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Authors: Katie Leone
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practice yesterday?”
Shannon rolled his eyes.
“Sorry I asked. Now you know why I didn't go out for the team again.”
“Going to be a long season, I'll tell you that.”
Tony smirked. There wasn't much else to say.
Tracy was the next to join, along with Carl.
“They're starting to look like a couple,” Shannon said as he took a big handful of fries.
Carl shot Shannon a look that spoke volumes.
It was known that Carl had an interest in Tracy, but the girl had a self imposed no dating until college rule that he was trying to get around.
“Tracy, you know that girl I've been talking about?” Tony quickly changed the subject.
“The wallflower?”
“That's the one.” Antonio didn't like labeling people but knew sometimes it was impossible not to. “Think you could make friends with her?”
Tracy shrugged. “I could try. I don't have any classes with her and I'm still trying to put all the pieces together.”
“Me too,” Tony replied as he reassembled his hamburger. “I heard the freshmen are trying to drive her out of school.”
“I heard that too,” Carl said. “One of them came up to me and told me to make her feel unwanted.”
Antonio, Tracy, and Shannon each looked at him to go further with his story.
“I'm not going to do it. They didn't even explain why I should.”
“There's got to be something there,” Tony said.
“I still think she's trouble,” Tracy said. “But I'll find out for you, and I'll even be friendly. But if she is real trouble, I'm out of there.”
“How much trouble could a little girl be?” Shannon said. “If she misbehaves, carry her in one of those huge purses you have.”
Dave and Ted finally joined with them and the conversation turned towards getting ready for Wednesday night youth group at the church.
Ten minutes later Stephanie came into the cafeteria and joined the group.
“Look who it is,” Carl said casually. “Mrs. Johnny Come Lately.”
“Wouldn't it be Mrs. Julie come lately,” Dave asked.
“Actually it would be Miss in this case,” Ted countered. “Last I checked, Stephanie isn't married.”
Dave shot his friend a look, their disagreement from that morning hadn't waned. It wasn't unusual, they had tiffs often, but usually after a short period of time they forgot about it until the next argument.
“It wasn't my fault this time,” Stephanie said as she put her tray on the table. “Honest.”
“It was the aliens,” Shannon said with a mouthful of food. “They abducted her for makeup tips.”
The group laughed.
“Not funny.” Stephanie laughed.
“So what kept you today?” Tracy asked, showing her friend support, but she was used to hearing farfetched stories coming from her friend.
Stephanie picked at her food, unsure if she wanted to eat it. “You guys haven't heard?”
Carl looked up from his tray, it sounded like a juicy bit of gossip was about to be shared. “Heard what?”
“Oh my gosh!” Stephanie straightened up. “There was a big to do in d-wing.”
Tony leaned in, it sounded like something big happened that he missed out on. “I just came from there before lunch. You mean in the English classes? Or in the pods?”
“By the English classes. There were a bunch of freshmen involved. They were making a lot of noise and making fun of someone. It may have turned into a fight. All I know is in the end five teachers got involved, including Mr. Fenton.”
“The vice principal?” David said.
“The one and only,” Stephanie replied.
“Major trouble then,” Ted said, “Especially if he headed all the way from the front office.”
“Yeah. About a dozen kids were taken to the office.”
“What is it with this year's freshmen class?” Tony said. “Looks like we got a bunch of boneheads coming into the school. Don't they realize that this is
Shannon rolled his eyes.
“Sorry I asked. Now you know why I didn't go out for the team again.”
“Going to be a long season, I'll tell you that.”
Tony smirked. There wasn't much else to say.
Tracy was the next to join, along with Carl.
“They're starting to look like a couple,” Shannon said as he took a big handful of fries.
Carl shot Shannon a look that spoke volumes.
It was known that Carl had an interest in Tracy, but the girl had a self imposed no dating until college rule that he was trying to get around.
“Tracy, you know that girl I've been talking about?” Tony quickly changed the subject.
“The wallflower?”
“That's the one.” Antonio didn't like labeling people but knew sometimes it was impossible not to. “Think you could make friends with her?”
Tracy shrugged. “I could try. I don't have any classes with her and I'm still trying to put all the pieces together.”
“Me too,” Tony replied as he reassembled his hamburger. “I heard the freshmen are trying to drive her out of school.”
“I heard that too,” Carl said. “One of them came up to me and told me to make her feel unwanted.”
Antonio, Tracy, and Shannon each looked at him to go further with his story.
“I'm not going to do it. They didn't even explain why I should.”
“There's got to be something there,” Tony said.
“I still think she's trouble,” Tracy said. “But I'll find out for you, and I'll even be friendly. But if she is real trouble, I'm out of there.”
“How much trouble could a little girl be?” Shannon said. “If she misbehaves, carry her in one of those huge purses you have.”
Dave and Ted finally joined with them and the conversation turned towards getting ready for Wednesday night youth group at the church.
Ten minutes later Stephanie came into the cafeteria and joined the group.
“Look who it is,” Carl said casually. “Mrs. Johnny Come Lately.”
“Wouldn't it be Mrs. Julie come lately,” Dave asked.
“Actually it would be Miss in this case,” Ted countered. “Last I checked, Stephanie isn't married.”
Dave shot his friend a look, their disagreement from that morning hadn't waned. It wasn't unusual, they had tiffs often, but usually after a short period of time they forgot about it until the next argument.
“It wasn't my fault this time,” Stephanie said as she put her tray on the table. “Honest.”
“It was the aliens,” Shannon said with a mouthful of food. “They abducted her for makeup tips.”
The group laughed.
“Not funny.” Stephanie laughed.
“So what kept you today?” Tracy asked, showing her friend support, but she was used to hearing farfetched stories coming from her friend.
Stephanie picked at her food, unsure if she wanted to eat it. “You guys haven't heard?”
Carl looked up from his tray, it sounded like a juicy bit of gossip was about to be shared. “Heard what?”
“Oh my gosh!” Stephanie straightened up. “There was a big to do in d-wing.”
Tony leaned in, it sounded like something big happened that he missed out on. “I just came from there before lunch. You mean in the English classes? Or in the pods?”
“By the English classes. There were a bunch of freshmen involved. They were making a lot of noise and making fun of someone. It may have turned into a fight. All I know is in the end five teachers got involved, including Mr. Fenton.”
“The vice principal?” David said.
“The one and only,” Stephanie replied.
“Major trouble then,” Ted said, “Especially if he headed all the way from the front office.”
“Yeah. About a dozen kids were taken to the office.”
“What is it with this year's freshmen class?” Tony said. “Looks like we got a bunch of boneheads coming into the school. Don't they realize that this is
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