I thought it would be fun to write a short story about the Secret Life characters when they were in elementary school. Ha ha! I don't think they all knew each other back when they were that age but they will in this story. Amy, Ben, and Grace are going to be in third grade which means they will be around eight or nine years old. Ricky, Jack, and Adrian will be in fourth grade so they will be around nine or ten years old. Other characters will be in the story too. I hope you enjoy this story! I also wanted to put out a disclaimer that there will be some really intense scenes in this story but nothing too bad. I hope you all enjoy this! I do not own anything from The Secret Life Of The American Teenager! Thank you! :)
The bell had just rung and Grace, Amy, and Ben had stood up from their desks with their other classmates to say the pledge of the allegiance. After they finished, they sat down and their teacher Mrs. Hastings passed out math work sheets and she told them to get to work.
"Oh no...I don't want to do math again..." Ben said annoyed as he got out a pencil from his desk.
"It's ok...Ben...I will help you..." Grace said sweetly as she took out her pencil and she wrote her name on her paper.
"Why...don't you like math Ben? It's not that hard...You just add the numbers like how Mrs. Hastings showed us." Amy said kindly as she started to do her math problems.
"I...I just don't like it..." Ben said seriously as he wrote his name on his paper.
"Do...You need help Ben?" Henry said nicely as he sat in his chair next to Ben.
"Yes...Can you do this for me?" Ben said smiling as he handed Henry his paper.
"Ok...If you'll buy me lunch...I don't want to eat peanut butter and jelly..." Henry said happily as he took Ben's paper and then he started to do the math problems.
"But...That's cheating..." Grace said worried.
"Shut up Grace...Henry is helping me..." Ben said a little irritated.
"Shh...Be quiet...I don't want to get in trouble..." Henry said quietly as he continued to do Ben's math problems.
"It's ok Grace...They always copy off of each other..." Amy said nicely as she kept doing her math problems. Grace sighed and she walked over to Mrs. Hastings desk.
"Hello Grace...Do you need some help?" Mrs. Hastings said kindly.
"Um...Ben is cheating on his worksheet..." Grace said nervously.
"I know that Henry helps him...It's ok, sweetie...You should get back to work..." Mrs. Hastings said happily.
"Oh...Ok..." Grace said smiling and she walked back over to her desk.
Meanwhile in a fourth grade classroom...
Jack, Ricky, and Adrian were having silent reading time with their classmates.
"Pssist! Hey guys!" Adrian said in a whispering voice as she looked up from her book.
"Quiet Adrian! We're going to get in trouble if you don't read..." Jack said quietly.
"No...This is important...I...figured out what sex is..." Adrian said as she smiled.
"What? What is that?" Ricky asked confused.
"It means that you're a girl or a boy..." Adrian said happily.
"Huh? I don't get it..." Jack said as he shook his head.
"I'll explain at recess..." Adrian said quietly and she looked at her book.
"You three be quiet over there...In about fifteen minutes we'll start multiplication..." Mrs. James said seriously as she looked at Adrian, Jack, and Ricky and then the rest of the class.
A couple hours later it was time for recess.
"Ok...What is sex Adrian?" Ricky said intrigued as they sat on a bench while Jack played basketball with Jason and Jesse.
"It means the same thing as gender...I think...It helps explain if you are a boy or a girl..." Adrian said nicely.
"Oh...I get it...But...I thought it was also a bad word..." Ricky said nervously.
"It is? Where did you hear that?" Adrian said surprised.
"From my Mom...I hope she isn't on drugs again when I go home..." Ricky said sadly.
"Huh? What are drugs?" Adrian said confused.
"Uh...They make you act weird..." Ricky said nervously.
"Hmm...Why would your mom want to act weird?" Adrian said seriously.
"I don't know...Do you want to go on the swings?" Ricky said concerned and then happily.
"Ok! I'll race you!" Adrian said sweetly and they ran over to a swing set next to slides and a jungle gym.
"Wow Ben! You're really good on the monkey bars!" Henry said happily.
