Time was slow. I was bored as heck monotonously communicating with my friends. I could understand how such a wonderful conversation can become so dull. Bland at that. It’s not the friends that I hang around (of course it’s not them), but there are no good topics at this time and all I could think about is going to sleep until this class period ends. Then Miss Hallzheimer’s PA came on and said, “Miss Hallzheimer, could you send Ashton Patch to the principal’s office for a minute?”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡDe9Rwmb0mA 維尼

Due to her slumber, she didn’t respond.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5eqTukQLN 維尼

“Miss Hallzheimer?”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡsh3SILFBj0 維尼

She woke up with a cough. “Um, ma’am.”366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaB1i06c7dx
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“Could you send Ashton Patch to the principal’s office. He’s not in trouble. We just need him for something.”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SsUhM3ukB 維尼

“I’ll send him right down. Ashton?” I exited her classroom and went down to the principal’s office, which was also the attendance office. I passed by Mrs. Platt who worked the desk giving out passes to people who were late coming to school and Dakota who was a senior that worked the desktop...at the desk. I went down the meter-long hallway and headed to Principal Winslow’s open door.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrK6lJNi8L 維尼

“Come in, come in,” he said in an urgent tone. “I’ve been waiting to see you. You know, about the school newspaper. And close the door behind you.” I did as he said and sat down.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WxQ8plzlC 維尼

Earlier this year, I have signed up to be a school newspaper editor for more extracurricular activities. Since I have a humongous knack for journalism and other English-related categories8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWDtU27cpr 維尼

“So, what about the school newspaper did you want to talk to me about? Am I doing good or bad?”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wZeQZ0FmQ 維尼

“No, it’s good. We just wanted you to talk to you about your alternative headlines that you print into the paper, mainly speaking of the comics sections. We’ve read your latest article and I knew that in your narrator’s POV that you were downing the school about its sanitation problems. I wasn’t very intrigued and I would like to advise you to write more positively about the reference to Richardson.”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YlAGYXlRm 維尼

“So what you’re saying is that you don’t want me to talk about the most important things to look at for Richardson High?”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzs1veHKTm 維尼

“Exactly. Especially if newcomers come here and they want a positive review of this school. They don’t want to have to check for Google Maps or anything for reviews. Just the school newspaper.”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡfK1gpkjInJ 維尼

“Okay. I understand. But they’re probably only coming over here for their friends, for the athletics, or by default if they live in the district.”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡSh81DrJI4y 維尼

“Yep, that’s right. Now go to your classroom and don’t forget what I said.”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6BYvf3dZQ 維尼

“Yes sir.”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55na4Pxxpj 維尼

I know that the principal didn’t care for my last statement about the student. You could actually tell because of the way he replied to it. I’m telling you, nobody really listens to people these days. Especially a principal like Principal Winslow; wants just what he wants best for him.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDuKrDx5sO 維尼

While I was in the hallway, I’ve seen so many freshmen with their MacBooks in their scrawny arms like it was the total package to expose.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YdOBttUFs 維尼

(I know I sound slightly jealous right there. Probably because I AM JEALOUS!)8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTkBBgmVLj 維尼

One of them had it in their arms while chatting with one of their friends, showing off the sky-blue, plastic case that came with it for protection. Another person was using it as a music device plugging their now-popular Beats headphones into the jack and bobbing their heads up and down to—I don’t know—some Skrillex or maybe Audien.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrDg9q7s11 維尼

(Some EDM performer, I surmise.)8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tq2nvooM4 維尼

Then I noticed that almost everyone on this hallway had theirs exposed while doing something occupant with it. They talked about it and they typed on it and they just interacted with it in any type of way. Then I noticed all these voices that always uttered the word “MacBook” in the sentence.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AfR6K49FI 維尼

—In French II, are we able to use our MacBooks?8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jzH0FhfXI 維尼

—I can’t wait for that update to my MacBook, man.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡsancRs4HJe 維尼

—Hey, have you downloaded Microsoft Word to your Macbook yet? It’s completely mandatory for Mrs. Lindull’s class...8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCKOT1Yt8b 維尼

Awfully unnecessary.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡMW4ypaxw8E 維尼

“What was all that about, Ashton,” Dareeka worriedly asked me. “Are you in trouble or something?”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwgwRfTYO0 維尼

