The sun beat down on my exposed face and arms.
I hate the heat. Jesus.
Oh, but don't get me wrong – I simply adore the heat in comparison to my hatred towards school.
As I pedal towards my personal hell on my two-wheeler, I think to myself: today's gonna be a shit day.
Why might you ask? Here's why: It's gonna be hot today. Hot as hell. As if I were literally burning in hell. The bus is on strike. Has been for months. Hence why my means of transport is my elementary-school-ridden bike. It's a Monday of the second week of school. And I actually get homework because "This is grade 12, people. No more slacking – your lives, your meaning of life really begins next year." I'm tired? My classes are badly distributed? My teachers bore me? I hate waking up in the morning? I'm lazy, I have no drive/want/will? Let's think of some more excuses.
I park my 'vehicle' in the bike racks and enter the building. The noise, the smell, the sight hit me like a wall. People are laughing, chit chatting, whining, acting stupid. Horse play, ahoy! My nostrils are crying from the breathtaking aroma of sweat, cheap perfume/cologne and rank lunches. As for what's in my line of vision, I want to gouge my eyes out. I hate all of these people. I hate everyone. Jeez.
I have 6 minutes to spare as I enter my first period class: art. I sit in the back, pull out my pencils and lean back in my chair, waiting for class to begin.
"Hey Sakura." Golden yellow flashes in my peripheral. "Hey Naruto." I replied in monotone.
"How's it going?" he continued (to my dismay).
"Oh you know, it's going." I said. "What do you need from my miserable life, my dear friend?"
"Oh Sakura," he flicked my arm. "I got the new Zelda game. Wanna come over tonight to play?"
I give off a sarcastic chuckle. "Oh Naruto, I pre-ordered it and it came in the mail yesterday. I already beat the first temple, you naïve, lost soul."
He gasped in a "masculine" tone, offended. "Thanks for inviting me over then, Sakura! I thought I'd shove it in your face that I got a game before you but uGH! Of course you got it first." He looked sad. What a fool.
"Say word. Zelda's a one player game anyways so if we got together to play, all you'd be doing is watching me play."
"So selfish." He shakes his head violently to emphasize his sarcasm. I stick out my tongue and he sits himself down in the chair beside me. We continue to chat about mindless things until our teacher tells us to "shut the hell up".
Second period was English. I have one of those English teachers who think they are all poetic and deep and speak like they are one with literature or some shit. To me, it sounds like they're on some never-ending ecstasy trip.
The bell for lunch sounds and I am on my way to my usual destination. I am sitting under one of the stairwells – pod C to be specific – with my closest friends: Shikamaru, Naruto and Ino (Not in any particular order cause Ino would decapitate me if it were). We ate our snacks, spoke about our days so far and tried to block out Ino's complaints about how she doesn't sit beside any attractive guys in any of her classes.
"I'm leaving now." I stood up.
"Jeez why do you not like being late Sakura, you nerd!"
"Kiss my ass, Ino. I strive for a good reputation in front of all of my teachers." I said with fake enthusiasm, my fists balled up to add to the show.
"Maybe you should think of coming in early one day. Maybe then your teachers will have a reason to bless you with attractive desk mates." Shikamaru playfully scolded in an annoyed voice.
"Oh my god! Shut up, Shika-fuck!"
"Aha! Shika-fuck!" Naruto let out a few more pig snorts – his way of laughing.
I mutter a "retards" under my breath and leave without saying or receiving a farewell.
I am walking down a packed hallway filled with people like me who don't like being late and the kids who just hang around even after the warning bell to seem like they don't give two shits. I spot the "popular" group and wish I took a different route. The group consisted of the majority of our school's cheerleaders and jocks; some of them had their own cliques but were still popular. The cheerleaders consisted of Karin (bitch skank ho), Ami (nice when not around Karin), Tayuya (some girl) and a few others that never left an impression on me. The jocks were Neji (hot, quiet, polite), Gaara (hot, antisocial, menacing), Kiba (loser, annoying, like Naruto), Sasuke (sexy, asshole, antisocial, bastard, player, douche, etc, etc.) and a few others that I don't give two shits about. The only couple in the group were Sasuke and Karin. He had his arm around her exposed waist (her love-handles hanging out, might I add). The rest were laughing at something that I predict to be stupid.
As I get closer, my heart rate speeds up a bit and I prepare myself for another one of my embarrassing moments.
"Nice shirt!" Karin's whiny voice travels through my eardrums.
I look up to see her and the rest of the group looking my way. She has her bitch face on (When is it off?).
I mumble a "thanks" and pick up my pace. As I clear the distance between us, I hear them laughing (at me) and various comments. "loser", "nerd", "butch", "why does she dress like a boy?", etc, etc.
Oh hell naw. They did not just make fun of my Soul Eater shirt. I am so pissed.
The rest of my day was uneventful. Writer's craft (we get to write stories) and Portfolio (where I get to put all my artwork together in a portfolio for university and job applications) are my last two courses.
I was walking my bike to the connecting sidewalk when I encountered the "populars" again. It was only Karin and Sasuke this time. Karin latched onto the bastard's arm and he smirked my way when Karin said "Oh look who it is."
"Of course, the little nerd who still watches anime rides a bike to school. Parents can't afford a car for you?" She giggled obnoxiously.
I rolled my eyes. "Kiss my ass." I strolled past the two, proud of myself for not faltering (and that my voice didn't crack).
"Aw, don't be like that! Bicycles are very coo-" she burst out in laughter before she got to finish her lame comeback.
I continued on. Biked home. Ended my day by not doing my homework and watching anime. Which is totally cool to still watch. Dumbass Karin.
Okay ya idk what I just wrote but I'm fired up to write more!
Enjoy~