HIM AND I

1|PSAT PRACTICE

      I wasn't feeling it today. PSAT was serious as a junior. Though I wanted to just go home as sleep because I stood up all night. Not of purpose, I was just studying with almost a handful of my friends asking for help. It was expected so I provided then some copies of the substitutes work for English a d pictures of my algebra and geometry notebooks from previous years.

I might say people count of me. Too much to add. I just have too much on my plate with school, work, my social and private life.

I walked into the building and into the cafeteria where some of my friends are sitting and chatting.

"Here, you look tired." Briana offers me a iced coffee. "'Cause I am tired. Thanks for keeping me up all night." I said taking a sit in the middle of Tyler and Alma. "Yeah thanks. Might even treat you tonight." Tyler coos next to me. "You can by paying for the food."

"What else?"

"Eh anything else if you're offering. Don't get any ideas." I nudge him as he chuckles to himself. "Well imma get a donut from the office. I'm not bitches." I stand up from the table along with Alma. "Coming." She says at my tail as I make my way to the office.

Alma was ahead of me. Possibly to steal my chocolate glazed donut. We walked in and were greeted by June and Page the clerks. "Donuts are in there guys. Don't take the sprinkles." June says pointing at Alma. "I'm not promising anything." She says as we walked into the lounge with a two teachers at the table sitting where the donuts were. "Don't mind us." Alma says grabbing the chocolate glazed I longed for. "Those are for the teachers Alma." Mrs.Barbs says shaking her head at her. "My parents donate money to the school along with Alex so we technically bought them." Alma says just as she was about to take a bite. I yank the donut from her hand. "Yoink." I said placing my hand in front of me just in case she jumps me. "I got it first!" She begs trying to reach it from my hand that was in the air. To high for her to reach. "Its mine. Chocolate glazed are mine."

"Are these the kids you were talking about?" A guys said behind me. The other person who was sitting at the table. I turned to view him. He wasn't a teacher. Not that I knew of "Taking crap about us Barbs?" I asked turning back to Alma. I place my coffee on the table. "Nooo Alex. I'm dont talk bad about my students."

"Unless it's to our parents. Huh?" Alma says giving up and settling for the sprinkles. "Exactly. But also this is Mr.Kent. He's the permanent placement for Ms.Smith and the sub." She says presenting the guy who I can care less of that day. "So you'll be our teacher?" Alma asked. "Yeah. I will. Also it'll be my first year teaching high schoolers. So be easy on me." He says. "Don't expect him to." Barbs says as I just shrug. "Why's that?" He asked me while smirking. "Cause I don't care."

"But I heard good things about you." He says as I finished my donut. "You'll hear a lot of good things about him but I always overshadow him." Alma lies. Probably trying to impress him. Because why wouldn't she. He's a new teacher and he's handsome.

      "Oh yeah? It's not what I heard." He says leaning back in his sit as I take another donut. "Damn Barbs what you tell him. And why us specifically?" She asked turning dramatically to her. "Everything he needs to survive you guys."

      "I have a feeling that you'll be giving me a harder time." He tells me. Then my phone rings displaying a message that Roberto saying he just arrived. "Oh. They're here Alma let's go." I finish my donut and take my drink. "Well we should be heading to class to prepare too." Mrs.Barbs says behind us and we just ignore whatever else they might've said to us.

      We walked out of the office and back to the cafeteria where Roberto and Ruby had just arrived to the table we were sitting at.

      "Hey. Is it true?" Ruby asked us without any context. "You're giving me nothing." I said. "That there's gonna be a permanent replacement. A teacher for English?" Alma just nodded as I took a sit again with Tyler. "We just met him in the office." And as I said the nuclear code the girls exploded with questions. Obviously questions about his appearance and so on.