9 and 16, they will start to tell your body to change very fast."

"This movie's rates H, for hurl." Cory said sarcastically.

"Mr. Matthews calm down and watch the film." Feeny told Cory.

"The changes won't all be physical, sometimes you'll feel like you're on an emotional rollercoaster. For instance, you may occasionally feel aggressive or weepy."

"Suddenly i'm feeling so vulnerable, Shawn can I have a tissue?" I said looking over at Shawn as he smiled at me. Feeny shushed shushed me and we continued watching the movie.

"Remember girls, you'll get your hormonal telegram we'll ahead of your boy classmates. Be patient while they catch up to you. Eventually everyone hears the morse code of puberty."

"I got your morse code right here." Shawn said as he made a farting noise with his armpit.

Feeny turned on the lights and started lecturing. "This film is meant to help you understand the metamorphosis your bodies will soon be going through."

"Mr. Feeny you use the word metamorphosis like it's a good thing." I say.

"Well what about puberty is so bad to you Ms. Carrillo?"

"Well up until the moment we start puberty, we are completely sane. The world is black and white. There is good and bad. Once you throw hormonal feelings into the mix, then nothing makes sense for the rest of our natural born lives."

Topanga turned to me. "I welcome the changes that will transform me from a caterpillar into a butterfly."

"You say butterfly, I say hairball with wings." Shawn and then laughs with Cory. I kick him from the side of my table and they stop.

"That's a beautiful outlook Ms. Lawerence." Feeny walks up to the front of the room.

"Beautiful? I've seen hormones turn a normal guy's face into Craters R Us." Cory says to Feeny.

"Yes there will be side effects but those, thank goodness, will be the province of your 7th grade teacher."

"If it happens." Corey pointed star Feeny.

"Oh it will happen."

"Maybe, maybe not." Shawn drops his pencil on the floor. "I mean i'm young and i'm fast, I can dodge hormones for days if I have to." The girl sitting on the other side of him picks it up for him and they make eye contact.

Why are they making eye contact?

"I'm gonna stay 12 until i'm 42." Cory continues as Shawn takes his pencil back from the girl while looking at her all google eyed. The girl turns her attention back to the front while Shawn keeps staring at her.

"And Shawn's and Crissy are with me on this the whole way. Right guys?" Cory says confidently.

"I mean i'm in, but Cory I think we lost Shawn."

Cory snaps his head back around to face Shawn and sees he's still looking at the girl on the other side of him. "Shawn?" He tried snapping his fingers to get his attention. "Shawn?"

I rolled my eyes. "Well this is just great."

~Skip to Lunch~

The boys and I were walking over to the vending machine to get some snacks when the girl from Feeny's class passed by Shawn again. Turns out her name is Hilary.