Henry Myer's Spirit Week

Monday

I forgot what we were going to do for today. So I called up Dan and told him what we were doing.
"Henry, you goof, do you have memory loss or something? We are gonna be wearing all white for something. You may wanna wear a white shirt and khakis you haven't worn in a long time because I heard it's gonna get messy. And by the way, I saw that crush of yours looking at someon-"
I hung up. That sent shivers down my spine when he said that last sentence. He's a joker though, so he's probably not serious.
So I put on khakis and a white shirt and got a pancake breakfast from my mom. The bad news was that I couldn't put maple syrup on the pancakes. "That stuff you're wearing can get easily stained, y'know." My mom said. Good thinking, I thought to myself. It sucks I can't put syrup on them, but the fluffiness really makes up for it.
So I said my goodbyes to mom and dad and rushed outside for the bus. Luckily, I got there three minutes early because I'm usually late for the bus. My dad doesn't like me missing the bus. "With the school being a few miles away and gas prices skyrocketing, you're not making my wallet easy on me," he would say.
So I head on the bus and I see Dan over in the back saving the spot next to him. (The seat being for me) I go to our seat and we greet each other: "Sup, bro," I'd say, then he says, "Yo,"
I actually still remember how we first met. Dan moved to this small city when I was in 3rd grade. He used to live in New York City. Lucky him, I think to myself. He probably got the $1 slices of pizza and went to the Empire State. We didn't actually attract like magnets. My elementary school principal wanted me to be a "buddy" to him. Not being a stuck-up loner like I was back then, I listened to him and hung out with him. The first day we met, we introduced ourselves like most people. The second day, we played games like tag, hide and seek, stuff like that. The week after we met, things led to another, and before we knew it, Dan became my only best friend.
And we just now arrived at our school. We hopped off the bus.
"So Dan, what did you mean about how things are going to get messy?"
"I heard a high schooler say to his friend that Monday is going to include water balloons because it's gonna be an unusually hot October day, in the lower 80s to be exact. So I got me and you towels if we get bombarded with them. Me and you are gonna have a great and wet day, are we?"
What a guy, I thought to myself. He covered my back with towels. "Yeah we are, and thanks for the towel."
So I headed to first period and we did our usual math, Find -5.37+8.16, Find -5/9+(2/18). All that usual stuff. Math is ok, but it takes loads of steps. Then out of nowhere, there was an announcement out the loudspeaker.
"Aaaaaattention all students, please report to the back parking lot for the first spirit day!"
So we all head out to the back parking lot all excited, me wondering how many water balloons there's gonna be, and the outside being humid. When we all get there, we see the principal with at least 75 Ace Hardware buckets all filled with water balloons.
"So here's how it's gonna go," Principal Torres said. "Since the school's main color is blue, these water balloons are colored blue so you can leave the school wearing blue today. Without further ado, let's start off Blue Monday!"
Principal Torres was good at hyping students up, because of his energetic personality, but I think he needs more time coming up with a Monday spirit week day name.
We got split up into two teams and before we started, he told us the rules: no physical contact and pick up the water balloon rubber after the event. When he wrapped up, he got out his bullhorn, and yelled;
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
Even before he said "go", people got so excited that they sprinted over to the buckets, got water balloons, and opened fire. I sprinted, grabbed a couple, and chucked a water balloon.
One person hit. Thank goodness I was in baseball back in 5th grade.
One of my water balloons dropped. I quickly bended down to grab it and-
"OW!"
I quickly turned around and saw him giving me his goofy (but idiotic) smile.
That stupid Allen Lures! He used his signature pinch on me!
In my rage, I grabbed my water balloon, backed up, aimed at his face-
"Aww, lil' baby Henry angwy, isn't he-"
-And chucked the water balloon. Pitcher style.
When he yelled in pain, I got away from him. I know he's gonna get back at me one day. And it's gonna be worse than his signature pinch. I saw Dan about fifteen feet away shooting me a look that said: "How can you do that? You're crazy, man!"
I got a couple more water balloons but got hit by one, and left a huge blue splotch on my white t-shirt. I hurled a water balloon back but my aim was a little off so it exploded when it hit his waistline, so it looked like he was a little bit too scared on a rollercoaster. I got away from him when people started laughing at him. I passed Dan and he laughed, "Henry, you're messing up left and right!" And threw a water balloon at my back.
Two minutes later, there were no more water balloons left. I looked down at myself. I was light blue and wet from the ankles up. I went on the sidelines and got the towel. I dried myself up.
"Great job everyone getting each other blue!" Principal Torres exclaimed. "If y'all are hungry after the pickup, there are hot dogs and burgers out in the playground. After an hour, the buses will be picking you guys up. Have a good rest of your day!"
I never heard him use the word "y'all" before. But anyways, I went over to the playground. I was really hungry from all that throwing, so I got two burgers, a bag of chips, and a can of Coke.
Dan sat next to me. "Bruv, I can't believe you got Allen in the face! You'll be having words from him very soon." He chuckled.
"I know, right?" I said. "I better watch my back from now on!"

The buses came over and I gave Dan his towel back. My tired but fed self got over to the buses and hopped on. I slumped down in my seat. "It was a fun day," Dan was saying. "Maybe you can come over to play video games, or to hang out with me and my dog."
Dan has a dog, I didn't mention. A german shepherd to be exact.
"Sorry man, I'm really burnt out today. Maybe later."
So tomorrow is Tuesday. I thought to myself. I wonder what it'll be like.