life's stepping stool

Latrell

There he was, Latrell. I assumed he was new because I haven't seen him around plus he's in my 5th period class. He's a junior, I heard a bunch of girls say. Personally I wish girls like that never existed. Maybe if I speak it into existence right? They're just so annoying with their gossip and they are so messy.

Their voices are so annoying. Looks didn't do them any good. Same for axel. He was here, not even a day and he's in the popular group. Not just that but he somehow joined the football team in half a day. It makes no sense. He's not even that attractive, but he's weird. I caught him looking at me so many times and he just smiles. I just want to punch him in his smug jaw line. He's just a boy. A boy who has dark brown eyes, and just a tad bit lighter than dark chocolate. His hair isn't that special, he has dreads held back in a ponytail, which are a dark blond/brown at the end a bit towards the middle. He does have shiny white teeth and he is tall... But I swear he needs to keep his eyes on the plastic puff girls. I refuse to fall in love with someone else..or just date. I dated this one guy named bakari and he dragged my heart through the mud.

One time was all it took for me to not trust people again. My father taught me I can't trust anyone and to never let my feelings show, not even to family. I guess his consistent ways unintentionally taught me that. People are untrustworthy, not me. I'll tell that to his emotionless face, casket, burial, or heaven if he makes it. Thomas Hobbes was right, "the life of a man is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." Man is a brute beast, a leviathan. I already know Axel will be different. No point in trying and facing the inevitable.

" oh Alexis~" Brittany said. I was hoping I wouldn't have to deal with the wanna be mean girls cast today.

"What." I say as I slam my locker and turn around annoyed.

"Latrell was looking at you, and you know it. So stay away from him or face the price." She said with the straightest face I've ever seen.

"This isn't yandere simulator. I don't even want your imaginary boy toy." I roll my eyes and say as I turn around and start to walk away

"So you're still like this lexis the whore?" She said with a smirk as I stopped in my tracks and clenched my first.

"Who told you about that." I turn around tempted to take my anger out on someone and make it very personal.

"Our.. well my little friend Masumi. Considering she embarrassed you in front of most of the school and you ran and cried, Pathetic. Anyway, she told me that you slept with the entire basketball and football team. I never knew a girl like you could actually get guys, your body isn't even that attractive."
She said eyeing me up and down. I just want to run and rip out those extensions out of her head. She can be my punching bag, I can take my built up
anger out on. Until she's gone like my Father.