Eira pouted her lips in annoyance "Tsk, I and Brandon are not on the same team; this actually sucks."
With a sigh, Brandon wrapped his arm around her shoulder "It's okay, dear... Let's see who it is for us."
Leaning back slowly, he glanced around the room.
Students were shifting in their seats, some comparing numbers with excited whispers while others looked like they were about to faint.
The teacher stepped forward and took a tablet from the desk in front of her "Now, I will call each number. The student holding that number will stand up so I can register your pairings."
She tapped on the tablet's screen, preparing the list.
And then she lifted her chin slightly. "Number one," she called out, and two girls rose at opposite ends of the room, glancing at each other with faint nods as their names were recorded.
The process continued, and Brandon listened with half-focused ears as his attention flicked back to his paper every so often.
