Introduction
Boise Public High School (Boise, Idaho); October 23rd; 9:41PM
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Boise Public High School (Boise, Idaho); October 23rd; 9:41PM
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Footsteps sounded throughout the empty building. The lightless corridors were hard to navigate through, but what led him was a small light that peeked from behind a slightly open door. Slowly but surely, he made his way across the hall, careful not to make noise, and fully opened the door. Fluorescent light filled his eyes, blinding him for a second. Pushing the door behind him closed, he spoke.
"Dudes, y'gotta leave the door closed. I could see ya'll from down the hallway."
He made his way around the boxes and papers and folders that littered the floor surface. 'Permanent Records' they were labeled. Each and every achievement and mistake that a student has made throughout their educational life has been recorded. A single sheet of paper can change your life, your future.
But you know how the old saying goes, You make your own future.
"Hey, Jick, did you get the PIN?" A tall, well-built teen sporting a tight blue shirt and a hockey varsity jacket asked, as he twirled around on the office chair. A screen in front of him read, 'Please Enter PIN'. Once Jick managed to double-step a pile of folders, he responded.
"Yeah. Easier than I thought, eh." He handed the awaiting teen a piece of paper. He read it aloud.
"'Johnny Depp'? That's the pin? Are you kidding me?"
A head poked out from behind a stack of files and chimed in, "Oooh, hey Elliot! I guess that explains why I found at least 15 pictures of Johnny under the secretary's desk." he dived back into the sea of paper.
Elliot, who stopped spinning on the chair, handed the paper over to Jick and whispered, "Here. You do it. I have to go help Matt with the records." Jick nodded, and sat down on the chair, entered the code, and successfully hacked the school's grading system. He believes that this is just another way of taking life by your own hands and steering it into the direction you want to go.
"Hmm...do I want straight A's? Or maybe some B's and some A's?" he pondered, as he typed along, looking for his own grade sheet.
Elliot walked over to Matt, who was elbow-deep in a box of paper. "What else have you found besides Johnny Depp?" he asked, kicking a small box next to his Nike-clad feet.
Matt looked at him, blinked, and went back to his box, pulling out some folders. "Windi's, Marie's, Robin's, Andy's, and some others. Wanna check them out?" He handed the folders to Elliot, who browsed through them and read them aloud.
"Windi Caleb...5'7"...brunette? Her original hair color was brown?" he looked over to Matt, who shrugged, and back to the permanent record before him. "Looks like she got caught having sex in the Janitor's Room...with the janitor?! What the f**k? Gross out!" he threw the folder to his side, and opened another one. "Marie Antoinette...named after a queen, yada yada...blah, she's just Windi's slave/biggest fan." he tossed the folder behind him, nearly hitting Jick on the head.
Sighing, Elliot opened another folder. "Joseph Andy Desmond...5'10"...Honor Roll student, captain of the hockey team, soccer team, track team...multiple injuries resulting from constant strenuous activity. Parents are divorced and he lives with his mom...yeah yeah, we know that! We're his best friends, for crying out loud!"
Jick rose a brow. "The paper's not gonna answer ya, El."
"Shut up, Jick." he cleared his throat and handed the folder back to Matt. He opened another one. "Robin Derekson. Honor Roll student since the 3rd grade...chess champion 2003-2004, Science Fair winner for five years in a row...blah blah blah. Dude, this kid here just reached a new level of dork! Why does Andy even hang out with him?"
"Because Andy's part of the chess club." Matt added helpfully. Elliot nodded, his mouth forming an 'O'. "...You didn't know that?"
"Nah. He never told me. But who cares? He's just probably pretending to be nice to that Robin kid." he tossed the folder aside, opened the last one in his hands. He read the name and squinted his eyes. I've never heard of her before... He whistled as he glanced at the photo. Beckoning Matt to come, he pointed the picture out. "Who's the hottie?"
"Her name's Sandra. No one really knows her though, she's with the silent group. But isn't she hot? Too bad she has a boyfriend." he responded.
"Boyfriend shmoyfriend! She'd leave him on the spot for us or Andy!" Jick chimed in, jumping from the office chair. He gestured at Matt, signalling that it's his turn to alter his grades. Matt was quite smart, so it was a complete surprise to him, as well as the whole hockey team, that he received a suspension warning if he didn't pull his marks up. But this is probably from his short but outrageous affair with Windi, the school hoochie (as he puts it). He assumed it distracted him from school work. He made his way to the chair and browsed for his name.
"She has a boyfriend?" Elliot narrowed his eyes. "Who?"
"Think his name's Jake." Jick said before licking his lips. "They have ano'er friend, the one that matched 'em up. She doesn't look too bad, but she's a potty mouth, eh. Forgot her name, though..." he rubbed his chin in thought. "Oh, right. Baylie."
"Dudes, y'gotta leave the door closed. I could see ya'll from down the hallway."
