I crossed my arms as I waited.
Shortly after she gave my phone back, "Like you said this is your senior year, you wouldn't wanna retake this, would you?"
"No, but I won't. I mean, they can't make me."
Isaiah popped out of no where and ran up to Rae, "real quick, what class do you have next Rae?"
"Social studies."
"Oh, Ms. Jamie isn't giving out homework since it's testing week, but she's going to explain everything in the beginning of class so you should probably head over."
She nodded her head, and jogged to the social studies classroom, D2.
"So Thomas, how've you been?" He said and came in for a hug, I hugged him and he rubbed his hand on my back.
"I'm doing alright.." I said as my suspicions raised.
"Yeah nothing too special?"
"No, Isaiah." I turned to him and he had a mischievous grin he just could not hide.
My heart started beating a little faster, what is he gonna do..
-
I made it to my math class, today and nothing but eyes covered my body, "Thomas, mind explaining to me why you are late?" The teacher said as she crossed her arms.
Even though I knew what I was gonna say, I panicked.
"Oh, Mrs. Gabs kept me back for a while to talk to me and another student. She said if you don't believe me then to talk to her."
"Oh that's fine, I believe you. Just have a seat."
Eyes lazered onto me as I began walking to my seat. I felt extremely awkward, and the silence became loud, until it didn't. Everyone broke into laughter. I was confused, who were they laughing at? What were they laughing? Did I do something wrong?
I looked around, and even the teacher was trying to hold herself back from laughing, "why is everyone laughing?.."
The laughter leveled out, then someone when up to me and ripped something off my back, "hey!-" I turned back, just to see a student laughing with a paper in his hand that had dork written on it.
My eyes enlarged and I snatched the paper from him, immediately my face felt hot.
"Alright class! Let's just continue with our lesson."
I crumbled the paper and shoved it into my jeans pocket.
I looked down at my feet wondering how that paper got on me. I didn't have it before science, Micheal and toast would've told me. I most likely didn't have it once I left science..
Then it clicked, how could I be so stupid! It was obviously Isaiah. No wonder he hugged me! He never does that. But why was Rae playing with paper and tape in class? Was she apart of planning this..?
I looked around, feeling like a turtle without it's shell. I could still feel people's eyes on me, why was this day going so bad?
-
This was the period before lunch and my day was already bad. I felt betrayed that Raechel would do something like that. I mean, I've always been picked on by Isaiah, and I never thought that they would actually go out their way to gather a crowd and make fun of me which is technically what he just did.
"Thomas," my teacher laid her hand on my shoulder, I wasn't paying attention, so I jumped. "Y-Yes ma'am?" I said as I fixed my hair. The teacher looked at me sternly, "are you alright? You've had your head down my whole class."
"Oh, sorry about that.." I scratched the back of my head, "I'm fine though, there have just been things on my mind, I'll pay attention from now-" then the bell had chimed, cutting me off from talking.
"I guess not even the bell wanted you to keep talking." Isaiah laughed.
I looked down at the floor as everyone started packing their stuff up, "well that's the lunch bell. Enjoy it everyone, because since it's Friday tomorrow, we'll be having a quiz! Great way to end the weekend right?" Groans filled the classroom, however I was filled with excitement, I knew I was gonna ace this test.. even though I didn't pay attention all class, but it'll be fine..!
I stood, and Isaiah walked up behind me, "Chill out dude. Its just a joke, alright?" He exited the classroom. Its not a joke to me..
I left the classroom and got my lunch. Micheal toast and I always ate our lunch in the area outside, so I began walking over there. The usual chilling breeze crashed against my face as I entered the outdoors. I grinned once the trees leaves waved back and forth, the birds chirping, and the beautiful meadow laid beyond the gated area.
I sat down and sighed, I lied back on my chair, then I felt a tap on my shoulder that had spooked me.
It was Raechel, "hey, nerd." She giggled as she joined me at my table.
"Raechel? What're you doing here?"
"Well since you're tutoring me now just thought I'd stop by."
"Oh, so I am gonna tutor you?"
"Yup, I'll just text you my address like you mentioned earlier." She smiled.
I nodded in agreement when a thought popped up in my head, "Hey," I said as I scratched the back of my head. I looked at her hesitantly, "did you have anything to do with Isaiah's little prank?"
"Prank? I didn't participate in any prank, but what happened?"
"Come on, don't lie.. I saw you playing around with the paper and tape in class. I just wanted to hear your part."
"That was just because he asked me to bring him paper and tape. I just got a lil' bored in class and began playing with it. But right as the bell rang Isaiah went up to me and I just gave it to him."
"Oh.. well it's not important then.."
She looked at me sternly, "Why..? What did he-"
"You made a friend Thomas?" Micheal and toast barged out the door and walked to our table and they looked at me confused. They were probably wondering what Raechel, the most popular girl in school was doing at our table.
He reached his hand out to shake her hand, and then he looked at her and I could see him immediately blushing, I couldn't help but laugh.
"He's sort of my tutor." She smirked.
"Tutor? I didn't know you tutored people Thomas!" Micheal exclaimed.
"Well, I don't, but Raechel's failing science, and then the teacher just asked me out of no where if I could tutor her, so now I have to help get her grade back up."
"Damn, way to put me on the spot." She laughed and I joined her, " Well I'll see you after school Thomas. You're coming to my house, right?"
