"Here it is!" Jerry smiled, looking at Ralph. Ralph smiled happily, excited he made it to the library.
Ralph looked at Jerry. "Ralph would like to say thank you. He couldn't have gotten here without you." Ralph blushed and looked away, starting to make his way to the library.
"Hey Ralph? Can i see that book for a second?" Jerry asked. Ralph tilted his head, and gave the book to Jerry. Jerry did something with the book and smiled as he handed it back to Ralph. "Here you go. You should get that book returned soon. I dont want you being late for class. See you later Ralph!" Jerry waved to Ralph and walked away.
Ralph waved back, but then realized he was only waving to Jerry's back. Ralph sighed as he walked into the library and gave the book to the person working at the desk. Ralph began to walk away when the person at the desk stopped him.
"Excuse me? You left this in the book." The person handed Ralph a piece of paper. Ralph took it gently, smiling a bit confused at the person. "Thank you." Ralph put it in his hoodie pocket and walked out of the Library.
Ralph walked back to class, only slightly getting lost. He slipped back into class right before the bell rang. Ralph grabbed his things and went to his next class. He wondered about why Jerry was in the halls and what he was doing. Was he delivering something for a teacher? Was he in the same grade as Ralph? He looked about Ralph's age.
Ralph walked into his next class and sat down, listening to the teacher as he spoke.
•••
It had come time for lunch and ralph grabbed his lunchbox from his locker. He made his way to the cafeteria, getting there and instantly seeing Jerry. He was sitting next to a Boy with two different colored eyes, a girl with brown-ginger hair, another girl who had short white hair, a boy with sandy blonde hair, another boy with a very cool haircut, a boy with dark brown leather jacket, and a boy with slicked back hair, only one strand wasn't slicked back.
Ralph looked over at them, wondering if he could sit with them. Ralph contemplated for a bit before walking over there. "E- Excuse me,"
Ralph began before being interrupted by Jerry. "Oh, Hey Ralph! Want to sit with us?"
Ralph nodded and sat down in an empty seat next to Jerry. Ralph opened his lunch box and started to pull things out. He set his lunchbox down on the floor, and was almost about to take a bite of his food when Jerry started talking to Ralph.
"Hey Ralph, i want to introduce you to my friends, and hopefully your new ones. Thats Markus," 'Boy with the different colored eyes.' Ralph thought to himself. "Thats North." 'Girl with brownish ginger hair'
"Thats Kara, she is basically everyones mom here. You're allowed to call her mom." Jerry chuckled. Kara nodded as if to approve this fact. 'Girl with white hair, also my new mom.' Ralph chuckled to himself. "Thats Simon," 'Boy with sandy blonde hair.' "That is Luther, he is basically everyones dad here. You can also call him dad." 'The boy with the cool hair cut. My new dad' Ralph chuckled again.
"Then theres Gavin." 'Boy with dark brown leather jacket' "And last but not least, Connor." Jerry gestured to the boy with the slicked back hair. Ralph waved to all of them, getting friendly waves back from everyone. "It is very nice to meet you all!" Ralph smiled happily. It was a very genuine smile, and it was the first time he had genuinely smiled in a long time.
Ralph finally finished his food, putting everything back in his lunchbox. The administrators dismissed everyone from lunch. "Whats the next period Jerry?" Ralph asked, pressed up against Jerry since everyone was so tightly packed while leaving the lunchroom.
"Recess is next Ralph. Its going to be a whale of a time!"
