Golden-Brook High

Jason

I sigh, once again questioning why I endure this torture, and feel bad for the guy blamed for it. Yawning, I lean my head on my arm and flip the page of my notebook. Instead of randomly doodling or writing from memory, I jot down the proceedings of my last vision. Alex asked about it anyway. I'd rather not say it aloud. At the very bottom, I end up sketching a face, one of a girl so familiar yet so foreign all the same. I cover the picture up and shrug off the reminders of dreams, focusing on the teacher's lecture instead.

Faith

Toning down, I take a deep breath and ywan once again. The bell rings after a while and I stand, grabbing my book as I start to walk out, someone hugs me from behind and I turn around to see Jake. Finally. I shrug his arms off from around me and shake my head, "You told me you would text me."

He sighs, "I'm sorry, I got carried up. It's not a big deal..."

"My first freaking year in highchool and it's a Sophmore year, and...It's not a big deal?" I raise an eyebrow.

"No! That's not what I meant, Faith. Just--" I cut him off.

"I gotta go to history," I tell him before walking off.

Jason

I can't help but overhear the argument, heading to History. I slip in the back of the classroom as usual and take out my notebook as the girl arrives. When she sits, I look at her, slightly confused.

"You skipped ninth grade?" I ask. That's horrible. Of all grades to skip, I'd die before skipping ninth.

Faith

The guy asks me a question once I sit down and I sigh, "I skipped my freshman year and junior. They think I'm too smart or something..." I shrug, opening my book as I moan. I really don't want to do this.

Jason

I think, "So are you a sophomore or a senior?"

As I ask it, the bell rings and a new face enters late. The teacher looks over a purple piece of paper in her hands, a sign of her being new, before excusing her and reminding her not to be late again. She's assigned to the other side of me and I find I stopped breathing. Regaining my senses, I look down and peek in my notebook at the page with the sketch. Holy sh*t... It's real.

Faith

The bell rings and I pass him a note instead, studying the new face before sighing.

Jason

I glance down at the note and come out of my shock, jotting down that I'm the same, though I technically could have graduated already. The teacher begins passing out the test and I slip the note back to the girl, glancing at the one beside me. She asks if I have a pencil, the teacher asking her to take the test just to see what she knows, and I nod before handing her one. I find that I have no words, which is odd for me, and feel like hitting my head against the wall for how I'm acting.

Faith

I nod and jolt down my name, asking him his before passing it back. I get the test and sigh, taking a pencil and then starting.

Jason

I jot down my name and drop it on the floor beside her foot, not wanting to get in trouble for what appears to be cheating. I focus on the test and finish within minutes, a note from the other girl slipping into my lap. Opening it, I read her question of whether we'd met before and feel my heart almost stop at her name. Nope, but I wish we had. That'd at least make this easier to be called sane... I respond with a maybe and jot my name down, erasing a few answers on my test to lower the grade a bit as I pass it back.

Faith

I finish quickly and flip it over on my desk, picking up the note and reading it. I nod and sigh, yawning as I slip it into my pocket. I raise my hand and flash a smile at the teacher, "Can I go to the..."

I see Jake outside by the window, trying to get me to come out and I finish, "Bathroom?"

He nods and I stand, a perv staring at my a*s as I exit. Ew.

Jake looks at me, plead in his eyes, "I'm sorry Fa."

I cross my arms, waiting for more.

Jason

I flip my test over and sit back, sighing as I cross my arms. The girl beside me - Lis was her name - passes a note again and I flash a smile when reading it.



I jot down a yes and return it to her, my day slightly better now.

Faith

I come back in once we're done talking and plop down again, taking my head in my hands and putting my head down.

Jason

The bell rings a short time later and I turn in my test, walking out with Lis and hesitating before asking if Faith wanted to join us, since lunch was next.

Faith

I nod at Jason and stand, yawning as I pass Jake. His arms are crossed, and he's leaned against the wall reading a book. I sigh and just face forward, tired.

Jason

I walk with the two to the cafeteria and sit down with my lunch at a table near the back. I mentally swear when Alex shows up, sitting next to me, and when I notice he's hyper.

"This is my brother," i introduce, "Alex."