5th grade betrayal

Chapter 1: How we met

Hi my name is Brooklyn! I'm a 10 year old girl in 5th grade with my 4 best friends! Jaden, Alexa, Mal, and Apex, they are the best friends you could ever meet! You must be wondering how we met?  Well here is a flashback to 1 year before 2023.....(flashback starts). I walk into my school, anxious but excited. Will I meet new friends or will I not. The answer is unsure but before I could dwell on my thoughts any longer I hear the bell. (Ringggg Ringgg) "Oh crap I'm gonna be late!" I start running down the hall slowing down a bit remembering I can't run in the halls, until I finally get to my class room. I stare at my home room number 17 blankly preparing myself for all the stares I will get in the classroom. "Ms. Jonas you are late to class, your late pass please?" my teacher said in a calm tone trying to restrain herself from getting angry and upset. "I-I don't have one...I- uhm" "it's fine just don't be late next time.." I take a look at my surroundings before I carefully choose my seat. I saw my friend from 1st and 2nd grade in the back of the 2nd row. I chose to take my seat next to her and put my bag on my chair. "Hey Brooklyn! I haven't seen you in a while!" "Hey Apex! How was quarantine?" "Horrible! I had to sit and do nothing all day, but I guess I enjoyed the silence for a bit." I was about to come up with a response on my experience with quarantine until a girl named Mal said " Hey! My name is Mal, I see you are Apex's friend?" I was kind of startled since I didn't even acknowledge that she was there. "Oh hey! My name is Brooklyn and yes I'm Apex's friend." .  Before we could keep talking we all focused our attention to the teacher. " quite down everyone! My name is Ms. Parella and I will be your teacher for 4th grade!". (Flashback ends) Yeah that's pretty much how I met 2 of my friends. I will meet the other one's later on. Anyways let's continue. I walk into my new classroom, it's bright and colorful. I gaze at the big sign that says "welcome to 5th grade!" even though we are halfway through the school year. I was the first one in the classroom, so I unpacked my bags thinking on what I have to do today. I slowly unzip my jacket to put on my chair until I hear someone walk into the classroom.