The Bagel

Sareè tapped at the wall with her ear pressed against it.
"No talking or movement!" she declared proudly.
Aster facepalmed.
"Thats because there's NO ONE in there!!!!"

The two stood in the school gym, facing a wall with a huge vent that had a metal fence-like covering. It was about the length and width of a person. The covering was like a chain-link fence with holes to peek through.

"Well how do you explain the bagel?" Sareè demanded. Aster's jaw dropped. Was her friend this stupid???
Sareè crouched and stared into the vent where a bagel lay on the other side. She tapped the vent and turned her head to Aster.
"Do you see it?" she asked her. Aster facepalmed.
"Sareè, it's literally a bagel in a vent. Some kid must have put it in there!"
Sareè shook her head and pointed to the steel bolts.
"there's no way! You can't fit a bagel through these holes and there's NO way they took the grate off!"
she stood up and gave Aster a serious look.
"There must be a homeless guy in there!"
"Sareè. Theres no homeless guy."

Sareè gave Aster a doubting look. Behind them, a game of basketball was going on. The kids shouted as their sneakers squeaked. There was a swish of the net and the cheers of a team. Sareè sighed and shrugged her shoulders, looking exasperated. Her dirty blonde hair hung to her shoulders and her royal blue eyes seemed lost in thought. Then she straightened with an 'Aha!' look and snapped her fingers.
"I got it!! Let's go in there!" she exclaimed.
Aster stared her down.
"No way! Do you know how much trouble we'll be in???"
Sareè smirked. "Its just to find a homeless man!!!"
"THERE IS NO HOMELESS MAN!", Aster exclaimed with exhaustion.

The teacher looked up at the two and gave them a dissaproving look.
"this is gym class, not socializing class" she said sternly. Sareè sighed and returned back to where they were passing frisbees across the court. She kept looking back at the bagel in the vent as she walked straight through the basketball game. There were mutters and groans of protest as the person with the ball ran into Sareè. He gave her a dirty look but went back to the game. Aster had gone around the court and was finally caught up to Sareè.

"Honestly, Sareè! There's no homeless man! How would he get in there?" Aster assured. Sareè still wasn't convinced. She looked around for the teacher and saw her back was turned. She grabbed Aster's arm and pulled her into the locker rooms.
"Hey!" Aster hissed in recoilation, "What the Hell are you doing!?!?!?!"
Sareè ignored her and climbed up on a locker. Aster just stood there, quietly watching Sareè climb the lockers until she reached the end of the line to the wall. A smaller, easier to get into vent.
Aster leaned against the door.
"There is no way I'm going in there" she stated, arms folded.
Sareè was already prying at the cover with her hand, frowning in frustration when she failed. She looked down at Aster and sweetly said,
"Asterrrrrr my favorite friend, will you go get something to pry this with?"
Aster stared at her blankly and rolled her eyes. She looked around the locker room to see what Sareè could possibly use. She walked by all the curtained showers and checked every stall. Nothing. She opened lockers and even tried to pick the storage closet lock. Finally, she returned to Sareè who was still at trying to open the vent. Aster chuckled and called up,
"Hey! How's it going?"
Sareè smiled at her and gestured a peace sign.
"Its going great!", she winked.

The bell suddenly rang and girls poured into the locker room, faces red and sweaty. Some girls gave Sareè a weird look, others didn't even look fazed. No one seemed bothered by a teen on top of the lockers trying to get in a vent. Sareè sighed and leapt down.
"it's no use. We need something to pry it..."
Aster shrugged and the two exited the locker rooms.

"Well hello girls, nice of you to show your faces"
Sareè jumped and let out a 'yelp'
The teacher stood with arms crossed and a tapping impatient foot. Sareè attempted to dart past her but the teacher grabbed her hoodie.
"None of that behavior, Ms. Marcel. Come with me you two"

Aster glared at Sareè from her seat in the office. The two waited for the principle to call them in.
"I still think it's a homeless man", Sareè pondered. Aster punched Sareè in the arm.
"Why do I bother hang out with you?", she groaned in exasperation.
Sareè put her hand on Aster's and winked.
"Admit it's a homeless man who left the bagel"
Aster scoffed, "Never will I admit that!"
The office secretary shushed them and went back to typing on her computer. It was eerily silent as printers made humming noises and the other troublemaker kids fiddled with their fingers. Sareè looked over and caught Aster staring at her.
"What?" she questioned. Aster glanced away.
"Sigh. Sareè, I..."
BAM-
Aster whipped her head up startled. The principle had swung his door open and was staring feircely at the two.

"It was a homeless man" Sareè whispered into Aster's ear as they walked in.
"It was just a friggin' bagel!" Aster hissed back.
"Homeless man"
"Oh my God! You are impossible!"

Sareè chuckled. "Homeless man"
Aster glared and stomped on her foot.

Author's Note

... Oak Hill High School

Reviews

[dw817]

Strangely this Sareè reminds me greatly of myself ... when I'm not on my meds. Tiny little things would cause me to explode and have a meltdown. Now that I'm on meds I'm calmer and the voices in my head turn into raindrops, but it does cost a price.

