Student Parking Lot Riots: A Short Story

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It was a windy fall day. The student parking lot riots were in full effect with students trying to get out to go to their homes. The speech and debate team at Monett High School had been selling small snacks for their team fundraiser. Some of the snacks included fruit snacks, trail mix and small bags of peanuts. Makayla was heading to her play rehearsal with her friend Taylor. As Makayla was walking, she heard a boy -who called himself Tom - make a joke about the nuts to her. Makayla was very shy so she grinned and continued to walk to Taylor’s car.
Tom’s full name was Thomas Younker. He has blonde, wavy hair that people often called his “bacon hair”. He is 5’7” weighing 170 lbs, making him very tall and slender. A scent drifted within the

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