A Field of Poppies

4.

Ever since the first day off 6th grade the PCC's have always been with us in every homeroom, always in the back of the class making a majority of the noise in  the room.

Paper planes fly by followed with the hoots and howls of the boy's that threw them, Alexis and I are able to dodge everyone of them with experience from the previous years. We make our way to our usual seats and Alexis's has a note on it, ''Oh another one''! For the past two weeks Alexis has been getting notes with candy in them, that we either find in her locker or desk.

They're always signed by the name of Anonymous. She calls them 'love letters' even though all they have written in them is Anonymous and a piece of candy taped inside. Sometimes a heart is drawn in.

She was so desperate to find out who wrote them to her that she searched our old yearbooks, and practically stalked every boy that's ever had a crush on her, which is at least eight dudes.

''Pipe down''! Mrs. Woods yells as she adjusts the smart board so that we can watch morning announcements which I swear gets even more boring by the day. I'm basically zoned out until I hear something about the drama club which gets me interested in what they have to say. The drama teacher Mr. Woods appears on the screen.

He kind of looks, sad. That's when I become really attentive, Mrs. Woods as well. He starts, ''As you all know the drama club will be putting on a production of 'Circus  Olympus' next week on October 11th. *sigh* Due to the schools football game on the same day *groan*...... that has been canceled.

''WHAT''? Mrs. Woods and I say in unison, Alexis jut looks shocked while the football airheads in the back are cheering and fist bumping.

''Wha''? ''But, but why''? The football team BARELY wins any games! The only time that they won was last year was because the other team was caught cheating! The only reason that we have a sports team is because the school would look bad if we didn't!

I worked so harrrrd to get the part of Hera, and now it's all down the drain. And the sports courses gets all of the schools funding so the rest of the clubs have to go all Hunger Games but with money and supplies.

The chess club needs new boards, the debate team needs new shirts and the drama club needs new set pieces and costumes. Once we needed flowers on some set pieces, so while everyone was at lunch I bit my thumb and got to work while Alexis watched the door.

I slouched in my chair while Alexis patted my back knowing the feeling, the debate team had to switch locations for their big meet because the football team and cheerleaders were getting a pizza party for their big win by default.

The bell rang and and we headed out for connections, our schedule is pretty simple but complicated at the same time. First period is homeroom then second and third is connections I have P.E with Alexis but not art, then fourth is lunch and the last are academics.

''FWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET''! ''DODGEBALL''! Oh no. Coach Ambers threw the bag of multi colored balls onto the cold gym floor (still blowing that annoying whistle) as kids ran to grab a few.

By the time I got there they're were like, four balls left, Alexis was already on the court and putting kids on the bench fast.

I was on the court with four balls in hand and was mostly dodging than throwing. It almost felt like everyone was aiming for me.

I was halfway through the court when a familiar voice yelled ''Hey Tata''! I turned around to see where the voice was coming from only to see Courtney with a hand behind her back.

''Can you dodge this''? And she hurled a bright red ball at me.

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How ironic