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"Joy…another glorious Friday." I sat down on the couch next to my brother Christian and stared out the window waiting for Kristen to come pick us up. Christian was finishing his pop-tarts and Kristen pulled up in her '96 Mustang and honked the horn. I looked at Christian who looked back at me.
I gave him a wait for it look and did a count down with my fingers. 3…. 2…. 1…."Jade! Christian! Kristen's here!" Well thank you captain obvious, A.K.A my mother. She was drunk as usual. I hated seeing her like this. I put the thought to the side, grabbed my backpack, and followed Christian out the door.
"Get in the back doofis." I commanded Christian.
"You to Jade. I have to get Keith today so hurry up." Kristen said giving me a 'please I'll make it up to you' look.
I just sighed and got in the back. I didn't like being in the same car as Kristen and Keith at the same time. It annoyed me. I took out my I-pod and started blasting music, closed my eyes, and rested my head on Christians shoulder.
I pulled that thought of my mother back out and went deep into thought of the good old days when she was sober. We were best friends but then my father had to pay us a visit. I'm not sure what happened, I just remember my step dad telling Christian and my sister Kaylee to bring me into my room and keep me hidden in there.
I snapped out of my flashback when I felt Keith slam the passenger side door. I saw him looking at me and his mouth was moving so I took out one of my headphones. "…you know that right?"
I just looked at him. "You know I was listening to music, I didn't hear anything you just said."
He just groaned, "Did you do the history homework?"
"Don't I always?"
He turned around in his seat. "Lemme copy it. I promise we wont get caught!"
"OH SMART ONE! IT'S OUR PROJECT! YOU NEEDED TO LOOK UP YOUR OWN RESEARCH!"
"Shit…"he kind of just paused so I just rolled my eyes and put my headphone back in and listened to Seether.
By the time 5th period rolled around, I was exhausted. I sat in my seat behind Keith and waited for Christian but he was more than likely going to be late again.
I heard Keith rummaging through his backpack and I already knew what he was doing. "Looking for someway to bull shit Mr.Carington?"
He didn't even look at me. "Yup."
Once again I rolled my eyes and took out my history binder. "Here". I pulled out some research that he should have gotten on his own but I figured he wouldn't have done it.
Xbox is far too important. Him and Christian can't miss a day without their Halo 3. He just gave me a big goofy smile and I flicked one of his lip piercings and he grabbed his face and muttered
"Bitch."
"What was that 'history partner'?"
"Nothing my Excellency."
I chuckled and looked at the door waiting to see who was coming in 3 preps, a few jocks, that annoyed the hell out of me, my brother who was surprisingly not late (I'll have to make a mental note of that), and this one boy that looks at me a lot.
I had to work with him once but I can't remember his name. He smiled and waved at me and I couldn't move. For some reason I was mesmerized by his smile. He walked up my row and sat in the seat diagonal from mine and gave me another glance and then did what he usually does, puts his head down and sleep.
Christian sat down next to me and started taking his research out. I felt something touching my hair and I freaked. "JEREMY! YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE! STOP FUCKING TOUCHING ME!"
All he did was start laughing with his other jock buddies, so I turned back around and slammed my fists on the desk.
Christian poked me and mouthed, 'Switch seats with me.' I nodded and switched seats.
"Well that was quite a dramatic scene. Thanks for the overuse of profanity Jade. I'm going to have to record that number onto a referral." Oh my god I hate this teacher to no end. I knew the procedure. I put my crap into my bag and walked up to the front, grabbed the referral, and walked to the principles office.
I walked in there and Mrs. Jonhston didn't even look at me. "Hello Ms. Reidel" I always hated when he called me that. That's the last name of my real father and I hate him with a passion.
"Yes Mrs. Johnston. I have come for yet another visit."
"What events have brought you here today?"
"Does it really matter? I mean, your only going to give me detention and or in school suspension."
"Well this time I'm going to do something different. Instead of giving you either one of these, I am going to ask you to write me an essay on what you did and why you did it." She was very annoying. I wanted to just rip her face off.
"Cant I just tell you what I did and why I did it? I mean why waste a tree?" I put on a sweet and innocent smile that I only gave to my step dad when I really wanted something and didn't have enough money for it.
"Like you really care about the trees and the environment."
"Well jeeze, Mrs. Johnston, don't go around saying things like that. Come on you know I do care." I was at this point being very sarcastic.
When I finally got out, which felt like forever, I had to go to the Discipline Officer and give him the verdict. Officer Clark was a pretty cool guy. He makes us laugh. I sat down heavily in a chair and gave him the envelope with Mrs. Johnston's decision. He opened it and chuckled. "Well, Jade, it looks like she didn't give you a good punishment. Well before I do any thing, do you want to tell me what happened?"
I gave him a smile. He is one of the only people in this hell hole that understands me. I told him what happened and then we talked for like 45 minutes. He told me what the verdict was and that I was supposed to go do 4 hours of community service with him. She's not even supposed to give out punishments like that. She acts like she's a friggin' judge. What ever. "Now you go on to your 7th period class. I'll tell her that you did your community service. She treats kids in this school like she's running a freakin' juvenile detention center." I started to walk out of the room and went down the west hall. I was walking close to the wall when one of the doors flung open and I got knocked out.
