Ireland
So Monday came. I took the two buses it took to get to my school in the city and I walked in the front doors and down the main hallway. I had barely gotten five steps when Makayla came running up to me, phone in hand, make up glittering.
“Joel and I were texting last night and he said this party is going to be huge! There’s even juniors coming!” Makayla was obsessed with this junior at Frank High School named Cole. I thought he was attractive in pictures, but when I saw him at a regatta..well, he wasn’t as pretty. Makayla’s news was both upsetting and exciting. First, I would eventually have to tell my parents that it wasn’t just going to be a little basement party, or they would find out. However, more kids meant more BOYS. But the one boy I really did want to actually talk to was Maurice, so I’m hoping were able to find each other. My classes went by surprisingly slow, even for a Monday. Global seemed to drag on forever, French we watched a movie and I doodled all over my notebook. In English I had to pay attention though, because with an 86 average in an honors class, the teacher constantly questioned me about what was going on. Math I practically fell asleep in and I went to the bathroom for like fifteen minutes. Religion...well don’t even get me started on that. Usually we watch a short clip of some priest talking about something and then we have to answer a question that goes along with it. But I was tired, the room was stuffy because it was in the basement and there were no breezes coming through the windows, and all the lights were off. I dozed off and then when we had to write our responses, I just reworded what the girl next to me had. Whatever. Band was a studyhall because all the graduation music was practiced well enough, so I took a nap. Finally lunch came and I got to talk and gossip about Friday night’s party with Makayla and a few other girls, Miriam and Scarlett. So I gave you the current relationship status of Makayla, so okay: Miriam isn’t sure if she likes this kid named Dean, and he likes her and Dean’s really attractive, but Miriam doesn’t want to ‘go all the way’ with him so she freaks out and then acts like a total dork whenever she talks to him. Scarlett has a boyfriend, Kingston, and he’s really good friends with Dean. Kingston and Dean are both planning on coming to the party Friday night and both Miriam and Scarlett are ecstatic.
“I don’t even know what to wear!” Miriam complained. Miriam is Taiwanese; both of her parents are from Taiwan. She is gorgeous, with her long, thick black hair, hazel eyes and perfectly shaped lips.
“Something cute, but not trashy.” Scarlett advised. Scarlett’s shoulder length hair was in a ponytail with a pouf, brigthly highlighted, with some brown lowlights. She has bright blue eyes and expertly shaped eyebrows. With a light pink V-neck top and a gold chain necklace, she was beauty material that was competition for Makayla, which is why they often got into fights. But for right now, they were at peace, and they needed to be until Friday at least. The bell rang signaling the end of lunch. I waited for Miriam to collect her books so we could walk to health together.
“I seriously cannot wait for this party. It’s going to be so much fun!” I said as we walked away from the cafeteria.
“Yeah oh my god I know! I just really don’t know what to wear!” Groaned Miriam. We got to the health room and took our seats. Another boring lesson on how we shouldn’t be listening to “Molly” by Tyga and that we should practice abstinence till were like, 45. Blah, blah blah. Finally last period, bio. As Ms. Sandra droned on and on in front of the whiteboard, I set my elbow down and layed my head down and closed my eyes. --- I hadn’t even realized I had fallen asleep. I glanced over at Miriam on the other side of the room who was giggling because she had seen me awaken with a start. Ms. Sandra hadn’t even noticed. AT LAST. The bell rang and I was home free.