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"Hmm"

A voice from the back spoke up, "We can switch"

Everyone in the roonized that soft, timid voice It was Marissa

She added, "My friends and I will sit up front so they can sit back here"

Matteo said, "Miracles do happen Thank god" Ju to his shoulder and nodded "Thank you, little Mother Theresas You will all be blessed in your afterlife and I have no doubt you’ll go to the highest heaven"

A few in the room chuckled The professor wasn’t aious one"

He touched his forehead, his chest, both of his shoulders, then touched his lips Offering his hands up in the air, he shook his head "My prayers have been answered again"

Marissa and her friends grabbed all of their books and bags They came up to the front and stepped aside Matteo was the first to get to the back row and he plopped down in the farthest corner He pushed the other desks to the side, giving hi his hands in the air, he folded theainst the wall "Wait" He shifted, leaning against the corner of the roo his feet out, he said, "Much better Thanks, chicas"

Drew laughed and went next I followed hiaze away and followed her friends as they sat down I tensed, but took the last seat beside Drew We were in the back of the room and the other people in our row had scooted over so we had even more room

The professor went to the board, and Matteo leaned forward to whisper, "We have to make sure we piss every ti until class is over No mofo, no way" He pulled out his water and set it on the desk

Drew took it down "Don’t drink this until class is alirl’s It’s barely there"

"You’re barely there"

"I re that to you a few times"

The two shared insults, both unable to hold back their grins at the salanced back over her shoulder When her eyes caughtforward Her two friends looked also, but they weren’t the two that had been with her outside the stadiu from the lack of surprise on their faces, they knew of me and knew of my history with Marissa