NEWLOVE

I’ve been staying with Ixel who has a roommate again after 2 years in this apartment alone. Lizzie, her roommate, is a fellow teacher at PSV (or public school five, as I’ve recently learned.) I am thrilled to know another person from Planeta Crazy. I don’t know why I always assumed Ixel was the only native.

Lizzie and I met about 12 short hours ago. I think I’ve spoken to her once on the phone before. So I really don’t know her at all. One of the first things she tells me is that she writes for a science magazine… that she founded. And then Ixel says it’s her pick-up line and now I’m really confused. Is she trying to pick me up?

The magazine is called Science Snacks. It’s going to have articles related to science and to food. So I said, “What kind of food?”

“Snacks.”

“Like Madame Currie’s Curry Explosion?”

Lizzie is a science teacher and claims to know nothing about science. While most teachers are bummed to have the brats in the Bronx, Lizzie is glad because most of the parents don’t get involved in their children’s educations so they never have to know the limits of Lizzie’s science knowledge. She fears that were she to teach at a fancy private school that the parents would call her out on her knowledge (or lack thereof) of science.

Now I am spending my time trying to butter Lizzie up so I can write for her magazine as well. I’ve always wanted to be published!

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