I thought seventh grade would be wonderful and amazing, but I was wrong.
Oh sure at first it was ok, there was a longer lunch hour, Sam was there,
and Otto wasn't. Then it happened. The worst thing in my life that I
could not even fathom until the minute it happened. I got married! It was
a project for home economics. I thought at first it might be cool, if I
got paired with Trent, or even Sam, but in reality I was living my worst
nightmare. That's what I was thinking while the guys and I ate Dinner at
the Shack. Dad walked up to ask us how our day was like he always did,
sometimes; I was not going to tell anyone until the last possible minute.
"What did you do at school today kids?"
Twister perks up and answers although the question was not meant for him,
"I got called into Mr. Helee's office 'cause I interrupted Conroy 27
times." Conroy had moved up a grade with the boys because they needed a
new sixth grade teacher.
"That's not good," Tito says.
"I didn't understand why Chris didn't fall of the edge of the world if it was flat?" Twister says Otto rolled his eyes.
"That's because it isn't," Tito says.
"Then why did they say it was flat," Twister asks confused I only listen because it allowed me to forget my bad day, although, I wish I had been sent to Mr. Helee's office.
"Because they didn't know that it wasn't look Twist," Sam points to the moon, "If you see the moon is a crescent."
"Yeah it smiles on us," Twister waves at it.
"Only because the shadow of a round earth falls on it," I hope Sam knew that was only during an eclipse.
"Oh so Chris looked at the Moon and knew it was round," Twister says Sam shrugs, "Then why didn't those other people?"
Sam points to the ocean, "If you look at the ocean it looks flat and boats look like they'd disappear when they got passed the horizons, sailors knew that wasn't true and Columbus was a sailor so..."
"He knew it wasn't true!" Twister says, "Man Sam this makes so much sense you should teach it."
"I tried," Sam says.
Ray looks at Otto and me, "What about the rest of you?"
"I got married," I sigh no more prolonging this awful thing.
"What?" Dad yelled.
"Chill sir, its an assignment the whole Jr. High is doing it," Sam explains, "We get married and have to live on a budget depending on our jobs. I'm married to Trish and I'm a Rocket scientist."
"Wow how did you get Trish?" Twister asks, "She is Hot."
Please, I roll my eyes, "Oh it was randomly Chosen."
"What about you Reg?" Otto asks.
"I don't wanta talk about it," I say, "It's a dumb assignment anyhow."
"Oh come on Reg it can't be that bad," Dad says. What did he know; he didn't have to do it.
"Its Lars," Sam says I glare at him.
"What?" the guys say.
"I feel sorry for you," Otto says.
"I thought my day was bad..." Twister thinks, "Hey does that make you my sister." Great now I have to be his sister, "I guess so."
"Cool!" Twister yells I glare. Why is it cool for him? Why couldn't it have been cool for me why couldn't I have gotten Trent!
"Not cool, that means Lars is my brother," Otto says.
"So what does that make us?" Twister asks.
"Nothing," Sam says, "Actually."
"Oh so what do you have to do exactly," Otto asks.
"We have to go shopping for food every week," I say not letting on to the rest.
"But that club isn't for Rockets," Twister says Sam laughs.
Otto ignores him, "How long is the assignment?"
Sam stops laughing, "To the end of the quarter...sheep stomach," Twister laughs apparently this was an inside joke.
"That is seven weeks with Lars," Twister says, "I feel your pain Reg." I sigh, "We get a new assignment sheet every week so we could get fired and stuff," Sam says excited of course he was excited, "Oh and we have to decide what to do with our money. Not only that we spent 6 hours out of the week with each other, hopefully we can make it though without going crazy."
"Man," Otto says, "Reggie will never make it."
"Believe me I don't want to," I say as Lars walks in great I didn't want to see him here.
"Hey Reg," Lars says, "I guess we're paired."
"Unfortunately," I cross my arms, "But I'll be big about it and hack it though. Lars looks at me like I'm a nut, "Look Rocket, my GPA is the highest in the school I'm not letting it drop because you're 'hacking' it though. We'll get an A even if we can't stand each other."
Was he ordering me around, but an A well maybe if I got an A it would make this easier, "Deal."
"Ok Twist Mom said it is time to come home," Lars says.
"Let me finish my taco," Twister says.
"How are you two going to pull 6 hours together," Sam questions.
This was a good question, "That's easy," Lars says, it is? "We'll do it one hour at a time, so come over tomorrow and we'll do something."
Wow, that sounds planned, "Sounds good."
"If you lay a hand on my sister I'll..."
"You'll want," Lars glares, "Look Munchkin first of all I don't womp girls and we aren't really married."
At least I was safe from any physical contact with him, "Trish and I going to spend Saturday, Surfing, Skating, and Stuff.
