TURN ME HUMAN

JEALOUSY

Hailey bent over the table studying the old bones in front of her. This should be the easiest thing for her to identify. When others were picking up their tools, Hailey reached for one of the magnifying glass before it finished. Moving round the table till she was able to properly find a correct angle, Hailey was completely unaware that her teacher was watching her. 

Hailey leaned over glancing at the two bones. For the first time in a long time, Hailey praised her best friend's sense of fashion. Initially she had planned to wear a sexy short skirt but Stella had advised against it. Leaning against the table, she didn't want to seem as if she was being flirty and trying to seduce him. 

“I've got it.” Hailey heard a student say making her turn her attention to the blond girl who seemed very excited to have gotten the answer. 

“Which one is the real gold?” Mr Oisin asked. 

“This one." Hailey heard the blond girl say as she raised up one of the gold necklaces. 

Somehow a part of her prayed for the girl to be wrong. Judging from the observations she'd made of Mr Oisin, he seemed to like smart people. They were together just yesterday yet she couldn't tell which of the necklaces were hwere his. Hailey felt like slapping herself at that moment. 

“How did you know that the one chose is the real one?" Mr Oisin asked. 

" Because, real gold is heavy. Just now, I put the two necklaces in water. One of them sank while the other one floated. Real gold won't float then, I put the two of them on a scale. This one is the real gold necklace.” The girl said happily. 

“You are correct. That one is the real gold. Has any other person finally gotten the answer to the rest two?” Hailey heard Mr Oisin ask realizing he was giving her a chance. 

Raising her hand up quickly, Hailey stepped up showing the two bones she had seen earlier. Today, this was indeed the hardest one. Because both bones looked like they had been kept for long so finding the characteristics to show it was the real bone was going to be hard. 

“Have you found out the answer?” Mr Oisin asked. 

“Yes. It was indeed hard to find the answer but I did. You see, the two of them look very similar and some characteristics were almost the same. For example, the first thing I did was to check for any pores. The two bones had pores which I didn't expect. But then again, in order to make it seem authentic, this is the first thing the dealer would do. So I had to use other methods. Like touching the surfaces of the two bones. A real bone is slightly rough. It won't be that smooth. The smoothness of a real bone can't be replicated. That's how I knew which one is the real bone.” Hailey said as she picked up the bone she thought was the real bone. 

Her heart kept beating fast as she waited for the results. In the past, she had never really cared about whether or not, she really passed despite the passion she had for her course. But now, at this moment, she prayed desperately that she was right. 

“You are right." Hailey heard Mr Oisin say passively before he moved to the place the rest tests was. 

Following Mr Steps, Hailey finally realized there were other two tests remaining. She thought the bones might be the most difficult tests but there were still old books and old paintings remaining. Distinguishing a real painting from a fake one was almost as hard as distinguishing a real bone from the fake. Or maybe even harder. You would have to have knowledge of the painter and his works. This was what Mr Oisin must have meant. 

“Hailey, you look so eager to get everything correctly. Slow down. I think Mr Oisin has already known your heart.” Stella said teasing her as she whispered. 

“You! What are you saying? I'm just eager for knowledge." Hailey said turning her face away as she glanced at Mr Oisin who was walking round the students who were examining the painting. He didn't even seem to spare her a glance which bothered Hailey making her fold her arms. 

“Don't worry. If I know the answer to any of them, I'll be sure to help you.” Stella said teasing Hailey again as she touched her arm. 

“Stop teasing me. What if someone hears you? They might misunderstand. Plus, Mr Oisin would also get into trouble." Hailey said as she played with her hair shyly. 

“Fine. I'll stop teasing you. Good luck." Stella said before going to meet her badboy boyfriend, Lucas. 

Hailey watched Lucas and Stella as they hugged. Stella seemed so in love with Lucas. That was the reason she had reigned in her bad temper. Everytime she saw Lucas, she felt like shouting and arguing with him. While Hailey was staring at Lucas, Mr Oisin was gazing at her. 

“Everyone, please keep your eyes here. Watch and learn. Even if you don't know the answer, you should learn." Mr Oisin said making Lucas catch Hailey staring at them. 

Winking at her, Lucas raised his middle hand up licking it seductively. Hailey in return covered her mouth as she almost gagged feeling disgusted from Lucas's action. If he wanted to annoy her, he had succeeded. Hailey walked rushing out of the room when Mr Oisin caught her at the door. 

“Where are you going?” Hailey heard Mr Oisin ask her in front of the whole class. 

Glancing around, Hailey saw everyone looking at her and she immediately closed her eyes. Was Mr Oisin publicly confessing their relationship in front of everyone? Giving herself a mental kick, Hailey realized they haven't even agreed to date each other. 

“I want to go to the bathroom." Hailey said pointing at the door. 

“Please be quick. You can't leave class even though you have answered something correctly. Stop playing too.” Hailey heard Mr Oisin said feeling confused. 

“Okay." Hailey answered simply before leaving. 

Hailey rushed to the bathroom still gagging as she closed the door. Lucas must definitely be her bane. Whenever they came in contact with each other, something bad happened. But Stella was her friend, how was she supposed to let her friend down by scattering their relationship. Wetting her hand, Hailey used it go brush her hair back sighing when she heard a knock on the bathroom door. It was the girls bathroom. If you were a girl, you wouldn't need to knock. Getting scared, Hailey headed towards the door slowly wrapping her hands round it to open it. To her greatest surprise, it was Mr Oisin. 

“Miss Hailey, are you done?” Hailey heard her handsome teacher ask. 

“Mr Oisin, what are you done here? What if someone sees you?” Hailey asked as she suddenly remembered about others seeing them. 

“You didn't return back to class. I thought you had ran away so I came to check on you personally. Besides, I have nothing to hide. Why would I be bothered of others see us together?” Mr Oisin said making Hailey hurt. 

“You didn't come to look for me because you were worried about me?” Hailey asked. 

“I am your teacher. It's normal for a teacher to be worried about his students. Just that this time, I didn't have that thought when I came to look for you." Mr Oisin said sternly. 

" I understand, Mr Oisin. Thank you for coming to make sure I didn't escape. Just that I am not a child. Even if I want to miss your class, you can't stop me. “ Hailey said folding her arms watching as Mr Oisin raised his eyebrows looking at her. 

Diverting her gaze, Hailey tried her best not to continue looking at Mr Oisin. His handsome face might just break her anger. While looking at the door, Hailey had no idea Mr Oisin had already moved closer to her. 

“You are right, Miss Hailey. I can't stop you. However what I can do is to remove marks from your final score. You have always been passive in class. Not listening and always sleeping. No one would blame me even if I decide to leave you with nothing but zero." Mr Oisin said smirking which made Hailey angry. 

“You are being petty. You know the reason why I sleep in class. As a doctor, you can't use a patient's condition to threaten her. Wait. Does the school board know that you are also a doctor?” Hailey asked trying to threaten Mr Oisin. 

“Whatever I do with my free time is not the school board' s concern. Miss Hailey, I'm afraid you have failed in your attempt to threaten me.” Hailey heard Mr Oisin say loving the way he called her name. 

She had always had a thing for people with accents. His Irish accent not only made him hot but very cute. Even if he was annoying her right now, she didn't want him to stop talking. 

“Fine. I will go back to class with you." Hailey said smitten.