Chapter 5: Wherefore art Thou, Gordo?
Okay, so I think it MUST be a tradition for every middle school English class to read "Romeo and Juliet" at least once in their short time there. It's really ridiculous if you think about it. I mean, sure, Romeo and Juliet were like, our age, but still, we don't understand true love or whatever. We're 13! And like, maybe back in the day Romeo and Juliet were mature enough, but people back then died at age 20 or something. In a word, totally unrealistic. Okay, that was two words.
Anyways, back to reality. We're all in English class and Kate and Ethan are acting out the famous "balcony scene".
"Romeo, Romeo, like, wherefore art thou Romeo?" asked Kate, her voice trembling, "Deny thy father and like, refuse thy name! Or if thou… will? No wait, hold on, wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet."
"All right, let's cut it there," said Mr. Coppersmith. "Now then, can anybody tell me what Juliet is saying here?"
Kate raised her hand. "I think she's saying that, like, she misses Romeo and that she wants him there because they're in love."
Mr. Coppersmith was about to say something when Gordo cut him off.
"That's not right at all," he said.
Mr. Coppersmith turned, "Well then, Mr. Gordon, if you're so enlightened, please share your opinion with the rest of the class."
Gordo turned to face Kate, "Juliet isn't asking WHERE Romeo is, she's questioning why he has to be a Montague. If his last name was Lewis or something, no one would care that they were secretly involved; it was only because their parents were in a feud that she's so miserable."
Mr. Coppersmith walked towards Gordo, "Well class, it appears Mr. Gordon has hit the proverbial nail on the head with his answer."
So after class I was walking to my locker and I began to think about things. You know, Gordo, is like, really brilliant if you think about it. I mean, I thought she wanted to know where Romeo was. But then I realized, Gordo's always that brilliant. He always knows stuff that the rest of us don't. You know, if you actually think about it, Gordo's not that bad looking. In fact, in certain circumstances, he could be considered cute. Not Ethan cute, but cute nonetheless. As a matter of fact, the possibility of dating Gordo wouldn't be entirely out of the question…
"AAAAHHHH!!!!!!" I cried as someone smacked into me.
"Hey, watch where you're going!"
"Manage to move much?"
"Hey you! Get out of my way!"
Crap. School was out and I was blocking everyone's path to freedom. Might as well get to Lizzie's to rehearse. I'll think about Gordo some other time… WAIT! What am I saying!? I can't like GORDO, I mean come on!! It's GORDO!! Awww, hell, at least now I know how Juliet feels.
Okay, so I think it MUST be a tradition for every middle school English class to read "Romeo and Juliet" at least once in their short time there. It's really ridiculous if you think about it. I mean, sure, Romeo and Juliet were like, our age, but still, we don't understand true love or whatever. We're 13! And like, maybe back in the day Romeo and Juliet were mature enough, but people back then died at age 20 or something. In a word, totally unrealistic. Okay, that was two words.
Anyways, back to reality. We're all in English class and Kate and Ethan are acting out the famous "balcony scene".
"Romeo, Romeo, like, wherefore art thou Romeo?" asked Kate, her voice trembling, "Deny thy father and like, refuse thy name! Or if thou… will? No wait, hold on, wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet."
"All right, let's cut it there," said Mr. Coppersmith. "Now then, can anybody tell me what Juliet is saying here?"
Kate raised her hand. "I think she's saying that, like, she misses Romeo and that she wants him there because they're in love."
Mr. Coppersmith was about to say something when Gordo cut him off.
"That's not right at all," he said.
Mr. Coppersmith turned, "Well then, Mr. Gordon, if you're so enlightened, please share your opinion with the rest of the class."
Gordo turned to face Kate, "Juliet isn't asking WHERE Romeo is, she's questioning why he has to be a Montague. If his last name was Lewis or something, no one would care that they were secretly involved; it was only because their parents were in a feud that she's so miserable."
Mr. Coppersmith walked towards Gordo, "Well class, it appears Mr. Gordon has hit the proverbial nail on the head with his answer."
So after class I was walking to my locker and I began to think about things. You know, Gordo, is like, really brilliant if you think about it. I mean, I thought she wanted to know where Romeo was. But then I realized, Gordo's always that brilliant. He always knows stuff that the rest of us don't. You know, if you actually think about it, Gordo's not that bad looking. In fact, in certain circumstances, he could be considered cute. Not Ethan cute, but cute nonetheless. As a matter of fact, the possibility of dating Gordo wouldn't be entirely out of the question…
"AAAAHHHH!!!!!!" I cried as someone smacked into me.
"Hey, watch where you're going!"
"Manage to move much?"
"Hey you! Get out of my way!"
Crap. School was out and I was blocking everyone's path to freedom. Might as well get to Lizzie's to rehearse. I'll think about Gordo some other time… WAIT! What am I saying!? I can't like GORDO, I mean come on!! It's GORDO!! Awww, hell, at least now I know how Juliet feels.