kids || school bus graveyard

vi. introduce yourself

"when it's your turn, state your first and last name and say something about yourself. i'll go first!"

the teacher writes his name on the board and points at it with a marker.

"my name is thomas walter and this is my first time teaching my own class. i love forward to being with you all!"

he points to the first row, where ashyln introduces herself.

"ashyln banner, i like dogs."

"i'm nicolas spartz and i like to listen to music.."

"i'm aiden clark, i like bungee jumping, skydiving, rock climbing, racing, water skiing-"

ben clark stays asleep even when it's his turn to introduce himself.

"hello, i-the-uh... logan fields. i mean i'm logan..uh and i enjoy astrology."

'like a puppy..'

"i'm taylor herńandez! i'm in the mechanics club. come say hi if you get the chance."

"i'm tyler herńandez. yes, we're twins. i'm in the baseball club."

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"alright, now that introductions are done." mr walter begins. "let's talk about the semester long project!"

'already getting projects..?' nicolas groans in his head.

"today you'll be choosing your group partners for the project and each group should consist of 7 people each."

'maybe i should ask to do this alone..these people are kinda..'

"oh and no working alone!"

'oh my god.'

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"the rest of class will be about the project," mr. walter continues.

"so go ahead and sit wherever you want with your group for today."

'okay..seems like this is my group for the project.' nicolas thought as he sits down next to ashlyn, whose hiding herself from aiden.

"our main focus this semester will be the history of georgia's oldest city, savannah."

"this is also what your project will be about and the topics you'll chose to present on are stated in your rubric."

"additionally, there is an overnight field trip to go with the project!"

'a field trip? how is it this important..?'

"of course, it's optional. however, those who attend can get extra credit for your individual grade."

everybody talks to each other, discussing the idea of extra points. nicolas just shuts his eyes and tunes out the rest of the lesson.

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"don't forget to have the slips signed and bring them back on monday!"

'i still don't understand why we have to do a project on the first day of school but whatever.'

nicolas goes through the rest of his classes quickly, just thinking about going home to his bed.

he walks out of his last classroom for the day and makes his way to the bus. he puts on his headphones and presses shuffle on his playlist.

others enter the bus and sit down but nicolas isn't paying attention until the bus stops. he stands up hastily and exits the bus.

nicolas stands in front of his front door as he listens to the bus drive away.

'is mom home? maybe i can just hurry and go inside..'

he grabs the handle and pushes the door open.

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