This Girl Has Gone Far Away, Now She's All Gone, chapter 1
"THE EXCHANGE STUDENT FROM TOKYO, JAPAN, ARRIVES TODAY DURING LAST PERIOD. IF YOU SEE HER WANDERING THE HALLS DURING THAT TIME, PLEASE BE SO KIND AS TO DIRECT HER TO ROOM 1345 R, AND VOLLEYBALL AND CHEERLEADER TRYOUTS ARE HELD TODAY AFTER SCOOL FROM 5-7 P.M. HAVE A WONDERFUL INSTRUCTIONAL DAY, OH, AND I KNOW VALENTINE'S DAY WAS TWO DAYS AGO BUT CALM DOWN ALREADY," came the bored-sounding voice from those school speaker thingies.
She's in my class... Billie Joe thought. Great, I'll get to meet her. He was fourteen years old, and two months from going to high school, but he didn't really want to. He had dreams of continuing his band, Sweet Children, with Mike and Al.
School went by as usual and suddenly Billie Joe wondered why that student, whoever she was, would ever want to come here in the first place. After all, he'd heard Japan was a pretty cool place, advanced in technology and all that.
During lunch, Billie Joe sat with Mike and Al, and they talked about music
and their new 'The Ramones' CDs.
When Billie Joe got to class, he sat down and was ready to go to sleep, only
then there was a commotion in the hall.
"NO, I DON'T DAMN KNOW WHERE MY MATH ROOM IS AND I DON'T WANNA KNOW SO DON'T YOU F***ING HELP ME, GOT THAT, MAN-BITCH!?" some girl screamed outside, presumably their new Japanese student.
Billie Joe frowned. She sounds cool, he thought. He sat up a little straighter,
wanting to see her already.
But there was a gunshot and a lot of screams. Many more gunshots followed
it. Blood started leaking into the room soon from under the gap beneath the
door, and more people screamed.
Billie Joe seemed almost oblivious to the commotion. He just sat there, his
mouth open, staring at the door like an idiot.
Some welcome to this school she's getting, he was aware of thinking. The teacher hurried to the door, looking in distress, and for some fucked-up reason started to open it, biting her fingernails.
Only then did Billie Joe's unreason catch up with him, and he broke into a
cold sweat, shrieking and hiding under his desk like a scared kid. He
trembled, as the blood rushed to his head and his heart pounded frantically. HELP, HELP, WHAT THE FUCK!? he thought, terrified.
She's in my class... Billie Joe thought. Great, I'll get to meet her. He was fourteen years old, and two months from going to high school, but he didn't really want to. He had dreams of continuing his band, Sweet Children, with Mike and Al.
School went by as usual and suddenly Billie Joe wondered why that student, whoever she was, would ever want to come here in the first place. After all, he'd heard Japan was a pretty cool place, advanced in technology and all that.
During lunch, Billie Joe sat with Mike and Al, and they talked about music
and their new 'The Ramones' CDs.
When Billie Joe got to class, he sat down and was ready to go to sleep, only
then there was a commotion in the hall.
"NO, I DON'T DAMN KNOW WHERE MY MATH ROOM IS AND I DON'T WANNA KNOW SO DON'T YOU F***ING HELP ME, GOT THAT, MAN-BITCH!?" some girl screamed outside, presumably their new Japanese student.
Billie Joe frowned. She sounds cool, he thought. He sat up a little straighter,
wanting to see her already.
But there was a gunshot and a lot of screams. Many more gunshots followed
it. Blood started leaking into the room soon from under the gap beneath the
door, and more people screamed.
Billie Joe seemed almost oblivious to the commotion. He just sat there, his
mouth open, staring at the door like an idiot.
Some welcome to this school she's getting, he was aware of thinking. The teacher hurried to the door, looking in distress, and for some fucked-up reason started to open it, biting her fingernails.
Only then did Billie Joe's unreason catch up with him, and he broke into a
cold sweat, shrieking and hiding under his desk like a scared kid. He
trembled, as the blood rushed to his head and his heart pounded frantically. HELP, HELP, WHAT THE FUCK!? he thought, terrified.
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