"I know! They're a lot of fun! Thanks for helping me with math!" Ben said excited as he jumped down from the monkey bars.
"Ok...Now it's my turn!" Alice said smiling as she put her hands on the first bar and then she started to move from one to the next.
"Yay! Go Alice!" Ben said happily.
Meanwhile Grace and Amy were playing hopscotch.
"This is so much fun! I love this game!" Amy said happily as she moved from one number to the next on the ground.
"Yeah..." Grace smiled as she watched Jack shoot the basketball into the hoop.
"What are you staring at?" Amy said intrigued as she looked at Grace.
"Oh...Nothing...Heh..." Grace said nervously as her cheeks turned a little pink.
"You were looking at that boy with brown hair again, weren't you?" Amy said suspiciously as she crossed her arms.
"What boy?" Grace said surprised.
"Heh...I'll be right back..." Amy said as she smiled and then she walked over to Jack, Jason, and Jesse.
"Hello...I'm Amy..." Amy said sweetly.
"Oh...Hi Amy...I'm Jack...We're in fourth grade...Are you?" Jack said nicely.
"No...I'm in third grade...And my friend wants to talk to you...But she's shy..." Amy said kindly.
"Really? Who is it?" Jack said surprised and Jason took the basketball from him and shot it into the hoop.
"Just follow me..." Amy said smiling and she walked across the black top with Jack.
"Hello..." Jack said nicely as he looked at Grace.
"Hi..." Grace said nervously.
"This is Grace, Jack..." Amy said kindly.
"Ok...It's nice to meet you...Do you like...basketball?" Jack said happily.
"Um...Not really...I think recess is almost over..." Grace said awkwardly as she looked at the ground.
"Darn...I wanted to play another game with Jason and Jesse..." Jack said in a disappointed tone.
"It's ok...We can all play tomorrow! There's the whistle...Let's go!" Amy said excited and she ran towards her teacher to get in line.
"Bye Jack..." Grace said sweetly and she walked over to get in line.
"Who was that Jack?" Adrian said intrigued as she walked by him.
"Oh...That was...uh...Grace...She's in third grade..." Jack said nervously.
"She's pretty..." Ricky said as he looked at Grace.
"Eww! Gross! Girls aren't pretty...They have cooties..." Jack said in a disgusted tone.
"No we don't! I'm getting in line!" Adrian said stubbornly and she walked over to her line.
"I don't think they have cooties...Let's get in line..." Ricky said smiling and they got in line behind their classmates.
Later that day...
Amy and Ashley got home from school and they walked into their house.
"There's my beautiful kiddos! How was school?" George said happily as he gave them a hug.
"It was fine...I have to write a paragraph about leaves...Why?" Ashley said in her monotone voice as she crossed her arms.
"Don't ask me...Just do your homework, Ash...Dinner will be ready in about an hour...How was your day, Ames?" George said smiling.
"Oh...It was good...I think Grace likes this boy named Jack..." Amy said sweetly as she put her small, pink back pack on the floor.
"Grace Bowman?" George said surprised.
"Yeah...She's really nice...And Jack is in fourth grade..." Amy said happily.
"Ok...Do you like any boys, Amy?" George said concerned.
"Eww! No! Boys are dirty! Can I help with dinner?" Amy said in a disgusted tone and then nicely.
"Ha ha...That's my girl...Of course you can..." George said kindly.
"I want to help too!" Ashley said excited as she ran over by the stove and George got out a pot and pan.
"Ok...Your mother should be home soon..." George said smiling as he got out roast beef from the fridge and mashed potato mix.
"Yay! Where is Mommy?" Amy said happily.
"Grocery shopping...Do you want to help me mix the mashed potatoes?" George said nicely.
"Yes! I love mashed potatoes! They're my favorite!" Amy said sweetly.
"I want to cut the roast beef!" Ashley said excited.
"Ha ha...Ok...We have to heat it in the oven first." George said happily as he turned the oven on.
There's chapter one! I hope you liked it! I'm not sure how many chapters this story will be. What's going to happen next? Stay tuned to find out! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)