"Hmm, I've never thought of it like that before…" He glanced at his watch and gasped a bit. "We're late for school!" He quickly put all his textbooks in his backpack and heaved it onto his back, along with another bag filled with books. The bags looked to weigh at least half as much as he did, but he managed it well enough, though if he fell he probably wouldn't be able to get back up. He grabbed Eve's arm and started making his way towards school as quickly as possible. He couldn't drive to school, since he only had his permit, so he walked every day.
Eve rushed after Lloyd, before realizing that she had brought her car. "Lloyd, I have my car here. Do you want a ride? It's the least I can do after you helped me with history." She offered.
(Glad I didn't miss much!)
Kenzie walked into the coffee shop, noticing that she was the only one in line, and sighed in relief. She had a test to study for, and she didn't have time to waste by waiting in line.
"I'll just take a caramel latte, please," she ordered politely. "Oh! And with whip and extra caramel!"
"Oh! Um, s-sure?" He adjusted his bag again, which was digging into his shoulder, before following Eve. "Why do I insist on carrying all my textbooks? I'm going to break my shoulder someday…" He muttered to himself.
Eve walked over to her truck and threw her backpack into the back, shoving the keys into the ignition. The engine roared to life and the radio blasted music from the last time she'd forgotten to turn off the radio before getting out of the Ford truck. "Hop in." she said looking at Lloyd.
Lloyd put his bag in the back seat and got into the passenger side, quickly putting on his seat belt and tapping his foot anxiously. He hated being late, the teachers were very strict.
The two study buddies had left, which made Rai realize she had to get to school too. A customer walked inside and began to order.
"Sure thing! Don't worry, I won't take long. Gotta run to school!" Rai quickly put together a caramel latte, with extra caramel and whipped cream. After she gave the order to the girl, Rai threw off her apron and shoved her homework into her dull green bag. She grabbed her keys and trailed behind the last customer.
"Don't worry, I'm not TOO bad of a driver." Eve laughed, quickly pulling out of the parking space and out of the lot. School was just down the street, four blocks away, but traffic could get bad, especially right before school. Although today, the streets seemed empty as she raced down the road, turning into the school parking lot and driving into the closest space to the doors. "See, that wasn't that bad, now was it?" she asked Lloyd with a chuckle, glad they'd made it with a few minutes to spare.
He nodded and quickly got his bag from the back, stumbling a bit when he picked it up. He threw it onto his back and pulled Eve towards school. "Come on! We'll be late! And you know how strict Mr. Johnson is!" Lloyd seemed anxious and flustered, both by the heavy bag and desire to be on time.
"Lloyd, calm down. We're not going to be late." Eve laughed, grabbing her bag and allowing herself to be dragged by the anxious boy. "Whoa, where's the fire?" she joked in an attempt to calm Lloyd's nerves.
"Fire? There's not a fire, is there?" The other students looked at them strangely as they rushed inside, but Lloyd ignored them. He'd become quite skilled at ignoring other people. He already knew that they thought he was strange, being called a massive nerd most of the time for skipping a grade and reading textbooks for the fun of it. But he didn't let it bother him, it'd ruin his experience at school altogether if he did. Besides, their opinions didn't matter in the long run.
"Hold up Lloyd, I gotta stop at my locker before class. I'll meet you there?" Eve asked, hoping he wouldn't think she was ditching him. She truly did have to go to her locker before school started.
"Yeah, sure, of course." Lloyd always carried all his stuff with him, so he rushed to class and sat down in the back, as he always did. He looked exhausted, and he was, but he managed to take off his bag and set it next to his desk, waiting for the teacher to come to the class.
Eve walked to her locker, opening it and grabbing her laptop, replacing it with her car keys and hand bag so she wouldn't have to carry them around all day. After closing her locker, she waited there for a few minutes until the bell rang, signalling the start of class before making her way across the school to her class. Finally making it to the doorway, she sauntered in, late as always and sat right in the front where she'd always sat.
Lloyd tapped his fingers anxiously on the desk until the teacher came in, at which point he sat silently and at attention. Mr. Johnson started his lecture, and Lloyd listened to the best of his ability, taking notes whenever he felt necessary.
Mr. Johnson walked in and began his lecture which only bored Eve. She hated school; it had too many rules and not enough free time. She took this time to catch up on some much needed sleep, knowing Mr. Johnson had basically given up on trying to get her to listen and pay attention in class.
Veda later showed up to school late, but didn’t seem to mind as the receptionist glared at her. She was new in town, and she wasn’t one for good impressions among the adult authorities. She looked down at her schedule and walked through the halls, searching for her locker.
(I gtg to bed now, see you tomorrow ^^)
Eve raised her hand and asked to be excused to use the restroom. She walked out the door and down the hall with no intention of actually using the restroom, she just needed to get out of that class. Not paying attention, Eve ran right into another girl, knocking them both to the ground. "I'm so sorry." Eve apologized to the girl. "The name's Eve, though this isn't the best way for either of us to make a good impression on the other." she joked, laughing at her own clumsiness.
(same, talk to y'all tomorrow :D)
Rai ran into her classroom, seconds before the bell rang. Her English class stared as she crashed into her desk, panting. "I'm here," Rai whispered meekly to them. The lesson began, and Rai lost herself in her daily doodling.
Veda sat up and laughed softly. “It’s alright! I’m Veda, and don’t worry, I’m not the best at first impressions either. It’s great to meet you though, I don’t really know anyone.”
She said it extremely carelessly, and shrugged her shoulders. She got up and helped Eve to her feet.
Kenzie glanced down at her watch and noticed she was late for school.
No! Nonononono! she thought, hurrying to pack up her things. I can't be late! It'll go on my permanent record!
She drove to school as fast as she dared, then raced to her first class, Pre-Calc. Just as the teacher was telling the students to turn to their work for the day, she dashed into the classroom. Eyes filled with worry, she apologized profusely.
The teacher shook her head, then wrote a note and handed it to her.
"See me after class, please."
(This is very near dying. It was almost on the second page! dramatically gasps in feigned horror)
(I wonder if we should time skip to the end of the school day…?)
The class ended and Lloyd gathered his books, putting them all back into his bag and hoisting it onto his shoulder. He had barely made it into the hallway when he heard a voice behind them. "Well, if it isn't Mr. Skipped a Grade." He turned around and was face to face with a couple larger, definitely stronger guys. "Well if it isn't the Brawn over Brains crew. What do you want?" Lloyd responded before waiting with a bored look on his face. The guy who seemed to be the leader pushed Lloyd against a locker, grabbing his heavy bag and hitting him in the stomach with it, clearly angry. Lloyd fell against the locker, the wind knocked out of him.
Kenzie walked out of her class after having talked to her teacher. She'd been let off with a warning this time because she hadn't been late yet, so she was incredibly relieved. As she walked down the hall, she noticed a couple of jocks beating up a younger-looking boy.
Racing over, she shouted, "Hey! What're you doing to him?"