"Yeah, I'll see you then." She walked away as I sighed. I laid back in my chair and chuckled to the see the look on Micheal's and Toast's face, "d-did she just say she's gonna see you after school?" Micheal asked in shock.
"Yeah! How did you get a girlfriend before us?!" Toast asked.
"What? She's not my girlfriend. Anything but that honestly."
"You can't fool us! She just said she'll see you guys after school! Come on, it's hard to hide especially when she says it like that!"
"Like what? What are you guys even talking about?..! I have to tutor her!"
There was a moment of silence, before they actually understood what I was saying, "Yes! You're still single!!" Toast shouted and celebrated. Micheal and I glanced over to him awkwardly. "Wait, not like that!-"
"I think we've heard enough toast." Micheal laughed as he put his hand to toasts face refusing to hear anything he has to say. I joined him in laughter realizing toast worded his sentence wrong.
"You dumbass, I meant he didn't get a girlfriend before us!" Toast assured us angrily.
"I dunno.. You seemed a little too excited."
"Micheal, I'm gonna break you're damn glasses if you don't quit it." Micheal laughed as he placed his lunch tray next to mine, "so me and toast heard Isaiah laughing in the halls and him and his friends were talking about you, did anything happen?"
"Oh, yeah.." I stared down annoyed, and slightly embarrassed, "they just happened to embarrass me.. T-Thats all."
"What? Was your girlfriend calling you cute little pet names while you were in class?" Toast said in a mocking baby voice, I blushed in embarrassment.
"Come on toast! I already told you, we're not dating. I-I don't like her, she doesn't like me. Easy as that." I confirmed, knowing I've always had a little crush on her since middle school.
Micheal took a bite out of his peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and with his mouth full he said, "I mean, she did seem pretty friendly for a girl who gets asked out 24/7, she handled us pretty well." He finished swallowing his food, "but I can't believe she fucking shook my hand!"
"Yeah, she really is different. Most girls don't wanna catch cooties from you." Toast and I laughed as Micheal rolled his eyes, "So, she invited you to her house for 'tutoring?'" Toast said in an odd way.
"Yeah? Why'd you say it like that..?"
"Thomas, she obviously wants to-" Micheal covered toasts mouth, and spoke over his mumbling, "you know, good for you Thomas! I hope everything goes great, she does seem a little too friendly though."
"I'll get through it, it should go smooth though."
"I think it will, I mean, after all; you are just there to tutor her." Micheal said, removing his hand and mainly looking at Toast while he spoke.
"Yup, J-Just there to tutor her!" Toast said as he giggled through his sentence.
Micheal couldn't help but join in, he slapped Toast on the shoulder and I sat there confused with the two.
"Toast, shut the hell up and eat your food." Micheal said still lightly chuckling.
Toast laughed and took a bite of his apple slices.
"So what happened in history?" I asked.
"Fucking Mrs. Hosstutter is gonna have us write a damn essay! She had us read two long books during the last few months, and now we have to write a whole ass essay about the differences between the two! Like, I could literally just say, a difference between the two is that they have different authors, but no! I have to write a whole damn essay!"
"I know, like why?!" Toast said in an annoyed voice.
"I'd enjoy that," I said calmly, toast and Micheal looked at me as if I were a psychopath, "just imagine it though. Being in a room, window open, cool breeze flowing and circulating through-out your room. Then bimbus is just laying peacefully on the bed, you're listening to lofi-music and-"
"I think you think about this stuff too much; but what I'm really saying, is that I wish I had the mindset you have."
"Same."
"No matter how much I love being a top student, essays will always fucking suck." Micheal said with a passion.
"Nothing wrong with that." I added on.
We continued our lunch break and the thought of just two periods left just dreaded me. I imagined myself playing Valorant with my friends, and laughing with them, but instead I'd find myself at with someone I barely know, helping them with homework.
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I had English, then Gym class. Honestly, Gym has to be one of my favorite classes! I mean, it's not learning, I'm capable of doing everything asked of me, and I just love working out in general! But what really sucks is that Isaiah and I share the majority of our classes, and we happened to share this one as well.
He always finds a way to pick on me, even if I'm doing everything completely right; I always find it very unnecessary, and I hate it when it all happens because obviously, it's embarrassing.
Gym today was a breeze though, all we did was run our mile in the field, and then play dodgeball.
My aim was honestly never the best once it came to throwing stuff, but I was pretty decent with the game.
I was placed on the Blue Team with Isaiah, John, and Abe, everyone else has got hit. I never really got to know the guys, but gosh they were amazing at dodgeball!
Someone threw a dodgeball at me, and I jumped over it dodging it smoothly. I had a dodgeball in my hand, and launched it at one of the guys on the other team. I got him out, and the part of my team on the benches cheered.
For some reason, dodgeball was a really competitive thing when it came to P.E.
There were 4 more people left on there team, and immediately Abe had been thrown out. It was only Isaiah Peter and I now. Isaiah threw his ball at the opposing team and happened to get another guy out.
We were going back in forth for a while, until Peter got out. Isaiah and I threw out balls and hit two people, which left us to a 2v2.
It reminded me of Valorant, the key to the win was communication, aim, and strategy.
Isaiah threw another ball and got another one of the two guys out, it was pretty much over at this point. I had never won a game and a grin crossed my face.
But shortly after though Isaiah got thrown out, "Fuck!!" He shouted, I turned to him and in my vision a flash blinded me, I felt another ball ricochet off my body as I took a hard fall to the wooden floor of the gym.