8:07 AM
August 17, 2016
Maya's POV
Seven minutes of the first break passed, and Riley is still mad at me. We got in our seats. As usual, Lucas sat behind me and Riley sat next to me. None of that is going to change...except for Farkle and me.
"Alright people. My name is Mr. Jones, your math teacher for the rest of this year. Welcome to high school. You are going to enjoy it very much," Mr. Jones introduced himself.
During class, my mind is wondering off. I wished that Riley and I were still friends, I mean we were fine all summer, but the first day, it's just a horrible start.
"Alright, I want you guys to pair in groups of three. People you know, people you don't know. Either way, don't care. Talk about math. Also, this is the group for teamwork for the rest of the year," Mr. Jones said. Soon, everyone got out of their seats and went to their friends. There are just a few that don't have partners, but Mr. Jones managed to make the group even.
"I need you guys to make up! That's it, we are being in a group together," Lucas said sternly.
"Why would I want to be in a group with her? I am holding her back," Riley said.
"No you are not! Why would you still think that after I denied it a billion times in the past ten minutes? You don't trust me?" I said, turning my head away.
"I do trust you. But I want you to do your best, instead of me getting in your way," Riley said.
"Riley, I think that you have to listen to Maya a little bit here. Maya does have a point. She said that you are not holding her back, and you should believe that," Lucas said, while looking at me.
"Yeah, maybe I should listen a bit more and try to less stubborn. What has got into me?" Riley questioned herself.
"This is all part of growing up. You get in to stupid fights, and you can always find a way of getting back where you used to be," Lucas said.
"Thank you Lucas for getting us back. You really are the leader of this group," I said.
"Hey, I just want you guys back where you were before. I hate to see you guys fight over nothing," Lucas said.
"Oh no, Mr. Jones is coming around to check our conversation. Quick! Math talk!" I said.
"How did you guys get in this class?" Riley asked, following my orders.
"I just did it normally," Lucas said.
"I guess we are all on the same level for math," I said. This is the moment that Mr. Jones went around. I heard that he is really mean, but can be nice at the same time. I also heard that he gives out a lot of detention, and I don't want that for me, or Riley and Lucas either. I tried to keep my mind in the math talk. When he went by, he gave me a slight smile and went to his desk. I am glad that he didn't caught us doing non-math related stuff.
"Today is minimum day as your homeroom teacher might have told you, so all of the classes are shortened. The bell is going to ring in a few minutes. For homework, I want you guys to get contact information from your partners. For example emails and phone numbers. I like to do this because we do a lot of group work, and I want you guys to stay close," Mr. Jones explained.
RING! The bell as rung. Time for second period. Slowly, I could feel that the lump of coal in my chest is fading away. Finally I am off for a good start.