The school bell rang, off to seventh period I go. That's my favorite class and my least favorite. The reason it is my favorite it because it is history class, and I love history. The other reason why it is my least is because it is the last class of the day and I don't want to go home.
I open my locker and put my physical fitness books away and grab my history books. I slam my locker closed and rush off to class. I walk in and take a seat in the back. Mary, my only friend walks over to me and says, "Hey!" I fake a smile and say, "Hi." She sits in the desk beside me. She looks forward and starts to write the bell work question. I look at the board and write the question down.
What is the difference between a federalist and an anti-federalist?
The tardy bell rings and I jot down an answer and close my book. The teacher walks to the front and says, "Alright! The bell has rung! You had homework yesterday, please pass it forward!" I grab my homework and hand it to the person in front of me. They grab it and pass it to the person in front of them, and they do the same throughout the row until it gets to the front desk.
The teacher finishes up talking about how this week planning is going to go and then she assigns work pages in our history book. "Page three, question number five and page five, question number one. It will need to be turned in at the end of class. Once you have finished bring it to me and I will assign you your homework." I begin doing my work, I flipped to page three and answered number five, it was five questions in one question. I flip my paper over and begin page five question number one.
#1. Why did John Hancock write his signature so big?
I answered: He was showing he wasn't afraid to be seen or known that he was a part of the constitution.
I get up and walk fast but quietly to the teacher and hand her my work. She smiled and says, "Thank you Alicia. Okay, todays homework is this worksheet. You will need your book. It is called five minutes of your day because it literally takes five minutes to do." I fake a smile and grab the paper and walk away. I check the time and frown. The bell is about to ring to let out school. I sit down and put my homework in my binder and close it and organize my stuff.
The bell rings and I watch everyone rush out of class. Mary leaves me so she can hang out with Jaqueline. She's popular. I wait till the class is empty and I get up and walk out. I go to my locker and put my homework in my book bag and I close my locker and walk to the back of the school. I walk over to a lady and ask her, "Excuse me ma'am. What time is it?" She smiles and says, "Two fifty." I turn away fast and mumble, "Shoot!" I run off home. If I am late. I will be in serious trouble.
I walk up the steps and slowly open the door. I see the time and see that I have one more minute to run to my room. I take off to the basement and open my homework and begin working. Right when I started reading the first question the door to the basement opened. My mom walks in. I didn't dare look into her eyes. She walks over to me and asks, "How was school!" I know not to answer. I can't answer. I'm not allowed. If I answer she will snatch me up by my hair and yell, 'Don't talk to me! Don't you dare!' She grabs my chin and forces my head up and I look down, knowing just by looking at her will send me flying across the room clutching my leg or stomach.
She lets go of my chin and grabs my school book and says, "School work... worthless. Just like you!" She throws my book down and walks away. I pick up my book and quickly finish my homework. I throw my stuff into my bag and I leave the basement and go to the hallway.
