Memoir It all happened so quickly. The boy lunged at the girl with a crazed look in his eyes. People were screaming from every direction. Thousands of scenarios raced through my mind. Time seemed to slow right before by eyes. Yet, I could not move. I was struck by an invisible bolt of lightning and was paralyzed. The only thing I could do was watch in horror.
* * * The red autumn leaves crunched under my feet as I walked through the brisk air. The sky was a gloomy shade of gray and not a single cloud dotted the sky. I was headed toward the big, yellow, mechanical beast known as the school bus. If you combine pandemonium and a very small box with a lot of teenagers shoved inside you get a school bus. At times, I wondered if the …show more content…
He was very quick-witted and always said stupid things like that. I gave him a friendly shove. At this point, the yellow beast roared and started off on its usual journey. I gazed outside the window and watched the rows of houses flash before my eyes.
Just let it be over already!
I was torn from my day dream as I noticed the girl sitting in the row next me arguing with a boy two seats back. I shrugged it off; things like that always happened.
Why can’t people just be more civilized? I would bet that three fourths of these kids are going to end up in jail.
For the second time I was viciously ripped from my day dream. The girl and the boy continued to argue and I could tell things were getting tense. It was like a rubber band being stretched to its limits. At some point the tension just becomes too much.
“Your just a no good sixth grader you bi---! Fu-- off!” the boy screamed.
“You have no friends you as-----!“ the girl retaliated. And that’s when the rubber band snapped.
It all happened so quickly. The boy lunged at the girl with a crazed look in his eyes. He was on top of her trying to crush her face with his foot. People were screaming from every direction. Some were cheering and others were yelling in shock. The bus driver ceased to notice. Thousands of scenarios raced through my
* * * The red autumn leaves crunched under my feet as I walked through the brisk air. The sky was a gloomy shade of gray and not a single cloud dotted the sky. I was headed toward the big, yellow, mechanical beast known as the school bus. If you combine pandemonium and a very small box with a lot of teenagers shoved inside you get a school bus. At times, I wondered if the …show more content…
He was very quick-witted and always said stupid things like that. I gave him a friendly shove. At this point, the yellow beast roared and started off on its usual journey. I gazed outside the window and watched the rows of houses flash before my eyes.
Just let it be over already!
I was torn from my day dream as I noticed the girl sitting in the row next me arguing with a boy two seats back. I shrugged it off; things like that always happened.
Why can’t people just be more civilized? I would bet that three fourths of these kids are going to end up in jail.
For the second time I was viciously ripped from my day dream. The girl and the boy continued to argue and I could tell things were getting tense. It was like a rubber band being stretched to its limits. At some point the tension just becomes too much.
“Your just a no good sixth grader you bi---! Fu-- off!” the boy screamed.
“You have no friends you as-----!“ the girl retaliated. And that’s when the rubber band snapped.
It all happened so quickly. The boy lunged at the girl with a crazed look in his eyes. He was on top of her trying to crush her face with his foot. People were screaming from every direction. Some were cheering and others were yelling in shock. The bus driver ceased to notice. Thousands of scenarios raced through my