32 “Well its actually happening ma’, I’m goin’ back to school.”Rufus said. “I want you to know, I truly am proud of you Rufus.” His mother replied. Curtis and Janet went to a different school then Rufus but he still walked them to school then walked himself to school. On his way to school a car followed him very slowly but Rufus kept walking. When he got to school it looked the same on the outside that it always had. Rufus pushed open the doors at Searingtown School and yelled “I’m back!” All of his friends ran over to hug him. He went down to the office to get a tour he thought he didn’t need because he remembered every single solitary thing about this place. While the tour was going on everything going on was a blur. He looked left, right and left again, admiring the changes the school had made. “Wow” he sighed. “Is there a problem Rufus?” the tour guide asked. Rufus answered, “When I was here the wall paint was all chipped, there were broken windows and holes in the walls.” “Oh ok, well that concludes our tour and this door on your right is your first period class.” The tour guide replied. Rufus walked in and sat at an available seat at the back of the class room. He opened his notebook and took notes even though he didn’t understand anything that was going on. By the time 5th period came around it was time for lunch he was starving. All of his friends called him over and asked him to sit with him. Momma didn’t make him a big lunch because they didn’t have that much food in the house and then needed to split it 3 different ways. Allison who used to have a big crush on Rufus sat right next to him. Mitchell and Charlie sat across from him and Christina, Alisha and Sammy sat around them. When the bell rang he went to his locker and when he got to class he looked out the window and saw the same car that followed him to school. The only person he thought of was Simon. But he didn’t have a car? Rufus ran to the office to explain the…
It was her first day of going to Anchor beach high school, she was freshman and was excited to meeting new friends. At her school, there’s a beach outside that would inspired students. Her mother had dropped her off to school. As soon as she stepped off the car, she could smell the salty ocean. When she was entering the school she could smell the stinky, sweaty gym locker room and could smell the food coming from the cafeteria.…
The order of events is confusing, and essential details are missing. Story is hard to follow.…
My anxiety flutted around in my chest and gripped each breath like a vice. The daunting and steep steps danced in my mind making the simple task of walking up stairs more difficult than the impossible task to run a mile in a minute. Next, a boy pushed the door open behind him almost as an afterthought, but in my chaotic mind it was the best thing all morning to happen. On the dreadful first day of school, chivalry was not dead, or at least that’s how I was able to comprehend his actions. I glanced around unsurely before starting to slowly walk towards the freshman commons; each eye that meets mine screamed enthusiasm.…
For Alvaro, it was nothing more than an ordinary day; he walked the halls in a jagged manner in no rush at all to get to class. He took a sharp turn and walked down the stairwell of B house. He was now on the second floor. At the time, Alvaro was in his first term of his senior year at Malden High School. He knew his way to fro any classroom by now. But on this particular rainy day, he didn’t get to his first class. Instead, he was stopped by his guidance counselor, Erin Craven. She pointed her finger at him and told him to come over to her office. “What happened this time,” thought Alvaro. “What did I do wrong?”Anxiously,…
Derrick threw his backpack over his shoulder and looked at his room for the last time. It wasn’t a nice room, it was small and cramped, and there were unremovable stains on every wall. The ceiling was a sickly white, his closet smelled like sweat, and his desk was slightly broken. Frankly, it was a horrible room, but that did not stop Derrick from feeling a deep attachment to it. His lips trembled slightly at the thought of never seeing it again. This was the room he grew up in, the room he lost his virginity, the room where he and his brother had many discussions about school and life. This was the room which made him the man he was today.…
Emma’s day began like any other. She woke up in her college dorm room at The George Washington University covered in her down comforter and sheets, sunken into her tempurpedic mattress topper. Getting out of her warm bed and into the crisp cold air of the open dorm room air was tough. Winter in D.C. was turning out to be colder than she expected. She breathed in the fresh air before her, and walked to her Brita water filter to get herself a glass of water. While drinking the crystal clear water, Emma scrolled through her instagram feed and saw a picture that reminded her of her mom. She proceeded to give her mom a call. After she hung up the phone, Emma went to the bathroom and washed her hands, brushed her teeth, and used her favorite mouthwash.…
