Disclaimer: I do not own Recess!
Spinelli Woods, Esq: Yay, I'm glad you like it so far! Yes, you're with HK, Lord forbid if you weren't, lol! Keep reading!
angel9220042004: I know, it is funny! Vince doesn't strike me as a flower- liking person! Keep reading!
Chapter Three: The Honor's Cords Issue
As they had predicted, the caps and gowns had indeed come in not longer after the meeting. Everyone laughed as they looked at each other in the funny hats with tassels and long royal blue gowns. The Ashleys were of course complaining about how the whole outfit didn't seem to go well with the accessories they had bought to wear graduation night, and some other people ended up with gowns that were either too short or too long.
It was probably Gus who noticed it first. Or maybe he was just the one who first said something about it. But either way, it got said.
"How come we don't have our Honor's cords?" he asked, looking in his box to make sure he didn't just skip over them. "Shouldn't they have come with the caps and gowns?"
Everyone who was on the Honor's Curriculum started checking their boxes for the bright yellow cords, but couldn't find any. A ruckus started across the room, but T.J. let out a whistle to calm everyone.
"Guys, chill, I'm sure they'll arrive soon," he assured them. "We have to take pictures next Friday anyway, so maybe they'll arrive then."
"Unless the photographers have them...for unknown reasons," Gretchen added. "I mean, we can't take the pictures without them right?"
Everyone in the room agreed, and the matter was forgotten...for the time being. T.J. looked around at everyone and noticed that someone was missing. He looked again, and realized Guru Kid wasn't there. He tapped Hustler Kid on the shoulder to ask him, since they were pretty good friends with each other.
"Guru Kid?" Hustler Kid asked, trying to fix his tassel from dangling in front of his face. "He had a doctor's appointment today, you know for a checkup."
"Oh yeah, I didn't know he still went to those," T.J. responded, feeling a little dumb for asking.
"Well, you know doctors. They won't to make sure everything is a- okay after a bunch of surgeries and junk."
A few years ago, Guru Kid had gotten lung cancer and had to be given several surgeries to remove it and a lot of medication, causing the loss of his hair. He was permitted to wear a cap at school to hide the baldness, but he always acted like it didn't bother him that he was more different than everyone.
"Hey, Teej, come on!" Spinelli called from the other side of the room. "We're taking a group picture!"
"Coming!" he called back, rushing to her side. Mrs. Mitchells had a digital camera in her hands and snapped a picture of them.
NEXT FRIDAY
It was finally picture day, where all the seniors got their photos taken in their caps, gowns, Honor's Cords...speaking of which, none of the kids had gotten theirs yet. But they still believed that they would arrive with the photographers.
Ashley Armbrewster was the first to have her photo taken. Surprisingly being a rather good student her high school life, she was one of the many to receive Honor's Cords. Yet the photographer didn't give her any. One can imagine the debate that resulted.
"Excuse me?" the blonde girl asked as she positioned herself on the stool. "Aren't we supposed to have our pictures done wearing our Honor's Cords?"
"Say what?" the photographer asked back. "Oh those things. Uh...I was just told not to give them to you guys."
The whole class blanked out. No Honor's Cords? What was up with that? Spinelli immediately got aggravated that she wouldn't be wearing anything but a cap and gown in her picture so she spoke up for the class.
"But we were supposed to get our pictures taken in them! What's the point of having a graduation picture done without all our stuff on?!"
"Hey, I'm just the photographer, I don't make the rules," the photographer snapped gruffly. "If you want to know why you can't have your cords yet, ask the guidance counselor."
"The guidance counselor?" Vince asked. "What does she have to do with it?"
"For one thing she's the one who told me to tell you guys this. Second, she's the one who is responsible for getting you your cords and for setting you up with scholarships and junk. Go ask her."
"Believe me, we will!" Sammi said decisively, as everyone grumpily had their photos taken.
Wow, no Honor's Cords, how extremely odd! Ooh, this brings back old feelings of contempt! Actually, writing this story helps me calm down a little about it all. Keep reading!
