I was so relieved i could feel my heart pounding in my ears. I took a long breath and grabbed Joziah by the hand. "Lets walk," i said.
Joziah and i have been best friends since we were in middle school. His parents and mine were very tight-knit until we reached high school when my mom remarried. i don't really know what tore them away from each other but i know my step father had something to do with it. he wasn't exactly the most caring or loving person. infact he wasnt a person to be associated with anything loving or caring. he was a ruthless man who cared for no one or nothing but himself.
I began to pull him towards the bus stop and prayed for the bus to arrive any minute. i'm already late as it is. i looked at the bus schedule and it said the bus would arrive in the next 5 minutes. i turned to ask Joziah the time and he pulled out his cell phone to check. "its 8."
i squeezed my eyes shut and slapped my head with my hand hard enough to cause me to yelp a little. the spot where i had hit my head this morning was still tender. i rubbed the bump on my head and opened my eyes again. Joziah stood there smiling at me until he eventually busted out laughing. i smiled out of curiosity as to what was so funny but slowly i began to feel the laughter was out of mockery and i stopped smiling and stood there glaring at him. i crossed my arms and put up the angriest looking face i could pull.
he looked up only to start laughing again. i heard the familiar groove of the bus and i signaled the bus driver to stop. i walked in, swiped my card and headed straight for the back spot. i plunged down on the seat and saw Joziah walking in my direction wiping fake tears off his face. i rolled my eyes and put my bookbag on the chair. i didnt want him next to me. it was only then i remembered that i didnt have my bag with me. i cursed silently to myself.
he sat next to me. i rolled my eyes again and looked out the window. "why do you look so angry Gen?". i kept quiet. "why are you so mad you know i'm just playing around with you!" i kept quiet. He sighed and lowered his voice. "im sorry Gen"
i smiled and turned around to look at him. he was so adorable. my mind quickly went back to school. "what time is it?" i asked panicking. i couldn't be late again. i had already been late twice this week, a third time will surely land me in detention.
i turned to Joziah who was playing with a bruise on his finger. "that's disgusting Joziah" he shrugged his shoulders and we began to walk towards the door. "Are we going to lunch or do you want to skip with me and Sophia today?" I shook my head. "you skipped all day this week. today's friday. why not just go to class to somehow makeup for the rest of the days?"
"nope. Math with Mrs. Kennedy is hell on earth and i would like to stay as far away from that as possible"
i dont understand how any one can not care for their grades so much. we walked out of the bus and started to wards the front of the school and the bell rang. I said goodbye to Joziah and ran into the building trying to figure out how i could make it up four flights of stairs.
