"THE PLAGUE "

The Ride Home

Justin-

I sit in my desk waiting for class to be over. I tap my pencil against my binder attempting g to stay awake. The bell rings as the clock turns 3:00. Students start flooding into the hallway. I pick up my back pack and binder.

"Remember every one," our teacher announces,"first nine week exams our at the end of the month, so Monday were going to start reviewing." The class groans at the news then we start to leave.

"See ya, Mrs.Graves, have a nice weekend," I say as I exit the class room. She waves in return.

"Goodbye Justin."

I'm walking down the hall when my friend Tre comes up to me.

"Hey, Tre," I say to him as he gives me a high five.

"Sup, my brother," he says.

"Nothing much," I reply," are we going to play ball today."

"No can do man," he says shaking his head,"No one's  here."

"Sam's here isn't he?" I ask

"Yeah,but we need nine to play and no one else is here. So maybe Monday ok.."

"Ok. Monday then.."

And with that we say bye then I continue down the hall. Once I'm in the cafeteria I take a seat were the rest of the people on my bus sit. I plug in my ear phones and scroll threw my list of downloads on my phone. I've really got to get some new songs on here.

I finally select a random song then I lay my head down on my binder. As I'm searching threw the App store for new music to download, I see a black back pack slam down in front of me. I look up in surprise to see Sam standing there.

"Hey," I say going back to my phone.

"Well, it's nice to see you to," he says as he sits in front of me.

"Sorry, I'm just tired,"  I say putting away my ear phones.

"Why?did you go clubbin last night with out me!?" He says. I laugh at his fake dramaticness.

"No, I don't go to parties."

"Your right I should've known.your to lame to sneak out for a party or club," he says jokingly.

"Shut up," I say punching him in the arm. He laughs then we start talking about parties.

"Ok, we would have to invite only the coolest people. I mean like Chuck Norris cool, and plus there would be supermodels serving drinks, and when you pres a button the dance floor would turn into a pool," Sam says in a way like he's picturing the seen.

"I agree with the pool and super models, but c'mon were not even that cool so we gotta cut a little slack and isn't Chuck Norris dead," I say.

"Ok fine, we'll invite every one as long as there not complete losers...but for the record I think we are Chuck Norris cool weather he's dead or not."

"No we aren't..were just losers with style." We both laugh at that then Sam's bus number Is called.

"Later Justin," he says as he leaves.

"Bye.."

I continue to wait for my bus. After like an hour I start to wonder if it's actually coming.

I then here it's number called. I quickly grab my stuff then run along with the line of other kids

Today I'm second to last on the bus. The driver looks at me in a weird way.

"No base ball today?" She asks.

"Not today," I reply with a shrug. There are a surprising number if empty seats. I sit across a girl whose listening to something on her IPod. I've never seen her on the bus before. She has long,curly, dirty blond hair and lightly tanned skin. She wereing dark blue Jeans and a grey t-shirt. She looks up from her IPod at me. I must've been starring.I say nothing mesmerized by her piercing light green eyes.