extrovert

to kill a mockingbird

i got home without my getting in trouble , my parents were still at the fancy dinner thing . but the next morning , i felt like death . i woke up with my head throbbing and moped my way downstairs to see a note on the counter telling me to behave at school and that mcdonalds would be dropped off at school for me to eat . i made a combination of all the cereals we had and brought it upstairs . i put on a shirt that said 'maybe' on it and pulled a khaki hoodie over my head and slipped my arms through the arm holes . i ate my cereal and put the bowl downstairs as i maneuvered my pants and socks on . 

i grabbed my backpack and a comb and headed out . seconds after i stepped onto the path , mila joined me . 

"gooood morning , gale ," she said , busy on her phone .

"that's the first time you've called me that ," i said , rubbing my eyes . she put her phone away and skipped ahead . when she was a little ways away from   me , she turned around and walked backwards .

"so how's your morning ?" she asked .

"meh . i feel terrible ."

"you had like fifteen s'mores last night and got in the lake twice . can't really say i didn't expect it ."

i yawned . "true ." i took the comb in my hand and combed my hair out with it , still extremely tired . 

"you're pretty tall . i think you could handle me ," she murmured .

"hmm ?"

"it's nothing just take off your backpack really quick ." i was confused but i took it off and she ran over and jumped on my back . "oNWARDS , NOBLE STEED !" she yelled and i just sighed , sprinting ahead . "toofasttoofasttoofasttoofast ," she said quickly holding onto me tightly . she hopped off right before we arrived at pine hills , she hopped off my back and dusted herself then continued to walk . 

"good morning , fools ," i yawned as we walked up to the rest of the newly named walmart squad . 

"im not a fool .." avery said , upset that i would dare calling him that . 

"good morning sir gale ," he said as i gave him a dap . 

"damn i feel like a drunk moose rn ," i said woozily . but it was true , everything was spinning including my head . adonis reached in his backpack pocket and tossed me a small white pill . i didn't care if it was crack or sugar , i needed something in my system so i swallowed it and immediatley felt better .  

biology was boring as ever but adonis made it a little bit better with his presence . next up was english with mila which was quite boring . after i got my english binder from my locker , mila and i walked to class .

"i don't know how to feel about mrs . russell ," i said as we walked down the hallway .

"what do you mean , she's awesome . and im her favorite ," mila said .

"im pretty sure you're every teacher's favorite ."

"not really . the sub in math called me an uneducated garden gnome ." i chuckled .

"you are pretty small ," i said and she punched my shoulder .

"i take that to offense , mister summers ." we walked up the stairs , passing a couple other students . i walked into mrs . russell's classroom and sat down , mila sitting behind me .

"hello students . today you will be writing a short response to the book called to kill a mockingbird ," the teacher said , pointing to the schedule written on the white board .  all of the students groaned in unison while mrs . russell smiled at our mental pain . i stood up and walked over to mrs . russell's desk .

"excuse me , mrs russell , i haven't read this book . im kinda new here ," i said to her .

"oh , yes , i forgot . you and miss kasper can go to the gallery and she will help you out ," i turned around to see mila packing her stuff up , already ready to   go . i thanks mrs russell and got my book , paper and pencil and left with her . when we got to the gallery we sat down across from each other . 

"you understand i'm not helping you right ?" she asked .

"uhm , i did not know that ," i said , confused . she just rolled her eyes and smiled . i leaned back in my chair and closed my eyes . "i could use a free period anyways ." we sat there in silence for a couple minutes before she spoke up .

"hey gaaaalllee ?" she said .

"what's up ," i responded . 

"hi ," she said . i opened my eyes and sat in my chair normally to see her chin on her hand , staring at me smiling . i smiled back at her . i leaned in closer to her and chuckled . her eyes were really pretty , i hadn't noticed them before . i guess i hadn't caught myself staring into them . they were brown but if you looked hard enough , you could see the little details in them . "what color are your eyes ? i wanna say they're green but the first day you came here , they were dark gray ." i just shrugged . she put her hand on my chin and inspected them further , leaning in closer to me .

"hEy gUyS !" we heard a voice say and we both leaned back in our chairs and avoided eye contact . i looked over to see avery strolling towards us . he sat down next to mila and said , "what's up ?" 

"to kill a mocking bird , that's what's up ," i said . we sat there in silence for a moment and the bell rang , so we headed back to class , walking together .