Spinelli Woods, Esq: Yay, I'm glad you like it so far! Yes, you're with HK, Lord forbid if you weren't, lol! Keep reading!
angel9220042004: I know, it is funny! Vince doesn't strike me as a flower- liking person! Keep reading!
Chapter Three: The Honor's Cords Issue
As they had predicted, the caps and gowns had indeed come in not longer after the meeting. Everyone laughed as they looked at each other in the funny hats with tassels and long royal blue gowns. The Ashleys were of course complaining about how the whole outfit didn't seem to go well with the accessories they had bought to wear graduation night, and some other people ended up with gowns that were either too short or too long.
It was probably Gus who noticed it first. Or maybe he was just the one who first said something about it. But either way, it got said.
"How come we don't have our Honor's cords?" he asked, looking in his box to make sure he didn't just skip over them. "Shouldn't they have come with the caps and gowns?"
Everyone who was on the Honor's Curriculum started checking their boxes for the bright yellow cords, but couldn't find any. A ruckus started across the room, but T.J. let out a whistle to calm everyone.
"Guys, chill, I'm sure they'll arrive soon," he assured them. "We have to take pictures next Friday anyway, so maybe they'll arrive then."
"Unless the photographers have them...for unknown reasons," Gretchen added. "I mean, we can't take the pictures without them right?"
Everyone in the room agreed, and the matter was forgotten...for the time being. T.J. looked around at everyone and noticed that someone was missing. He looked again, and realized Guru Kid wasn't there. He tapped Hustler Kid on the shoulder to ask him, since they were pretty good friends with each other.
"Guru Kid?" Hustler Kid asked, trying to fix his tassel from dangling in front of his face. "He had a doctor's appointment today, you know for a checkup."
"Oh yeah, I didn't know he still went to those," T.J. responded, feeling a little dumb for asking.
"Well, you know doctors. They won't to make sure everything is a- okay after a bunch of surgeries and junk."
A few years ago, Guru Kid had gotten lung cancer and had to be given several surgeries to remove it and a lot of medication, causing the loss of his hair. He was permitted to wear a cap at school to hide the baldness, but he always acted like it didn't bother him that he was more different than everyone.
"Hey, Teej, come on!" Spinelli called from the other side of the room. "We're taking a group picture!"
"Coming!" he called back, rushing to her side. Mrs. Mitchells had a digital camera in her hands and snapped a picture of them.
NEXT FRIDAY
It was finally picture day, where all the seniors got their photos taken in their caps, gowns, Honor's Cords...speaking of which, none of the kids had gotten theirs yet. But they still believed that they would arrive with the photographers.
Ashley Armbrewster was the first to have her photo taken. Surprisingly being a rather good student her high school life, she was one of the many to receive Honor's Cords. Yet the photographer didn't give her any. One can imagine the debate that resulted.
"Excuse me?" the blonde girl asked as she positioned herself on the stool. "Aren't we supposed to have our pictures done wearing our Honor's Cords?"
"Say what?" the photographer asked back. "Oh those things. Uh...I was just told not to give them to you guys."
The whole class blanked out. No Honor's Cords? What was up with that? Spinelli immediately got aggravated that she wouldn't be wearing anything but a cap and gown in her picture so she spoke up for the class.
"But we were supposed to get our pictures taken in them! What's the point of having a graduation picture done without all our stuff on?!"
"Hey, I'm just the photographer, I don't make the rules," the photographer snapped gruffly. "If you want to know why you can't have your cords yet, ask the guidance counselor."
"The guidance counselor?" Vince asked. "What does she have to do with it?"
"For one thing she's the one who told me to tell you guys this. Second, she's the one who is responsible for getting you your cords and for setting you up with scholarships and junk. Go ask her."
"Believe me, we will!" Sammi said decisively, as everyone grumpily had their photos taken.
Wow, no Honor's Cords, how extremely odd! Ooh, this brings back old feelings of contempt! Actually, writing this story helps me calm down a little about it all. Keep reading!