Jake was in for a surprise…

Jake had no idea, but while he was asleep yesterday, Aidan and a couple of his mates from H12's science class had snuck into his room and stolen his school laptop. They were planning to either delete his projects or change the language settings on his computer, but when they stumbled upon something better, they couldn't resist.

Aidan’s eyes gleamed with mischief as he skimmed through the science class notes for the next day.

"What is it?" Kyle asked, leaning in as Derek tried to get a closer look.

Aidan cleared his throat, then read aloud:

“H03 and H12 science anatomy class. Tomorrow we will begin our unit on human anatomy. We are looking for a model volunteer to model for the classes during the unit. If you’re interested, please send me an email at [email protected].”

Aidan exchanged a knowing look with Derek, who was already smirking, and then turned to Kyle, who was chuckling. It was clear they had the same idea in mind.

Grinning, Aidan opened up a new email from Jake’s account and typed: *“Hello, Miss. I’d love to model for the classes. Count me in!”*

They all burst into laughter as they hit *send*. Just then, they heard Jake stirring in his bed. Panic flashed across their faces. They quickly closed the laptop, stuffed it back into his bag, and scurried out of the room, snickering as they left his room.

• (Back to science class) -

“We’re very thankful to the volunteer!” Mrs. Sanchez announced, her voice filled with excitement. The entire class, including Jake, expected a mature, professional model to step forward. But instead, Jake found himself under the spotlight.

Both teachers turned toward Jake, their eyes bright with anticipation.

“Will the model please step up to the front?” Ms. Carter said, her voice slightly awkward as she glanced toward Jake. She seemed to be waiting for him to come forward, but Jake had no idea what was happening.

Aidan, sitting behind him, gently kicked Jake’s seat.

"Jake, that's you," Aidan whispered, a sly smirk spreading across his face.

Jake froze, his heart racing as the class stared at him. He glanced at Aidan, who was still smirking behind him.

“Jake, that’s you,” Aidan whispered a second time, loving the embarrassment that showed up on Jake’s face. His cheeks turned pink, and his palms began to get sweaty.

His stomach dropped. “What?" He hadn’t volunteered for anything! But Ms. Carter’s expectant gaze and Ms Sanchez grateful eyes made it clear there was no escape.

He stood up slowly, his legs heavy and awkward. Every eye in the room was on him. His face turned bright red as he stumbled to the front, his palms sweating.

At the front, Ms. Carter gave him a polite but awkward smile. “Alright, Jake, if you’d like to begin…”

Jake’s brain was scrambling. “This can’t be happening." Jake muttered. He felt like he might pass out from embarrassment.