Won't That Be Cheating?

" Miss Willows said I shouldn't tell anyone this but she's planning on quizzing the class next week Wednesday", Holden said as he cleaned the chalk from his body and Mabel who had taken off her glasses wore them back just to do a dramatic stare.

Holden felt her gaze on him and he frowned, it was too intense. He turned to the side and found that she was glued to him. He walked over to her and just as he was about to snap his fingers in front of her face, she quickly recovered.

" Holden, I have to study, pop quiz on Wednesday, it's going to be a nightmare if I don't study, what if I get a B?", she immediately panicked and bolted out of the classroom.

Before he could chase after her, he saw her walk back in. " I almost forgot my phone, Holden hand it over", she said with her hands stretched out.

He immediately refused, he couldn't hand over the phone, he hadn't finished with her yet.

" No", he said softly and she frowned at him. " What do you mean No?", she asked annoyed. She needed to be studying right now. She always had the zeal to study anytime there was a test coming on.

"No is No Mabel. You should relax or you are going to make me regret telling you about it, after all, no one was supposed to know", he said and she frowned more.

" Look Holden am really glad that you told me about it, seriously, but I can't risk getting another B... You don't understand, I was so full of myself at History that I didn't study well and ended up getting a B. With this information, I could fully prepare and not risk it", she said hurriedly and he just stared.

Mabel thought he was considering but Holden knew better. He shouldn't have told her, they needed the nerd to be the bride of Luke's fake wedding idea. He would do anything for Jace and since Jace asked him politely, he couldn't fail. He had a reputation to uphold of being able to convince anyone.

He stared at Mabel for a while who once again stretched out her hand to retrieve her phone.

" Mabel think about it. You're going to prepare early so you wouldn't fail right but won't that be cheating the other students who wouldn't know a thing about it till Wednesday morning?", he said calmly and watched her emotions.

All in the name of keeping his reputation, he had to say at least a hundred words. He was already tired.

Mabel took off her glasses and wore it back again. Holden was right, she couldn't study, she could only wait. This was going to be the worst wait of her life unless she could find a part time distraction.

" I understand what you are saying now. Thankyou for telling me sooner. Now can I have my phone back... am sure Megan must be searching for me", she said and Holden smiled realizing he had hit the jackpot by stopping her but on hearing Megan's name, he frowned.

How in the world was she and Megan related. He knew nothing about no damned nerd and cheer friendship.