Senior Year

School

We were in the car on the way to school. Leana driving and me in the passenger seat. Out of the blue she said..
"Guess what!" Excitingly.
"Hmm?"
"Logans coming to visit this weekend."
"Really? That's awesome."
Logan was Leans older brother. He was 22 and he's coming home from his tour. Yes he has a band and yes he plays the bass. He was pretty awesome.
"The down side is that I'll have to drop you off at school and go pick him up so I won't be at school today."
"Okay."
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I sat down at my seat in first hour math and pulled my phone out. At the same moment realizing that texting Leana would be no good. The bell rang and class began.
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I went across the hall to history passing through all the "popular" kids just to get there. Again sitting down in my seat but this time waiting for Dakota to get there.
Eventually he did, him almost being late. And again the bell rang and my least favorite class was beginning.
2nd hour always seemed the longest.
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3rd hour came slowly after that. So far my day was going "great."
This was my favorite hour and it was with Damon.
"How's Dylan?"
"She's at home now."
"Does she have to get surgery?"
"Yeah on Friday. For her knee. After that she'll have a cast on her ankle to heel and a brace on her knee."
"Will she be at school on Monday?"
"Yeah."
"Cool. Jordan's been wanting to see her. She can't stop talking about her. I mean you should really see our texts."
A little F.Y.I Dylan was Damon's little sister. You know the one that broke her leg in the crash. Yeah that one. Anyways she's the same age as my half sister, Jordan, they're both 14 and in 8th grade.
Jordan lived with my dad. Oh yeah my parents are divorced. Have been for about 15 ish years.
While we were chatting we totally forgot about our work but it was too late the bell rang for lunch.
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I got my lunch and sat down at our table. Today I was the only one there since Leana was gone.
"Hey smurf." Said Erika.
"What do you want?"
"Well, I kinda want you to die cause the hole school hates you, besides your pathetic friends. You look like your dad dresses you and it's rude to make teachers waste time on freaks like yourself."
I got up and just walked away carrying my lunch to be thrown away and my bag to come with me to the bathroom.
I sat down in the stall with my face in my hands and I started crying. For some reason I thought that every word that she said was suddenly becoming true.
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The fourth hour bell rang. I got up and washed off my face and went to English. I sat at the circle table and put my earbuds in. Dakota came over to me and pulled them out.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
He waved Damon over to come sit with us too.
"Hey Peyton."Said Damon
"Hey."
"You know you can tell us anything."
"Yeah."
"Then tell us what's wrong." Said Dakota.
I told them what Erika said at lunch and how I went to the bathroom and cried. Damon got up to go tell Mr.Fitz, while Dakota pulled me towards him to give me a hug. Mr.Fitz sent me to the office after that.
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"Hello Peyton. Mr. Dean is ready for you." Said the lady at the office.
"Hi Mr.Dean."
"Hello Peyton. Mr.Fitz told me what happened during lunch. Is that true?"
"Yeah."
"Are you okay?"
"Um... what she said was mean but hey why let people like her bring me down, right."
"That's a way to put it, but what she did is considered bullying here at Easton High."
"Yeah, I know, I'm aware of that."
"How bout I let you get all your school work and go home for today."
"Um...okay."
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I went to all my other classes and got my assignments. Then I went back to my fourth hour to get my stuff. Damon and Dakota followed me out the classroom to the office.
"I'm guessing that your going home."Said Damon.
"Yep. and I guess I'll see you guys later."
"Yep."They both said.
Dakota gave me a hug and out of the building I went.