J.A.M. - 9. Chapter 9

J.A.M.

By: Wesley Lewis

Entry 27

Wow high school is weird. Twice as many classes and teachers than I had in middle school. Plus, homeroom was boring. Me and Phillip have all the same classes with Benji too. People have been jokingly called us the PB&J trio. Most of the teachers were alright. I met some more people today that I never knew. Sam Martin invited us to sit with them. She is so cool, everyone seems to think she’s a lesbian but it doesn’t matter to us. The rest of the kids at the table were cool too. I think Sid is the only straight guy at the table. Kurt and Will were boyfriends and nobody messed with them because they took martial arts lessons. Wesley usually sat with them but today he was sitting with Seamus. It’s kind of cute watching those two. They’re so into each other and oblivious it’s amusing. I think my favorite class of the day was biology with Mr. Stephens. The only teacher I didn’t like was Ms. Jones. She was a little bitchy. She just stood there sneering at Phillip, I really wanted to get up and slap the hell of her. She just got on my nerves. Not to mention she gave us homework the very first day. What kind of evil heartless person does that? After school me, Phillip and Benji worked on the math tyrant’s homework. The dads invited Phillip and Benji to stay for dinner but hey had to get home. Monday night was Meatloaf night. Dad made it with Grandma’s recipe. It was so moist and delicious. After dinner we did our daily catch-up, they found it amusing about Ms. Jones. Well, bedtime for me.

Entry 28

I cannot believe what happened. Wesley’s best friend Chloe told us that his mom had beaten him last night. Apparently, she found out he was gay and then abused him. He’s in the hospital right now, Chloe said that the last she heard was he was in surgery to repair some broken bones. I hope he’ll be alright. He is a great guy. Seamus looked devastated today. I talked to him and he broke down sobbing telling me it was his fault. It took twenty minutes to calm him down. I took him into the office and they called his parents so he went home. The rest of the day was just boring. Everyone was worried about Wesley. Everyone except for Ms. Jones. She seemed to enjoy everyone’s misery. Lunch wasn’t much different, more depression and melancholy. Wow, didn’t even know I knew that word. Amazing what happens when one has a dad who was a teacher. Once again, the only teacher that gave us homework was old lady Jones. I can’t stand that old hag. Pop said she used to be a pretty decent teacher. Until her ex-husband left her for a younger guy. I admit that I busted out laughing after hearing that. Of course, I was sworn to secrecy. And I have, except for Phillip and Benji. Pop made some awesome tacos tonight. Hopefully, they won’t have the same effect on me as fast food tacos do.

Entry 29

I have no idea how school went today, because I was stuck in the bathroom half of the day. Apparently, my stomach couldn’t handle Pop’s tacos. Thankfully, Phillip brought me the homework home. There was a lot more homework than previously this week. After me and Phillip got done with homework, we went outside and rode our bikes down to Benji’s, where we played some basketball until dinnertime. After getting back home it was decided that we would go to the local diner called DQ’s to eat. We all had a double cheeseburger with fries. The rest of the night was uneventful.

Entry 30

Today we got news about Wesley, he slipped into a coma last night due to swelling in the brain. Seamus wasn’t in school today and nobody wanted to do anything. Most of the teachers kept the work light, except for guess who but Jones. I swear she is the most hated teacher in the school. None of the other teachers even sit with her at lunch. I so wanted to call her out on her behavior and tell her to get over it that her husband would rather have a hot young guy than her frigid ass. Speaking of lunch, me and Phillip had our first argument. It wasn’t a huge one though, we were arguing over who would win in a fight Superman or Batman. I went with Batman because, well, he’s Batman for God sake! Phillip argued that Superman could laser a whole in Batman’s head before he could use kryptonite. We agreed to disagree about that. Gym class was real fun though. It was dodge ball day. The PB&J crew cleaned up as we were the only ones still standing. It was fun running around avoiding the balls. Every time I'd nail someone I imagined it was the old hag's face I had hit. After I told Phillip and Benji that, they began to score more hits too. After that we had to shower and I got to see Phillip naked for the first time. My boyfriend had it going on!!!!!! Benji wasn’t too bad himself. I got some appreciative glances myself. Old lady Jones gave us a reprieve on the homework. I guess miracles do exist. After getting home and finishing the homework, me and the dads went over to Phillip’s house and had dinner with his folks. Apparently, they were planning on adopting a set of twins named Peter and Penny. They are nine years old, which is the same age as Seamus’ little sisters. Phillip was so excited to learn about getting two new sisters. I wanted to ask the dads if I would ever get a sibling, but I thought I just want them to myself just a little bit longer. I know that’s pretty selfish, but who cares right now.