Waking up late.
Dad yelling.
Plates getting broken.
(Deep breath, keep it together.)
Rain pouring outside.
Break out new umbrella.
Have a friendly chat with ghosts.
(See? Things are alright.)
Trip on the wet street.
Get laughed at by other kids.
Pushed into a puddle soon after.
(Don't cry, don't cry.)
A locker without vandalism.
Seeing Neil and Salma.
Made it to class OK.
(Things do get better.)
Boring classes.
Failed a math test.
Stuck with a research paper.
(Nothing too bad. Typical school stuff.)
Sit by myself at lunch.
Get harassed by Alvin.
Stammer through an important project.
(When will this day end?)
Read comics in study hall.
No homework to do.
Manage to avoid going to the nurse's office.
(There are positives to look at)
Locker gets scribbled with a swear word.
Fall face-first on the concrete.
Get trampled by other kids.
(So much for making it out uninjured.)
Make it to graveyard.
Talk for hours with friends.
Laugh and relish in their stories.
(What would I do without them?)
Come home late, soaked to the bone.
Get yelled at by dad.
Grounded for not calling ahead.
(I don't care. I really don't anymore.)
Watch a new zombie flick online.
Smile at the cheesiness of it.
Lie down for a dreamless sleep.
Repeat the day over again.