Chapter 9: Back to School
(Hillridge High School Parking Lot)
"Well, this it. Time to start our last year at this school," Lizzie said to her two lifelong friends.
"Senior year, this will be awesome," Miranda smiled.
"As long as I have my friends with me it will be amazing," Gordo kissed Lizzie as the bell rang.
"I can't believe we all finally got the same lunch hour," Lizzie exclaimed as they headed to the building," so we're meeting outside Gordo's class right?"
"Yep," Gordo said," it will be nice to have lunch all together this year."
"I know, for three years we haven't been able to do that without one of us ditching," Miranda held the door open for her friends.
"Well, it's off to class now," Lizzie said to her friends as they all split into different directions.
As Lizzie walked down the hall she felt different. She was a senior and it felt great. She was older than all the underclassmen and she knew where she was going, unlike the freshmen who were wandering around lost. She remembered her days as a freshman, she had been so nervous and lost. Now she felt almost as if she owned the place.
A girl bumped into her," Oh I'm so sorry! I can't find room 601. Do you know where it is?"
Lizzie laughed," It's okay, just turn and go out those doors and it's across in the gym building."
"Thank you so much," the girl ran towards the doors Lizzie had pointed out.
(Lunch time- outside Gordo's Class)
"I wonder where Miranda got to?" Lizzie asked as she and Gordo scanned the hallway for their friend.
"With her, who knows? Maybe she ran into a cute guy or something," Gordo laughed.
"She knows we are waiting though. Oh there she is. Miranda, over here!" Lizzie called out.
"Hey guys. I went to find my locker. I already have 3 textbooks," she frowned.
"Got any homework yet?" Gordo asked.
"Nope, I'm lucky," Miranda said smugly.
"I have homework in every class," Gordo now frowned.
"I have math homework," Lizzie said," but that's all so far. And it's review stuff, so it shouldn't take too long. Gotta love those teachers giving out homework on the first day."
Gordo rolled his eyes," Yeah, 'love' isn't the word I would have chosen."
They all made their way out to Gordo's car. They had decided to go to the Quizno's near the school for lunch. Another bonus of being seniors, they didn't have to walk to lunch anymore. They also got to park in the close parking lot, the seniors only lot. Being the oldest kids in the school definitely had it's good points. The seniors were treated much better than the underclassmen.
The three friends enjoyed their sandwiches and drove back to school with 15 minutes to spare. They sat out in the school courtyard for the last few minutes of their lunch period, just enjoying the sun.
"In a few weeks it won't be so hot out here," Miranda said," we better enjoy the sun while it lasts."
"I sort of prefer the cooler weather. The classrooms get way too hot," Gordo made a face.
"Yeah they do. I honestly think they made up the 'airconditioning'. I've never been in a classroom that felt cool," Lizzie said.
"Yes, Lizzie, it's a conspiracy," Miranda laughed.
"I don't know about any conpiracies," a familiar voice said from behind," but it is definitely way too hot in the school."
"Ethan!" Lizzie jumped up to greet her friend.
"Hey Liz, Gor-don, Miranda, how was your summer?" Ethan inquired.
"It was great, we went on a road trip across the country," Miranda explained.
"Cool. I took Kate out on a yacht. She totally got sea sick," Ethan rolled his eyes," but at least she isn't a snob anymore."
"Yeah, I'm glad she changed, I couldn't imagine high school with a mean Kate," Lizzie agreed.
"I always thought that was just a phase she was going through in middle school," Gordo mused.
"I think so too. She did have her nice moments, I think she was really a nice person at heart," Miranda said.
"So are you guys excited to be seniors this year?" Ethan asked.
"Oh yes, only one more year in this place," Lizzie smiled at the thought of being out of high school.
"The last year of high school, supposedly the best year," Gordo put in.
"We'll make this our best year," Miranda decided," that should be our goal this year, to make this the best year of our lives."
"Hey, that's a pretty good idea," Ethan agreed.
"Yeah, let's do it," Lizzie exclaimed.
"You in Gordo?" Miranda asked.
"Of course, I'm in whatever Lizzie's in for," he smiled at his girlfriend.
The bell rang just then to send all the kids grumbling back to class. Both Lizzie and Miranda had gym together after lunch. They were taking a racquet sports class. They had decided to try and do their gym classes together at least. Lizzie managed to talk both of their counselors into giving them gym the same period. It paid off because they were both in 5th period racquet sports.
"Hi class, welcome back to school," Mr. Mendleson the gym teacher greeted his class.
"Oh yeah, we're so happy to be here," a guy behind Lizzie and Miranda muttered.
"Well I'm Mr. Mendleson and this is racquet sports, if you are in the wrong class, tell me now," he scanned the faces in front of him.
One girl shyly raised her hand," I think I'm lost."
"Let me see your schedule," Mr. Mendleson told her.
"Here," she blushed as the entire class smirked at her.
"Yes, this is 5th period, you'll be here next hour," Mr. Mendleson said," you need to be back in the main building."
