Ruby "Ruby, take a seat beside Hope," Doctor Collins gestured. "Now that we have an even number of students, we can complete this morning's activity in pairs," she said as she walked over to the window and turned the blinds. "During this activity, we're going to be identifying the change in animal cells under the microscope." I placed my bag down on the floor beneath my desk and inspected the apparatus in front of me. Hope flashed me a friendly smile, then began checking that we had everything we needed. She took a hairband from around her wrist and tied her curly red hair into a loose ponytail. Her green eyes flashed to mine and a blush spread across her freckled cheeks. "Do you want to look first?" she offered, shying her eyes away. There was a moment of hesitancy, and it occurred to me
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