Chapter 26

TYLER’s POV “---three quarks make up each proton—two “up” quarks and one “down” quark—and they are held together by other subatomic particles called gluons, so…” Mr. Jones was drowned out by my thoughts as I scribbled down some notes, mostly the keywords I identified in his long speech, and I sighed in boredom, pretending I was still listening because I thought I already heard this lesson last week. We were in the middle of the year, and I don’t see the point of wasting everyone’s time by repeating information we already knew. “This lesson’s boring, huh?” A girl with a breathy voice whispered, leaning in and getting far too close to me, so much that I could smell the sweet breath that’s hitting my face. She dropped her pen onto her spotless notebook and slid her hand between my thighs, easily reaching my crotch. I snapped my legs closed together, stopping her hand from moving further, and grumbled at her impertinence. “Stop it, Missy.” I told her in disbelief, keeping my voice down, af