Period 12: On a Tangent
Katana: This is separate from the main story. Just a brief side story that I wrote…in…Algebra…
Mello rested his head on his hand. He stared blankly at his Algebra 2 teacher, Mrs. Streamer, writing mathematical stuff he didn't understand on the board. Since Matt hadn't been doing his homework for the past few weeks for Mello to copy, (Apparently some new video game had come out), he had absolutely no clue what was going on. In the big scheme of things, he didn't see how whatever she was attempting to teach would help him in anyway.
They were apparently studying for the Standardized test they were forced by the government to take next week. His stomach growled, he wondered if his teacher would notice him reach into his pocket and eat a chocolate bar. He decided to risk it; he broke off a piece of the chocolate in his pocket and threw it into his mouth. She didn't notice.
To make things worse, this is one of the classes Matt didn't have with him, so Mello couldn't even throw things at his friend.
Oh god, next period he had a study hall with Near and then French with that painfully dull Dreary woman.
Everyone was pulling out a paper he didn't have. Mello didn't bother to tell the teacher, that would only draw attention to himself, and otherwise she would never notice.
At least next period he could avoid Near AND look up porn on the internet by getting on the pass to the computer lab. Maybe he could watch Pinky and the Brain or Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series.
The teacher finally said the words he had waited 43 minutes and 27 seconds for her to say, "You guys are done for the day." Now Mello didn't have to even attempt to pay attention.
He did hear that they were doing word problems due tomorrow; maybe he'd come down with a case of Schizophrenia and have to stay in the dormitory.
Maybe Matt would have to nurse him back to health. He let himself dwell on that tangent for a while.
The bell rang pulling Mello out of his thoughts. He picked up his books and headed slowly to his study hall.