Senior Year, Biscuits & The Fuentes Family As Told By Nelissa Brown

I don't know why I never dropped art. Maybe because I enjoy it and like mixing the paint. That doesn't change the fact that I'm awful at it though. We're supposed to be drawing a statue of a woman with no arms. B's looks just like it, arms missing and all. Mine looks like a fish with no fins.
"That's a very individual take on it." Cassie said kindly.
"It's awful!" B exclaimed. I glared at her. She grinned at me. I grinned back, whoops.
"It'a just unique." I tried.
"But we're supposed to be drawing the same thing." B reminded me.
"I'm not a sheep. I don't follow the crowd!" I retorted.
The bell rang and I hurried to gather all of my things up. I slung my bag over my shoulder and went for the door. "Not one to follow the crowd." B mocked. I rolled my eyes and headed for the cafeteria. I could smell food.
After we'd gone and gotten our food we went to sit down. I noticed Cassie was here too. Odd, she normally avoids us at lunch what with Jaime saying hello to us. I'm not sure why she hasn't gotten over him touching her boob. I touch B's boob all the time. I'm not a lesbian, I swear.
"You'll never guess what!" Sophie rushed.
"What?" Cassie asked excitedly.
"I have gossip!" Of course she does. Sophie is like the gossip queen. She knows everything there is about everyone. Even the little innocent freshmen. I don't know how she does it. "Mike Fuentes has a girlfriend." she said proudly. Everyone's open mouthed. I think in the distance I can hear someone crying. God, he isn't that good looking.
"Who?" I tried to ask casually.
"Lea Mathews!"
"Who's that?" B frowned.
"This is where it gets even juicier. Shes a freshman!"
"You're joking!" I gasped. I know who she means now! Her and her little friends hang out near the bleachers watching all the boys practice. She has a real nasal voice.
"You okay?" B whispered in my ear.
"Why wouldn't I be?" I raised my eyebrows at her.
"That only you know." she said knowledgeably.
"I'm going for a walk." I shrugged.
I grabbed my stuff and left the cafeteria. I started walking dreamily through school. Soon I found myself outside. I don't know how. Or I do. My legs brought me here. I just don't know why. I stopped walking. Near a tree I saw Mike, Jaime and Tony in a tight huddle, them all whispering. Tony saw me and whispered to them all. They all looked over at me and stopped talking. Suspicious.
"Hi." I waved.
"Hey Nel." Jaime smiled brightly.
"What's the secret?" I asked.
"Secret?" Mike frowned.
"Yeah, standing in a huddle and stopping your conversation whenever someone walks by. It doesn't send out a good message, boys." I shrugged.
"You're right. It's a secret. So you can't know!" Tony exclaimed. How these boys are cool I'll never know.
I walked over and crossed my arms across my chest. "You're all shifty." I commented.
"Mike." Jaime whisper shouted. He looked up and they all drifted away a little and tried to look cool. I followed their eyes and saw them watching Robbie What's His Face. Oh no, not again.
These boys seem to have a thing with Robbie. It's not like they bully him, Robbie and his friends are just as bad. They just seem to really hate one another. I don't know why. Hate is bad for your soul.
"Robbie!" Mike yelled. Just what does he think he's doing? Perhaps I should go hide or something.
"Mike." Robbie spat. No ones even looking at me anymore. It's like I'm not even here. I could totally just go hide.
"Still wearing the same jacket, Robbie?!" Jaime called.
"Leave me alone." he sneered. Now this hardly seems fair, three on one.
"How's the girlfriend? Oh yeah, she left you." Jaime grinned.
Suddenly Robbie turned to me and glared. What did I do?! "I'm an innocent witness!" I told Robbie.
"Don't talk to him!" Mike snapped at me. "You'll probably catch something. Don't dirty your words by using them on him." he said. Now that does seem a little harsh. We're not knights. Who'd want to be a knight? I'd be a purple dragon with green eyes. Or if I was evil a black dragon with red eyes.
"Stop being mean." I told Mike.
"Shut up." Robbie snapped. That's what I get for being nice.
"You shut up!" Jaime retorted, defending my honour.
I never noticed until now but they seemed to be getting closer together. They're doing that thing that boys do when they're going to fight. They're all squaring up to one another. Should I ring 991?
"Back off." I heard someone say. Oh for Christ's sake. A load of jocks were heading over. Or two were. They came to stand side by side by Robbie. All this is getting ridiculous. Why are boys such angry and aggressive creatures? Must be the cave man instinct.
"Hey!" Kyle, one of the cavemen called. Then he was looking at me. Why me?! "What you going to do if I go kiss your girlfriend, Mike?!" he threatened. So why was he looking at me? Oh. Oh.
"I'm not his girlfriend! He's grooming at freshmen." I exclaimed.
"How do you know that?" Mike asked.
"I know anything and everything." I shrugged.
"You won't touch my not girlfriend." Mike said angrily to Kyle.
But Kyle had came over to me. He grabbed my arm and I tried to pull away. I must bit be touched! "Rape!" I screamed. No one cared. They never do. I should have shouted fire.
"Get your hand off of her!" Mike rushed. He came over and grabbed my other arm. This isn't what I had planned for today.
"No." Kyle shrugged. Then they started pulling. To Kyle, to Mike. To Kyle, to Mike.
"I know I'm irresistible, but boys..." I tried. They're not listening. I'd think they'd forgotten me if it wasn't for the pulling.
"Let her go!" Mike yelled.
"Fine, have her!" Kyle laughed and let me go just as Mike pulled. I went flying and down to the floor. My head started hurting and I looked where I had landed. It was right on the corner of a stone bench.
"Shit, your heads bleeding!" Tony exclaimed. Everyone started rushing. I don't know why. Maybe my eyes closing has something to do with it.

Notes

Hey! What did you think? What would you like to see? Mike has a girlfriend! Yay or nay? What will Nelissa do? Is she jealous? Th feedback for this has been insane! I'll be posting whenever I update on my tumblr too, so go follow me (link in my bio)! Let's get this to the first popular page! :)