The date was April second. April second was the day her life changed. April second was the day my life changed. She found out she had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The first day of my junior year of high school I had AP Chemistry first and second period. All I could think when I walked into the lab was how am I going to stay awake? I saw the teacher standing by the door and walked over to her. “Name?” She asked with an annoyed tone. “James.” I said. “James do you have a last name?” “Bond.” “I’m not kidding. Give me your last name.” “I’m not kidding. My name is James Bond and it should be the second or third from the top.” It took her a moment to check the list and check off my name. She then told me, “See the girl with the blonde hair? That’s your lab partner for the rest of the year. No substitutions or swaps.” “Alrighty.” I said and sulked off to meet my lab partner for the rest of the year, no substitutions or swaps. I sat down next to my new lab partner. “Hi, I guess you’re my lab partner for the rest of the year, no substitutions or swaps.” She said with a smile. “Hi. My name’s James, James Bond. Your name is James Bond?” She asked with disbelief. “Yes. My parents are huge James Bond fans and my father’s surname just so happened to be Bond. They were enthralled when they found out they were going to have a baby boy.” She smiled and laughed.
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Just Another Day
Non-FictionThis short story is about a girl named Emma who has leukemia and she meets a boy named James.
