As a note: The names I picked in this story were randomly thought of as I wrote it, and don't match anyone in real life or anyone in any other stories, including my own.
Also, thank you SO MUCH to people who commented on and rated my last story! It made me really happy to read all the positive comments and see my story get what ended up being a 4.43 I think! I'm really glad people here enjoy my writing, and hope this one is even more well-liked!
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"Now remember, this assignment will be due next Friday, mkay?" Said Ms. Lebranon, the English teacher. Over the next four days the class had to write an essay on the foreign policies and economical restoration plans of both the current political parties, as the elections were quickly coming up and she wanted her students to be prepared with the knowledge of what both parties were doing, even though most of the class of Seniors weren't eligible to vote in this election, some would be able to, and definitely all of them would be able to vote in the next one.
"Oh crap..." Alice muttered. Politics didn't sit well with her; she was the type of girl that had forsaken much of a social life in order to focus on school her whole life, thus maintaining a 3.9 GPA so far in High School. She would have a 4.0, but last semester, her PE grade was dropped to an A- due to her step count in class not meeting expectations sometimes... Which is absolutely stupid in her opinion! Gosh, they shouldn't force people to be able to run 3000 steps in an hour already, which she usually managed to do, but some days she just couldn't bring herself to complete the last few hundred steps.
The point is though, she was smart. She accepted the fact that she was special and most of her peers in school were just stupid and immature a while ago, and didn't go out of her way to talk to any of them.
This assignment though... She had no idea how she was going to do it. She knew next to nothing about politics, as they'd always slipped past her and she didn't know where to get a trusted source of information... It's completely unfair to throw an assignment like this on an English class!
She'd find a way though, since it counted as a test grade(For some reason... Alice had no idea why this was justified, but she couldn't change it.)
She kind of wished she had a friend that was politically inclined... But the only one she could think of that usually had the answer to political questions was Sarah, and she absolutely would not resort to talking to that idiot. Sarah was a rude, dumb girl who only managed to pull a 3.0 GPA yet still acted superior to her, usually grinning snarkily whenever she answered a question right before Alice. She couldn't believe the nerve of her! She probably couldn't pull all A's to save her life....
The only thing she could think of that Sarah had on her would probably be looks... But who cares about that! So what if she had smooth, creamy white skin, and those god forsaken beautiful green eyes! She didn't need the shiny brunette shoulder-length hair of the other girl anyways... Or the smooth creamy skin... yea, she was fine with not having all that.
It's not as if she was ugly by any means though... she considered her slightly shorter curly blonde hair to be just fine. She wished her eyes were a bit more unique though... She had standard blue eyes that didn't really stand out when she looked at people like some blue eyes could, but something she did pride herself on was having the same general body structure as Sarah. Not like she'd compared them or anything. They both had pretty fit stomachs and smooth skin, though Sarah's butt was a bit bigger in the good way. It wasn't large or protruding in any way, it just stuck out a bit more, more defined if you will. Hers was just flat...
Oh! And those damned breasts! God, she wished she could pull off a D cup, but sadly she had yet to grow past a C. Time was getting short on the growth of a whole cup though, as both her and Sarah were 18, and almost finished developing.
Anyways, she didn't need help from someone like her. Absolutely not. She's rather just take an F on the assignment!
"Alright, class is dismissed for the day. Remember to start on your essays!" Ms. Lebranon said as the bell rang and students started packing up and filing out the door.
Sighing, Alice slung her bag around her arm and walked out of the classroom. English was 6th period, so people were all heading out of the school, or to the parking lot for buses and pick-ups. She was someone who walked to school. Something she loathed very much... Not because she was forced to walk a half hour, no, that was fine, but because of a certain... detestable brunette... that walked the same path. To the same neighborhood too. She tried to avoid Sarah but usually the girl ended up talking to her for some reason. Usually to flaunt her knowledge(Which she didn't have!) about whatever.
As predicted, as soon as she passed the school's entrance, Sarah walked up beside her. Sadly.
"Hey Alice, you ready for this essay? I personally think it's going to be one of the easiest ones of the entire year, myself! I love assignments like this." Sarah smiled, her eyes shining with happiness at the easy A. She couldn't help but notice how pretty she looked when she was smiling....
Shaking her head, she dispelled that thought quickly. "For you maybe. This assignment sucks, why would an English class have this! It doesn't make sense..." Alice responded.
"Well I think it's just Ms. Lebranon's personal preference that she gives this assignment, not a curriculum thing. I think it's pretty relevant anyways. Just because it's English class doesn't mean it's only literature, it's also cultural stuff too."
"I still don't like it... I suck at this stuff."
"Well, I could help you out with some information if you want. I know a lot about the subject, so I can definitely spare some for you, Alice," Sarah looked down at her feet, feeling a bit unsure of herself suddenly.
"Why? What would you gain by helping me?" Alice stared at her suspiciously. Even though she didn't want her help... she realized she didn't have too many options at this point. Nobody in her friend group(Small as it was) wasted time on things like political discussions or research.
"Why do I have to gain anything to help you?" Sarah asked her quietly.
"Well.. why else would you help someone?"
"To be nice?"
Scoff. "Since when are you nice?" Alice retorted.
"Alice.... Why do you hate me? You're always so cold to me now, when did I do anything mean to you? I've always been nice..." Sarah had a hurt, saddened expression.
"I... Well, you.... just do!" Alice said, unsure of the answer herself. Her and Sarah used to be best friends in her mind; they did everything together. That ended going into Freshman year rather abruptly. She didn't know why or when it happened, just that it did. She sort of felt sad about it as she remembered all the sleepovers they used to have together, and all the long talks on the phone, all the holding each other for comfort after sad news, all the memories....
She shook herself out of that. "I don't know." She simply said.
"I'm sorry Alice... I'm sorry for whatever I did to make you hate me!" Sarah whispered and sniffed.