Cuts and Bruises

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"And THAT, my friends, is why bees are now endangered" Ugh. Judy. Why was she so annoying? Who knows. I was so bored and lost in thought I didn't realize it was my turn.

"Maxine?" Mrs. Camplon called. "Maxine?!" She said, more angry, with some sick tension in her voice. "Oh! Um..." I gathered my papers together and grabbed my poster. I stumbled up to the front of the class. "Um... for my project, I, well, focused on, uh... elephants," I went on about how elephants are being killed and that kind of stuff. Once I was finished, I sat down quietly. I have never been good at public speaking. The rest of the students took their turns.

All of them were extremely boring. But then, I heard her voice. Melanie Simpearl. She had been my crush ever since 8th grade. Now we were in 9th grade and I still admired her.

I had always been depressed because I could never find the right guy. All of them were annoying. And even the kind gentlemen who wanted my attention were just friends to me. But when I met Melanie, she was everything I wanted. I don't think I'm gay, because Ryan Gosling. I think I'm bisexual, but I'm not totally sure.

"So for my project, I chose butterflies as my endangered species," her beautiful, confident voice filled the room. But then, the loud school bell pierced the moment. "We'll finish up the presentations next class," Mrs. Camplon announced. Everyone rushed to go to lunch. "Hey Maxine! You wanna have lunch with me?" My best friend Justin called to me. I agreed and we sat down outside with our food.
"So how are things going with Melanie?"

"I have no clue what you mean"

"C'mon Maxine, we're in the city of love"

"I don't care. Melanie probably just thinks I'm weird"

"No she doesn't"

"She's straight"

"I heard her come out to her friends. She's bi"

"You're lying to make me feel better"

"No I'm not"

"Well, she has a boyfriend"

Justin just didn't know what to say to that.

"Well maybe you shouldn't be so negative, it's bad for your pores."

The bell for 6th period rang as Justin and I dashed off to health class.