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Chapter 1 the first day of school

Im not a normal kid. Im a 9 year ole girl Who struggles with adhd. I live with my dad Aiden, and my pet dog Donovan. Today is September 1st 2007.
"You ready for school?" Finn asked as i looked up from My Book.
"I guesa" i mumbled as i scratched my head.
Its going to be Great year Maria
Youre Right
Im always Right
Shut up I Said as i shoved him.
Then i Heard the Lord rumble of a bus.
Lets Go I said as i shoved my Book in my bag as i got up from the bench,
We Both walked on the bus. It was almost Filled. Since i was the stepping on the Bus First I went all ghevway to the back and sat next to some random boy. Finn Took a seat towards the Front.
Where is Jerry i thought. I thought he was going to take the bus.
After some time passed we arrived at the small run down brick school. Jerry, Finn and I lived on the Poorer side of Chicago. I didnt mind though. Less is more. My Dad Worked about an Hour away from our Apartment Complex outside of Chicago. The Bus stopped and I walked off the Bus and Met up with Finn.
What teacher do you Have I asked as I Arched my eyebrow.
„mr Diaz hot about you?
I have ms tomas
What room are you? I asked.
"106"
"Im 104" I said.
We walked down the hallway and saw the room that read 106.
Heres your room number" finn and I said at the same time. We both laughed as we stood next to eachothers room.
Good luck finn I said as walked into my classroom. There was already 30 Students in the classroom. I saw Jerry sitting at the Front with a White Polo shirt and black jeans. There was a girl sitting next to him but there was an empty Seat Next to the girl.
Good Morning Maria Jerry said
Good Morning jer bear.
Jerry Smiled. He was my best friend. He was my best friend because he was the kindest boy in our grade. We always Stuck up for eachother on matter what. Jerrys Mom worked two jobs. She Worked at the Book store, Clancys, my Favorite local Book store, and then in the evening she Worked at portillos. Jerry's mom was ñamed Ingrid and she was from haiti.jerry didnt know Who his other parent was just like me and finn.
After some time had passed the classroom was full. A lady with dark skin, glasses and a thick afro had walked in with a bunch of books. She handed each row a pile of books.
Good morning claaa. Please pass down the books i AM giving each row. Everyone moved slowly until everyone had a book.
Our class book is the giver. I will be your trad her for every subject beso besides lunch"
People laughed.
"Class starts at 0830 everyday and I Expect you all to be seated before then. Now lets have everyone introduce themselves. Lunch is at 1300 till 1330.
lets begin. Stand up and say your name and a fun fact about yourself" she explained.
"My name is Jerry and my favorite color is green"
The other girl spoke.
I stood up slowly. I hated doing this because I was extremely shy. I pushed my glasses closer to my face.
"I'm Maria and I like to read
"Wonderful"Ms Tomas cheered. All the other students countinued till the very end.
The way this class works is participation. Everyone needs to participate if they want to pass my class.
I gulped. Great news I thought.
We start off the day in this order English, science, math, social studies and then lunch break and we finish with group participation from the subjects I just said.
I wrote in my notebook as she spoke.
"Then we do music class and end the day with art. The length of class depends all on your participation. If we finish everything we need to for the day I will release you all"
I smiled. I like this teacher. She's not a time waster.
Sign your name in the book and read the first three chapters. When everyone is done, you will get into groups of four. The person to your right will be your partner, and the person behind you, and that person to the next,
Understood
"Yes Ms Tomas" we all sang in unision.
The day passed by in a blur. I have to admit I was having a good day. I loved school, the class I was most excited about was art.
"Go to lunch everyone" she said. Everyone was finishing up a science experiment.
I shoved my belongings in my bag and grabbed my brown lunch bag.
Jerry, Finn, Gia and I all met up in the hallway.
"How's everyone doing" Gia asked.
"Good we replied.
She wore a Bandana that tied back her red girls which showed her freckles beautifully with her cofffee colored skin. She wore a green tank top, an amethyst necklace, and a black skirt with torn up sneakers. She was the middle man of the group. Always the one keeping the peace between our chaos. Something was off about her though, I just couldn't put my finger on it. Jerry and I always talked about but we just couldn't seem to figure out what it was.
We walked up to the second floor. Finn and I sat down, Gia and Jerry waited in line to get there lunch.
"What subject are you looking forward to the most this year? Finn asked as I poked a hole with my straw into my caprisunny.
"Art"
"Typical" he laughed. He was my kindered spirit, and by kindred spirit I mean annoying brother.
"Yeah Picasso how about you?"
LScience, I like it most because it's hands on" he explained.
Typical tinkwebell I laughed. That was my nickname for him. He was loved figuring things out, or just building things, he was an easy friend to shop for. I always bought him something to build. His mom Natalie worked as a mechanic at our local car shop Ed's.
Jerry sat down. A couple of minutes passed. Then gia came by. There was no meat or cheese on her plate, just vegetables and fruit. She was vegan.
"You eat like a cow" I said.
"Your funny Mr Picasso" she bleated.
"Jerry what subject do you like the most so far?" Gia asked.
"English how about you Mrs Gaia?" He scoffed.
Mrs Gaia was our nickname for our hippie friend Gia.
"Science" she said as she bit into her apple. We all sat in silence as we scarfed down our food.
I checked my watch. 1325
"Time to go" I said. Jerry and Gia returned their trays and we all walked back to class. We finished our science experiment up and countinued with all of classes. Everyone was drawing in their notebooks.
"At the end of the day tomorrow we will be presenting our drawings"
The bell rang Louldy.
"That's all folks have a good rest of your day" ms Tomas said.