The girl rushed out of the gym looking very embarassed.
"Well, now that's out of the way, let's get started. This quarter we'll be doing tennis and second quarter we'll be doing badminton. Tomorrow you all need to bring your own tennis balls, I suggest you write your name on them and bring a few because we always lose some. Now let me take roll," Mr. Mendleson picked up his clipboard.
Lizzie leaned over to Miranda and whispered," The first day of school is always so boring."
"I know," Miranda rolled her eyes," but tomorrow we'll be playing tennis at least."
The teacher finished up the roll and assigned all the students gym lockers. They had to go to the lockerrooms and make sure the lockers would open. The girls lockerroom was upstairs from the gym they were in. Miranda and Lizzie easily opened their lockers and then helped a few freshmen who couldn't figure out their lockers.
Before they knew it, class was over. Miranda went on to Spanish and Lizzie went to French. Gordo was waiting for them in the foreign language hallway. He was taking French with Lizzie.
"Was gym fun?" he asked.
"Ha, the first day of class always makes me want to sleep," Miranda said.
"Ah, before we know it it'll be the middle of the year," Gordo told her.
"I'll see you after class Miranda," Lizzie pulled Gordo into class with her.
They took their seats on the far side of the classroom. They were the same desks they sat in last year. The kids in French class always sat in the same spot, even after 3 years. Kate and Larry walked over to sit next to them. All the seniors sat on one side of the room and the juniors sat on the other. It wasn't really a conscious separation, they just sat next to their friends. The bell rang and the crazy french teacher entered the room and started talking about what they were going to do this year. It was one of the easiest classes in the school and all the students knew it would be a fun year.
The first day of school ended and the three friends met at their cars.
"You know, we should just take turns driving instead of all of us bringing our cars," Miranda suggested.
"Yeah, we all have the same lunch hour, and we usually go to my house after school," Lizzie agreed.
"Good idea, no point in us all driving here separately," Gordo said.
"So tomorrow, who's driving?" Lizzie asked.
"I will," Miranda volunteered," since it was my idea."
"Okay then, see you tomorrow morning," Gordo got into his car.
"Bye guys," Lizzie shouted as her friends drove away. She was glad to have the first day out of the way. It was always so monotonous listening to teachers reading their rules that were never any different than the year before.
A/N: I think this story will jump ahead in time a lot, it would be pretty boring to go through it day by day! I always appreciate reviews. Expect another update in a couple days. Once again: GO FLAMES! T18
(Hillridge High School Parking Lot)
"Well, this it. Time to start our last year at this school," Lizzie said to her two lifelong friends.
"Senior year, this will be awesome," Miranda smiled.
"As long as I have my friends with me it will be amazing," Gordo kissed Lizzie as the bell rang.
"I can't believe we all finally got the same lunch hour," Lizzie exclaimed as they headed to the building," so we're meeting outside Gordo's class right?"
"Yep," Gordo said," it will be nice to have lunch all together this year."
"I know, for three years we haven't been able to do that without one of us ditching," Miranda held the door open for her friends.
"Well, it's off to class now," Lizzie said to her friends as they all split into different directions.
As Lizzie walked down the hall she felt different. She was a senior and it felt great. She was older than all the underclassmen and she knew where she was going, unlike the freshmen who were wandering around lost. She remembered her days as a freshman, she had been so nervous and lost. Now she felt almost as if she owned the place.
A girl bumped into her," Oh I'm so sorry! I can't find room 601. Do you know where it is?"
Lizzie laughed," It's okay, just turn and go out those doors and it's across in the gym building."
"Thank you so much," the girl ran towards the doors Lizzie had pointed out.
(Lunch time- outside Gordo's Class)
"I wonder where Miranda got to?" Lizzie asked as she and Gordo scanned the hallway for their friend.
"With her, who knows? Maybe she ran into a cute guy or something," Gordo laughed.
"She knows we are waiting though. Oh there she is. Miranda, over here!" Lizzie called out.
"Hey guys. I went to find my locker. I already have 3 textbooks," she frowned.
"Got any homework yet?" Gordo asked.
"Nope, I'm lucky," Miranda said smugly.
"I have homework in every class," Gordo now frowned.
"I have math homework," Lizzie said," but that's all so far. And it's review stuff, so it shouldn't take too long. Gotta love those teachers giving out homework on the first day."
Gordo rolled his eyes," Yeah, 'love' isn't the word I would have chosen."
They all made their way out to Gordo's car. They had decided to go to the Quizno's near the school for lunch. Another bonus of being seniors, they didn't have to walk to lunch anymore. They also got to park in the close parking lot, the seniors only lot. Being the oldest kids in the school definitely had it's good points. The seniors were treated much better than the underclassmen.
The three friends enjoyed their sandwiches and drove back to school with 15 minutes to spare. They sat out in the school courtyard for the last few minutes of their lunch period, just enjoying the sun.
