It was the first day of school, and I jump out of bed in hopes for no work today. I brushed my teeth, put on my deodorant and ran out to the bust stop. "Hey, Sam," Jay says. "Oh, hey, Sam," I said. "So, long summer, huh?" Jay asked. "Yeah, I responded. The bus finally pulls up. Great talk. I sit in an empty seat and stare out the window. Suddenly, she gets on. Miranda Smith. I've been dreaming about her all summer. She walks to the back toward where i'm sitting. "May I sit here?" she asked. I nod, blushing.
"Hey, look! Sammy has a girlfriend" a bully singsongs. "Shut up, Todd!" I shouted. "You shut your face!" Todd screamed back. Everyone laughs. Except me. Even Miranda's laughing. The bus finally arrives at school. I walk into the cafeteria to get my schedule and I see Jacob. I run before he spots me. JAcob and I use to be friends, but we got in a fight earlier this summer. The fight was about his sister, Miranda Smith. Yep, I have a crush on my ex-best friends sister.
I go to my first class. "POP QUIZ" the teacher singsongs up front. "This is a quiz to tell me what you've learned last year. If you don't know an answer, leave it blank," the teacher says. "Aaanndd... BEGIN!" the teacher shouts. I don't know any of these. 15 minutes in, I turn in the "quiz". "It's BLANK!" The teacher says. "You said to leave the answers we don't know blank!" I responded. He hands me a yellow slip and tells me to go to room 141B after class.
Great. On my first hour of school i've managed to get in Detention! My Dad WON'T be happy. I sit there, bored. The detention door opens and /miranda walks in. "Look, it's Sammy's girlfriend!" Todd whispered. "Knock it off, Todd!" I shouted. "Hey, I can give you an extra day of detention!" Mr. Galinski shouts. Todd smirks.
I get home and run up to my room. My door slams behind me as i face plant into my bed and cry. I sit in my bed for an hour, until Dad walks i. "Hey, Buddy, I heard what happened today," he says, softly. "I didn't deserve detention!" I screamed. "Well, some teachers don't know," Dad says. Okay, time to come clean. I have Aspergers.
Dad hands me a cold slice of pizza. He turns my TV on and walks out. I grab my homework from my backpack and begin to complete my English. So what if today was bad? Tomorrow should be better, right? I got my hopes up.
Todd is by the school doors, waiting for me. "You got me 2 days of detention, i give you 2 days of pain!" he shouts. Suddenly, I wake up in the nurses office. "Hi, Mr. Jackson," the nurse says. "You were out cold! You know what, i've talked to the principal. He says you can be taught in our room for kids with special needs," she continues. Yay, I don't have to deal with Todd Whenzel anymore! My luck's changing.
I rush through the front door and tell Dad the news. "I know," he says. "I'm the one who called up the school and suggested that" Dad finishes. I hug him I couldn't help it. "Okay, okay, now go pick up your room!" he says. "I can't, it's too heavy" I responded. We both laugh. I head upstairs and clean my room. Goodbye bullyville!
