Introductions: Riley Meets Liam a Human Clone

   Teagan whispered, “I'm glad it's you as

my partner and not the freak in front of us.”

Making me curious, I looked up. Liam Kingsley

was directly in front of me. Noticing his partner

was Bianca, A grin spread across my face. Of 

all the people he could be partnered with,

she was well suited for him, she was the most 

manipulative person I knew. I didn't really 

care for her, she was self absorbed and snotty. 

It was rewarding to see that she would have 

to deal with being teamed up with the local 

freak.

    

   I leaned in closer to Teagan, “He'll have fun with

Bianca. That's going to be entertaining to watch.”

Teagan laughed a little too loud, catching 

Liam's attention. He turned, looking at us. He 

didn't blink, instead he just stared at me. No 

emotion showing on his face. The longer 

he looked at me the more uncomfortable I 

became.

   Instead of looking away or ignoring

him I stared back at him, my eyes hardening, 

my jaw clenching as my stomach tied in 

knots. Yet he didn't look away. Worried

Bianca or Teagan might say something. I 

spoke up.

   “What are you looking at Xerox!” I uttered.

   Glaring at me, “That's not very original.”

   “And you would know about being original?”

I bated. Unwilling to back down.

   “I take it you'd be the vociferous tellurian?”

He redirected. 

Confused by his words I couldn't find anything

to retaliate with.

   “Miss. White?” I looked up, Mr. Mathews 

 the math teacher was looking directly at me from 

the front of the classroom. He stopped the lesson.

  “As interesting as your conversation may be, 

can I please get your attention up here?” He 

warned me. Liam turned to the front giving 

Mr. Mathews his full attention. I continued 

looking towards the front, seeing Liam's

annoying brown hair blocking my view.

   Teagan wrote a note on the paper in front of

her. She tapped her pen on the cold black lab

table, pointing to what she'd written.

   In her bubbly penmanship; What did he call

you?

   I shrugged my shoulders mouthing, “I don't

know.” I was sure I saw him smiling towards 

the front. Infuriating me even more.

   When class ended I left Teagan behind,

heading back to my locker. 

I had a travel size dictionary there. It

bugged me not knowing  the term he'd called 

me.

   Vociferous: Conspicuously and offensively

loud; given to vehement outcry. “a vociferous

mob.” I flipped a few pages going back to the

T's and looked up the other word he had 

called me.

   Tellurian: an inhabitant of the earth.

   So basically he had called me a loud mouth 

person. I didn't know what upset me more, the 

fact that he had stumped me or the fact I 

had to look up the insult to understand it.