The Athlete & The Mathlete

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"Carly are you going to school today?" I felt Anthony's staring. I just shook my head no. "Thankfully I don't have football practice so I won't have to worry about that." I said monotoned like. "Alright, well I'm headed out. If you need anything just text me ok?" I nodded and just stared. I haven't left the couch since I sat down yesterday. I heard a knock on the front door. I got up from the couch. I walked to the door and looked through the peep hole. I didn't see anything, so I then convinced myself that I was hearing stuff while walking away from the door. I heard another knock on the door but this time it wasn't coming from the front door, now it was coming from the back door. I went to check the back door but nothing was there so I closed all the doors and turned on all the lights. I then got too paranoid. I got ready for school and then left the house looking like crap. I opened the front door and there stood Carla. "Were you just knocking on my door?" I asked. "No, why?","I need to stop watching scary movies in the middle of the night for a while." I looked at the ground while I was exiting my house. I locked the door and decided that I was truly hearing things. I shook my head and laughed at the thought of paranormal stuff. I saw how Carla had her car with her. "Are you coming or are you going to stand there shaking your head like you just saw something that scarred you for life?" I heard Carla ask from the drivers side of the car. "I'm coming." I spoke. I headed to the backseat since Jason was in the passengers seat. "How are you doing Carly?" Jason turned back and questioned me. "Paranoid as all hell, extremely tired, and I feel like I'm gonna die today. Thankfully I did my homework so I don't have to worry about that." I answered him. "How are you doing Jason?" I asked him. "I'm ok thank you for asking." He answered my question. "Thanks for the ride guys." I said from the back. We were almost at the school. "Oh you're welcome. It was no problem really." Carla waved her hand in a 'its no big deal' motion. We got to the school and exited the car. We walked in together side by side which made me happy because I was on Jason's left side. I like what he looks like. I just hope I like who he is. Or well, I hope that he's nice and what I like in a guy so I get to keep my crush. I spotted my brother and he started walking towards me. "I thought you said you weren't coming to school today?" He asked me. "I got really paranoid and then just as I was opening the door Carla was going to knock. And well now I'm here." I looked up at Anthony. "Well I'm glad you came, because I just found out that we have a mathletes meeting today. So Jason and I have to stay after school today. Sooo.." We told us. "Me and Carly can hang out after school and wait for you guys." She said to us. "Plus, I could use some help in math.","HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA ARE YOU SERIOUS CARLA!? HAHAHAHAHA" I bursted out laughing. None of them get it. "Carla hahaha your brother AND my brother are both on the mathletes team and you just said that you needed help in math Hahahahahaha." I stated while I was chuckling. Carla, Jason, and Anthony all face palmed which made me laugh even harder, but being exhausted didn't help my deliriousness. The 4 of us walked down the hall when I spotted coach. "Thompson! Get some sleep you look like crap!" She snapped at me while walking past me. "Yes ma'am I will" I answered her back. "Oh look..Snarly Carly. You know Carly, you're a bitch." Katrina told me. I walked up to her. "I may be a bitch but at least I don't smell like one when I get wet." I had a good comeback. I walked away from her and back to Carla, Anthony, and Jason. Anthony high five me, Carla and Jason both said "Good one." At the same time and then started bickering. Watching those two was funny so me and Anthony took a step back and watched while laughing. I heard something and turned to the voices.

"How many twinkies did you eat this morning 24?" I saw Katrina bullying a not so skinny girl. She wasn't extremely heavy but she wasn't very thin either. "I heard they had to close Krispy Kremes because she ate all the food there." On of her friends said. I was exhausted, I was hungry, I wasn't happy and what I was seeing pissed me off. Anthony saw what I was looking at and he saw how red my face was. He tried grabbing my wrist but I pulled it away and stormed over to ths situation. Coach Wilson (my flag football coach) saw what was happening and then she saw me storming and she observed my action. "WHATS YOUR PROBLEM KATRINA!!?" I screamed at her while getting in the middle of them. "Oh look, Carly's here. I'm so scared."Katrina said sarcastically. "REALLY?! YOURE GONNA PULL THAT SARCASTIC CRAP! KATRINA SHE DID NOTHING TO YOU!! LEAVE HER ALONE!!! I KNOW HER! AND ALL YOURE DOING IS HURTING HER MORE THAN SHE ALREADY IS!! STOP BEING A BITCH!! AND MOST OF ALL STOP BEING A BULLY!! SHE DOESNT NEED THIS CRAP!! YOURE JUST DOING THIS TO MAKE YOURSELF FEEL HIGHER THAN YOU REALLY ARE!!! Stephanie go..I'll see you in 1st period." Stephanie walked away. "And what are you going to do about it Carly?" Katrina taunted me and coach saw this. "I know that I'm not going to get physical unless you hit me first. But if you don't stop I wouldn't want to be yo-" she smacked me. "Are you serious?" I stared at her in disbelief. I decked her in her face and she stumbled back and fell on her ass. The hall monitor saw me punch her and they sent me to the deans office. Jason, Carla, and Anthony all ran over to me and went with me to the deans office. I filled out the stupid incident form and sat down in the deans office waiting for me to be called. I got called back and got suspended. I went to all my classes and got the work for the next week. I walked out of the school to be stopped by the school police. I got taken back into the deans office. Coach Wilson was talking to the dean that suspended me. "Howdy, um can you please tell this dude school police man that you suspended me for defending someone that was being bullied?" I asked and the dean motioned for me to come closer. "I was just informed that Coach Wilson saw everything and that Katrina Sanchez will be the one who is being suspended not you, soooo because of that she was not ditching, she was doing what is mandatory when you are suspended. But since you are not I am giving you a pass to 1st period and you will be going there right now." The dean handed me a pass and I was off to Math.