breaking boundaries ↠ j.g

t w o

i wake up the next morning, grab a granola bar, and drive to school. the drive's around 15 minutes long.

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i sit in my seat and wait for the bell to sound. ms. anderson starts her typical literature lecture, reading us a poem and breaking it down for us.

a white envelope makes its way to my desk. i look up and notice a bunch of kids getting this same envelope. what is it?

i open it and find an invitation to jack johnson's pool party tonight.

johnson's invitation
jack j's weekly pool party
9:00 pm - whenever
bring a plus one
food and refreshments will be available

i wonder why i get an invitation, but i presume it's whatever since everyone else is getting one.

i slyly take out my phone in class during the lecture and text jasmine.

jas did u get an invitation?
invitation to what?
jack j's pool party tonight
no i didn't..
well do u wanna go bc plus ones are allowed ;)
hell yeah bih let's go shopping after school so we can get something decent to wear
okay do u want me to meet u at ur house so we can take one of our cars instead of both?
yeah let's take mine. mom finally filled it up ayee 🙌🏽
lmao okay see u then

i quickly open my bank app to check how much money is in my checkings. i try to be as wise as i can with my money, but i do like to spend it a lot.

total balance: $156.76

thank god. i thought my balance was gonna be close to none.

"ms. waters, would you like to explain to me what an anaphora is?" ms. anderson calls me out.

"uh yeah, it's a repeating word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences or clauses," i answer.

"very nice, ms. waters."

i blush a little and look down at my paper, while fiddling with my pencil in my right hand to try to relieve the embarrassment i was feeling.