The next day, I woke up from just a couple of hours of sleep, managing to find my way to school. As I walked through the side door to the senior’s locker area, I got bear hugged off the ground from behind by my best friend John. “Hey fucker, I heard Lydia’s back in town! You're going to pick up where things left off?” “I think we’re going to try and see how things go,” I laughed, as he carried me over and threw me on the couch. “What’s your schedule like, dude? Do we have any classes together?” “Probably just music,” I replied, “unless you decide to stop taking science, or I have decided to start taking them. “Well, engineering is going to be a b***h to get into, so I’m in if a course has AP available, I’m in it.” “Have fun, man,” I responded. “I still don’t know why you want to be

