Fing Perfect - S01 E48

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Fing Perfect - S01 E48

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 48

Curiosity Killed the Cat

Although the first group assignment went by without too much of a hitch, the ones in the following month proved to be more difficult. This was largely because the trio had conflicting schedules, making it hard to find time outside of class to meet up.

Cal had the most open schedule, so she wasn't a major concern. She even had seventh period off...but the other two did not. Grace was obviously preoccupied with her studies, so any day before an exam or deadline meant that she was unavailable. Dana was, surprisingly, busy as well, with cheerleading practice after school several times a week.

In the times that they did manage to meet up, it was usually right before a due date, causing stress for the whole group. It didn't help that Grace and Cal weren't getting along very well either. Although they had made a truce to tolerate each other for the sake of the project, they found themselves arguing over how to go about it all.

Grace would be lying if she said she wasn't a bit of a perfectionist over how things should be done. After all, she wasn't about to let this stupid sociology class ruin her GPA. There would be no repeats of last semester's chemistry midterm hiccup.

Cal was obviously more interested in the subject than she was, so she wasn't as laid-back as she'd normally be with the project. Although, maybe it had more to do with not letting Grace get her way. They were enemies again, after all. And naturally, Cal's stubbornness only fueled Grace's conviction to hold her ground. It was a vicious cycle.

It was honestly getting exhausting being around Cal so often. The bickering was stressful in its own way, but the tension around them was even worse. Grace couldn't really define what that tension was or what it meant, but even during arguments, she'd find her eyes wandering over the tall girl's body when the other party wasn't paying close attention.

It was infuriating to have to feel this way. To have to wake up in the middle of the night after dreaming of the warmth of Cal's body heat, a sensation that didn't seem to dull in her memory with time. Grace just wanted this semester to be over, to enjoy summer break where she would be far away from Cal. Unfortunately, they still had almost three months to go.

"Using the example of juvenile delinquency is obviously the best way to go about this," Cal asserted irritably. "I don't know why that's such a problem with you?"

"Because it gets too much into criminology!" Grace argued back, holding her ground. "We have to stay focused on our topic as it relates to sociology!"

This sort of argument was nothing out of the ordinary for an after-school group meeting. When they were going over the in-world examples portion of their presentation, another fight erupted between the girls. And it was only a week before the deadline.

Dana remained seated at the table in the study room they rented out again. The other two girls were standing on either side of the table, leaning across it to shout at one another.

Dana sighed.

"Alright, guys, we've been at this long enough," Dana spoke up, interrupting the two. "We'll be here for hours if we keep discussing this. We'll just have to go to each other's study halls tomorrow."

Grace scoffed, irritated that she'd have to give up her precious homeroom time to work with these two. She had more difficult, more important classes to study for.

Cal glared at her reaction, but didn't say anything else. She put her jacket on and headed towards the door. "I'm leaving first then. My mom's gonna be on my ass if I'm home too late."

It was an obvious excuse, but the other two girls let her walk out the door and almost slam it behind her.

"Hmm, maybe it was a mistake to put us all in a group," Dana said.