𖥻 stupid! + kickin it fic

⨳ indiana eddie

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Jack, Milton and Eliza stood by the lockers conversing before Jerry skipped over to them. April walked slowly behind him with almost no emotion on her face. Pretty normal for her. "Last day of school! Whoo!" Jerry cheered before receiving a look from the blonde girl beside him. Once his eyes met hers he frowned. "Until summer school. Woo." He mumbled as April now wore a smile on her face. "I've gotta find a way to get my Venus Flytrap home for the summer." Milton shook his head, japping his thumb in the other direction. "It's just a plant, dude. Take it home." Jerry said as if Milton was stupid. "I've been growing it hydroponically with a synthetic photosynthesis light since the first day of school, and it's pretty huge." He smiled proudly. "Yeah. It's not even eating flies anymore. It's eating meatballs." April said quietly.

She sounded sad. She was reflecting back to when the plant ate her own meatball. "You have to get over that." Eliza shook her head slowly as she already knew what was going through April's head. "Hey, did you guys get your end-of-the-year career evaluations from the guidance counselor?" Kim's voice was heard from the steps as she practically ran down them. "Yes, I did, and they're a joke." Milton scoffed. Eliza frowned at this. She did kind of believe it until April and Jack shut her down earlier.

Eliza and April came tumbling down the school stairs in an small argument as Jack watched from Eliza's locker. He'd been waiting for her to meet him but was greeted with a beet red Eliza lightly insulting April. "You guys okay?" He awkwardly asked as they reached the locker. Neither of them even seemed like they noticed him. "Hey!" He waved a hand in between the two making them look in his direction. "What?!" Eliza snapped before Jack backed away from her. "What's wrong with you two?" He crossed his arms, looking between them both. Eliza huffed in response to his question. Bits of her hair flew as she looked away from him. April rolled her eyes at this. "Eliza got the career evaluation." "Okay? So?" "She actually believes it." She said. "Oh.." Jack stared. "Eliza—" "Shut up, Jack." She looked at him. "He said I should be a baker!" She looked at April. "You almost caught your house on fire making cereal!" April yelled. "That was one time and I told you not to bring it up again!" The brunette said. Her voice was way quieter than April's. "Plus, you weren't even there!" Eliza added. "Yeah, thank god!" April retorted. "Liz." Jack's voice caught her attention almost immediately this time. "They literally just give you some random job. You're not cut out to be a baker." He shrugged.

There was another argument after that. But, it ended eventually and Eliza accepted that she probably wouldn't grow up to be a baker. As much as it bothered her that her friends were right. "Mine says I'm best suited to be a farmer!" Milton cringed. "I'm allergic to cows, terrified of hay, and seriously..do these shoulders look like they can hold up overalls?!" Everyones eyes widened at his words. "I didn't even pick mine up. No one believes a word those things say." Jack said. Eliza squinted her eyes at the boy as she crossed her arms. "Guys!" Eddie yelled from the steps. "I just got my career evaluation. I believe every word this thing says!" He ran to them, holding up the paper.

Eliza's face contorted into a smile almost immediately at his reaction to the career evaluation. "Really?" Kim asked. "Yup! You're looking at a new Eddie. I'm gonna be an archaeologist, baby!" He nodded. Eliza's eyes widened. "Really?! I'm gonna be a baker!" She smiled. April and Jack looked over at her with almost no emotion on their faces. They figured she was done with this. She didn't notice their faces. Her and Eddie were jumping up and down in excitement as they let out small squeals. "I'll be discovering lost cities, travelling the high seas, navigating the globe!" He spoke dramatically. "I'm gonna make cupcakes!" Eliza tried to copy his dramatic voice but ending up sounding like a weird Darth Vader.