Page 1 (1/2)

ONE

Iine four years

Four years, two suicides, one death, one rape, two pregnancies (one abortion), three overdoses, countless drunken antics, pantsings, spilled food, theft, fights, broken liraduation and no one gets ayou do here counts

High school

"No, seriously, Jules, just feel around in there and tell me if you have one--"

"Fuck off, Chris--"

"And tell !"

"Hey, Parker!"

He reaches out and grabshim off

"Fuck off, Chris"

He’s been on about the G-spot for, like, a week

"Don’t fail me now, Parker Where is it?"

"Cosmo, Dece"

"Hell yes! I knew I could count on you" He points at rin falters and he says, "Wait You bullshitting me?"

Ihim

"Chris, I respect you too ood today, Parker"

"You bullshitting me?"

"I respect you too much to do that"

I look like shit today for a variety of reasons, but let’s start with theshoes are expressly forbidden to ith the school uniform, but damned if I knohere my dress shoes disappeared to between now and yesterday And then there’s my uniform skirt, which has asi it up I plucked uess I could’ve brushed o the bus ride and walk all ten miles to school, but supposedly if I raduate, and if I have to spend another year in this concrete block--

"Shoes, Parker!"

Principal Henley’s got her arether like I’ht as well be

"One day only, Mrs Henley See, I got up really late and I couldn’t findhere on ti uidance office in five minutes"

"Oh, joy," I say Her eyes flash and I sood, but not as good as when I got aith everything I elboay through a et toabout the toughest part ofwith the softest part of everyone else A shapely e her long blond hair over her shoulder as she cos My fors

Becky Halprin

"--I just bluffedas I pass "Hey, Parker?"

I half turn "What?"

"Did you get that essay finished for Lerner?"

Shit

"That was due today?"

Becky stares at me

"You only had the whole weekend"

I open my locker "Why do you sound surprised?"

"Bet you fifty bucks you’re fucked"

"You’re on," I say "I can do a lot with fifty bucks"

She laughs and heads wherever she’s heading Cheerleading practice, maybe No It’s too early, and anyway, I don’t care

Lerner’s essay

I grab e with FRIDAY and HOMEWORK scrawledunderneath Great The bell rings Guidance office

Shit

I grab ainst the flow of students heading to their respective ho I take a , because Ms Grey would creaht I actuallypeople false hope I count to ten and run a brush through o by A few more

When I finally decide to enter the office, I’ my hair