Pix and I start walking to the student lounge to go get something to eat and just hang out for a bit before our next class.
I put in my headphones and put on the album "Shawn Mendes" by Shawn Mendes. I take out my sketch book and start drawing. It always calms me down when I'm in a bad mood and need a place to escape.
As I start drawing, letting my pencil and the music take me away from reality, P taps me on my foot.
"Is that for the project due next period?", she asks as I take out one of my earbuds.
"What project?" I ask, my heart racing.
"The project for Art that's due in literally 15 minutes", she says, a confused look on her face.
"We had a project?" I ask, slowly remembering that we in fact did have a project and that it's due today.
I guess I couldn't hide the sheer terror on my face, cause Pixie's expression changed to a calmer, more concerned one.
"Wait, did u really forget to do it?", she asked, sounding a bit curious.
"Yeah, I seriously forgot we even had a project until you told me, but I swear I didn't remember before", I say, trying my best to convince her that it was true.
"Oh shit", she says, not knowing what to say to make me feel any better.
"Crap, what am I gonna do?", I ask, trying to keep calm.
"Well, maybe you could ask her for another day to do it", she says, trying her best to sound like it could happen.
"Do you really think she'd give me another day?"
"I don't know, hopefully. But if not then just say that you're going through a lot cause your mom's anniversary is in is this week, which is true."
"Yeah, okay. I'll tell her that."
We get up and start walking to Art class. When we get there, I walk over to the professor and ask her if she can give me an extra day to do the project because I'd been feeling really depressed lately.
"I'm sorry Liz, but I can't give you an extra day. I understand completely that your mom's anniversary is coming up, and I know that this is a really tough time for you, but I'm afraid I'm gonna have to give you a zero."
My heart drops and I at a lost for words.
"Ok thank Mrs. T", I say, feeling my throat get heavy and my eyes watering. I walk away, feeling like a weight has just been put on me and I can't take it off.
This day's beginning to feel like it was never gonna get better. Like it was never gonna end.
"Hey, I'm gonna go with Jack, if that's cool. He's gonna give me a ride home", Pixie says as she and I walk out of class to go home.
"Yeah that's fine, don't worry. He is your boyfriend, so you should go spend time with him", I say, although I wanted to talk to her about how horrible I've been feeling the whole day and hoped she would help.
As I'm walking toward my car, I hear my phone ringing, and when I pick it up, I'm surprised to hear my counselor's voice.
"Hello, Elizabeth. Can you come to my office right now please?"
What the hell? Why does she need to see me NOW?
"Um yeah, I'll be there in a few minutes", I say, trying not to sound annoyed.
I walk to my counselor's office, and she gestures for me to close the door and sit in the seat across from her.
I sit and she looks at me like she's a doctor telling me I have cancer.
"Hello Elizabeth. I'm sorry for the sudden call here, but I had to talk to as soon as possible."
I feel my breath rising and my mind racing. I have no idea what she's going to tell me, and I'm afraid of what it's going to be.
"What is it? Am I in trouble?"
"Well.......
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Good Things
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