Just one more week of school until Winter break. I can make it through this week without getting in trouble. I made a promise to Dad, I can’t disappoint him. Just for one week, I’ll show up to all my classes and try to be on time. You can do this Hera.
The bell for the first lesson of the day snaps me out of my thoughts. I get up and swing my bag onto my shoulder. I start making my way to English with my dearest friend, Alicia. We exit the Science corridor and go down the stairs leading to the English corridor. Miss. Harris greets us at the door of her classroom. She’s always cheerful in the morning. How and why.
“Morning ladies,” she says to us with a big smile on her face.
“Good morning Miss,” Alicia responds.
I simply nod and smile in response.
Mondays always seem to go really slo
