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It was the fifteenth of May, the day after Kate's fifteenth birthday. She was a freshmen at the Paine Academy, a private school in Manhatten. Derek Meyers, a boy that Kate alternated between really liking and really being annoyed by, shared his second period chemistry class with her. Kate and Derek will eventually have several adventures and encounters. What happened on that day, pushed the ball rolling for the rest that was to come.
Calmly and carefully, Kate set out her supplies in front of her on the lab table. The chemicals were set to her right, all arranged in order of use. The extra glass dropper was set next to the chemicals while her notebook and pen were placed to her left. She'd gone above and beyond the point of organization when setting up for her experiment. Everything was as it should be or so she thought until she went to put on her protective goggles. One of the lenses had a long crack down the center and that would simply not do.
Kate stood up and walked to the back of the class where the extra supplies were kept. On her way there, she was stopped by one of her friends, Elizabeth. She was pulled over to the back of the room for she had a problem and needed Kate's help. They talked in whispers for a few moment, some boys would have been mortified to here their conversation, before Kate finally made her to the supply closet to retrieve a new pair of goggles. When she had a new pair in hand, she walked back to her assigned spot amongst the many other lab tables.
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