"Uhmm, Katie your measurements are a wee bit off. Try using this ruler, this one must be off by a centimeter or two." Ms. Griswald is my professor at Hudson Valley Community College. I'm taking a course for architecture there two times a week after school. I'm only in eighth grade but I really plan on going to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for college in four years.
Ms. Griswald and five other professors are holding a competition. All of the students get to design a house and the professors are going to pick the most original, eco-friendly house to be built for no cost. The student, and/or parent in my case, just has to pay for the lot the house will be built on. I really hope I win!
Well, my time here is almost up. School ends at three-thirty, then my mom comes and picks me up and we go to Starbucks so I can get my Vanilla Bean Frapuccino. After that, my mom drops me off at the college, and then she goes home until she has to pick me up at six. We usually go and get sushi afterwards, but I don't think we are today because she said she was swamped with reading reports to grade. My mom is a fifth-grade teacher at my old elementary school. I'm happy for her because this is one job she really loves.
"Katie, your mum is here." I love Ms. Griswald's Irish accent. Her curly red hair is cute too. Everyday she has a new clip in her hair, today it's a bumblebee.
"Alright, I just have to finish this. I'll be done in like five minutes." One the other hand, one thing that really annoys me is when, Ms. Griswald announces to the whole class, that my mom is here to pick me up when there are a ton of gorgeous college guys in the classroom. Yeah yeah, in five years I can date them, but whatever. Can't a girl dream? So I packed up my bag and headed out the double doors, through the muggy corridor and out to the parking lot. My mom was parked right by the entrance. I sauntered over to my moms BMW. My mom waved and I opened the door and a gush of cold air from the air conditioner came out. I placed my brand new zebra Dolce and Gabbana tote in the back seat and buckled my seat belt.
"Hi, sweet heart. How was school today?" She plastered on her concerned look as she pulled away from HVCC.
"Oh, it was good I guess. I got a ninety-four percent on my science test."
"So, how are things with Josh?"
"Well not so good I guess, seeing as I broke up with him at lunch today. He was just way to clingy and obsessive. Part of me wishes I didn't because he was so heartbroken. I've never seen him that sad before, but now I feel free. It's a win/lose situation I guess…"
"Oh honey. I'm so sorry to hear that, but there are plenty more fishies in the sea!" She placed her hand on my knee.
"Well, how about some sushi?" My mom seems very jolly today.