“Oh, no. Everything’s fine. Principal Winslow just wanted me to slow down on the ‘incognito’ criticism that I was jotting down in my comic strips for the school newspaper. I wasn’t downing the school; I was just listing the downsides of the school, like for instance, the bathroom.”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXLJOFcGok 維尼

“Now that’s needed to be discussed about,” Timmy agreed. “Especially in the boys restroom where you have limited tissue paper. I don’t want to be walking around with feces stuck in my...”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhiWJHgXEI 維尼

“Please don’t mention it; we get it. I’m just trying to be rational about the situation so we can encourage the janitors to stop being so lazy and apathetic and do something about it. Apparently, the principal only cares about not having to deal with the truth!”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJoU9W8P44 維尼

“You got that right.” Dareeka was about to say something when Paige obtruded right into the conversation.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡlM0QhNQUvk 維尼

Paige is an extremely annoying girl that always has to barge into other people’s conversations. There are actually three things that peeve me about her: (1) she’s too friendly, meaning that she acts like everyone is her friend (best friend at that) and (2) she causes a ruckus whenever she talks. She talks so loud that she could wake up a deaf person in a second. Even though we’re nice to her, we don’t choose to have her as an all-time goon.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnZPfRkSG3 維尼

“Hey, Paige,” I greeted her falsely. “Do you know what we’re talking about?”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgyNCKVBjB 維尼

“Um.....no. But I would like to know what you’re talking about. So what are you talking about that is so, so important?”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEfnF8mi9Q 維尼

“Well, since you want to know so badly we were having a discussion about Principal Winslow. Remember when I got sent to his office earlier?”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqZ4ybmRcC 維尼

“Of course.”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡhC39IkNQdY 維尼

“Well, he wanted to talk to me about the school newspaper’s comic section. He claims that I was making bad remarks about Richardson under the whole plot when I was creating the dialogue. So he wants me to change the script around and let it become more positive about the school that I included in there. But I’m just stating, some parts do need to be pointed about because nobody wants to go to a run-down school with unsanitary bathrooms.”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4wC8MbybU 維尼

“You sound like a clean freak right there,” Timmy teased. “But you do have a point. That’s why I don’t go to public bathrooms with no flushing and no tissue.”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNJwbwtilk 維尼

“Now you sound like a clean freak,” Brandy said to him.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡMztgimjxHT 維尼

“Oh.” We all laughed happily, enjoying the talk about the newspaper and all, until Paige blurted, “You shouldn’t be talking about the school like that! That’s just dirty!”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡKU9rl1YsE7 維尼

“Well, it’s the truth, Paige. Richardson is just a dump that needs more construction work.”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnwyhLmjOp 維尼

“That’s not true. This school is as fun as can be if you just believe in it.”8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73g5KqsSmk 維尼

“Well, I believed and it did not work.” The room was silent for a moment and there was nothing else to say. Was it me or did the topic just lose interest? Then the bell rang and it was time to go home. So lucky that this was the last class in the day. I had gotten on the Blue Bird with all of the rowdy kids throwing stuff at people and rough-housing in their seats.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bBpaL1LLy 維尼

And the principal thinks this is positive, I said to myself. He knows that this school has gone downhill ever since he became the principal. Man, Principal Springs was the most strict teacher over here and he kept everybody in check. Too bad he resigned.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtkDzqphEz 維尼

My stop was coming up and I was occupying myself by looking out the double-slit windows, intriguingly looking at the great houses on the corner of the street. I’ve always wanted to live in that area. Soleil Circle was the name and they had everything over there. Solar panels (hence the street name) Direct TV and X1, Corning glass on every room. Just across the street was where I lived. Only a measly walk away.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kI5Z9hPx0 維尼

Halt.8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EmrLAuCWe 維尼

The bus stopped at my dull neighborhood and I went off looking glum as usual. After I got off, the bus rolled on and the tumultuous children resumed with their work of rude behavior.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEEGYY7U4L
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I was walking to my monotonous two-story house with no Direct TV or X1. Just plain old Xfinity with no unlocked channels. I grabbed the key from the flower pot and I heard this rustling sound on the side of the building. Wondering what the heck it was, I went over there curiously and I saw this black coat silhouette reflecting from the back of my neighbor’s house. I headed towards the patio and then...8964 copyright protection362ＰＥＮＡＮＡb95kec4FCc 維尼