Life In 3-A

Sticks & Stones

Me and the other students in the room are talking about stuff, people who would date me, and then somehow the subject went from talking about boys to talking phones, and then all this other shit. The most chaotic afternoon homeroom class ever also includes basketballs being thrown around.

"Oi! the teacher's coming in!" Reiko says running into the room breathing like a crazy person who was almost caught by the police. 

"Hai! Ohayo, I will be your new homeroom teacher my name is Ms. Fukumura."

"She looks like an escort."

5 MINUTES INTO THE CLASS

"Therefore some good readings along Kenji Miyazawa's "Ame ni mo Makezu" the poem written by Tsurayuki, 'Tosa Nikki---" The teacher stops and looks at me sleeping.

"Kahori. Can you please wake Bando up?"

"Why don't you wake her up yourself. You're the teacher." Yukiko says as laughs could be heard from some but not all students in the students in the class.

"Kahori! Wake her up!"

"God damn it. Oi, Bando, Bando!"

"WHAT DO YOU WANT!?"

"Wake up..." Kahori says as I open my eyes and take my feet off the desk. 

"Then let's talk about the similarities of these two writi...." The teacher has to stop again because of me being on my phone in the middle of class.

"Give it to me."

"Hah?!"

"Quickly!"

"Sensei, leave her alone."

"Shut up!"

"You know that phones will be taken if used in class, don't you?"

"I didn't use it."

"If you didn't use it, why are you holding it?"

"You got a problem with that?"

"Give it to me. I'll give it to you after school. We can have a little chat after class."

"I have nothing to say to you."

"well, I do!"

"Oi! Nanisundayo!" I yell as this woman takes my phone out of my hand which causes me to do the right thing and take back what's rightfully mine.

"Oi! Bando! Oi! Won't y'all stop her?"

"We might die if we get involved with Bando."

"You got this one, Sensei. Good luck." Kahori tries to go up and stop me but Kanami tells her to stay seated.

"Let go of my phone you fucking bitch!" I pry my phone from her hand and then push her away and go sit back down.

"Don't touch my phone." I say as the teacher just grabs her stuff and leaves the classroom. 

"Well, since the teacher isn't here. I SAY that class is dismissed for now. I'm hungry." I say as my friends get up and go downstairs to the cafeteria. 

"BRING ON THE FOOD!" some random loud ass kid says running down the damn stairs like some fucking lunatic.

"Move." I say as I take some boy's tray and give it to Kahori. I wave my phone at the teacher.

"Oi! I told you not to cut in line. Bando."

"What? I didn't cut in line. Why are you acting this way to only me?"

"Does your mother know that you go around acting like this?" Ms. Fukuhara says as I kick the food stand. 

"This won't do. Where is your mother? Should I call her or do you want to?"

"This bitch really. Call her. Call her you wretch!" I say as I push her to the ground in anger. 

"You really are pissing me off you're acting up when you aren't even a real teacher! You're just those fucking temp teachers. Mind your damn business." 

"What did you say?"

"Oi, call Mr. Moroboshi."

"Nani? Nani? Nani? What do you want to do?"

"This brat." Ms. Furukawa says as she slaps me across the face which just builds up more anger. I kick the food stand and then grab one of the food trays.

"I will kill you right here you damn---" I say as I am pulled back by Suzuko. 

"Stop, you asshole." 

"What will you do if I don't? This little game has just begun."

"Oi! Nani ga oki teru?" Mr. Moroboshi says as he just interferes in what Is going on which is really irritating. 

 "What a way to kill the fucking mood? Let's go guys." I say as my friends and I go to our usual spot which is the rooftop of the school. 

CLASS PRESIDENT PICKING TIME

"Quiet down. Let's choose our vice president first. Any volunteers?" Ms. Furukawa says as Hatsumi raises her hand. 

"Nice! Applause!"

"Any others?"

"Sensei. How about, Reiko?"

"Do you want to do it, Bando?"

"Are you crazy?"

"Then we'll have Suzuko be the vice president."

"Sensei. Hurry up, I have somewhere to go after this."

"Then we'll nominate someone to be president."

"Sensei! Sensei! how about we get Bando to be president?"

"I already said no, you idiot."

"It'll be nice if Reiko keeps being the president."

"I... I... recommend Hatsumi."

"I recommend Kanami."

"I also recommend Kanami."

"I recommend Kahori."

"Why don't you wanna be president, Bando?"

"That shit's boring." I say as I get up and I temporarily leave the classroom. 

"Okay, everyone who was recommended, please come up front. Watanabe Kahori, Kobayashi Reiko, Hanazawa Kanami, Nagasaki Hatsumi. Come up quickly."

"Okay, shall we each state our positions?"

"I.. I'm going to drop out."

"Me too."

"Me too!"

"What about you Kahori? You're dropping out too?"

"Okay, fine. Let's go without a class president."

10 MINUTES LATER (FINALLY SETTING ON THE NEW PRESIDENT OF 3-A)

Suzuko writes on the board 'Senior Class Presidential Election.'  

"We need to revote for Reiko and Hatsumi." Ms. Furukawa says as I come back into the room and I go up to her.

"Give me my phone."

"Come get it from the office after the class." Mr. Furukawa says as I turn my head around. 

"I give in one vote to Hatsumi." I say as I leave the classroom finally and wait inside the office.

"Hatsumi!"

"Hatsumi!"

Hatsumi!"

"Quiet down. Quiet down! Okay then, Hatsumi is the class president for class 3-A."