Alice’s POV:
“You want to take the GED?” Mr.Franklin asks.
I nod.
He releases a hazy breath, “Alice, sit down.” He gestures towards the desk in front of him.
Walking past him, I tighten my grip onto the backpack strap. Laying my backpack on the ground, I sat down, holding onto the skirt of my cheerleading uniform. He placed the pen down and stood up, walking around the desk, then leaned against it, crossing his arms. The growing bangs swayed down, covering up his eyes that seemed to flash glassy blue under the sunlight momentarily. “Why?” he asks.
“I want to graduate from school sooner.”
“Alice, you have half a year left.”
I bit my lower lips, “I know.”
“If you take the GED, then you are giving up your position as one of the top graduates.”
My eyes were still laying on my la
