Chapter 24: The assignment

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(Brandon)
I've been laying low lately since homecoming Jake and I are no longer friends, All over school I'm either getting dirty looks or whisper about what happened with the break up.
And of course the rumors about me and Monica.
I've tried to talk to her but she's avoiding me,not even speaking to me.
I looked over at Monica who was sitting on the other side of the room and seen her a few desk away from me.

She was sitting looking at white board taking notes. Even just sitting there she just had something so captivating about her.
I wish I could just tell her that I broke up with Brittney for her..

"Brandon, are you paying attention?" I heard Mr. Jones my English teacher said.

I snapped out of it and looked away meeting Monica's gaze she rolled her eyes and looked back at the white board.

"Yes I am," I said,

He sighed and turned back to the board and continued to scribble words on it.

"Dont forget to pick up your papers, "He said over the sound of the bell.

I went up to his desk and grabbed my paper.
Looking at my paper I seen Incomplete.
That couldn't be right I did the assignment.

"Mr. Jones, " I said in the now empty classroom.

He was sitting on his computer typing.

"Yes,"he said looking at me.

"Why is my paper incomplete?" I did the assignment. I told him.

He said nothing as he got up and went over to the whiteboard and started writing on it.

"No, you didn't," he said with his back turned to me.

I was shocked.
"The assignment was to write about a interesting experience?" I said.

"You know how many papers I get about first trips to Disney land every year."

His back was still facing me.

"Why is incomplete?" I asked.

Getting kinda of irritated an incomplete was going to bring my GPA down and I can't play football.

He turned and faced me.

"I gave you an incomplete so you can redo the assignment before I grade it,"
he said.

Even though Mr.Jones was frail a older man he can be intimidating.
I looked down at my feet.

"I want you to rewrite your assignment about a deep personal experience."

"I can do that,"I told him.

"Its due tomorrow,"he said.

"Tomorrow," I said surprised.

He looked at me.
"I know you can do it,"he said turning back to the board.

I shook my head.
More people started to enter the classroom.

"If It's not in by tomorrow your incomplete will become a zero."

He said as I walked out of the classroom.

The hall was empty as I walked by the lockers.
The tardy bell ringed but I didn't care I was still taking my sweet time to get to class.

From the distance I seen Brittney walking in my direction.

Luckily she didn't see me as I quickly ran into the boy's bathroom.
As I entered the small bathroom with only two stalls and three urinals. I heard the toilet flush then Jake walking out of the stall.

We looked at each other and said nothing as he washed his hands and then walked out as if I was just a wall.

After I got home from school I was sitting on my bed on my black laptop.
Windows word document was up on the screen but the page was blank.

"Man this is due tomorrow got to think of something," I said to myself.

I pulled out my phone it was 10 pm
I went over to my text messages and clicked on Monica's name.
As I looked at the text I noticed the blue iMessage bubbles were green.

She blocked me.
After I put my phone away I had an idea on what I could write for my paper.

I know I'm taking a chance but as I started typing it was a chance I was willing to take.

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