This chapter is dedicated to Da_CraZii_gUrL who made the awesome cover!!!!
Ch. 2 ~~ "Black Witch?"
Topic, Part 1: Abortion.
Write a two paragraph essay discussing abortion and the experiences you've had with it. Discuss what abortion means to you, do you think that it should be legal or illegal? Do you think the morning after pill is the same as abortion? Why allow an unwanted baby to be born? Does the mother have the right to control her own body? And what are the rights that the father has?
I unfroze (Is that a word?) and turned the page to the second page. My eyes widened as I read the second part of the project.
Topic, Part 2: Poetry
Write three poems, poetry, whatever you want to call it, and type it. You have three choices. You can write about life, success, or happiness or write about all three of them. Your choice, just make it a good poem with a catchy title.
Miss Hales!!! I want to kill her right now. I turned to the next page and sighed.
Topic, Part 3: What is love?
Explain what love means to you and give its definition. A few examples will be appreciated. You have to have AT LEAST have one typed page and turned in. Please, don't write 'Love is life.' That's a little too...boring. Make it sound interesting, amazing and catchy.
I turned to the last page and, yeah, I almost fainted. Sue me!!! It's not my fault.
Topic, Part 4: Biography
The last part of the project is to write a biography about your partner. Give their name, birthday, birthplace, etc. Start out with an interesting sentence about their life...just to catch everyone's attention. Use PowerPoint or make a scrapbook to separate the events of their life. Add some pictures to make it look nice.
I slammed the packet on the table and asked, "Miss Hales, can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Aww! Is Raina not satisfied with her project?" Madison mocked evilly.
I threw her a deadly glare, making her shuddered and stood up then walked over to Miss Hales' desk with the project packet.
"I'm not doing this," I said quietly, barely hearing myself.
Miss Hales though, had a good hearing and heard me clearly.
She looked at me and asked, "What?"
"Because..." I trailed off.
"I know why but you have to do it, get the pain off your chest and move on."
"How do you...?"
"Your mother told the principal to inform all of your teachers when she registered you."
"You've known for three years?" She nodded, "Why haven't you said anything? Why haven't I heard anything from anyone?"
She smiled, "It's not my place to tell them, Rain. You'll do that when you're ready."
I smiled slightly, "Thanks."
"For nothing. You do the project and move on. Forget the pain."
I nodded and turned to go back to my seat but stopped and looked at her, "Who's my partner?"
She gave me a nervous smile, "Can you wait until everyone finishes going over their topics, please?"
I wasn't feeling good about this but I nodded and went back to my table.
"Oh my god!!" Nat whispered, "What kind of project is this?!"
"Something that the Black Witch made us do?" I said/asked.
"Black Witch?"
"Brown. Duh!"
"Oh!"
"Yeah."
"Why are you suddenly so...moody?" Maggie asked.
I handed her the paper, "That. Is not fair."
She gasped, "No! It isn't!"
I heard a laughter and looked towards Madison's table across from my table, at the other corner of the classroom.
"What's wrong, Norfolk? Scared to reveal your secrets?!" Stella asked, laughing along with the other two barbies.
I glared at her, "No, Hansen. Now, shut up before I come over there and break your face!!"
"Try to!" Avery called, choking on her own laughter.
"Shut it, Lacks!!" I snapped, "No one was talking to you!!!"
"Hey, Norfolk," Madison called, "I was talking to her."
"Oh, yeah. And I was talking to a stick!"
They stopped laughing and threw me a glare, I challenged them and won. Like always.
"You should know that I always win at the glare challenge!" I called, laughing slightly.
"Okay, cut it out!" Miss Hales said, stepping in front of the class as we turned our attention to her, "Good. Now, partners. Matt and and Kelly, Stella and Avery, Madison and Liam, Nathalie and Owen, Maggie and Connor..." She continued announcing the partners as I zoned out.
There were many things about my life that many people, including Nathalie and Maggie, didn't know and I didn't want them to know it yet. I've been in this school since sophomore year, the same year I started cheerleading and later named captain. During my freshman year, I attended a school across the state. I loved my old school but everything changed that night. Everything was ruined: my life, my popularity, my family and my pride.
I was so happy for the first thirteen years of my life. At fourteen, that changed. Like the song goes 'when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you you're gonna believe them.' In my case though, it was thirteen, I believed the guy and at the end, he broke my heart. We had a fight, the worst fight ever. I ran away crying and somehow ended up in a club but that wasn't all. I ended up losing the best thing that could ever happen to me. I lost my dignity that night, the night when I lost...
"Rain!"
I looked at Maggie, who was glaring at me and ready to explode.
"What?!" I hissed.
"You're working with..."
"Alana!!!" Miss Hales snapped and I looked at her, she was fuming, "Get with your partner and start planning out when and where you'll meet each other to start your project!"
I stared at her, "What?"
"Start planning out when and where you'll be meeting to start your project," She repeated more calmly.
"Oh. Uh, who's my partner?"
"Didn't you hear a word I said?!" I shook my head, "You're working with Aaron. Projects are due in two months."
"WHAT?!"
