To Be or Not to Be

heard so many whispers. I listened in on a conversation mysteriously and heard

"Why is James here, isn't there some science fair coming up"

This really upset me, and I needed to prove to my fellow classmates that I was a changed man. I walked into a room, and tried to steer up some conversation. No one was very interested in talking to me, why would they be I am just some science nerd. I saw a water bottle on the table and people were inhaling smoke from it.

"Are you inhaling illegal substances" I said.

"How about you leave, and go back home" they yelled.

No chance is that happening, I need to be bolder in my life, I need to try new things. You only get to live once, and I want every minute to count.

"No, I am staying right here, let me try".

People cheered me, it felt so good, and I felt as If I won the lottery. I was getting ready to smoke some 'dope" as everyone was saying. I took a deep breath and inhaled. I felt like I was in a different zone, a different world. Was I hallucinating, or was this real life. I couldn't feel my arms or my legs; it felt like I was floating on an airplane. This was the best night of my life, people were noticing me, I felt like I was on the top of the world.

"Later James, sick hanging out with you buddy" Michael said, I fellow I met during the party.

I walked home at about 1:30AM and I needed to get my story straight. I smelt like drugs, and my eyes were very red. I decided to go into a 24 hour convenient store to pick up a couple items. I was scrolling through the isles, and found my two items, Visine, Calone and Peppermint.

"That will come to $7.97. Please the cashier said.

I went deep into my pocket, and gave him a ten dollar bill. I did not even bother getting my change, I was just in such a great mood nothing was bothering me. I applied the Visen into my eyes which cleared my eyes. I put a couple sprays of cologne on me, and chewed my gum. I was back to normal, and damn that feeling felt great. I inserted my key into my doors lock, and open the door. My parents were fast asleep, which definitely made things easier. I went into my parent's room, but only noticed my mother there. This has been a reoccurring issue, as whenever I go out, he is always out. I am definitely curious on where my father's where abouts are, and why he is so late. As a science teacher at a local university, you can only assume that you need to wake up early the next morning but in this case my dad comes home late. Thinking about this hard, I layed in my head wondering about numerous possibilities