November 12, 2014

Remember how I said I hated school? I do even more now.

Apparently I'm failing my technology class, something about four assignments were missing. I swear I did them, but Mr Machado doesn't believe me. I bet it's because he doesn't like me. He prefers my brother over me and Amelia, but to be honest I don't like him that much either.

He said that if I wanted to at least pass the class, I needed to make an 'interesting' video about the school. Kinda a vague request. . . and I don't want to go around interviewing any of the boring nerds that will make school look like heaven. I'm texting Kiku about it now, and since I'm lazy I'll just write down our conversation.

Me: dude i have no idea what to dooooooo . youre creative, tell me what to do!
Keeks: I am not good at making videos Alfred, I thought you would've learnt this by now
Me: just an idea? dad suggested that i make a video about how great the school is, but i dont wanna be a nerd!
Keeks: I'm sure Mr. Arthur has great suggestions. However, let me think about what you can do. Give me a few minutes. . .

While Kiku thinks of a response, I'll fill you in with the weird thing that happened today. After I got told off by Mr Machado (again!), I had to go to English in a really bad mood. I wanted to rant to Mattie but he told me to shut up and do my work. Rude, I know, but Mattie doesn't usually tell people to shut up. He usually tells people in a very polite way, since he's Canadian and all. I still don't understand how I'm American and he's not, but that's a conversation for another day.

Anyways, in English Ms Hedervary (is that how it's spelled? I dunno) called Berwald to the front of the class to talk to him. I'm pretty sure you could've heard a pin drop in the room as everyone turned towards the back of the room. I felt bad for the guy, everyone could only stare as he made his way to the front of the classroom. He passed right beside me, and I couldn't help but stare at his arm as he walked by. What? A guy doesn't not get stared at with a hundred different tattoos on his arm!

Ms Hedervary told everyone to keep working on the worksheets (identifying nouns and adjectives, fun) as she walked into the hallway with Berwald. Once they were outside and the door was shut, the whole classroom started to fill with rumours. Do you think he'll get expelled because of his tattoos? I heard he had pot in his locker, you think they found it? And my personal favourite, did Mathais do something stupid again?

Ms Hedervary came back in a couple minutes later without Berwald. Of course this started more rumours, but- wait Keeks texted me back!

Keeks: What about doing a video on the students of the school? A video on the students may be interesting. I'm sure no one has done that before.

No, it sounds nerdy. I'm not doing it.

Keeks: I know you think it sounds nerdy and you don't want to do it, but think about it? It is not a good idea to fail this class Alfred.

Damn, he knows me too well. I guess it could be interesting, there are a lot of groups at the school people don't know about! Like the swim team, I barely know anything about those guys! Or the book club, I heard their novel this year is The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I saw the movie, it was kind of annoying with the Swedish subtitles at the bottom but I guess that's what I get for watching it on a website that. . .

WAIT.

Sweden. Swedish. Swedish guys. Berwald is Swedish. Berwald is a Nordic. The Nordics are a group in the school. Probably the most mysterious group in the school. . .

I have the subjects of my film.

~The very smart Hero!

November 13, 2014

My dads say this project is a great idea, and that it is a great opportunity to meet new people and extend my friend group. I just agreed with them, but I'll be clear I have no intention of becoming friends with the Nordics.

Mr Machado had an opposite view from my parents. Okay, that's a lie, he was completely against it. The conversation went something like this:

"No, Alfred, this project doesn't seem like a good idea. I thought you were going to do a video on the achievements of the school, not of the problems of the school." Mr Machado didn't look very sorry when he said this. In fact, he looked very interested when I had told him my idea.

"It's because you don't like me, isn't it? If it were Mattie that you were talking to you would've let him do the project in a heart beat." He then shrugged his shoulders and turned towards the window. I never understood why teachers did this when they were thinking, I bet it's because they are wishing they were somewhere else and not dealing with annoying children. Well, I didn't care if I was being annoying. I wanted that project!

"I won't say it's because I don't like you. I do not believe it would be the best idea to put your fellow peers, a group that everyone barely knows, in the spotlight. As a teacher, I strongly don't advise it." Yeah, I knew it was because he didn't like me.

"However as a curious person, I can't say your idea isn't interesting. Alright Alfred, if you can get everyone to agree to your idea, by asking them not making them, then you can make the video."

And he said something about presenting my video at the spring assembly, but I was too busy celebrating mentally. I could do it!

Even though I was really excited about it, Mattie and Amelia didn't seem as keen to the idea. Is that even how you use the word? Anyways, Mattie said that the group may not want to be in a video about them if they are so isolated. Amelia said that they are creepy and that she would rather not have them come over to our house. I made it clear that I have no intentions of becoming friends with them, much less having them come over to my house! Wow can you imagine? Me, Alfred F. Jones, the hero figure of the school, having five scary and villian-like people in my house? Not likely.

So far, I have four people on my side while two people are against it. I don't really care what other people think besides me, Mr Machado (he is the one grading it, after all) and my subjects.

Which I still need to get permission from to make the video.

Shouldn't be that hard. . . right?

~The Hero!

A/N

Mr Machado - Cuba (if you didn't know)
So here it is, and next chapter we officially meet the Nordics! And hey, who got my Free! reference in there? Yeah? Maybe? No? Okay, thanks for reading and leaving your feedback!