The bell rang with its high pitched tone. Everyone rushed out of the doors and into the sunlight. It was a clear day, I loosely zip up my bag and finally get out of my last period class for the week. And now it's on to the weekend. But, since a few boys started to tick off the teacher, my entire class got a ton of homework to do over the weekend. Great! Just what I needed to start off the weekend. I sighed as I started walking home, alone. My bright pink backpack carried all my homework in tow. I knew how it was with me and homework. It would take me forever to get it done due to my brother bugging the crap out of me while I study and my parents pulling me away from my homework to do chores around the house. I was lucky to get any time to myself.
Anyways, I had my pink headphones on, listening to my favorite music. I became totally oblivious to the world around me. But suddenly, someone ran into me. I sat up, shocked from the impact from this mysterious person. But, when I saw who ran into me, I saw it wasn't a person at all. It was a giant blue hedgehog. Looking closer at the hedgehog, I confirmed that the hedgehog was a male, due to facial features. He had cat like ears and his arms, muzzle and stomach were tan. He wore white gloves and red shoes that look like a rip off of Michael Jackson. 'Where did he come from?' I thought to myself as I sat on my knees. There was a slight sting on my left knee. It was a scrap from falling across the sidewalk. I ignored it for now, just as the hedgehog woke up from his collision with me. He looks at me. Our eyes locked for the first time. His emerald green eyes with your chocolate brown eyes. It was silent for a few seconds before he spoke.
"Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going." He said, standing up and brushing himself off. "Here," He walks up to me and held out his hand. "Let me help you up." I pause for a few seconds before slowly taking his hand. Once on my feet, I brush off the dust from my jeans. I look back at him. He kicks a rock off to the grass. "Sorry." He says, rubbing the back of his head. "It's alright," I tell him with a smile. "I wasn't paying attention to my surrounding either." He laughs a bit. I join shortly after. Then, when the laughing died down, he noticed my stuff behind me on the ground. I noticed what he was looking at and started to pick up the papers that fell out of my bag. He offered to help me pick up the papers. I didn't hesitate as he helped me.
Once everything was picked up and zipped up in the bag, I checked my phone and realized that I needed to pick up my brother off his bus in a few minutes. But, my house was a few miles away. There was no way I was going to make it. The hedgehog noticed me looking worried and asked: "What's wrong?" I turn to face him. "I'm suppose to pick my brother off the bus in a few minutes at my house," I said, sliding the phone back into my pocket. "But, there is no way I'll be able to make it in time." He smirks and crosses his arms. "Where is your house?" He asked. "A few miles away from here. On Green Road... " I said with a confused look. "Why?" Suddenly, he picks me up (bridal style) and starts running. But the strange thing was, he was running super fast. But a few seconds later, he says: "We here."
I open my eyes to see that he was holding me in my back yard. He gently sets me down just as I hear the screeching of my brother's bus. "Sorry, I gotta go!" I say as I run around my house. "Bye!" He waves as I finally reach the front of the house, just as my brother gets off the bus.
