Jenny was startled by the sound of the bell.  She'd been so engrossed in the latest Britney gossip that she hadn't realized class was almost over.  "Just lay them on my desk," she said smiling as they filed past her.  None of them looked too happy.  She noticed Cole especially looked downtrodden, but then again he usually did.  She gave him a warm and friendly smile and nodded her thanks to him as she lay the test on her desk.<br/><br/>She had second period free, so she kicked off her shoes and put her feet up on her desk as she started rifling through the tests, finally settling in to grade them.  The first one, Anna's, wasn't bad.  A minute later she looked up sharply as her door banged open.<br/><br/>"Can I help you, Cole?" she couldn't help but watch as his lanky form moved fluidly through her classroom and carried him to her desk.  She furrowed her brow at his words, and positioned her mouth in a pout, "You didn't do too well?  You always say that, Cole," she chuckled lightly.  "Let's just take a look."<br/><br/>His test was directly under Anna's.  He was right, he hadn't did too well.  Just glancing at the front of the page, the best he could hope for was a 'C', though if the back was anything like the front, it could be much worse.  "Hmmm..." her brows narrowed in earnest now.  "I see what you mean," she lay the test on the desk and sat back in her chair.  "Is there anything going on, Cole?  It's not like you to do so poorly.   And you know I can't let you retake the test, but if you want to do some extra credit, it would really help your test grade.  Perhaps you could write me short essays on the topics covered on the test?"