Jack woke up, feeling tired as ever, as his alarm rang. It was the cold month of December and the sun was still down. With no lights on and so much snow, the town of Fort Good Hope would seem desolate and deserted to an outside observer. Jack drudgely rolled out of bed and managed to stand up. Leaning up against a wall and barely conscious Jack got dressed and brushed his teeth. Even though it was snowing extremely hard outside he had to walk to school. He couldn’t complain though, he lived very close to the school. Chief T'Selehye High School was dreary, as a matter of fact, the whole town was dreary; Everything there was so boring, every day seemed the same. The only thing that prevented him from jumping off a cliff was his friends…
Carrie predicted, the same things happened to us everyday. Teachers acted like we weren’t there, students were friends with Lillian Jean, who disliked us very much, and Jeremy was the only person, other than Cassie and Mrs. Carrie, who would talk to me. The only good thing about this was that we get the cafeteria to ourselves, but it didn’t do much as we were refused the right to be served food by the cafeteria ladies. The next day, we had to stay home and take care of Mama because she got a cold. One thing I knew for sure is that we were not missing school. What we didn’t know then was that the day at school went different for every student and teacher since we weren’t there. Unfortunately for us, Mama felt better the next day and we were no longer needed in the house, so we were sent back to school. “I’m riding the bus today, no matter what anyone says. I’m too tired to walk the whole couple of miles,” complained Cassie as she started towards the bus stop. I didn’t want her to get in trouble, but I was also worn from last night where we had to cook supper, put Mama to bed, and put ourselves to…
One day a young man, Jake, who was fourteen years old, came home from school in a terrible mood. He had failed a test that accounted for a big part of his literature grade, and to top it off he had after school detention for being tardy. This just wasn’t his day.…
As an everyday routine Abby wakes up like any other day. She turns off the alarm clock, then drags herself out of bed wishing it was already Saturday. She Jumps in the shower and rushes out because her clock was thirty minutes behind and they had called asking if Abby was coming in for work. As she says yes she on her way to the salon she has this really bad feeling in her stomach. Even though she doesn’t know what’s in plan for her today and tragedy that’s going to happen to her.…
My friend Darlene kept her glance down at the floor while Francine moved over to a different chair as soon as I sat down. At first I did not seem to think anything of it, as it was the first day back to school. The first day back to school is always laid back and tiring. I opened my mouth but not a single word came out, I immediately thought something was wrong when Darlene disappeared to the bathroom without a single noise. Francine glared at me for what seems like hours, but I know to only be seconds. I concentrated on the white walls and how they drifted onto the ceiling. I could not bring myself to look Francine in the eyes at this moment. Whenever Darlene sat across from me, I finally looked up. Believing I was ready to hear the words from her mouth was an absolute lie to myself. Now, once and for all, I listened to the noises that were spilling out, but comprehending them was a different…
Auston, my twin brother,was still asleep. I rushed to his room, shook him, and screamed to get up because we will miss the bus. Auston jumped out of bed and started to throw clothes on to himself. In a panic, I put clothes on, picked up my bag, and ran out the door. Both of us sprinted to the bus stop. Sweat dripped down our faces and the sound of books clapping together grew loud. The bus stop was 5 minutes away from our house. It was 9:00. When we arrived at the bus stop, the bus had already departed. My brother looked at me with a devious look. I knew that look. He was about to start an argument with me, but I wasn’t going to take it. No matter what happened, arguing with me wasn’t going to solve anything. I suggested “Let’s start walking to school”. He agreed knowing there was no other option.…
Groggily raising both arms high above her head, she lets out a long yawn and proceeds to rub her eyes of her favorite mascara residue from the night before. Taking short steps with bare feet, she enters the bathroom and the cold feel of the tile beneath her toes begins to aid her sleepy mind. Following through with her nightly routine, she realizes she it is 2:09 a.m. where her mind immediately goes into action mode and she rushes through the door with her left shoe still untied. She is 9 minutes late for her night shift and she must hurry if she wants to keep her minimum wage job to help afford her rent for the month. To her misfortune, it is wet and muddy as droplets of water plummet from the sky above. She dips into her car and hurries to…
The alarm clock went “ding….ding… ding.” I woke pretending I couldn’t hear it, because I didn’t want to get up. My mom was yelling at my sister and me, “Get up girls it’s time to go school.” I didn’t understand why she was so excited. I miserably dragged myself out of bed; I just wanted to crawl and hide and the blanket. It was a cold day in March 1999, I was fourteen years old, and it was my first day of school in America.…