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Sarah was startled as the girl spoke to her,in a false charming way.Staring at her with a blank face,Sarah waited until she had finished before speaking herself.
"I see.Well that's good then.And I can assure you that Mariel would probably still have pricked her finger even if I hadn't been here...has a habit of being clumsy,don't you?" Sarah stiffled a giggle as she turned back to her friend.
I hope Mariel doesn't hate me for saying that,but that girls tone annoyed me.Ohhhh she'll know I'm only joking....
Giving a curt but polite nod, denoting that her conversation with the girl had ended, Star looked back at Mariel. She found it amusing that her work was disrupted by these two. Why was she even bothering? Politeness..? No. Curiosity...? Again no. Must be all this damn fresh air. That must be it. It was messing with her head.
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MsMorgan Mariel glanced over at Star as she made her irritation known with a loud sigh. She gets annoyed easily, thought Mariel, rolling her eyes. As she gave her another sideways glance, her eyes widened in delight as she saw her nicking some of the more favorable of the plants. This could be interesting. "Helping yourself, are you?" she asked in a low, yet amused voice.
Mariel snorted slightly as she tried to stifle a derisive laugh at Star's attempt to be... sarcastic? ...amusing? Mariel had underestimated her original impression of her. She was a fun one. "How clever," Mariel murmured sarcastically. She matched Star's fake smile as she turned to her and said, "Good thing I have you for a partner, since you're clearly an expert ...on plants." She shot a smug glance at Star's bag filled with contraband before giving Sarah an annoyed look about the clumsy remark. "She is partly right, though. You should get back to work. Class is not a time to chat. We'll talk later, ok?" Mariel got up from her seat in search for a blasted tissue.
Looking down at her bag Star patted it lightly. Then looked back at Mariel defiantly. "I can't steal what nature provides freely. I am merely... taking advantage of an abundant supply. Not that it is any of your concern." Mariel didn't need to know about the reasons for the collecting. "I am sure you would be equally as... knowledgeable .... about this subject if you paid attention to the class. Rather than injuring yourself." She dropped a small pack of tissues on the top of Mariel's parchment. "Keep the rest, I have no doubt you will need them."
She reached over the table and plucked off some of the dead leaves from the plant, dropping them to one side and poking at them with her quill. Even dead they still looked oddly beautiful. Closing her eyes she tried to refocus on what she was doing. Easier said than done.... Especially as it appeared that her every move was being scrutinised...