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Walking into my class on carnivorous plants, I see that Wednesday has sat next to Enid so I walk over to the only other empty seat which is next to Xavier who is currently sketching in his art book.
"Do you mind if I sit here?" I ask with a smile as he looks up from his drawing, eye lighting up slightly upon seeing me and nods.
"Wanna see a trick, princess?" Xavier asks playfully as he holds his hand over the page of his art book and I watch as his painting of a spider comes to life and starts crawling towards me causing me to grimace slightly.
If there's one thing in life that I hate, it would be spiders.
"Don't tell me you are scared of spiders princess" Xavier teases noticing me slowly inching away from the spider
"I doubt Athena is impressed by your tricks, Mr Thorpe" Miss Thornhill scolds as Xavier returns the spider to his art book
"Admit it you were a little impressed" Xavier says smugly
"Maybe a tiny little bit" I say holding up my finger and thumb to indicate just how small causing everyone to chuckle.
"Wednesday and Athena, we are thrilled to have you join us on our journey into the world of carnivorous plants." Miss Thornhill says with a smile
"Now, who can tell us the name of this beauty?" Miss Thornhill asks as Bianca immediately puts her hand up
"Dendrophylax lindenii" Wednesday says beating Bianca to the answer
"Otherwise known as the ghost orchid" Bianca adds
"First discovered on the isle of Wight in 1854" I say with a smile
"Very good Wednesday, Athena, looks like you may have competition for first chair, Bianca" Miss Thornhill states as the class snickers
"Wednesday, perhaps you can identify the ghost orchids greates qualities"
"Resilience and adaptation, it's able to thrive in even the most hostile environments" Wednesday replies instantly causing me to smirk
"But it's mere presence can change an ecosystem, causing the establish plants to reject it" Bianca adds with a glare directed towards both me and Wednesday
"Usually because the native species is allowed to thrive unchecked, nothing some weed killer can't fix" I reply back with a smile
"You can most certainly try" Bianca says smugly
"Are we still talking about flowers?" Xavier asks as the class erupts into laughter, the tense atmosphere between the three of them lessening slightly
"Thank you ladies for those illuminating insights, clearly the plants aren't the only carnivores in class today" Miss Thornhill jokes
