Hope

CHAPTER 1

Recess

Hazel, Sierra, Maya, Kristian, and I are walking the track when,

"Kaitlynn!!" I turned and saw Jacqueline running to me.

"Ya?" I ask her.

"Lynn wants to know if you're mad at her," she says.

"Why would I be mad at her?"

"Cause she dumped that milk on you yesterday," She says.

"I honestly don't care. If she doesn't like me that is her problem."

"Ok." Jacqueline runs off, probable to tell Lynn what I said.

. . .

Gym class

"Oh my gosh, Kaitlynn your gym shorts are so cute!" Kristian says to me.

"Thanks," I say, "but I really don't care if my clothes are pretty."

"Are you even a girl?" she asks me.

"Yes, but as long as they are effective for dodgeball, they're good enough."

"Okay girls, out on the floor!" Coach Green yells. We walk out of the locker room into the big gym.

"Time to pick teams," she says "Team captains are Kaitlynn and Grady. Kaitlynn pick a boy."

"Um, Jess," I decide.

"Ok Grady, your turn," Coach says.

"Avery." After the teams are picked we go to opposite sides of the gym.

"Ok when I say 'Go' everyone run up to the line and grab a ball, after you back up to the green line you can start throwing," Coach explains, "Ready? Go!" Everyone runs up to the line and then backs up. I throw my ball across the room and hit Laura. I see a ball coming to me and duck but then, BAM! Someone just threw a ball right at my nose. By instinct my hands go right up to my face. I can feel something trickling down my skin. I keep my hands up to my face and walk off the floor and into the girls bathroom. I take some paper towels, pinch my nose, and tip my head up. Coach Green comes in after me and asks

"Kaitlynn are you okay?"

"Ya I'm alright, my nose just hurts a little." I tell her.

"How about you go back out and just watch." she suggests.

"Ok."

At the end of class all the girls are back in the locker room changing up. A few girls are talking but it's pretty quiet. Girls come up to me asking if I'm ok. I just answer with, 'Ya I'm fine,' to everyone. It feels kind of tense so I look up and see Lynn Anders smirking at me. I walk up to her.

"Did you throw that at me on purpose?" I ask her.

"That's kinda the point of the game." she says sarcastically.

"Ya, but did you try to hurt me?"

"Can you prove it?" she asks. She walks out of the locker room and for the rest of the day I'm on guard.

. . .

Math class

I'm putting away my homework when Mr. Brooks asks the whole class "What are your plans for Memorial Day weekend?" he goes around the class listening to people's plans. When he gets to me I say

"My family is going camping."

"Well I hope you and your family have fun." He tells me.

"Thank you," I reply.