Back to school new friends, more learning, and books. Sounds like suger and sweetness to some people. To me it's mixed feelings, hanging out with my friends, learning part is just kinda put aside.
Everyone always freaks out, they set out nice clothes and think ,'I hope they like me this year'. When in reality it's just your same friends as last year.
"It's 6:45 in Ashley, Kansas everyone is waking up to their roosters crowing or the their children cryin'," my alarm clack blared. I lye in bed for 5 more minutes to wake myself up. 6:50 I have 10 minutes to find clothes and fix my hair. I do it in 8, 6:58 brush my teeth for 2 minutes. Okay extra time for coffee, that takes me 5 minutes. School starts at 8:15 and I suppose to leave at 7:10. 'Time is with me today,' I think. I round up my shoes and a sweatshirt, the bus gets here at 7:10.
"MOM IM GOING TO THE BUS STOP," I scream at the top of my lungs.
"Okay, have a good first day sweetie!"
With that I'm out the door, and halfway down the driveway. The bus gets here on time and I take my usually seat. It takes the bus from my house to school grounds 30 minutes. So I have to last 30 minutes to listen to children screaming and papers flying. Once I do, the outside is like heaven, I jump off the bus stairs with joy, and speed walk my way inside. Walking into school I found my old friends.
"MG is here," 5 girls screamed as I walked into the gym. I embrace them as quickly as possible. I loved my friends so much, just not when they scream my name. We started taking about book bags and what we're wearing. But my mind was put off to a compition I had coming up.
"......bag from, MG," someone questioned. They caught me off gaurd but using context clues I said," Just target I've had it for like 3 years"
They started talking again, I looked at the time 8:03. School starts at 8:15 but staff release is to our lockers at 8:10. I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around.
"What time do we leave, she asked," she said with a nervous voice.
"8:10, hey your new here aren't you"
She nodded 'yes'.
"Mine name is Michelle but people just call me MG, you'll like it here it's a good school"
"Hi it's nice to meet you, I'm Nirvana, I really wasn't excited to come here but now I know someone"
"Yea, it's always nice to know a name or two,"I glanced at her shirt that said Foo Fighters."You know what Nirvana I'll just call you Foo"
"Fine then I'll call you MGla"
"I can live with that"
We laughed at our conversation, all of a sudden we heard someone taking. It was the principal, Ms.Lea.
"Welcome back to school everyone, how was your summer?"
Everyone screamed and clapped for a response.
"That's good, are you guys ready for the school year?"
A more hushed scream replied.
"Well that wasn't very loud, let's try again, are you guys ready for the school year?," she asked with more enthusiasm.
Once again everyone screamed, as they realized she would keep asking, unless we had a good response. She continued on to talk but I just droned off. I thought about my compition, thought about how to sit. Back strait, toes up, and shoulder back. Look up, sit back, and say 'woah' to stop.
"......I hope everyone has a good day, 7th grade you are first to leave!"
Crap, I need to stop doing that. I dragged along startled by the sudden departure. But strolled along with everyone else. I saw Nirvana talking to more people and smiled,'She is gone have a good year'. I found my locker, slightly struggling with my combination.
"8-15-7, aha I've got it," I yelled to no one. People still stated at me though, I don't mind them much. I grabbed my trapper and found my first room. Sewing this shouldn't be bad, I can sew in a strait line. I saw Nirvana and and walked over to her.
"Hey Foo"
"Hi MGla"
"Excited for sewing?"
"Not at all"
"Off to a good year already"
"How is that?"
"It's better to have a boring class than an annoying partner."
"Smart"
The teacher apparently wasn't ready for the first day, because his speech was mumbled and confusing. He got through it all though, then he made us get in a semi-circle. Handed around a toy cow. once we got the cow we were suppose to say something good about summer. Most people said the pool others like me said sleep. But Nirvana was an odd ball, she had a good summer at band camp. Which surprised us all, including Mr,Thredson. the next thing caught even Nirvana off gaurd.
"May I have your attention please, there is a fire located in the building. May I have your attention please, there is a fire located in the building"
Students scrambled to get up, Mr.Thredson poorly directing us. Eventually we got outside and stood quietly. About 5 minutes later we go back in, when we do we hear.
"Thank you students and staff for cooperating to the speakers. We will have many more surprise tests later on."
We groaned in at the thought to hurriedly escape something for a test. It was the little boy that cried wolf. Instead principle who cried danger. The time was 9:02 class ends at 9:05, so we got our stuff ready for next hour. I checked my schedule, the best classes of all, Physical Education. The bell rang and I headed back to the gym. After dressing our clothes out we had a 6 minutes run, if no one was walking. After that we played line tag, where you stay on lines while playing tag. It makes you work but it was fun. People were laughing, one of my friends, Lexi, fell down and sprained her ankle. I helped her to the nurse, and decided that we would sit by each other at lunch. I got back in the gym and was barely able to get in line before we went back to the lockers. I change back to my regular clothes, jeans, t-shirt, and boots. 3rd hour English, the teacher for English lives 2 miles away from me. As I get to class I hear.
    "Welcome to my class, and as you can see, by all the quotes, I am obsessed with Alexander Hamilton."
   We were amazed about how
many there were. All spoken in a wise way, my favorite is 'There's a million things I haven't done yet'. The class was small, 12 students in all. In all, I could call each person a friend, not counting the teacher. The guys and girls separated themselves. Guys on the left and girls on the right.
    "Okay, we need to like separate less. So seating chart is going to be made," Mr.Thomas announced,"Other than that you need books come back and choose a book when I say your name"
   A murmur filled the room when suddenly 2 gun shots went off. The we heard a familiar alarm.
   "May I have your attention please, there is an intruder in the building. May I have your attention please, there is an intruder in the building"
   Mr.Thomas started to yell,"Everyone to the back wall, go, sit under the sink." We obeyed very fast, he locked then door came and sat with us. We were so quiet if someone dropped a paperclip you would hear it. Someone came around the halls banging on all the doors. We all held our breath when the person came to our door. He seemed to stand there for hours, but soon enough he went to the next room.
  Mr.Thomas stood up and said ,"Stay right here nobody move" He moved over to his desk and reached in and grabbed a BB gun. We sat there wide eyes at the gun. He walked out into the hallway after he unlocked the door. Some enough we heard 2 more shots, then our teacher came limping back in. The intruder got him in the foot.
    "Where's the first aid kit," I stood up quickly. He pointed to a corner cabinet, I go to grab it. When I tuned around he already took off his shoe then was starting with his sock.
  "Don't, keep that on unless the bullet went through your foot. It would be a miracle if it did."
   I took scissors from his desk desk, shoved them away from me and commanded,"Someone run these under hot water, and call the police station"
  I looked in the first aid for pain killers and gave them to Mr.Thomas. He took them, I look over and Nirvana was bringing the scissors back.
   "Thanks Nirvana, can you go find a ruler."
   She walks away, I focus back to Mr.Thomas's foot and took off his sock.
   "Can someone else go get warm paper towel"
   I feel another tap on my shoulder then take the towel. I washed off the wound, Mr.Thomas clenching his teeth.
  "Nirvana how's the ruler coming along?"
  "Found it"
   "Great let me see it, here put this in your mouth Mr.T"
   "3,2,1," I start to drive the scissors into his wound. He makes all other sound drown out. That is the worst sound I have ever heard. As quickly as he started yelling he stopped. Passed out from the pain, the 4th hour bell rings. But no one we go to the next hour.