Unforgettable Ride: A First Day of School Story

“Get OUT of the CAR!” Dad was yelling at my sister and I. First day of school and we were already getting into trouble. We got on the bus and were greeted by a supernova. He was giant and smelly for a bus driver and he also had a deafening voice. “Welcome on board the Unicorn, you will have a 50 minute magic ride if traffic is good. Now sit down,” he boomed. He started the bus by flooring the accelerator before I even sat down. Traffic did not seem to apply to the behemoth behind the wheel, when someone was in his way he simply jumped the sidewalk. I ended up across the aisle from Ashrell, who I had befriended last year. She looked at me with her hair covering most of her face but I could see she was petrified by the way she was holding on

“You are worrying about that bag of make-up? Wow, I thought you knew she was jealous,” I said. With that the bell rang but Ashrell seemed more confident. 5th period came and went without a hitch but when I walked into creative arts everything was different. A soft, deep string instrument was humming, a pine tree forest in wax was on the center table, a cool breeze blew into the hallway. It felt like home to me, I looked around the classroom and found Ashrell being cornered by Cathey. I blew my top, I could hear their conversation and I should have known she would try to get back at Ashrell for being better than her. “Cathey,” she slowly turned, “what did I say earlier about making fun of Ashrell,” I had almost lost my last nerve. Cathey was saved by the bell. She sat across the room from me and Ashrell. “Thanks,” she breathed in my ear as I sat down, I nodded to show that I heard. The teacher name was Mrs. Froglog and she loved music, kids and free time, which meant no homework. Her class was awesome, we listened to music and got to know each other. At the end of class. Cathey stood by the door and knocked Ashrell’s binders to the floor. “Cathey, that was rude and you know you should not have done that,” I