Tompkin's School (For The Extraordinarily Talented Book 1) by Tabi Slick Read Free Book Online

people to get on my bad side than it was for him. I would get terrible headaches and my whole body would get seriously hot and my hands would get uncomfortably red. Like they were on fire. But for Kain it was moodiness, which happened quite frequently, and he needed to focus his anger on a sport or by going to the gym. I was glad that he was considering going to shoot some hoops with the guys, hoping that Lee would have a positive influence on him.
    The rest of class consisted of the professor talking about some sort of cell and then marveling at some squirrel that leapt past the window. I realized then that he reminded me of a turtle, with his very long neck, who got distracted by every little insignificant thing. Finally, the class ended and it was lunch time. I found Kia and we walked together to the cafeteria.
    “So, history wasn’t so bad,” Kia was saying, “but it is history. Trust me, if it wasn’t for the fact that the teacher is completely hysterical than it would be so boring.”
    “Who teaches it?” I asked.
    “Mr. Sheldon Webber,” she replied, “the head coach for the basketball team.”
    “I got stuck with professor Valkyrien in biology today,” I sighed.
    “Hah!” Kia laughed, “ How’s he ?”
    “Crazy,” I smirked, “but anyways, real classes are over. Now we just have tryouts.”
    “I know, I’ve been thinking about it all day,” Kia smiled.
    “Me too,” I agreed, “and I know exactly what part I’m going to recite.”
    We then entered the café and my eyes widened. One side of the cafeteria was a completely glass wall which looked out to the forest. The walls were made out of maroon bricks, accented by the gray tiled floor and black tables. The café had a tall ceiling with chandeliers hanging from chains, providing just the right amount of light. But all of this paled in comparison to the aroma of the food.
    “Wow,” Kia gasped.
    “Wow is right !” I laughed, "What is this place? Because this can not be a real cafeteria.”
    “Tell me about it," Kia replied, still awestruck.
    We made our way through the food line, filling our plates with all the amazing food we could eat.
    “I’m totally going to gain a million pounds!” Kia complained.
    “Whatever,” I said, “look at the sign! Besides the meat, everything is vegan.”
    “And the best part about it is,“ a familiar voice said, “it all tastes good.”
    We both turned to find Duran coming up with his tray to join us in our search to find a table.
    “Come on, sit over here with the crew,” he invited.
    “Hey, guys,” I said, as we approached the table.
    Lee was in the middle of eating a huge piece of chicken and Laurent had a similar pile on his plate, preparing to devour it all no doubt. Kain was seated next to Laurent, ignoring his food and intently reading his old copy of The Great Gatsby. Kia and I followed Duran’s lead and took a seat at the table and as I did I noticed another boy at the table. He had dark brown curls with complementing olive toned skin. He looked up when we joined them and caught my glance. I quickly looked away as my eyes started to tear up. I didn’t know what it was, but the moment that I looked into his piercing green eyes I felt a burning sensation. It was like a wave of fire was causing the blood inside my body to overheat. Was I getting sick? It probably was just culture shock.
    “Oh, have you met brain here?” Duran laughed, indicating to the curly headed boy, “He’s the school’s genius.”
    “Next to me, of course,” Lee winked.
    “Amadeus doesn’t even have to study!” Duran continued, “Plus he does all of this programming stuff.”
    The boy nodded in my direction and I waved, cautiously looking in his direction only to swiftly look away again as a spasm of pain rippled through my body. What was going on ?
    “Why aren’t you eating, man?” Laurent asked Kain, in-between chewing his own food.
    “Aren’t you joining them on the court?” I asked.
    Kain