The Day When *Finished*

Daniel McGreen

I am parking my car and walking to the school doors as someone calls my name.

I know that voice much to well. Daniel.

I turn around and sigh. "Hi Daniel"

"Hey Maddie. I havnt seen you around school in a while. Have you been hiding?" He plays with the strings on his book bag.

"No I have not been hiding Daniel I just am not as bold as I was."

"Well I saw Elise yesterday and you wernt with her are you two not friends anymore?" He stops and stands in frount of me.

"No were not. I don't want to talk about that"

"Are you in your period?"

"Oh my God Daniel no!"

"Sorry" he pivots on his foot and starts walking

"So what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing Daniel, I just, nevermind I don't really fell comfortable talking about this with you."

"PTSD?" He asks

"Sure Daniel. If I say yes will you leave me alone?"

"Probably not"

"I should have known" we walk in the door and I stop in the doorway. "Listen Daniel not that I didn't love talking to you but I have to go. Bye"

"Bye Maddie" I look back and he waves at me. I raise my hand and salute him.

I walk to my locker and out in the combination. I grab my Spanish Two book and walk to Miss. DelaRose's class.

I sit in a desk at the back of the class. I don't need to pay attention I already have an A in this class.

Someone plops down beside me.

Daniel. I forgot I had Spanish with him, and Algabra Three, and English, World History, and PE.

"Hey Maddie" He says getting out his book

"Oh hey Daniel" I leaning head on the desk

"What are you doing for the Essay?"

"Essay?" I raise my head

"Yea the essay for World History. You know the one that we were assigned to Friday?"

"I wasn't here Friday" I say slamming my book on my desk

"Oh well we have to write an essay about the Great Depression."

"Oh I didn't know that"

"You can come to my house" I widen my eyes

"Excuse you?"

His eyes get wider than mine. "I mean to study and I can help you. I can also keep you up to date with everything going on at school."

"If I go to your house tonight to study and only to study, will you shut up?"

"Yea, yea, totally" he smiles and writes something I'm a peice of paper. He crumbled it up and throws it at me.

Maddie,

My address is 735 Oak Street. It is a one story my dad's car will be outside it is a black jeep. Either I can give you a ride or you can do whatever. Tell me after class.
-Danial

I shove the paper in my pocket and space out the rest of Spanish and when the bell rings I stand up and go to my locker.

"Hey Maddie" I jump