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July and the killings

March 9, 2021
By rhainhollingsworth BRONZE, Hamilton, Montana
rhainhollingsworth BRONZE, Hamilton, Montana
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I got home and wanted to text a friend and ask her about her day.

“How are you?” I asked

“I am very bad. How are you?” She responded

“Oh no what happened? I am good,” I fretted

“I failed a test in all of my classes!” She replied

Gasp* “That is bad!  I know how you feel. How can I help you?” I added.

“I know a way you can help…”  She informed me

“What is that, helping you study for the next tests?”  I questioned

“No, are you crazy, do you even know me?” She screamed

“I don’t care about the grade, I am grounded now because of my grades, my parents saw them, the bad grades on Infinite campus and the actual papers.” She answered

Oh, ok so what can I do for you instead? I asked

Lots of things, pick three numbers between one and twenty… She implied

“Ok, seven, twelve, and thirteen,” I informed.

“Thanks, because you picked the number seven you have to help me escape this jail like place. Then because you picked the number twelve you must teachernap Mr. Raven. Finally, because you picked thirteen I need you to trap all of the other teachers in a room that they can not escape, then burn down the school with the teachers inside. If you have a little extra time will you please trap my parents in the school as well. Ok, are we cool?” She queried.

“Yes ma'am I understand is there anything else I can do for you,” I offered.

“No, I am good,” she lied

I felt something was off like she was lying to me but everything she had texted me before I didn't dare cross her or I was as good as dead. I sighed

 

*Meanwhile* 

She was placing cameras around her house and made sure her parents didn't find out about them or she would be dead. She thought

Later…

Are you good, I noticed you weren't at school today. I wondered

No! My parents are keeping me home until I get my grades up using online school. She explained.

Oh, that’s bad hope to see you soon. Work hard! I joked

Don’t ever say that again, you are the worst. Remember what I can do! She shrieked

Ok I won't do that again. I promised

Thanks, buddy! She sneered scaristacly

I wanted to text another friend to tell them why I was going to have a death sentence in jail.

Hiiiiiiiii, do you want to know something? I murmured

Sure! She hissed

I need to tell tell you something before you will most likely never see me again.I confessed

Ok so? She jested

I have been talking to July. I disclosed

Your cat July? Don’t you normally call her July July, because she was found and tamed by you on the fourth of July? She sneered

Yes I do call her July July. No I am not talking about my cat I am talking about the July in our grade dumbo! I exclaimed

And…? She taunted

I found out why she is not at school. I maintained

Well, why is she not at school? She pleaded

Her parents grounded her for failing some test and asked me to help her get out of her house and to do some other things. I proclaimed

And what else did she want you to do? She begged

She wanted me to kill her parents and the teachers in our grade… I bawled

Oh my! What did you say? She fretted 

I agreed to do it, only because I did not want to be killed along with our teachers, her parents. I continued

Ok but why tell me? She quired

I told you because you are my best friend and I trust you with everything. Also, if the police find out it was me they will question you and if you know anything about it you will be sent to juvie with me! I hinted

Why me! How did I become your best friend? She cried

Well… I smirked

Omg, I was not asking how we became friends I know how we became friends. She spat

“I know that you know but I like the story and it is funny. Ima tell it. On the first day of 6th grade we had health with each other and I was happy because Alexis was in my class and we were really close friends then. Mr. Burch was giving our class a tour of the school and gym area for the new kids. As we were finishing the tour, you, Kaelynn came up to me and asked me if there were water fountains in this school? I was thinking yes of course what school does not have water fountains! Instead of saying yes dur, I said yes and explained where all of them were. I only did this because I was trying to be a nicer person. I was not a nice person, some people were afraid of me and believe it or not it is amazing when people are afraid of you. Anyway, we talked for the rest of the tour and learned more about each other. Alexis thought you were nice but didn't really want to hang out with you and I had no opinions of my own and agreed with Alexis. I did not hang out with you because of that. I wanted to hang out with you but I could not. You had your friends and I had mine. The next year we both did cross country and started to become friends again after you came back to school. We were talking more and sometimes even hanging out. We talked every day after school because we did not see each other during the normal school day. When the second quarter came around, we had a class together, it was called Birchbark house. It was very fun and we had an awesome teacher whose name was Miss. Roberts. She gave us hot chocolate, snacks, walks in the park, indian flat bread, and let us go outside ten minutes early every day. We got to talk a lot and we did all sorts of fun projects. We sat next to each other for part of the quarter after you moved seats. We talked during class and after school and texted a lot. Then one day we decided that we were best friends!” I stated

You forgot a part. When I told you that I only asked you that stupid question becuase you looked friendly and I wanted to talk to you. Now I realize that  that was a bad choice and I should not have talked to you at all. Even though you have helped me through so many things and all of my life problems. She sassed

I hate you! Thank you for giving me that little bit of credit. I retorted

I hate you too! she teased

Are you sure? I bugged

Yes I promise. She promised

Ok are we cool I questioned over and over again. I reassured 

Yes will you stop asking now you have asked more that 5 million times.

I started to text July again

Hi, July how are you doing? I texted

I am bad and you know this, my parents are going to the school tomorrow and they are having a meeting during the second block, you will take a bathroom break and sneak off to the room and lock the doors, get a match and set the school on fire. Evacuate everyone immediately and let them die, my parents and teachers that is, got it? She pleaded

No! I said I will not go to jail for something you want, it is not worth it. I argued.



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