Thanks to Yellow Rose of Texas for her great idea for this chapter!
The morning seemed to drag on forever, as I sat in one boring, remedial class after another. All teachers introduced themselves, handed out a sheet explaining the class, and them made us go around in a circle and tell about ourselves. I hated every minute of it, and this was only the first day. The only class which broke up the morning was 3rd period PE. Normally I despise PE, but it was better then listening to a lecture. Once we had picked out our lockers and gotten our gym uniforms (the most unfashionable things ever- white tshirts that read "SHS PE Department" and navy blue mesh gym shorts), we got to go outside and play- either Frisbee or softball. I actually kind of had fun tossing the Frisbee back and forth with Abby Stevenson (a former BSC member) and Emily Bernstein, a friend of mine from SMS. I was kind of sad when PE ended and I had to head off to Remedial World History. By lunchtime, I was starved, tired and depressed.
When I got to lunch, I wasn't sure what to expect. There where three different lunch periods, and the Freshmen were dividely equally between each of them. The cafteria at SHS was crowded and noisy. I scanned the cafeteria for about five minutes, looking for a familiar face. Finally I spotted MaryAnne and Anna Stevenson, Abby's twin sister, at a table towards the back.
"I'm really excited about my English class," I could hear MaryAnne telling Anna "We get to read some of the best authors- Dickens, Shakespeare, Jane Austen."
I approached the table and sat down next to MaryAnne. "Hi," I said rather glumly
"Hi Claud," said Mary Anne excitedly
"Hi" echoed Anna
MaryAnne looked up and must have seen the misery in my face. "Claud, what's wrong?"
I sighed and began telling MaryAnne about my horrible schedule.
"Claudia!" a familiar voice called. I turned around to see Stacey waving to me. Thank God! Stacey had my lunch period! I stood up and ran over gave Stacey hug. Some of the Seniors were giggling at us, but I didn't care. I was so glad to see Stacey. We worked our way back to the table.
"So do Kristy and Dawn have this period?" I asked.
Stacey shook her. "They are both in sixth period lunch with Abby. Kristy's in my Biology class, and so we compared schedules."
"Oh." I said. I was disappointed that we weren't all together, but at least I had Stacey, MaryAnne and Anna to keep me company.
"So Claudia," said Anna "Don't you have any classes you are looking forward to?"
Stacey gave me a confused look. "Is everything okay?" she asked
I had to rehash the whole story for Stacey's benefit before answering Anna's question. "Actually," I said, "I have art class next period. I'm pretty excited about that. We got a whole kit of really cool supplies at booksales."
We spent the rest of the period eating (we all brought our lunches that day because we wanted to scope out the cafeteria before eating the food) and talking about our day. When the bell rang, I actually felt kind of giddy as I made my way to the art room. I opened the door and found myself in a huge art studio filled tables, benches, easels, and sinks. SHS had two art studios actually, a painting room and a pottery room. I looked around for a place to sit, and as I turned my head I saw a shocking sight-
"Hi Claudia," my sister greeted me.
Janine? What was JANINE doing in my art class?
The morning seemed to drag on forever, as I sat in one boring, remedial class after another. All teachers introduced themselves, handed out a sheet explaining the class, and them made us go around in a circle and tell about ourselves. I hated every minute of it, and this was only the first day. The only class which broke up the morning was 3rd period PE. Normally I despise PE, but it was better then listening to a lecture. Once we had picked out our lockers and gotten our gym uniforms (the most unfashionable things ever- white tshirts that read "SHS PE Department" and navy blue mesh gym shorts), we got to go outside and play- either Frisbee or softball. I actually kind of had fun tossing the Frisbee back and forth with Abby Stevenson (a former BSC member) and Emily Bernstein, a friend of mine from SMS. I was kind of sad when PE ended and I had to head off to Remedial World History. By lunchtime, I was starved, tired and depressed.
When I got to lunch, I wasn't sure what to expect. There where three different lunch periods, and the Freshmen were dividely equally between each of them. The cafteria at SHS was crowded and noisy. I scanned the cafeteria for about five minutes, looking for a familiar face. Finally I spotted MaryAnne and Anna Stevenson, Abby's twin sister, at a table towards the back.
"I'm really excited about my English class," I could hear MaryAnne telling Anna "We get to read some of the best authors- Dickens, Shakespeare, Jane Austen."
I approached the table and sat down next to MaryAnne. "Hi," I said rather glumly
"Hi Claud," said Mary Anne excitedly
"Hi" echoed Anna
MaryAnne looked up and must have seen the misery in my face. "Claud, what's wrong?"
I sighed and began telling MaryAnne about my horrible schedule.
"Claudia!" a familiar voice called. I turned around to see Stacey waving to me. Thank God! Stacey had my lunch period! I stood up and ran over gave Stacey hug. Some of the Seniors were giggling at us, but I didn't care. I was so glad to see Stacey. We worked our way back to the table.
"So do Kristy and Dawn have this period?" I asked.
Stacey shook her. "They are both in sixth period lunch with Abby. Kristy's in my Biology class, and so we compared schedules."
"Oh." I said. I was disappointed that we weren't all together, but at least I had Stacey, MaryAnne and Anna to keep me company.
"So Claudia," said Anna "Don't you have any classes you are looking forward to?"
Stacey gave me a confused look. "Is everything okay?" she asked
I had to rehash the whole story for Stacey's benefit before answering Anna's question. "Actually," I said, "I have art class next period. I'm pretty excited about that. We got a whole kit of really cool supplies at booksales."
We spent the rest of the period eating (we all brought our lunches that day because we wanted to scope out the cafeteria before eating the food) and talking about our day. When the bell rang, I actually felt kind of giddy as I made my way to the art room. I opened the door and found myself in a huge art studio filled tables, benches, easels, and sinks. SHS had two art studios actually, a painting room and a pottery room. I looked around for a place to sit, and as I turned my head I saw a shocking sight-
"Hi Claudia," my sister greeted me.
Janine? What was JANINE doing in my art class?