He made his way around the boxes and papers and folders that littered the floor surface. 'Permanent Records' they were labeled. Each and every achievement and mistake that a student has made throughout their educational life has been recorded. A single sheet of paper can change your life, your future.
But you know how the old saying goes, You make your own future.
"Hey, Jick, did you get the PIN?" A tall, well-built teen sporting a tight blue shirt and a hockey varsity jacket asked, as he twirled around on the office chair. A screen in front of him read, 'Please Enter PIN'. Once Jick managed to double-step a pile of folders, he responded.
"Yeah. Easier than I thought, eh." He handed the awaiting teen a piece of paper. He read it aloud.
"'Johnny Depp'? That's the pin? Are you kidding me?"
A head poked out from behind a stack of files and chimed in, "Oooh, hey Elliot! I guess that explains why I found at least 15 pictures of Johnny under the secretary's desk." he dived back into the sea of paper.
Elliot, who stopped spinning on the chair, handed the paper over to Jick and whispered, "Here. You do it. I have to go help Matt with the records." Jick nodded, and sat down on the chair, entered the code, and successfully hacked the school's grading system. He believes that this is just another way of taking life by your own hands and steering it into the direction you want to go.
"Hmm...do I want straight A's? Or maybe some B's and some A's?" he pondered, as he typed along, looking for his own grade sheet.
Elliot walked over to Matt, who was elbow-deep in a box of paper. "What else have you found besides Johnny Depp?" he asked, kicking a small box next to his Nike-clad feet.
Matt looked at him, blinked, and went back to his box, pulling out some folders. "Windi's, Marie's, Robin's, Andy's, and some others. Wanna check them out?" He handed the folders to Elliot, who browsed through them and read them aloud.
"Windi Caleb...5'7"...brunette? Her original hair color was brown?" he looked over to Matt, who shrugged, and back to the permanent record before him. "Looks like she got caught having sex in the Janitor's Room...with the janitor?! What the f**k? Gross out!" he threw the folder to his side, and opened another one. "Marie Antoinette...named after a queen, yada yada...blah, she's just Windi's slave/biggest fan." he tossed the folder behind him, nearly hitting Jick on the head.
Sighing, Elliot opened another folder. "Joseph Andy Desmond...5'10"...Honor Roll student, captain of the hockey team, soccer team, track team...multiple injuries resulting from constant strenuous activity. Parents are divorced and he lives with his mom...yeah yeah, we know that! We're his best friends, for crying out loud!"
Jick rose a brow. "The paper's not gonna answer ya, El."
"Shut up, Jick." he cleared his throat and handed the folder back to Matt. He opened another one. "Robin Derekson. Honor Roll student since the 3rd grade...chess champion 2003-2004, Science Fair winner for five years in a row...blah blah blah. Dude, this kid here just reached a new level of dork! Why does Andy even hang out with him?"
"Because Andy's part of the chess club." Matt added helpfully. Elliot nodded, his mouth forming an 'O'. "...You didn't know that?"
"Nah. He never told me. But who cares? He's just probably pretending to be nice to that Robin kid." he tossed the folder aside, opened the last one in his hands. He read the name and squinted his eyes. I've never heard of her before... He whistled as he glanced at the photo. Beckoning Matt to come, he pointed the picture out. "Who's the hottie?"
"Her name's Sandra. No one really knows her though, she's with the silent group. But isn't she hot? Too bad she has a boyfriend." he responded.
"Boyfriend shmoyfriend! She'd leave him on the spot for us or Andy!" Jick chimed in, jumping from the office chair. He gestured at Matt, signalling that it's his turn to alter his grades. Matt was quite smart, so it was a complete surprise to him, as well as the whole hockey team, that he received a suspension warning if he didn't pull his marks up. But this is probably from his short but outrageous affair with Windi, the school hoochie (as he puts it). He assumed it distracted him from school work. He made his way to the chair and browsed for his name.
"She has a boyfriend?" Elliot narrowed his eyes. "Who?"
"Think his name's Jake." Jick said before licking his lips. "They have ano'er friend, the one that matched 'em up. She doesn't look too bad, but she's a potty mouth, eh. Forgot her name, though..." he rubbed his chin in thought. "Oh, right. Baylie."
Results! (We'll clear things up)
If it's not clear to you, Baylie is the main character. And since the story focuses on her, you'll learn her personality eventually, so we didn't see the need to post up information about her unlike what we did with the other characters.
Baylie is best friends with Sandra and Jake. Windi is the typical prep in school, and she has a follower named Marie. Among the hot/popular people is Andy, who is best friends with Matt, Jick and Elliot, who are hockey jocks. And finally, Robin is a nerd (but if he just dressed differently, he would have been hot). Are we clear? Alrighty.
Thanks for reading and please rate of message us with any typo we might have overlooked, or anything. Remember, this is only the introduction. It'll get better, we promise. ;P For a list of the people whom we got the names from, we will post a journal entry...soon enough. Thanks! ---Ria & Monica
