#SOL18 – WIP Chapter 11

Today was not a good day.

I was sort of goofing around in band when the director, Mr. Ryan, asked, in front of everyone, if I wanted him to call my mom about how I was acting?

I was so angry. Sure, I was goofing around, but so were Nick and Aaron. And that’s just in my section.

I could feel my face burn.

I wanted to quit right then and there.

Luckily, the bell rang and I didn’t have time to do something I would regret.

Maybe I would apologize later for how I was acting, but I also feel that he owes me an apology for embarrassing me.

I guess I couldn’t stop thinking about it because all of the girls at lunch asked me what was wrong. I couldn’t imagine reliving that humiliating scene by telling them.

Lindsey texted later that night and I told her a bit of what happened:

R u ok?

Not really.

Why?

Something happened in band.

Want 2 talk?

Not really. But thanks.

I’m here if u want to talk.

Thanks.

The next thing I know, Aaron sends me a text. The first one ever and I’ve known him for two years.

It’s a group text. He’s invited me into a group called “Honors Math.”

I start to figure out who the other boys in the group are by what they write. I think I know who Nick is, so I put his name into my phone under my contacts.

Someone actually writes, why did u invite Jack?

Then Aaron replies, bc he’s my friend.

I’m almost glad we got into trouble together. That’s the nicest things anyone’s written about me in all of middle school.