A Slice of Life by Rory Keohane

English Class

Everyday I have English class. After Mrs. Hajjar says au revoir I start heading to room 105. I am walking with Melton or somebody. I will talk about what just happened in Franch class. As I get closer to Ms. Guineys room I start to pick up the smell of Febreeze. As I walk in I will see Mezini, Derek, Jay, sometimes John, and Mike in the first row. In the second I will see Shmitty, Bailey, JC, Cronin, and Topham. On the third row Joe and Steve will already be sitting close to the door so Melton and I plop down over in the corner. I will take a seat as Andrew wanders over towards the Febreeze machine. I will see Darvin either talking to Ms. Guiney or Derek or Mezini about something. Ms. Guiney will get up from her desk and go close the door. Right after she closes it someone will walk back in and the door stop will catch itself and the door will stay open. She will tell everyone to take their seat and by this she means Andrew and Darvin. As Andrew comes to sit down I will make a joke about Anne Frank. As Ms. Guiney says whoever’s presenting today I am happy to know that we get five minutes away from grammar to listen to someone’s presentation. Ms. Guiney will ask someone to turn off the lights and I will slap Andrew on the back off the head and go close the shades. By the time I get back Andrew is drawing something on my assignment book. Someone will begin their presentation. Eventually they will end and Ms. Guiney says to get out your grammar section. There is a moan but eventually everyone will be there. I look to the board and I will see Mike making a strange face. I will point it out to Melton. Later on halfway through the lesson Ms. Guiney will call on John and John who wasn’t paying attention will try to play it off. Joe will say something and then Andrew will either yell at him or go over there and hit him. In the middle of this Ms. Guiney is still telling a lesson. Eventually the lesson is over and Ms. Guiney sends us off to Social Studies with some Homework.