The principal wants to see you is near the top of that list, followed by I expect to see you in detention after school, I’d like to speak to you after class, and my personal least favorite, I know you can do better than this.But the number one announcement no high school student ever wants to hea...
That puts us more or less on-schedule; whenever we have a blowout, it normally takes a couple of days to get to the point where we can talk to each other without any tension or awkwardness. By tomorrow, we’ll look like we actually like each other.The doorbell rings. “Sara’s here. Got to go.”“You ...
As a group we meet at Missy’s house, and as a group we walk to school. Matt and Sara and I may be dealing with crap of our own, but we agree that our problems are, individually and collectively, secondary to Missy’s. For the foreseeable future, it’s all about her needs. I tell Missy I’ve canceled...
I felt tired after she’d gone, and dizzy, and when my chest started bleeding again I had to holler for the nurse. I was terribly weak and light-headed a lot back then. I had to lie back down on the pillow for a moment because black patches were gobbling up my eyesight. When they let me out later ...