Chapter 2 Junior High
Jamie's POV
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"6 AM comes way to early," I thought as I rolled over to turn off my alarm. It was the first day of 8th grade and I wanted to be on time. I jumped out of bed (I'm defiantly a morning person) and turned on my cd player. My favorite band, Switchfoot {note: I don't own Switchfoot} was in it. Yes, mornings are awesome.
After I got dressed (white tee under my overalls) I headed down for breakfast. My mom always made French toast on the first day of school. "Mom, this is wonderful, thank you so much!" I said as I gave her a hug before sitting down.
Homeroom starts at 7:45 but the school opens at 7:30. Chris and I wanted to get there early so we could read a little before the first day assembly for the 7th and 8th graders. You see, in my school, elementary goes up to 6th grade and then from 7th to 12th, everyone's at the high school. 7th and 8th is still considered "junior high" though.
"Jamie!" Chris yelled from across the street. We'd been walking to school together since 5th grade and she had always lived right across the street.
"Hey Chris, ready for another year of food fights and falling down steps?"
"You betcha!" Chris was always such an optimist.
Landon's POV
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Ugh. Vacation's over. Not a pleasant thought first thing in the morning. "Man, how could anyone like mornings?" I thought as I hit my alarm clock. I crawled out of bed and got dressed in the dark.
"Landon, what'd you do, get dressed in the dark?"
"Yeah, very funny Dad." This had been an ongoing joke between us for years. Only because I do get dressed in the dark.
Breakfast on the first day of school, toast. Peanut butter and bacon on toast that is. I know it sounds gross, but it's my all time favorite.
"So, Landon, I heard that homeroom starts at quarter to eight, right?" asked my stepmom, Katy.
"Yep. So I don't have to leave til 7:30." I replied. It amazed me how many times we could have this conversation and still she'd ask me again. Katy and my dad had been married since I was in third grade (my parents got divorced when I was in second) and all last year she had asked me this question. Well, it looks like that's the same way things'll be this year,
at 7:30 I set out to meet Eric Hunter, my best friend. He had with him some of our new friends from last year, Dean and Walker. As we headed to school I saw Jamie Sullivan and Christine Moore in the distance. We (Eric, Jamie, Chris, and me) had walked to school together in the 5th grade, but we lost touch when junior high started. Jamie and Chris just weren't cool enough to hang out with.
"Hey man, you're laggin behind!" Eric yelled to me from up ahead. And I ran to catch up with them.
Jamie's POV
BEEP BEEP BEEP
"6 AM comes way to early," I thought as I rolled over to turn off my alarm. It was the first day of 8th grade and I wanted to be on time. I jumped out of bed (I'm defiantly a morning person) and turned on my cd player. My favorite band, Switchfoot {note: I don't own Switchfoot} was in it. Yes, mornings are awesome.
After I got dressed (white tee under my overalls) I headed down for breakfast. My mom always made French toast on the first day of school. "Mom, this is wonderful, thank you so much!" I said as I gave her a hug before sitting down.
Homeroom starts at 7:45 but the school opens at 7:30. Chris and I wanted to get there early so we could read a little before the first day assembly for the 7th and 8th graders. You see, in my school, elementary goes up to 6th grade and then from 7th to 12th, everyone's at the high school. 7th and 8th is still considered "junior high" though.
"Jamie!" Chris yelled from across the street. We'd been walking to school together since 5th grade and she had always lived right across the street.
"Hey Chris, ready for another year of food fights and falling down steps?"
"You betcha!" Chris was always such an optimist.
Landon's POV
BEEP BEEP BEEP
Ugh. Vacation's over. Not a pleasant thought first thing in the morning. "Man, how could anyone like mornings?" I thought as I hit my alarm clock. I crawled out of bed and got dressed in the dark.
"Landon, what'd you do, get dressed in the dark?"
"Yeah, very funny Dad." This had been an ongoing joke between us for years. Only because I do get dressed in the dark.
Breakfast on the first day of school, toast. Peanut butter and bacon on toast that is. I know it sounds gross, but it's my all time favorite.
"So, Landon, I heard that homeroom starts at quarter to eight, right?" asked my stepmom, Katy.
"Yep. So I don't have to leave til 7:30." I replied. It amazed me how many times we could have this conversation and still she'd ask me again. Katy and my dad had been married since I was in third grade (my parents got divorced when I was in second) and all last year she had asked me this question. Well, it looks like that's the same way things'll be this year,
at 7:30 I set out to meet Eric Hunter, my best friend. He had with him some of our new friends from last year, Dean and Walker. As we headed to school I saw Jamie Sullivan and Christine Moore in the distance. We (Eric, Jamie, Chris, and me) had walked to school together in the 5th grade, but we lost touch when junior high started. Jamie and Chris just weren't cool enough to hang out with.
"Hey man, you're laggin behind!" Eric yelled to me from up ahead. And I ran to catch up with them.