"Have fun," I sigh.
"You done Bro?" Lars asks.
Twister mumbles with his mouthful, "Yeah later guys."
"Good," Lars says leaving, "Later Reg."
That wasn't so bad he was semi nice I think...for Lars at least, "You're going to have fun on this," Otto says.
"Can it," I put my head on the table Otto was right Lars was only acting, "Rocket Boy."
"That's not good," Tito says.
"I didn't understand why Chris didn't fall of the edge of the world if it was flat?" Twister says Otto rolled his eyes.
"That's because it isn't," Tito says.
"Then why did they say it was flat," Twister asks confused I only listen because it allowed me to forget my bad day, although, I wish I had been sent to Mr. Helee's office.
"Because they didn't know that it wasn't look Twist," Sam points to the moon, "If you see the moon is a crescent."
"Yeah it smiles on us," Twister waves at it.
"Only because the shadow of a round earth falls on it," I hope Sam knew that was only during an eclipse.
"Oh so Chris looked at the Moon and knew it was round," Twister says Sam shrugs, "Then why didn't those other people?"
Sam points to the ocean, "If you look at the ocean it looks flat and boats look like they'd disappear when they got passed the horizons, sailors knew that wasn't true and Columbus was a sailor so..."
"He knew it wasn't true!" Twister says, "Man Sam this makes so much sense you should teach it."
"I tried," Sam says.
Ray looks at Otto and me, "What about the rest of you?"
"I got married," I sigh no more prolonging this awful thing.
"What?" Dad yelled.
"Chill sir, its an assignment the whole Jr. High is doing it," Sam explains, "We get married and have to live on a budget depending on our jobs. I'm married to Trish and I'm a Rocket scientist."
"Wow how did you get Trish?" Twister asks, "She is Hot."
Please, I roll my eyes, "Oh it was randomly Chosen."
"What about you Reg?" Otto asks.
"I don't wanta talk about it," I say, "It's a dumb assignment anyhow."
"Oh come on Reg it can't be that bad," Dad says. What did he know; he didn't have to do it.
"Its Lars," Sam says I glare at him.
"What?" the guys say.
"I feel sorry for you," Otto says.
"I thought my day was bad..." Twister thinks, "Hey does that make you my sister." Great now I have to be his sister, "I guess so."
"Cool!" Twister yells I glare. Why is it cool for him? Why couldn't it have been cool for me why couldn't I have gotten Trent!
"Not cool, that means Lars is my brother," Otto says.
"So what does that make us?" Twister asks.
"Nothing," Sam says, "Actually."
"Oh so what do you have to do exactly," Otto asks.
"We have to go shopping for food every week," I say not letting on to the rest.
"But that club isn't for Rockets," Twister says Sam laughs.
Otto ignores him, "How long is the assignment?"
Sam stops laughing, "To the end of the quarter...sheep stomach," Twister laughs apparently this was an inside joke.
"That is seven weeks with Lars," Twister says, "I feel your pain Reg." I sigh, "We get a new assignment sheet every week so we could get fired and stuff," Sam says excited of course he was excited, "Oh and we have to decide what to do with our money. Not only that we spent 6 hours out of the week with each other, hopefully we can make it though without going crazy."
"Man," Otto says, "Reggie will never make it."
"Believe me I don't want to," I say as Lars walks in great I didn't want to see him here.
"Hey Reg," Lars says, "I guess we're paired."
"Unfortunately," I cross my arms, "But I'll be big about it and hack it though. Lars looks at me like I'm a nut, "Look Rocket, my GPA is the highest in the school I'm not letting it drop because you're 'hacking' it though. We'll get an A even if we can't stand each other."
Was he ordering me around, but an A well maybe if I got an A it would make this easier, "Deal."
"Ok Twist Mom said it is time to come home," Lars says.
"Let me finish my taco," Twister says.
"How are you two going to pull 6 hours together," Sam questions.
This was a good question, "That's easy," Lars says, it is? "We'll do it one hour at a time, so come over tomorrow and we'll do something."
Wow, that sounds planned, "Sounds good."
"If you lay a hand on my sister I'll..."
"You'll want," Lars glares, "Look Munchkin first of all I don't womp girls and we aren't really married."
At least I was safe from any physical contact with him, "Trish and I going to spend Saturday, Surfing, Skating, and Stuff.
"Have fun," I sigh.
"You done Bro?" Lars asks.
Twister mumbles with his mouthful, "Yeah later guys."
"Good," Lars says leaving, "Later Reg."
That wasn't so bad he was semi nice I think...for Lars at least, "You're going to have fun on this," Otto says.
"Can it," I put my head on the table Otto was right Lars was only acting, "Rocket Boy."