English Lit, Art, and After School Activities

After a really quick lunch and finishing my homework just I time, I headed up to the second floor for English Lit. It was the only class Ponyboy and I were in together.

After weaving my way through a crowd of perky freshman hitting on senior guys, I finally made it to class. With a glance to the near back of the classroom, I spotted Pony and sat next to him. He was sitting in his seat reading "1984" by George Orwell. It was one of my favorite books of all time. It was so easy for the party to manipulate the people of Oceania.

"Hey 'thena." He said with a quick smile to me. We weren't allowed to talk in class and our teacher was really serious about it. A few months ago, Ruby Peterson laughed at a joke her friend made and was 'sentenced' to a week of detention.

This came to a problem to me. I wanted to talk to Pony about last night but I haven't been able to with all of our mixed schedules and all.

After doing another long essay on why War is Peace, I was finally able to leave and head to my last and most favorite class of them all. Independent Studio Art.

The art teacher, Ms. Rossi, was a really free-spirited person. She had a record player in the room and we're able to bring our own records to listen to. And she never has anything against our music like most adults do. She sometimes dances around the room.

"So Athena, when do you think you'll be done with your project?" she asked me. The bangles on her wrists jangled as she moved towards me.

"Well, could you give me some more time? It's just not finished yet." I said to her.

"Sure, just make sure you get it done! It has to be ready for the big show." She reminded me.

After a quick nod, I walked to my stationed area in the room. I really loved my project. I bought some old and used books and I've been cutting out the people's eyes. Then after I paint them a certain way, I would seal them onto this big wood board. It was almost done. I just had to get the last word in.

"Hey goddess, how are ya? I heard from an oh so familiar voice behind me. I turned around to see my sister Rosaline behind me.

"Roz! What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be working? Is something wrong" I asked her anxiously. She burst out laughing.

"What's this, twenty-one questions? I had to do a demonstration for that Gourmet class. Didn't you know?"

"Oh yeah! Sorry, I must've forgotten." I said to her. I was always forgetting things. That's why I've always been making organizers for myself. But then I would forget to write in them!

"Well, I just wanted to drop by and say hello. I got to get back to Georgina's now. See ya." She said with a wave to me. Georgina's is this gourmet resturaunt that specializes in desserts. Sometime's she brings home some of the food. Believe me, it tastes better than heaven.

With a wave to her back, I continued to work on my project till the bell rang. And after gathering my things out of my locker, I waited out on the front steps for Pony as always. With the thought of last night still lingering in my mind, I broke the silence on the walk back.

"Pony, I want to talk to you about last night." I said to him nervously. I was always so bad at introducing the subject.

Pony and I began to walk through the park. After sitting on the bench, he sat next to me.

"I understand if you don't like me in that way, but I do. And even though-."

"No, Athena. I do love you, okay? And I do want to be with you. It's just I'm nervous about the whole Darry thing, you know? He'd kill me if I did anything wrong."

"Me too." I said. "But I'm willing to take a chance." I took my hand in his and kissed him. And there we were, sitting in the park, kissing for all the world to see.

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