Alvin who is NOT a chipmunk

All the Drama

There are two good news. Number one: Nurse Jean finally took off the cast and my foot looked as brand new as a peeled hard-boiled egg. Number two: Steve and Beth was selected to act as Romeo and Juliet!

When Mrs Potter announced this piece of good news, I could see Beth high five with the girls. When she caught my eye, I wiggled my eyebrows dramatically and mouthed "Way to go Beth!" She smiled the brightest smile, then turned to Steve and gave him a wink. Dave from two seats behind whistled and shouted, "Go Bethany! You're the best!" I turned and said loudly to his face, "Shut up dipsh*t, read your book." Dave quickly cover his bespectacled face with his tattered Shakespeare compilation. Steve choked back a laugh, "Guys, Alvin is singing! LA lala, shut up and dance tonight..." I stood up and yelled, "NOT A CHIPMUNK!" to roaring laughter all around.

Mrs Potter stomped her tiny feet on the ground and shrieked, "You! Sit down! Recite page 136!"

My face burned red and my mind went blank. Bethany whispered a bit too quietly to me the content on page 136, "More troublesome was his friendship with his old schoolmate Cloke..." I asked "what" a bit too loudly and that rotten Mrs Potter demanded Beth, Dave and me to copy page 136 ten times after school. Holly sh*t, I thought to myself, this could last till night time.

But Beth did not seem to have a problem with it and headed for drama rehearsal right after handing Mrs Potter her copies. How did she copy so fast? For some reason, this question bother me more than my punishment.

Dave who came to sit right behind my back now that the whole class is gone kept rocking my chair with his feet while I was copying. "Why are you twitching?" I asked between my teeth with my eyes still on the paper. "Alvin I feel bad for you. The whole class know who Beth is in love with." My pen stopped. "Isn't it me?" " No man it's Steve and those two are spotted kissing everywhere: girls' bathroom, the library, right behind those curtains- you name it, they are at it getting it on!" Dave babbled excitedly behind my ear, spraying saliva down my collar. I growled a low growl,"Get off me!" and run outside the classroom, Mrs Potter screaming behind me, "Get back here mister!"

I frantically wiped way tears that ran down my face as I ran towards the drama practice room. But I stopped right in front of the glass door. In the front row. Steve is holding up his sandwich while Bethany took a small bite, and then she laughed at something funny he said and covered her mouth. Steve casually put his arms around her and kissed her forehead.

Suddenly, Jasmine turned and saw me and said something to Beth. Just before Beth and Steve could slowly turn towards my direction to see my tear-stained, gaped-mouth face -as luck would have it-the theatre was plunged into pitch-darkness as the electricity went down timely.

"Good luck for the rehearsal!" I shouted into air before I ran for my life.