Cope

November 2nd 2016

Wednesday

"Sorry I'm sexually frustrated." I laughed at the teacher as I pushed the legs of the desk out further.

"Alright, keep reading guys you got 5 minutes left." He demanded frustratingly.

As I attempted to beak the desk by pushing the legs I struggled, every time I pushed them it would make a creaking noise. So I said I was sexually frustrated.

"Destiny, I can't break the desk!" I laughed as everyone looked at me cause the class was trying to silently read.

She laughed and then looked back at her book. Next I hear this loud elongated noise from outside the classroom. It sounded as if someone dragged their nails against the wall. We all rushed outside to find Trey a sophomore with the principal Mr. Wilson in a headlock.

Mr. Wilson gets up an shoos us all away agitated. Due to that I waltz back to my desk and jump on top it causing it to slowly collapse. I burst out laughing.

The whole class is in tears. I successfully broke one of the high school's desks. "Mr. Doubrava, your desk broke." I boast knowing I did it. Luckily he was the teacher that was either too dumb to figure it out or didn't give two flying fucks.

"Alright, everyone open your books to the story: The Farmer's Well." He conducted while manageably ignoring me.

I got up and started moving the broken desk. I then realized the snapped the screws and that I chiseled a dent into the floor during the process. Triggered from the crime scene I start laughing again.

"Alyssa, just leave the desk alone." He yells as his wrinkled face tuns slightly red.

"But it's sharp children could cut them selves." I bother as the class begins to uproar in conversation.

"You know what?" He pulls his glasses off his face and walks over to the door. "Go to the library." He barks pointing into the hall.

As I get up I start dragging the desk with me causing it to scratch the floor.

"Alys-" he attempted.

"It's a hazard!" I cut him off as I continue.

"Want lunch detention?" He threatened.

"Nope." I jumped removing my hands from the desk as I was leaving the class.

I slammed the door behind me finding myself lost. I wasn't going to the library and I didn't want to look lonely so I needed to find someone to talk to.

I pretend to grab something out of my locker procrastinating. Then Devon walks by. I hop up and greet him.

"What's up?" I smile slamming my locker behind me and moving on with him.

"Nothing much," he bluntly replies. "Why aren't you in class?" He shrugs.

"I got kicked out..." I boast as I see the disappointed look on his face.

"You know, you need to start doing the right thing-"

"Yeah yeah, I know I barely did anything I just broke one of his desks." I laughed.

He froze, appearing puzzled. "Why?" He asks.

"We'll in 8th grade me and a few friends broke over 5 desks and it was funny. So why not?" I explained with horrible reasoning.

He just shook his head. "Well you gotta get out of these bad habits." He stopped looking me in the eye.

"Yeah I know." I brushed it off. I hear that sentence a lot.

Finally the bell rang and it was time to go home, though today I was staying after school.

As the halls started filling with delinquents I made way to the gym, where basketball happens. Devon followed me.

I see Destiny and Luke leaning on the closed bleachers. I approach them. "Hey." I bluntly say.

They look at me. "Hey." Destiny replies happily.

Luke smiles. I turn and see Devon playing basketball. He sees me.  He comes back over and playfully smacks my thigh. I laugh.

"Trash," I say.

"Landfill." He says enjoying it.

I laugh. "You're a trash mountain!" I squeal out loud proud of myself.

"That's a landfill." He explains.

I freeze, "oh." I laugh. He laughs to.

"Hey Devon could you give me a ride to my house?" Danni asks sweetly.

"Yeah." He kindly offers.

"You can come with us!" She offers knowing Devon and I have a thing.

"Sure." I tag along.

We make it to his car and I sit upfront. We get driven to her house and she goes inside. Devon and I wait.

"So, I need to tell you something but I don't want to. I should but I want to be selfish and keep it to myself." I stutter.

"What is it?" He worries looking at my guilt.

"Well," I pause. "Hylah wants to fix what happened between you guys, and she likes you." I sadly tell knowing he still likes her.

He thinks. "I..." He grabs my hand. "I don't know what's going to happen between Hylah and I." He squeezes my hand.

Is he saying he would choose her over me just cause she likes him now? Rebound.

"Yeah." I reply wanting to pull my hand away.

Danni returns. "To the store!" She hops in with a twenty in her hand.

"Just not Rays, I was kicked out." I laughed and looked around for acknowledgement.

"Oh yeah, Mc Kays!" She demands happily.

We pull in and go inside. Danni and I part from Devon. I grab a Dasani and she grabs some soda.

We finally check out and go back to the school. I make way inside and sit on the bench that follows the stained filled walls.