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Colleen

I stand up and zip up my jeans Honestly, I didn’t need to use the bathrooet out of third period and that includes sitting in the antiseptic-s women’s restroo this place spotless, but I swearammonia scent

Then again, it’s nice to get a break It’s not that I don’t like English class It’s honestly one ofon about things that are irrelevant to the Shakespeare play we’re reading right now I can only handle so s about rando at the walls

I let out a sigh and buryalone in a stall in the deserted bathroom, but I appreciate the peace and quiet because I can’t wait until I graduate and get out of this place Again, it’s not that my little town of Monroe is bad It’s just that there’s definitely a mismatch in what’s expected of me, versus what I want in life For exae, but I don’t know about that plan Soantuan sureat decision, given our family’s unstable financial situation

I’et up and unlock the stall door when suddenly, footsteps approach and to, and I immediately knoho it is

Cindy McAda blonde hair swinging I catch a glih the crack in the stall door, and irls are so ratched and pretty irls I hope they do their business and leave immediately, but to my annoyance, they park the

“It’s ridiculous,” Cindy whines I can’t see her face, but I’ those overly-filled pink lips in the iveto come to class on a Saturday Doesn’t he realize it’s our senior year? Seniors don’t get detention!”

Savannah nods syo What can he do, take away graduation? That’s impossible”

I want to tell Savannah that it’s absolutely possible to raduation because it’s only first seo before May But I bite irls have never liked me, and it’s clear that they think they’re alone It’s probably better just to wait until they leave, instead of troubling the waters So I stay perfectly still insidemy breath I’d rather wait this out than risk a confrontation

Meanwhile, Cindy continues whining “Ifrom my sister”

Savannah giggles too

“OMG, I love Karen What did she do now?”

Cindy chortles “It’sto love this one”