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"Don't forget your lunch, honey." El mocked and I rolled my chocolate brown eyes. Flipping her off, I snatched my paper bag lunch off the counter and shoved it into my backpack. Ah, first day of this one year hell hole. You got to love it.
El was absolutely basking in the glory of her being graduated while I had to repeat my senior year. But then I reminded her that the fourth month of her 'pregnancy' was coming up and it would soon be time for her to grab the next stomach to wear under her clothes. We had decided to ease into the whole baby bum thing by making her wear baggy clothes so she didn't startle anyone when she just showed up to work with this enormous stomach.
Okay, a three month baby bump actually wasn't that big but you get what I'm saying.
"I have work after school and then I can meet up with you at the diner until your shift is done." I said as I sorted through my bag, making sure I had everything there. I only really needed a lunch (cafeteria food tastes like shit) and some notebooks. Caveman said that he would give everyone binders because his dad had a bunch of extras for storing notes on his 'creations.'
X-Ray would be picking us all up today with his new car. He had been saving up money before he was sent off to Camp Green Lake for a car, and a week before school started, he finally saved enough. It was a crappy used car that had a cracked windshield and stains on the seat but he was proud.
I told him that I would meet him at Hinder Park, a run down park near El's place, and he happily agreed. I would be the last person picked up, and then after we would drive straight to school. Lucky us.
"Are you actually going to order something this time or should I just have coffee ready?" El asked sarcastically and I laughed in response.
"Please. I thought you knew me better than that, El. I don't eat from the Diner! Are you high?" I laughed and waved her off.
"The day you actually order food, I'll set off a party popper. Just for you." El replied sarcastically. All our conversations were pretty much just us having witty comebacks at each other until the topic changed.
I placed my hand over my heart in mock affection, "Thanks, doll. I feel loved."
"You should!" El called as I opened the front door and walked out. I didn't hear anything from her after because I already started walking down the driveway.
I sighed as I passed her car. I asked El if I could take her car to school but she just laughed in my face. She had gotten shorter hours at the diner because of the whole pregnant thing and didn't start work until I was already half done my first class. It also meant that she got let off work at around the same time I finished so it was beneficial for all of us. I could get a ride home and she didn't have to work as long.
This 'fake pregnancy' thing isn't so bad after all.
I was at Hinder park and took a seat on the roughed up bench, covered in graffiti, as I waited for X and the rest of D-tent to show up. The only people who weren't getting a ride were Magnet and Armpit. They both lived in the same apartment building, right across the street from the High School. Well, Zero didn't need a ride either because he never went to school a day in his life and even though he should have been in high school (just starting grade 10) he was being homeschooled until he could catch up with the rest of us.
X-Rays black Jeep pulled up and I jogged up to it, tossing my bag in the back seat, on top of Zigzag. "Hey guys, what's up?" I had barely seen them since we've gotten home from CGL and I was genuinely glad to be seeing them again.
"Not much man, just ready to get this year over, am I right?" X replied.
"Right." I agreed. One does not simply tell X-Ray that he is wrong. It just doesn't happen.
I twisted around in the passengers seat so I was facing Caveman, "Binder?" he didn't answer, he just handed me a black binder that smelled suspiciously of feet. Too bad Caveman's dad didn't spray the binder with Sploosh. It smelled nasty!
The drive to the school was only a few minutes and was filled with small chatter and us joking around about how we'd beat those shit faced jocks any day. Not like we would have a problem with bullies or anything, we were all pretty ripped. Even Stanley was pretty big, but I'm pretty sure that was just a case of too many cupcakes after dinner.
"I can't wait for cheerleaders man, those girls were hot." Zigzag smiled and we all howled with laughter. Don't I know it! I'm living with a former cheerleader.
"Ugh, I'm not, man! Those girls were evil." Twitch added. He was actually in the grade below us and would have to deal with those 'evil' cheerleaders for a whole year by himself after we graduate. Or drop out.
"But you have to admit, they aren't so bad to look at." X-Ray laughed and we all joined in. "I'd tap that piece of ass any day of the week."
"No dirty comments, Squid? I'm surprised." Caveman joked and the boys turned to stare at me. The only reason I wasn't joining in on their banter was because the only cheerleaders I could imagine were El and that witch, Ashley or something. It'd be weird with either of them.
"Nah, man, I have more class than that." I winked, "I keep it all in my mind." I grinned, tapping my temple. And it's a good thing that I do keep it locked away in my head, because if I randomly started talking about pregnant women and living with El, the first place they'd leave me was at an insane asylum. I'd rather go live at Camp Green Lake than with the crazies.
Although there were quite a few who were off their rockers back at CGL. Example: Zigzag.
We reached the school to find Magnet and Armpit were already waiting at the front doors for us. We had to push past a group (read: cult) of pyromaniacs to get to them but we got there. We did our little manly handshake things that guys do before getting out of the warzone of new students and into the school.
The halls were even worse. They were packed with freshmen trying to find their homeroom and seniors shoving the 'losers' into lockers. We shoved past everyone until we finally found an empty area to look at our schedules for the semesters. I had math, homeroom, with Caveman and X-Ray. After that I had shop with Zigzag and Armpit, then Science with Magnet and finally, heath studies with Zigzag, X-Ray and Caveman. I had all my classes with D-Tent.
I headed to homeroom with X and Caveman and we took a seat in the back, just chilling until our teacher got there. I recognized a few people from last year and I could see that they clearly knew who I was. El told me about all the rumors that happened after I was sent to Camp. Some people thought I just dropped out, others thought I was skipping town and the rest thought I was sent to prison for murdering my father.
My father left when I was three so unless I was a very sick child, I never murdered a soul.
"Heeeellooooo, children." A woman in her late forties danced (no joke) into the room, waving her arms around like she was trying to cast a spell as took her place at the front of the room. "I am Miss. Poulterhanst. Can you say that with me kids? Pole-ter-hansssssst"
Nobody said it with her.
I remember her from last year. She was my English teacher.
When her eyes set on me, a confused look crossed her features. "Alan? But I thought you dropped out?"
Wow, thanks for announcing that to the entire class, you disgusting wench.
"Nope." I grinned, popping the p, "I got arrested."
Miss. Poulterhanst looked horrified as she whirled around and stalked over to her desk. I could already tell that this would be a long year.