Why Do Bad Things Always Happen to Us?, chapter 4
I again was staring into space thinking about everything. I don't know why. I've been doing that a lot lately. I was starting to worry myself I think.
"Come on Steph! Sheesh!!" Lexi yelled from the living room.
I came back to the present and looked at my stuff. I grabbed my bookbag and shook my head. What was wrong with me? I walked into the living room and Lexi looked at me.
"Okay, let's go before it starts to rain cats and dogs." She said opening to door and again, waiting for me.
"Sorry. I was uh.. day dreaming." I said.
"It's alright." She said.
We began walking as it began sprinkling. I looked up at the sky as some rain dropplets hit my face. I looked back down as Lexi mumbled something.
"What?" I asked.
Lexi looked at me like she didn't know what I meant. I just looked back down. It began to sprinkle a little more. I smiled. I had been looking down for a while. I looked up finally and I noticed we were near the school. I saw Billie Joe and Mike fooling around. Lexi put her hand on my shoulder.
"I gotta get to the junior high part of the school, okay? Will you be okay?" She asked.
I nodded and smiled.
"I'll be fine. I see Billie Joe and Mike."
She smiled, hugged me, and walked off. I heard someone say my name. I looked up to see Billie Joe and Mike walking over towards me. I smiled.
"Hey." I said.
"Hey Stephany." Mike said.
Billie Joe just smiled at me which was the greatest hello I could've gotten at this time in my life.
"So what's up?" Billie Joe asked.
"Nothing." I said quietly.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
'No.' I thought.
"Yes." I said.
"Are you sure?" He asked looking concern.
'Nope.'
"Yup." I said, forcing a smile.
Apparently they couldn't tell it was fake because they smiled too. Unless theirs were fake too. Why would they give me fake smiles? They'd probably ask my the same thing if they knew my smile was fake. I need to stop this thinking.
"Do you like school?" Mike asked.
"Sorta." I said.
"Why sorta?"
"It gets me away from home." I said.
I then wanted to kick myself in the head. Why did I say that?! Their gonna suspect something! Crap! Crap! Crap!!!
They looked at me confused.
"You know sisters. Their really annoying. My dad can be too." I said quickly.
"Oh." Mike said.
"Yeah." I said.
The bell rang. We all hurridly went to class. I wasn't too excited. I hated school. But.. like I said. It kept me away from home.
Billie Joe, Mike, and I all sat in desks next to eachother. We also sat near a friend of theirs whose name was Jason. He was pretty nice. I was happy that my friends were like that.
"Come on Steph! Sheesh!!" Lexi yelled from the living room.
I came back to the present and looked at my stuff. I grabbed my bookbag and shook my head. What was wrong with me? I walked into the living room and Lexi looked at me.
"Okay, let's go before it starts to rain cats and dogs." She said opening to door and again, waiting for me.
"Sorry. I was uh.. day dreaming." I said.
"It's alright." She said.
We began walking as it began sprinkling. I looked up at the sky as some rain dropplets hit my face. I looked back down as Lexi mumbled something.
"What?" I asked.
Lexi looked at me like she didn't know what I meant. I just looked back down. It began to sprinkle a little more. I smiled. I had been looking down for a while. I looked up finally and I noticed we were near the school. I saw Billie Joe and Mike fooling around. Lexi put her hand on my shoulder.
"I gotta get to the junior high part of the school, okay? Will you be okay?" She asked.
I nodded and smiled.
"I'll be fine. I see Billie Joe and Mike."
She smiled, hugged me, and walked off. I heard someone say my name. I looked up to see Billie Joe and Mike walking over towards me. I smiled.
"Hey." I said.
"Hey Stephany." Mike said.
Billie Joe just smiled at me which was the greatest hello I could've gotten at this time in my life.
"So what's up?" Billie Joe asked.
"Nothing." I said quietly.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
'No.' I thought.
"Yes." I said.
"Are you sure?" He asked looking concern.
'Nope.'
"Yup." I said, forcing a smile.
Apparently they couldn't tell it was fake because they smiled too. Unless theirs were fake too. Why would they give me fake smiles? They'd probably ask my the same thing if they knew my smile was fake. I need to stop this thinking.
"Do you like school?" Mike asked.
"Sorta." I said.
"Why sorta?"
"It gets me away from home." I said.
I then wanted to kick myself in the head. Why did I say that?! Their gonna suspect something! Crap! Crap! Crap!!!
They looked at me confused.
"You know sisters. Their really annoying. My dad can be too." I said quickly.
"Oh." Mike said.
"Yeah." I said.
The bell rang. We all hurridly went to class. I wasn't too excited. I hated school. But.. like I said. It kept me away from home.
Billie Joe, Mike, and I all sat in desks next to eachother. We also sat near a friend of theirs whose name was Jason. He was pretty nice. I was happy that my friends were like that.
