It was morning. I woke up with an awful headache. It made my vision blurry and almost I crashed into Owen at the stairs case.
"Jocelyn are you okay?"Owen asked, concerned about my health
"I have a headache. It's nothing to worry about,I'll be fine"I said
"There are some painkillers in the medicine cabinet in the downstairs bathroom"He said
"Okay. Thanks"I said
I held on to the rails and gently came down. I went to the bathroom downstairs and opened the medicine cabinet. He was right. I took a pill from the pill bottle and held in my palm. I went to the kitchen, uncapped a bottled water and drank the pill. Yuck! That tastes bad!
"Jocelyn, you are not dressed up yet?"Mom asked
"No. I have a slight headache"I said
"Have you taken some painkillers?"She asked
I nodded and sat down on one of the seats in the dinning room.
"Are you hungry?"She asked
"Yes"I nodded
"Okay. I'll be right back"She said, going to the kitchen
She came back with a cup of tea and toast. She placed it in front of me.
"Eat up and get dressed"She said
"Thank you!"I replied
I sipped my tea slowly and ate my toast. Chloe was playing with her cereal and had a milk moustache. Looking at her play reminded of when I was a child. I didn't have to do chores, had small homework to do, spent hours playing and creating messes for Owen to clean. No hate,just love. I wished I could go back in time and relive my childhood. But that is all in the past. I finished my tea and kept the cup in the sink. I went upstairs, took a bath and got dressed. I braided my hair into a pigtail and decorated it with my guitar hair pin. I grabbed my school bag and went downstairs. Coco ran through the doggy door with muddy paws. She took her ball and ran out with it. It looks like she is burying stuffs again. Owen was at the fridge and smuggled few slices of Mom's cheese to feed to Richie. He almost dropped the cheese when he saw me. He signalled me to check if Mom was still cleaning Chloe's milkstache. I gave him a thumbs up and he carried the cheese to Richie. The bus came and began honking.
"Bye Mom"I said
"Bye Jocelyn. Have a nice day"She said
"I will"I replied
"Bye Mom"Owen said,with a peck on her cheek
"Bye"Mom replied
We got on the bus and driver drove off. We arrived at school a little late off schedule because of a traffic jam. The bus pulled up in front of the school and everyone got off. I went to the Chemistry laboratory and placed my head on my desk. Minutes later,Mr Benson arrived. The class was a bit noisy when he came in.
"Settle down Class"Mr Benson said
Everyone took their seats and kept quiet.
"Today's topic is The Periodic Table"He said, writing it on the board in front of him
"So class, does anyone know what the 17th element on the table is?"He asked, facing the class
Students raised their hands and he picked one.
"Yes Kyle?"He said, picking him
"Chlorine"Kyle answered
"That's correct. And what is it used for?"Mr Benson asked
"It is used for curing your squeaky voice"George said out loud, causing the whole class to laugh
"Really funny George. Really funny"Mr Benson said,not pleased with George's joke
"Does anyone like to try?"Mr Benson asked
"Does anyone else except for George?"He said, ignoring George who was raising his hand
He searched through the class and found my head on the desk.
"Ms McDonald?"Mr Benson said
I didn't hear him and couldn't answer.
"Ms McDonald!"He shouted
"Yes! I'm up! I'm...up!"I said, raising my head
"You're sleeping in my class, aren't you?"Mr Benson said
"No Mr Benson. I was..."I said, trying to explain
Luckily the bell rang and class was over. Save by the bell.
"Well Class, don't forget to do your assignment about Chlorine. It's due tomorrow"Mr Benson said
I held my books around my chest and went to my locker. I grabbed my other textbooks and went to class. I couldn't focus on anything the teachers said because of my headache. I doodle on my notebook, waiting for recess. Claudia became suspicious about my sluggish behavior and kept an eye on me. The bell rang minutes later and everyone went for recess. Claudia followed me and tapped me on my shoulder.
"Jocelyn are you okay? You been acting strange during classes"She said
"I'm fine. I have a slight headache"I said
"Sorry. Have you taken any medication? Should we go to the school nurse?"She asked, worried about my health
"I took some painkillers at home. I just need some rest and I'll be fine"I said
"Umm,I think you're hungry. I always have a headache whenever I feel hungry"Claudia said
"Okay"I said
She pulled me by the arm and took me to the cafeteria. The place was packed with hungry wolves. Claudia took a tray and stood in line, waiting to be served. She bought a plate of spaghetti,a can of cherry soda and a blueberry muffin. Claudia held the tray while I walked alongside with her. Nearly arriving at an empty table,I bumped into Brianna and spilled the juice she was carrying on her uniform.
"Oh! I'm sorry Brianna! I didn't mean to spill juice on you. It was an accident"I said, apologizing to her
"Look what you did Jocelyn? Now my uniform is ruined"Brianna said
"I'm really sorry. Here,let me help you with that"I said, getting a napkin from a table
"You want to help? You want to help, don't you? There you go. Now we are even"Brianna said, pouring a cup of chocolate pudding on my uniform
"C'mon Brianna! That's not fair! She already said sorry"Claudia said, defending me
"Brianna Brown doesn't need your pathetic apologies. I seek revenge"She said with a smirk on her face
"Why don't you join her? After all,you are her best friend"Scarlet said,pouring chocolate milk on Claudia
"Fine,if this is want you want,then I'm up to the task"Claudia said, pouring her spaghetti on Scarlet and painted her face with the sauce
"FOOD FIGHT!"Megan yelled
Students began throwing their food at each other. There was food everywhere. On the floor; on the walls; uniforms were stained;some used their trays as shields and some hid under the table. The lunch lady crawled her way out and made a run for it. She went to Principal Don's office and reported the incident to him. Principal Don walked in to the cafeteria. He was furious with the awful mess he saw. He was about to speak when a cupcake landed on his black single-breasted jacket. This made him really angry, boiling with rage. You could actual see the steams coming out from his ears.
"ENOUGH!"Principal Don yelled
Everyone heard his voice and stopped held fire. They acted all innocent.
"Who's responsible for all this?"Principal Don asked, demanding for an explanation
Everyone remained silent and didn't say a word.
"Fine, since no one wants to say anything, you will all suffer the punishment. Clean up this mess and get back to class"He said, wiping off the frosting from his jacket
Everyone dropped their arms and began cleaning the cafeteria.
"You just got lucky"Brianna said
Suddenly a slice of pizza fell from the ceiling and landed on top of Brianna. This made Claudia laugh and me too. Brianna stormed out angry and her minions followed suit.