I DON'T OWN DEGRASSI OR THE DIALOGUE, THE QUOTE BELONGS TO J.D. SALINGER
Eventually, I got into a routine at Degrassi. I tried to keep my head down as much as I could. I did my work, but I still slacked off & quite a few of my grades took a nose dive into the crapper. Rick kept getting shit from everybody. Emma & Paige blocked him when he tried to get to his classes & the cafeteria. That bitch Alex pushed him down whenever the teachers had their backs to him, which was the case more often than not. However, no one gave Rick shit like Spinner & Alex's boyfriend Jay. They hit him, threw paper wads at him, & shoved him into lockers, all day, every day. He tried going to Mr. Raditch but that didn't help at all. The anti-Rick campaign finally hit a boiling point 1 day. Rick & I were in English class & the lady who taught it: Mrs. Kwan, was ok, besides Gym & Media Immersions with Mr. Simpson, it was the only class I could stand. She had us find a quote that spoke to us & we had to read it out loud to the whole class. I was 1st on deck. "I chose a quote from my favorite book: The Catcher in The Rye." I said.
"Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye & all. Thousands of little kids, & nobody's around, nobody big, that is, except me. & i'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start going over the cliff. I mean, if they're running & they don't look where they're going, I have to come out from somewhere & catch them. That's all I do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye & all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing i'd really like to be."
"Thank you James" she said as i sat down. "Gavin, would you like to go next?" Spinner got up & started reading his quote, "We were supposed to pick a verse that spoke to our hearts, & this verse by Kid Elrick, speaks to mine. Most guys want a girl to love, a girl with wealth & class, but i wants me a girl with a bootylicious..." That was as far as he got.
"Sit down Gavin." the teacher said as he sat down with cocky smile on his face. Next up was Rick.
"I wanted to read a quote from Mahatma Gandhi." he said. "The weak can never forgive, forgiveness is the attribute of the strong..." Rick said as Spinner threw a paper wad at him.
"Gavin, principle's office. Now" she said as he got up, still looking cocky. As he left, I had to admit that I said something pretty stupid.
"When you get home, tell your mom that I had a great time last night." I said shooting him a wink. Well, all bets were off after that. Spinner came charging at me. The teacher was hardly able to tear us apart.
"All right Mr. Mason & Mr. Stark, both of you to the principle's office." she said as she led us out.
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