To Be Different

• 10 •

Yayyy, my first P.E class is here already. I could not wait, I've always loved sports since forever. Unlike my usual self I was being so bubbly and I was also grinning too much as I was getting a few stares from people who think I'm being too energetic.

I seriously do not know why most people have frowns on their faces because of this particular class. Even jacie was scowling so much that I had to ask what was wrong with everyone today.

"It's because you haven't met the sports teacher, she's literally so mean. She makes us do like thirty laps of jogging every single class, and of course we are lazy teenagers who do not want to be stuck with that crazy woman in her annoying class!" She fast talked. I chuckled in response and she just gave me a deathly glare.

"Sorry ma'am" I joked "but seriously she can't be that bad"

"Wait until you see her" jacie mumbled. We were already in the girls changing room as we wrapped up our conversation and changed. I changed quicker than everyone in here apart from some couple of girls who were warming up. I guess I'm not the only energetic one.

"What is taking you so loooooong" I groaned impatiently.

"Well excuse me, if you hadn't stepped on my sneakers I wouldn't spend extra time cleaning it again" I rolled my eyes at the neat freak. After a minute, she said "I'm done, let's bounce"

"Who in the world says 'let's bounce' " I mimicked. She mumbled something about me being not current but I laughed, knowing she was talking about herself indirectly. We finally left the changing room with my inhaler on one hand, it's one thing I shouldn't forget to hold almost everytime especially during sports.

We got to the tracks and I was immediately fascinated with everything around it. It was really large. Okay, now I'm imagining myself giving thirty laps on this track.

Well the good side is that it's going to help me get into shape. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to brag but I have 'the perfect body' and I also have all the right curves in the right places but I just need to have a flatter stomach to match my cute tiny waist.

Before I started drooling about my so called 'perfect body' I heard a loud and husky voice behind me. I'm guessing that's the coach

"Okay lazy chipmunks, let's get 30 laps. You don't wanna get another 10 would ya? Now get your lazy asses up and start now!!! " I turned around to meet the manish-woman I've ever seen in my entire sixteen years of my existence. To start, she was really intimidating. She was like a woman placed in a man's body, I'm starting to think she underwent a gender change surgery.

And to top it all, she was huge and very hefty with a buzz cut. I really don't want to get to the bad side of someone who wouldn't think twice before throwing a person across the field if they misbehaved, and that my friend is why I started my laps before she even said another word.

I heard jacie chuckling behind me "That intimidating, huh" I guess she was right at first but I'm not going to let her rub it on my face.

"Don't test me Gomez" she laughed and a small smile played across my lips. During the laps, I hadn't used my inhaler at all and I was quite surprised because I didn't think I would last 10 rounds without using it. But I guess I should have more faith in myself and stupid lungs that can fail me anytime.

We were in comfortable silence before jacie broke it "So do you want to talk about what happened between you and Alex"

I snorted, unsure of how to answer her question. "It's a long story actually but I will cut it short. After dad dropped us I decided to make small talk with Alex cause I realized he wasn't speaking to me after we left home unlike usual" I breathed in "But he just told me he didn't want to talk to me for reasons I do not understand and I snapped at him angrily " . All through my ranting, Jacie hadn't said a word and I was grateful she didn't interrupt me.