Juvi Boy

One

TYREE POV

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I grabbed my things for school and headed downstairs. I scanned around the room. My house wasn't dirty. It just looked like people were moving around. There was beer and backwoods and weed scattered across the floor. I looked over and saw my dad on the couch with some random girl. He does this every other day. My mom died too, a shooting whenever I was ten years old. My dad used the money she left behind for us and bought a better house. He works at a construction site, and every week he brings some friends home from the club with a random girl. That's what I see when I return.

I went to open the door, but he stopped me.

"Where you going"He said

"School?"I said

"Alright"He said, "listen I'm not gonna come home tonight so don't wait for me"He said

"Ok"I said as I walked out the door and got in my car and drove to school

I arrived at school and went to my locker. I usually avoid people. I'm not a people person. I have never been one. I go to school and try and get by. I don't really have friends now that I think about it. But at the same time, it seemed like people avoided me as well.

I walked into class, which was history, and went to my normal seat. I sat with all boys. It wasn't a problem, but it was just irking. They're not very smart and they talk so much. I sat at the table and pulled my notebook out. Shortly after class started, but the principal and a police officer walked into the classroom with someone, which disturbed the class. I squinted my eyes and realized who it was.

I stared for a minute before looking out the window. Juvie Boy, he went to Juvie for stabbing another student 10 times. It was around 8th grade and we're now juniors. So he went to Juvie for about three years and is just now getting out. He was always a troublesome person. But he always seemed to try to get people to talk and be in a conversation with him. I never spoke to him, but I sometimes envied how he carried himself. As I admired the outside, I felt a notebook hit my knuckles.

"Aye dude he's talking to you!"The guy in front of me said

"What?"I said

The guy in front of me jolted his head to the right. I looked to my right and there he was. Juvie Boy, in the empty seat next to me. I was never able to remember his name. Everyone simply knew him as Juvie Boy. I looked at him, up and down. He was MUCH taller than me even sitting down. He then stared at me for a minute, then he laughed. Huh? He then smiled at me, then turned back towards the teacher.

Shit. I completely forgot about what the teacher was saying.

"Yes and we will be getting into groups."The teacher said

Groups?! My heart sunk to my stomach. I don't have any friends nor do I want to be stuck with someone I don't like.

"Me and you in a group?"The guy in front of Juvie Boy said

The Juvie Boy laughed."Sure"

"But class before you get excited I will be picking groups"The teacher said

Almost the entire class made an irritated noise.

"Awe hush you guys will live"The teacher said "so pretty much you guys have to pick a topic that happened in history and tell how it may have effected the present time" She said "Alright time to pick groups"She said as she looked at the student list. "David..."After that, I started tuning her out until I heard my name

I looked out the window waiting.

"Tyree...Ian..Quinn...and Michael!"The teacher said

My heart started beating. I haven't done a group project in years and if I did I always worked alone.

"I think that's everyone! Okay now can everyone get in there group and get at one table"The teacher said as we did so

I noticed Juvi Boy stayed at the table. So I'm assuming the only girl at our table was Quinn. I didn't know who was who between the other boy and Juvi Boy.

"I can't believe Mrs.Richards has me at an all boy table"Quinn said

"Girl you will live"The other boy said

"Boy bye"Quinn said "so you ain't your name Tyree?"She said

I shook my head.

"Hey I'm Quinn and this is Michael"Quinn said

"You ain't gone introduce me"Juvi Boy said

"Boy bye I'm pretty sure his smart ass can put two and two together"Quinn said

Juvi boy laughed and turned towards me.

"I'm Ian" He said

I shook my head.

"So what I'm curious about is where have you beennn"Michael said

"Right because it's been three years"Quinn said

"Y'all know what I did back in eighth grade"Ian said, laughing

He sure did like laughing.

"Alright class! Can one person from each group please come up and get a sheet"The teacher said

My group looked around and waited for someone to get up.

"Anyone gonna go get it?"Michael said

I raised my hand slightly and got up. I walked over to Mrs. Richards desk and she handed a paper out to me

"Mrs.Richards please let me work alone!"I whispered

"Baby noo, you gotta work with someone this time"She said

"Mrs Richards!"I said

"Noo, it's a great way to communicate"She said

I sighed and I took the sheet. I walked back over to my group and sat down.

"So! For today all I want y'all to do is figure out what your group is doing! You guys will have two months to finish this so today I just want y'all to socialize"The teacher said

"Alright so me personally I think that we should do something about black people in history"Quinn said

"Yeah that's a pretty cool topic"Ian said

"You agree with that idea?"Michael said, looking at me

I shook my head.

They spoke for a minute and then Ian turned to me.

"So what do you get into to"Ian said

"What do you mean?"I said

"I mean I just came back here and I wanna you know catch up with some people"Ian said

"Yeah and no offense but I think that is the most I've ever heard you speak"Quinn said as they all stared at me

"Yeah I mean we're gonna be in a group for two months so might as well talk to us"Michael said

"Well.."I began

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We talked and joked for the entire period, and this is the most I've ever smiled and laughed at school, ever.

"I like him he's adorable"Michael said, referring to me

"Right"Quinn said as Ian just smiled at me

The bell then rang.

"Alright I'll see y'all later!"Michael said as he hopped up

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