Rejects (l.h.)

7- Happy Birthday!

2010- November 9th
Kristina's POV...

Yeah, yeah. So what if it is my birthday? No one cares except from my family and the Hemmings. I have to go to school on my birthday, in my opinion, it should be a world wide holiday! It is 4:30 in the morning and I am of course on my laptop racing to finish my homework. If they had an award for procrastination, I would win it year round. My butt feels frozen in my black spinny chair. I have a baggy hoodie Lucas left at my house on and just undies underneath. I love the smell of his hoodie. It smells like a Lucas, really!? I laugh at myself too much sometimes. I look out of my little window, I see nothing. It is pitch black out. Darkness, at 4:36 in the morning. I wheel my chair back over to my desk on sit there. Nothing to do. I finished typing my essay in 35 minutes. Time goes by too fast, it needs to slow down. That probably explains why I can never make it to class on time, I am too SLOW!

I go to my closet and pull out a flannel, it's red and black. Then I take out some skinny jeans from the dresser next to my closet. They have rips and tears in them but I don't really care. I decide to wear a shirt that has a silly face on it. That of course will go on under my flannel, god forbid I don't wear a flannel. A flannel can get kinda boring sometimes so I take my fabric paint out and write, "DOrK" on the back. Now I am different! YAY!  Yes the "r" is lower case, it is meant to be like that. I take off Lucas' hoodie, even though I didn't want to, and put on my outfit. My feet froze to the ground and I had to put socks on. Then when I was ready to leave out the basement door, I would put on my combat boots! My birthday, I am going to look nice! I forgot my dorky glasses! I reach for them but my feet are still cold, man up! I put them on and laugh at myself.

***The bus ride was short when Lucas got on. He had wished me a happy birthday and then he gave me a gift. He told me not to open it, I had to wait until we were in the shack. I could not wait. Now I am in first period with Lucas sitting next to me. "Hey, Kristina," The kid from behind me poked at me. I am guessing it's Jack. He is just the worst person ever. He is in my grade, one of the bozoes. Lucas looks to me with a worried look on his face. Then I can see Jack make eye contact with him and he cowers. He focuses on the work on the board. I do the same and Jack jabs me in the back. "DOrK? Yeah, I have to agree," he smiles and pokes me with a pencil.

"You know what Jack," I say, I turn around in frustration. He is shocked I was talking back. I don't take offence very well but I can handle it in a different way. Lucas shifts to see what I have to say. What I have to say involves some choice words, but I will just have to use some different words. "Just because you father is the principal does not give you permission to be a dirty, stinky, lunch bag!" I was in rage. "It is my birthday! I know you don't care but you could give me a little respect considering I am a few months older than you! Again, I know you don't care but you could be a bit nicer! I wrote 'DOrK' on the back of my flannel so I could be set apart from everyone else! I know now, I am so different than you! You wanna know why? Because I care about other people's feelings! Pick on your own size you skunk bag!" I could feel the heat in my face. Rage and frustration. Lucas looks at me, he is in complete and utter shock that I had said that. He gave me a confused look. As for Jack he was disgusted with what I said. Than he got the look of pure genius, well I know it's not.

"Kristina, do you need to leave?" Mr. Manohon said, "Luke, you too, principal's now."

"Okay," Lucas says. He gives up too easy sometimes. I get my things and since I was already standing I left. I didn't say anything. It's because Jack is the principal's son so he is always favorited. 'F' him, I hate him more than anyone, other than his girl friend.

"Lucas, I am sorry. You could probably just go to the bathroom and hide in there. I can take the blame since it was me who did it." I say with a tone of sorrow.

"No, I was told to leave and you are not going in there alone! Besides, it's your birthday!" he says. He really knows how to cheer me up! "Also, we have to get to the shack later, your gift!"

I smile, "This is why you are my best friend!" I lightly punch his shoulder.

***

Thank God the principal loves me and Lucas. He also was very nice to me because it is my birthday. You gotta love Mr. Riddle! So now I am walking to lunch with Lucas. I haven't actually talked to Ash, Michael, Calum, and Ashton since the week the guys have moved here and Ash has been hanging out with them. We walk into the lunchroom and we both sit at our back table, alone. Soon, three blondes and Calum walk in. They all sit with us today. Why? Wait, this is perfect! "Happy birthday!" they all say in unison. I smile at them. God I haven't talked to them in months how is this going to go...