Narrative Essay On Maya Angelou

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“Boom bitches,” Maya pronounced, slamming a booklet down in front of Peter, on top of whatever he was working on, causing him to look up at her. She smiled at his expression, obviously disgruntled that she had interrupted his concentration that he was giving his essay on the Holocaust. “You are looking at the new up and coming scholar, Nobel prize winner, the most amaz-,”

“-Ing B ever received on a test in the history of ever,” Peter finished for her, smiling and sliding her test off of his thesis statement. Maya glared at him, snatching her B up she smacked him in the face with it, then turned to Ned, who was snickering.

“Fuck off Petey. Ned, you’re proud of me. Aren’t you,”

“Of course Maya, it’s an amazing grade,”

“Damn skippy, Imma frame
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The trio sat next to each other in class if able, they sat together at lunch, walked through the halls as a trio, even were together at the field trip to the science place thingummy that Maya didn’t care to remember the name of, but she enjoyed making fun of Peter’s boyish excitement with Ned. All these events were the reason that the three teenagers were sitting in Maya’s living room wearing sweatpants and comfy shirts (Maya decided that her bra was stupid, so it was laying on the floor, the boys took it rather well) each with their respective pizza box and watching the hell out of Braveheart.

Brian Cox is so good,” Ned idly remarked, watching the end credits roll. Maya bit her tongue to keep from cackling. She exchanged a look with Peter, his face held the same expression hers did, before the two couldn’t hold it anymore, and doubled over with laughter. Maya leaning against the brunette boy crying with mirth. Poor innocent Ned was staring at them with

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