Past or Present Me

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Today started as any normal day. I ate my cheerios. I dressed in my school uniform, wearing a simple blue shirt, black pants, and white fluffy sweater. I drove to school, arriving at 8:05 exactly. My classmates began the day with trying our hardest to annoy our homeroom teacher, knowing full and well that she didn't give two shits. I high-fived my friends in the lower grades and I socialized with and complimented my close friends. I finished my math review in record time.

2nd period transitioned into 3rd, and my best friend, Melissa, and I made our way to the orchestra room. We passed the same people we passed every day. The small sophomores heading to art, as well as the even smaller freshman heading towards their health class, and we passed a few seniors. We knew them each by name because our school was small, but we only stopped to say hi. The five of them, Alexia, Shalee, Trey, Bryan, and Rani were pretty good friends of ours. I see them all the time.

I've never felt different about any of them. They were just as stuck here as we were. We found peace in them, but we were not best friends. I smiled at Shalee, gave Alexia a hug, complemented Bryan on his pass last night at the game, told Rani she looked great, but I didn't say much to Trey. I usually said at least a hello, a "have a good day" or something... anything. I guess today was the exception.

Melissa bumped my shoulder. Trey watched me, waiting to hear something, but I just continued to stare. After an eternity, I finally came to my senses and said a quick, "Well, bye everyone, see you at practice tonight Trey''. Then promptly drug Melissa away. As Melissa and I continued our walk, she asked me about what happened. I just brushed her off, telling her it was nothing. Even so, I remembered the pouting face he made while he waited for me to say something.

I didn't see that group until later, during lunch. I was talking with some of the freshmen. I'm a junior, but our school is small enough to know everyone. We were discussing something about shoes..or maybe it was stores. I don't actually know- I was zoned out. I realized I was staring at the spot were the seniors usually sit. Melissa joined us and tried to grab my attention.

"Joey? Joeeey?? Hey, broski, answer me".When that didn't work, she nudged my arm.

"Huh? Oh, sorry. What's up?" I mumbled, slowly snapping out of my daze.

"You have been really unfocused today, what's going on with you?"

"Oh, I haven't noticed. I don't know what's going on." I'm slightly confused about that myself. I'm never this way. She decided to drop the subject, and we continued our day as normal. I still seemed out of my normal attitude, but no one else seemed to notice aside from Melissa's comments about the matter. She's my best friend; I can't blame her.

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After school, I headed home to change for volleyball. I knew I would see Melissa again tonight at practice, but I also knew I would see Trey. I thought of what happened today. Why did I become so speechless. He's just a friend, and a friend he would stay. I don't know why I would fall for him as it would be stupid. I see the girl he brings to practice, I think her name is Marinna or Mary. I don't really know I'm more focused on the game then on people who don't matter.

I dressed in the oversized jersey they gave us and the fitting shorts that are shorter than I like for a sport I often meet the ground during. After I was dressed I grabbed my essentials and ran out to the car, but then I realized I forgot my keys so I ran back inside. Just as I shut the door getting ready to run over to my car I tripped over the tiniest lift in the flooring and took a fall. It hurt, I hurt, but at least I didn't break anything. Why was I so clumsy I asked myself as I jumped into my car.