Absinthe glanced at the boy out of the corner of her eyes, noting that he seemed to tease everyone.  She had hardly taken notice of the overburdened girl until he spoke to her, and even then only briefly glanced at her without giving her much more thought.<br/><br/>She then turned, very briefly and hoping the boy wouldn't notice, back to Spaz, giving her a brief apologetic look, before turning her face back to the front of the classroom where teacher ought to be, but was not.