Rock and Roll Ruined My Life
New School
Rock And Roll Ruined My Life- Chapter 16- New School
*Fast-forward to September*
“Julie, up up!” I heard Bandit say. I rolled over and covered my head with pillows.
“Bandit, I don’t think Julie heard you,” I heard Gerard say from my doorway, “Why don’t you jump on her and tell her what today is?”
“ ’Kay Daddy!” I heard soft footsteps then felt a lump of little person on me.
“Bandit! Ow!” I yelled as she stepped on my arm. I heard Gerard laugh and continue walking down the hall.
“Julie, up up!”
“Why?” I asked, not really caring.
“Mommy and Daddy say you have scwool!”
“WHAT?! TODAY’S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL? OH MY GOSH I’M GUNNA’ BE LATE!” I screamed. I heard more laughter come from downstairs.
“GERARD, LINDSEY, IT’S REALLY NOT THAT FUNNY!” I yelled out my doorway jokingly.
“Bandit, you have to get out so I can get ready.” I picked her up and then set her down in the hallway. Before she could utter another word or take a step forward, I closed the door gently, then ran to my closet. I pulled out a pair of blue skinny jeans, threw on a Black Parade t-shirt, laced up my converses as fast as I could, brushed my hair, and ran downstairs to eat breakfast.
“That was quick,” Lindsey commented putting a bowl of cereal in front of me. I quickly scoffed it down, then ran back upstairs to brush my teeth, get my backpack, grab money for lunch, then leave. This would be my first day in Belleview High and I wanted to be there on time.
**Fast-forward**
“Bye Jules see ya’ later,” Gerard said as I stepped out of the car. No one else was here yet.
“Bye Gerard,” I replied closing the door. I heard the car drive away back onto the busy street. I walked up to the front doors looking for the doorbell. Yes, all schools have doorbells no matter what you think. I saw a little thing that looked like a doorbell and pushed it. I heard a buzz that said I could open the door. I walked toward the door that was labeled “Main Office”. I stepped in the doorway and a lady who had to be at least 40 smiled at me.
“You must be Juliet Spinnet. I’m Laura. Nice to meet you,” she said holding out her hand.
“Nice to meet you too ma’am,” I replied as I shook her hand.
“Call me Laura, honey.”
“Okay.” I took in the office. It was actually pretty up-to-date for an old looking school.
“Here’s a map of the school. We have four floors; and you’re a junior correct?”
“Yes,” I nodded.
“Okay, all juniors are on the second floor. Here’s your locker number, combination number, homeroom number, and schedule. You got everything?” She asked as I put all of the papers in order.
“Yes, thank you ma’am,” I replied. Laura smiled at me.
“You can go up and get yourself situated if you want. The school will open to everyone in about 10 minutes.”
“Okay, thank you,” I replied exiting the room and hurrying up the steps to the second floor.
Just as I had found my locker and gotten it open, I heard voices drifting up the steps. I felt nervous, so I closed my locker back up quickly and ran into the nearest girls’ bathroom. I splashed a little water on my face and dried it off. Once I was sure that more people were in the hallway, I opened the door and made my way back to my locker unnoticed by the rest of Belleview High’s junior population.
I took my map out so that I could find my locker again. Once I did I opened it and started to situate myself. There were not too many people around this area of the hallway so I had room to spread out. As I was half way through organizing everything, I felt someone tap my shoulder. I looked up to see two girls standing over me. They, like me, were wearing shirts that had band logos and CD covers on them. They seemed to be exact opposites though.
The first girl looked Hispanic and she was wearing a white Big Time Rush shirt. The girl next to her was extremely short, and wore a red Panic! At The Disco shirt.
“Hi!” The first girl said.
“Hi,” I replied politely.
“I’m Lauren-“
“And I’m Katherine; but you can call me Kat.”
“I’m Juliet,” I said standing up so I could face them.
“Whoa you’re tall,” they both said in unison. I laughed.
“I could shrink if you’d like,” I said bending my knees bringing myself down to their height. They both laughed.
“What homeroom are you in?” Kat asked.
“430,” I read off my sheet.
“OMG! Us too! This is so awesome!” Lauren replied.
“I can’t wait until lunch!” Kat exclaimed. Lauren and I both looked at her like what-are-you-talking-about-lunch-is-so-far-away and she sighed and explained,
“I want her to meet the rest of our friends!”
“Oh gosh. Are you good at remembering names?” Lauren asked me.
“Um, I guess I’m okay at it,” I shrugged.
“Well you better learn fast because our lunch slash friend group is humongous.”
“There can’t be that many,” I said kneeling back down to continue fixing my locker. Both of them kneeled next to me and said,
“Oh yes, there are.”
“Let me name them,” Kat said, “There’s Stacie, Jimmy, Billie, Jenna, Tom, Juliana, Gabrielle, Mathew, Mike, Luke, John, JoAnn, Lizzy, Marie, Kaylyn, Ashley, Brian, Brian, Steven, Kelly, Sandra, James, Devon, Lia, and now, you.”
“Jesus Christ,” was all I could say.
Suddenly the bell rang.
“We’ll see you in homeroom!” They both yelled running off to their lockers to get their books. I finished packing up and went into homeroom. I sat in the back of the classroom, and waited for Lauren and Kat, my new friends, to get back.
