Ballet Shoes

School

As we walk to writing I'm guessing they have their own formation. First it's Jenna and James then Xavier is walking next to Jenna. Ethan kind of just tags along in the back. I decide to stay close to Ethan. Jenna and James squeal a lot and my ears hurt.

Xavier likes to touch me. That sounded wrong but I don't like people touching me in general. So that leaves Ethan.

"You never really answer my question," Ethan says. I don't make eye contact even though I can feel him staring at me.

I grip onto my backpack. Without answering him we arrive in writing. Jenna pulls me to a table. It fits all of us except there is another chair.

"Sage usually sits with us but she's absent today." Xavier explains. I nod.

After everyone is in the class the teacher begins.

All he is doing is asking us questions. I rather not raise my hand knowing I would stutter so I wrote the answers in the notebook.

"When and where was William Shakespeare born?" Asks the teacher. I look up at the board.

Mr.Gales, cool name.

I grab my pencil and write down the answer. William Shakespeare was born in 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom.

He calls on multiple people, but stops at our table. I guess he heard someone whisper it. I bet it was James. He can't whisper and is part genius.

" 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom." Mr.Gales repeats.

"Ok.. When and where was Charles Dickens born?" Ask Mr.Gales.

I grip my pencil and write down,
Charles Dickens was born February 7, 1812, Portsmouth England.

He still stands at our table and announces the answer without calling on anyone.

He goes to the front and pulls out a book.

"We are going to be reading this book. I expect you at read this book in a month. At the end of the month we will be taking a quiz and everyone has to write a essay about.. Well can't tell you that yet because that would be spoiling the ending." He grins. I glance at the book he is passing out I everyone.

The Fault In Our Stars.

I nearly fall out of my seat. He finishes passing out the books, but as he is about to talk the bell rings.

I grab my bag until Mr.Gales tells me to stay behind.

After everyone leaves, not before Jenna making an over dramatic scene of how unbearable it will be to walk without me.

"You should learn how to participate kid." Mr.Gale looks up and raises his eyebrows. I nod.

"I can tell from the look of your face when you saw this book that you love it. Which can only mean that you read the book, so I'm decided that you read this book."

He pushes a book towards me. How To Kill A Mocking Jay. Oh god I just had this horrifying picture of Katniss in the hunger games being killed since she's the mocking jay.. Oh god.

I smile and grab the book. He nods as to tell me, you can leave now.

I hug the book to my chest as I jog to my locker. I see Jenna, James, Xavier and Ethan.

"Ok girly you don't know anyone in gym so beware. The gym is a cough cough BITCH. Also your gym locker number is 15. You'll see a change of clothes. Change very QUICKLY. Oh god it's almost next period go to gym now. You don't need anything so here." Jenna takes my bang and shoves it into my locker.