Chapter 11

Instructions

Ships °*°*°*°* "Viaaaa! We're gonna be late to the assembly!" I called to Via, who was still in the bathroom. "Why do you care about being on time to an assembly?" Via whined. "Because they said it was important!" I yell, my voice getting shrill. "And they would be?" "Teachers!" Duh. "Okay, okay. Give me a second." I groaned. Via takes FOREVER. I sit down on my bed and wait. Then, finally, Via walked out the bathroom door, "Okay, I'm ready!" "Finally!" I yelled, already running to the door. °*°*°*° We get to the assembly just in time. "Are you as bored as I am?" Via whispered in my ear. "Maybe." I answered, too distracted to hear what she said. Julian was next to Via and Ezra kept trying to get close to me, which made me feel a bit clastrophobic. Then I heard Via and Julian giggle. I shot a look at both of them that said, "Are you nuts?" °*°*°*° "Ugh, glad that's finally over." Via whined. Me and everyone else laughed at her. "It wasn't that bad!" "Ummm, yes it was." "Mmmm hm suuureeeee." I said, and then had to go ask my math teacher if she had graded my homework yet and Ezra ended up following me. We walked down the hall in awkward silence. Then Ezra started talking. "Um... so how about that lasagna from the cafeteria today?" He asked, trying to be funny. "It was okay." "Mmm." Awk-wardddd. Ezra cleared his throat. "So.. Anything interesting has been happening?" "Umm not really..." "Ah." I glance down at my shoes. Then i ask my math teacher and she gives a bunch of excuses and then finnally says that she'll put it in and me and Ezra walk out. When we where out of the ear-shot of the teacher, Ezra says, "Soo when did you turn in the assignment?" "Two minutes after the due date." "Oh wow thats not that much time." "Yeah." We chatted for a while about how unfair it was that my assignment was turned in two minutes after the due date and how another kid's assignment was turned in a day late and she had already graded it. Until Via and Julian started laughing in the middle of mine and Ezra's conversation! "What happened?" Ezra asked. "Oh, not much." Julian said, gasping and smiling at Via.