"In a few weeks it won't be so hot out here," Miranda said," we better enjoy the sun while it lasts."
"I sort of prefer the cooler weather. The classrooms get way too hot," Gordo made a face.
"Yeah they do. I honestly think they made up the 'airconditioning'. I've never been in a classroom that felt cool," Lizzie said.
"Yes, Lizzie, it's a conspiracy," Miranda laughed.
"I don't know about any conpiracies," a familiar voice said from behind," but it is definitely way too hot in the school."
"Ethan!" Lizzie jumped up to greet her friend.
"Hey Liz, Gor-don, Miranda, how was your summer?" Ethan inquired.
"It was great, we went on a road trip across the country," Miranda explained.
"Cool. I took Kate out on a yacht. She totally got sea sick," Ethan rolled his eyes," but at least she isn't a snob anymore."
"Yeah, I'm glad she changed, I couldn't imagine high school with a mean Kate," Lizzie agreed.
"I always thought that was just a phase she was going through in middle school," Gordo mused.
"I think so too. She did have her nice moments, I think she was really a nice person at heart," Miranda said.
"So are you guys excited to be seniors this year?" Ethan asked.
"Oh yes, only one more year in this place," Lizzie smiled at the thought of being out of high school.
"The last year of high school, supposedly the best year," Gordo put in.
"We'll make this our best year," Miranda decided," that should be our goal this year, to make this the best year of our lives."
"Hey, that's a pretty good idea," Ethan agreed.
"Yeah, let's do it," Lizzie exclaimed.
"You in Gordo?" Miranda asked.
"Of course, I'm in whatever Lizzie's in for," he smiled at his girlfriend.
The bell rang just then to send all the kids grumbling back to class. Both Lizzie and Miranda had gym together after lunch. They were taking a racquet sports class. They had decided to try and do their gym classes together at least. Lizzie managed to talk both of their counselors into giving them gym the same period. It paid off because they were both in 5th period racquet sports.
"Hi class, welcome back to school," Mr. Mendleson the gym teacher greeted his class.
"Oh yeah, we're so happy to be here," a guy behind Lizzie and Miranda muttered.
"Well I'm Mr. Mendleson and this is racquet sports, if you are in the wrong class, tell me now," he scanned the faces in front of him.
One girl shyly raised her hand," I think I'm lost."
"Let me see your schedule," Mr. Mendleson told her.
"Here," she blushed as the entire class smirked at her.
"Yes, this is 5th period, you'll be here next hour," Mr. Mendleson said," you need to be back in the main building."
The girl rushed out of the gym looking very embarassed.
"Well, now that's out of the way, let's get started. This quarter we'll be doing tennis and second quarter we'll be doing badminton. Tomorrow you all need to bring your own tennis balls, I suggest you write your name on them and bring a few because we always lose some. Now let me take roll," Mr. Mendleson picked up his clipboard.
Lizzie leaned over to Miranda and whispered," The first day of school is always so boring."
"I know," Miranda rolled her eyes," but tomorrow we'll be playing tennis at least."
The teacher finished up the roll and assigned all the students gym lockers. They had to go to the lockerrooms and make sure the lockers would open. The girls lockerroom was upstairs from the gym they were in. Miranda and Lizzie easily opened their lockers and then helped a few freshmen who couldn't figure out their lockers.
Before they knew it, class was over. Miranda went on to Spanish and Lizzie went to French. Gordo was waiting for them in the foreign language hallway. He was taking French with Lizzie.
"Was gym fun?" he asked.
"Ha, the first day of class always makes me want to sleep," Miranda said.
"Ah, before we know it it'll be the middle of the year," Gordo told her.
"I'll see you after class Miranda," Lizzie pulled Gordo into class with her.
They took their seats on the far side of the classroom. They were the same desks they sat in last year. The kids in French class always sat in the same spot, even after 3 years. Kate and Larry walked over to sit next to them. All the seniors sat on one side of the room and the juniors sat on the other. It wasn't really a conscious separation, they just sat next to their friends. The bell rang and the crazy french teacher entered the room and started talking about what they were going to do this year. It was one of the easiest classes in the school and all the students knew it would be a fun year.
The first day of school ended and the three friends met at their cars.
"You know, we should just take turns driving instead of all of us bringing our cars," Miranda suggested.
"Yeah, we all have the same lunch hour, and we usually go to my house after school," Lizzie agreed.
"Good idea, no point in us all driving here separately," Gordo said.
"So tomorrow, who's driving?" Lizzie asked.
"I will," Miranda volunteered," since it was my idea."
"Okay then, see you tomorrow morning," Gordo got into his car.
"Bye guys," Lizzie shouted as her friends drove away. She was glad to have the first day out of the way. It was always so monotonous listening to teachers reading their rules that were never any different than the year before.
A/N: I think this story will jump ahead in time a lot, it would be pretty boring to go through it day by day! I always appreciate reviews. Expect another update in a couple days. Once again: GO FLAMES! T18