So I guess this is a book

Introduction?

So I guess this is a book. Or it will be, once I finish it. If I finish it. I can't write for shit, but Mr Coleman asked me to do it and said it would be really important for my grades, and also for my college applications, since he's supposed to write my recommendation letter. I knew I should've asked Mrs Zimmer. 

Don't get me wrong, Mr Cole's dope, but he's been really drilling us with that stuff lately, and that bugs me, because I don't really know what I want to do after high school. Or tomorrow, for that matter. But I guess a good grade in English is a decent start. 

Mr Coleman gave me a set of questions to organize my story:

- What do you want to talk about?
You got me there, because I got no idea. I guess just vent about my everyday life. Well, there's also that. Guess I should talk about that. But is it wrong if I don't want to, just yet?

- Where and when is it set?
This is 2021, and we're in Willowbigh, Ohio. I guess I could describe what's going on in the world right now, but I don't wanna sink into a greater pool of depression.

- Who are your characters?
I'll describe them more in depth later, but the most relevant people in my life (at least right now, maybe it'll change as I write) are:
•Me (obviously)
•Jacqueline, my mom
•Jean, my sister
•Mr Coleman, my English teacher, who assigned me this project
•Craig, Lu and Ray, my childhood friends
•Mina, my new friend
•Ella, the girl that I like
•Xiao, the boy that I like

- How will the plot progress?
Er… is plot mandatory? I'll see about that later.

I suppose I better start describing now:

I'm Kel Thompson, your normal sixteen-year-old guy. As normal as any person can really be, except for… well, I'll talk about that later. Kel is short for Michael —there was already a Mike at my elementary school. I did not like that guy. 

I am a black belt at taekwon-do, I like watching movies and cooking and chilling with my friends, and I'm trying to learn how to use Python.

I'm white, with greyish eyes and blondish curly hair. My friend Craig always said it's racist to say you're white, but I don't see why. People always expect an explicit description when someone's not.

I'm tall and skinny, despite the exercise, but I'm stronger than I look. I've outgrown the awkward phase in which I was totally uncomfortable in my skin, though it's not like I'm a supermodel now. My nose is too big for my face and my lips are too thin, but I like my smile. God. It feels so weird saying this shit. I'm gonna kill Mr Cole.

I live with my mom and my sister Jean. We don't really talk about my dad, but my parents are divorced, and the situation is not very pleasant. He lives in California and I haven't seen him since… Well, in a long time. My mom's name is Jacqueline. She's a lawyer and teaches taekwon-do once a week, and she's the strongest person I know. She does everything that needs to be done and more, and always manages to keep a smile on her face. I have a really close relationship with her; I feel like she has always got me, let alone been there for me even when she didn't. Jean is a total nightmare. She's thirteen, and she's already smarter, cooler and way more evil than I have ever been. Last month she got into a huge fight with Mom, because she came home and suddenly there was a piercing on her nose. We bicker a lot, as siblings often do, but I love my little sister. I hope she doesn't do anything stupid. She probably won't. She's too bright. 

Craig, Lu and Ray have been my best friends since I could barely walk. They've always meant a lot to me. They're completely awesome and I really wish we weren't fighting right now.

I met Mina only two years ago and I can't believe how I could ever just live my life without knowing her. She's the funniest and craziest person I know, and I feel like we can really balance each other out. And she's an amazing writer, probably because she's absolutely insane, so I'll probably send her this (Mina, if you're reading this, thank you for everything, I hope it's not completely awful :D).

And it's a little hard for me to talk about Ella and Xiao so I'm going to put that off for a while. 

I know a story is supposed to be interesting and keep everyone who's reading it hooked, but I honestly do not know what could be so interesting about my life… oh. Well, there's always that.