6#A Crinkle in Time:Puppets on a red string

Zanich's POV

Ever since the accident with Annina I had always been by her side always. I do whatever she asks of me and even tag along with her friends (who seem suspicious) but I try to brush it off. It's nothing right….? Idk anyways Annina and I were walking into school when I bumped straight into a girl seconds later I ended up face first onto the ground. “Ow…” I mumbled “Hey are you okay..?” the girl says as she gets up, reaching out her hand. It gives me flashbacks…. When I had….. “Uh..yeah I’m fine” Zanich had to dust himself off “Sooo what’s your name?” “I’m Zanich…and she’s….Annina…” I whispered “Aww don’t be shy..” the girl smiled “I’m Adri” Annina’s face lit up “Adri wanna be friends!?” “OMG YES!!!” Annina and Adri both squeal in excitement before them. I watch Annina walk off with Adri. “Annina, wait for me!” I yelled as I raced after them; they were too fast and I had lost them. I found myself in a crowded hallway with students walking in every direction. The first bell rang loudly and every student went crazy running down the hallway “H-hey slow down” I said as I was getting shoved and pushed by thousands of students who were in a hurry to get to their classes on time. The second bell rang most students were already in class. I rushed to my class running finally I had made it to my class…I slowly turned the doorknob “Mr. Parker you're late” my teacher stared at me he was clearly unhappy “I-i’m sorry…” I mumble “Just take your seat” I walked past my old “friends” who I used to hang with during nutrition and lunch. I sat behind Jeoid he using book to cover up his phone. He was texting someone and I decided to ignore him. Jeoid immediately saw me through his book and he whispered “Psst…Zanich '' Don't turn around don’t turn around…you don’t want to get into trouble… So I listened to my teacher writing down notes. The teacher noticed how Jeoid was whispering to me. The teacher walked over to our desks standing between me and Jeiod. “Excuse me, why aren’t you taking notes?” The teacher crossed her arms “Duh cause it’s boring” Jeoid rolled his eyes “Your grades are going down you need to stop being a troublemaker you and the other boys Xavic, Eno” “Yeah yeah whatever Mrs. Blaco, you think I care?” “You never care, just know that next semester your other teachers won’t let this slide, they will be constantly on top of you all the time” Jeoid wasn’t even listening anymore The teacher walked away back towards their desk. 14 minutes later…..the class heard chewing “Jeoid what are you doing back there!? You better not be….eating gum in class!” Jeoid and his friends were eating gum blowing bubbles and after they were done they threw it onto the wall where they were sitting “My classroom!” the teacher cried out as she ran towards Jeoid and his friends. “That’s it, you're all getting  detention!” Jeoid laughed “So what I don’t care” “Jeoid stop sitting like that you must sit properly chairs are used for sitting not for leaning back into thinking you can relax this is school not home” “Stop lecturing us we aren’t little kids you think we don’t know or how to properly sit in chairs how stupid” Eno said, “Yeah I know right I hate these teachers” Xavic had agreed “You boys act like little kids and think everything is game get out of my classroom now!” The teacher had handed them detention slips “Before you boys go after detention is over you boys are in charge of cleaning up this mess that you made on the wall and afterwards you may go home I will call your parents later to inform them about the trouble you caused” All of boys groaned “That’s so boring isn’t that the janitor’s job why can’t the janitor do it?” “Because you boys made this mess the janitor already does so much while you boys do nothing” All the boys had left the classroom… If I was still with those boys…I would have also gotten in trouble. I'm glad I changed although I do wonder what happened to Cevin. He was a part of our group after he left everything changed… “My apologies class about the ruckus the boys made in class. Let's  continue with the history class shall we?” The teacher went to the board writing down lessons and homework for today. The bell had rang “Remember class to do your homework!” The teacher smiled “Zanich” I turned around “Sit down in the front row we need to talk” I sat in Emina’s seat, The teacher pulled up a chair and sat next to me “You been late this whole semester and your grade in English is going down” “I know…it…just that…the teacher doesn’t help me they always busy” I looked at the floor “Zanich you know the rules if you don't get that English grade up then you won’t be able to graduate I want you to have a good life” they smiled “Okay I will try my best” I say as I had gotten up grabbing my backpack putting it over my shoulders “I have this spare flyer” The teacher handed it to me “Funtime Friday… ?” “Isn’t this for younger kids?” “Yes it is but I believe that this will be able to help you” Funtime Friday was basically an extra English session they do every fridays. “I don’t know about this I probably be made fun of by Jeiod’s group and all the other students…” “Zanich your parents and your teachers are all worried about you please if you just apply it to yourself and put effort to go there it will help your grades” “Fine…but only because I really need it” “Thank you Zanich see you tomorrow” The teacher waved to me as I walk out of classroom… Great, now I had to go to some stupid extra session just to get my English grade up. This sucks…Jeoid and his group will never let me live this down….. I was walking down the hallway to my next class….English I just came from my history teacher’s classroom… Mr Finch was very strict to most students and he would yell a lot. Expect me…I was rather quiet and shy. He saw how my behavior had changed from a rebellious and troublemaker. He had appreciated my behavior. Just then, I was about to walk into my English classroom. Jeiod called out my name “Zanich dude!” I tried to ignore him. It was no use. He kept asking questions, then Zanich asked him a question, “Aren’t you supposed to be in detention?” “...” “I’m not surprise you decided to break the rules” “Zanich my man it’s been sooooo long since I lasted seen you what happened you were our leader and always was rebellious scary type but you were cool” “People change Jeoid and I’m glad I did constantly getting detention,suspend all the time cause you to miss so much school having to make up extra homework or projects it’s too much” “Ya know that me and the boys have a spot for you always you don’t have to prove to join our group” Jedoid smirked “No I’m not joining now can you get out of way the second bells going to ring your gonna get caught Jeoid” I had pushed Jeoid out the way “Ow…” he mumbled “Bye! Don’t talk to me ever again!” I smiled as I went inside the English classroom. Mr Finch was scribbling and mumbling to himself. Zanich went to his seat next to Jaima “Mr Finch…?” “What is it i’m busy if this is about the English essay of your life that I assigned yesterdayI'm not helping you” “It’s not about that sir…my…” “You're what..?” “I….can please go to the restroom?” “No obviously not you just got into your seat!” “But sir…” “I just said NO!” Mr Finch banged onto the table causing all the students to shiver just then Jaima had gotten up from her seat and ran towards the door “Jamia Brooks get back here I just told you couldn’t leave!” Mr. Finch ran after Jamia. After Mr.Finch left everyone in the class started talking,yelling,gossiping, and acting like little kids who were wild. I had taken out my computer and started writing my your life page essay,