SunKissed

"Where Did You Learn To Shred Like That?"

Avery walked into school smiling at the people she passed as she made her way to her first period. Once she sat down and took out her books, she noticed a familiar face among the students.

"JJ?" she asked witch made him turn around, sitting directly in front of Avery was JJ Maybank. Avery noticed how quickly she gained his attention so she continued.

"Oh sorry, It's just I think your Kiarra and Pope's friend," She said narrowing her eyes as she explained herself.  JJ slightly smiled as he rested his elbow on the back of his chair.

"Yeah, I'm Kie's friend," he says.

"Cool, ..... you weren't here yesterday?" she asked.

"Skipped" he answered her question. Even though she knew that.

"Right," she said as she nodded making eye contact with the ground.

"What's it like being the new kid?" JJ questioned seeming fairly interested in her answer.

"Oh, well I don't know. All the kids here seem very split" she said looking around at all the students around her.

"kooks vrs pouges baby," JJ says slapping her desk at the same time the teacher walks in the room.  he turns around and slumps into the back of his chair. Avery keeps looking at the back of his head trying to understand where he stood with the whole kooks and pouges.

"Allright class... JJ good to see you back bud" The teacher says looking around the classroom landing his eyes on JJ. he just nods and sends a small salute as he keeps eye contact with the floor.

"Okay open your books, today we are going to talk abou-" the door opened and the principal walks in.

"Avery Rou-"

"yes!?" she jumped up from her seat stoping the principal from finishing her name. the whole class watched, and JJ turned to look at her with an eyebrow raised.

"OH there you are, come with me we need to talk about the memorial service," he says looking down at his clipboard.  Avery nodded and stood up to follow the principal out of the class. At the same time, JJ's eyes never left Avery's body as he curiously wondered why she would need to help them plan Jhon B and Sarah's funeral service.

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Averys POV:

"Okay dear," the old lady with small reading glasses says approaching me. I smile slightly and take her hand she offered to me while leading me around the hallways as the principal followed behind us. We stopped at the gym and walked inside, there was a small podium with a microphone in front of the bleachers along with two banners hanging behind the podium on the banners was the faces of John b Routledge and Sarah Cameron. I gulped down the pit in my throat and continued walking towards the podium.

"Whenever your ready" The principal says looking at me as I stand behind the podium.

"I'm sorry, what am I supposed to do?" I ask quietly watching the janitors mop the gym floor.

"Oh my bad, you are practicing your speech." the old lady says, I look at her with wide eyes trying to understand what she was talking about.

"you know, your mom said you were going to speak at the memorial service," she said and I nodded remembering how big of a deal my mom said I had to make this. at the same time I reached into my back pocket where I had left the crinkled up old paper that barley had a few words on it.

"Okay great! whenever you're ready" the Principal said finally looking up from his clipboard.

"um... I was wondering if I could just present it the day of?" I asked stuttering over my words. the principal shook his head and looked back down at his clipboard.