*Fast-forward to September*
“Julie, up up!” I heard Bandit say. I rolled over and covered my head with pillows.
“Bandit, I don’t think Julie heard you,” I heard Gerard say from my doorway, “Why don’t you jump on her and tell her what today is?”
“ ’Kay Daddy!” I heard soft footsteps then felt a lump of little person on me.
“Bandit! Ow!” I yelled as she stepped on my arm. I heard Gerard laugh and continue walking down the hall.
“Julie, up up!”
“Why?” I asked, not really caring.
“Mommy and Daddy say you have scwool!”
“WHAT?! TODAY’S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL? OH MY GOSH I’M GUNNA’ BE LATE!” I screamed. I heard more laughter come from downstairs.
“GERARD, LINDSEY, IT’S REALLY NOT THAT FUNNY!” I yelled out my doorway jokingly.
“Bandit, you have to get out so I can get ready.” I picked her up and then set her down in the hallway. Before she could utter another word or take a step forward, I closed the door gently, then ran to my closet. I pulled out a pair of blue skinny jeans, threw on a Black Parade t-shirt, laced up my converses as fast as I could, brushed my hair, and ran downstairs to eat breakfast.
“That was quick,” Lindsey commented putting a bowl of cereal in front of me. I quickly scoffed it down, then ran back upstairs to brush my teeth, get my backpack, grab money for lunch, then leave. This would be my first day in Belleview High and I wanted to be there on time.
**Fast-forward**
“Bye Jules see ya’ later,” Gerard said as I stepped out of the car. No one else was here yet.
“Bye Gerard,” I replied closing the door. I heard the car drive away back onto the busy street. I walked up to the front doors looking for the doorbell. Yes, all schools have doorbells no matter what you think. I saw a little thing that looked like a doorbell and pushed it. I heard a buzz that said I could open the door. I walked toward the door that was labeled “Main Office”. I stepped in the doorway and a lady who had to be at least 40 smiled at me.
“You must be Juliet Spinnet. I’m Laura. Nice to meet you,” she said holding out her hand.
“Nice to meet you too ma’am,” I replied as I shook her hand.
“Call me Laura, honey.”
“Okay.” I took in the office. It was actually pretty up-to-date for an old looking school.
“Here’s a map of the school. We have four floors; and you’re a junior correct?”
“Yes,” I nodded.
“Okay, all juniors are on the second floor. Here’s your locker number, combination number, homeroom number, and schedule. You got everything?” She asked as I put all of the papers in order.
“Yes, thank you ma’am,” I replied. Laura smiled at me.
“You can go up and get yourself situated if you want. The school will open to everyone in about 10 minutes.”
“Okay, thank you,” I replied exiting the room and hurrying up the steps to the second floor.
Just as I had found my locker and gotten it open, I heard voices drifting up the steps. I felt nervous, so I closed my locker back up quickly and ran into the nearest girls’ bathroom. I splashed a little water on my face and dried it off. Once I was sure that more people were in the hallway, I opened the door and made my way back to my locker unnoticed by the rest of Belleview High’s junior population.
I took my map out so that I could find my locker again. Once I did I opened it and started to situate myself. There were not too many people around this area of the hallway so I had room to spread out. As I was half way through organizing everything, I felt someone tap my shoulder. I looked up to see two girls standing over me. They, like me, were wearing shirts that had band logos and CD covers on them. They seemed to be exact opposites though.
The first girl looked Hispanic and she was wearing a white Big Time Rush shirt. The girl next to her was extremely short, and wore a red Panic! At The Disco shirt.
“Hi!” The first girl said.
“Hi,” I replied politely.
“I’m Lauren-“
“And I’m Katherine; but you can call me Kat.”
“I’m Juliet,” I said standing up so I could face them.
“Whoa you’re tall,” they both said in unison. I laughed.
“I could shrink if you’d like,” I said bending my knees bringing myself down to their height. They both laughed.
“What homeroom are you in?” Kat asked.
“430,” I read off my sheet.
“OMG! Us too! This is so awesome!” Lauren replied.
“I can’t wait until lunch!” Kat exclaimed. Lauren and I both looked at her like what-are-you-talking-about-lunch-is-so-far-away and she sighed and explained,
“I want her to meet the rest of our friends!”
“Oh gosh. Are you good at remembering names?” Lauren asked me.
“Um, I guess I’m okay at it,” I shrugged.
“Well you better learn fast because our lunch slash friend group is humongous.”
“There can’t be that many,” I said kneeling back down to continue fixing my locker. Both of them kneeled next to me and said,
“Oh yes, there are.”
“Let me name them,” Kat said, “There’s Stacie, Jimmy, Billie, Jenna, Tom, Juliana, Gabrielle, Mathew, Mike, Luke, John, JoAnn, Lizzy, Marie, Kaylyn, Ashley, Brian, Brian, Steven, Kelly, Sandra, James, Devon, Lia, and now, you.”
“Jesus Christ,” was all I could say.
Suddenly the bell rang.
“We’ll see you in homeroom!” They both yelled running off to their lockers to get their books. I finished packing up and went into homeroom. I sat in the back of the classroom, and waited for Lauren and Kat, my new friends, to get back.
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2/7/15