Being on the meds affects my concentration. My programming skills are down to half or further. What I used to be able to code in Blitz in a single day takes weeks, sometimes a full month to complete.

Adding chapters to my ongoing "Future Barrier" 3rd book now takes hours instead of a quick 30-minutes. Ah well, it is the New Year. What is my resolution ? To finally finish this fool Tilemaster project. :)

[MidnightKingdom]

Ah yes, this Sareè person is actually based on someone I know, with BPD. So yeah, Sareè is a bit crazy and adventurous. Thank you for the review! I know the feeling of how medication affects us. I have bipolar and the mania kind so voices and hallucinations are a major problem. Coding sounds fun. I used to code in 9th grade all the time, but then now, (I'm in 10th grade) homework gets thrown at you and I kinda can't: and I also don't have a computer. Only this iPod haha... Parents punished me...

[dw817]

Computers today I think cost about $100 if you want a Windows 7. Windows 8 is what I have.
read moreComputers today I think cost about $100 if you want a Windows 7. Windows 8 is what I have.

https://www.discountelectronics.com/used-dell-computer-windows-7-professional/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAsdHhBRCwARIsAAhRhskolQrkF3YYCM4ag4d3s_L66XaqdRgRhHDP7Q17u2U4hC_W1qcNhV4aAqOXEALw_wcB

Can certainly send you a copy of BlitzMAX to program in if you are interested and have a computer to run it in. Today it's considered an obsolete game programming language, but I like it well enough for my projects.

[MidnightKingdom]

Thank you! I'll look into that :D you're so kind. I'm more of a retro gamer hahaha. You know, gameboy. Idk; I just always enjoyed that stuff. I'm trying to find a Metroid fusion game haha. I'm a major geek... XD

[dw817]

I have merged my GB and GBC roms together. I have a collection of 2427 with some repeats. (I need to weed through it sometime).

If you're referring to the original B&W Gameboy may I recommend the following ?

+ Sword Of Hope (Panel RPG)
+ (anything Final Fantasy)
+ Pokemon Blue

+ Great Greed (remarkable RPG)
+ Cattrap (excellent puzzle with rewind ability)

[MidnightKingdom]

Ah wow you're an even bigger geek than me! Hahaha, how old are you? That's impressive! Ah unfortunaetely where I'm from there isn't many game stores so I have not many options. Too young to go anywhere too... :((((( I've got Pokemon pikachu edition (yellow) crystal, blue, gold, sapphire, pearl, leaf green, white, emerald. I also collect Magic cards, Pokemon cards and Yu-Gi-Oh! :P I got mostly secret rare yu-gi-oh cards including my dark paladin.

[dw817]

I can certainly send you a civil Gameboy emulator for Windows. Then you don't need ever buy any Gameboy games again.

I know there is an emulator for tablets too. Have one for my Android. What tablet do you have ?

As for my age, I'm old enough to have a beard and mustache - and crazily enough, my G/F likes it that way and doesn't want me to trim.

[MidnightKingdom]

Ah I only have my iPod, I'm being punished by my parents so no electronics for me besides this (and my gameboy) but idk, I like the feeling of a gameboy in my hand and it makes me feel better I guess... Idk. It's therapeutic.
Ah nice! Girls like that sometimes. Me? I'm more of a pretty boy type for some strange reason. Lmao.

[MidnightKingdom]

*pretty boy type dater. Haha. Just to clarify; I'm not the pretty boy XD

[dw817]

I've always had a bit of Anageria myself. It explains a lot. Briefly it means that I have always appeared younger than I really am, but that I would be born with larger organs in the head that can press outward and cause pain and hallucinations.

This really wasn't too much of a problem until I was 12-years old and told Dad I could see people other people couldn't. Really see them, and talk to them.

Trying to find a date growing up many women rejected me because although they were my age group, my face told them I was a full 6-7 years younger than I actually was.

They always suspected me of being some part of a trap to catch mature women dating younger boys.

Only Rose took me in when I was 17 and today is still my G/F.

As for the Gameboy, I had a real Gameboy years ago. I left it in the care of Rose at a pizza restaurant when she got up to get another slice and the table was empty - someone stole it right off the table.

Heck today, Wednesday, Kay from Home & Health said the movie I got her, "Creed" was taken out of her pocket from a coat check when she went into a bar. I can get her another it's just frustrating the amount of theft going on.

My credit card (and a hundred others from the same company) were hacked recently. I didn't lose any money fortunately, but now I'm waiting on the replacement card to arrive.

Thieves everywhere ... :(

[MidnightKingdom]

Ah I have that problem. People think Im a seventh grader... Two different people (when I asked how old they thought I was) replied seventh grader... When I was older than them!!!! It's because I'm not like other girls and don't wear makeup or anything... Sigh. Lmao.
And theft is awful!!! There was this time I finalllly got this book (I had saved m money up for) and had brought it to school and someone swiped it off my desk!!! Grr! And another time where my wallet was stolen too at a store. Sigh, I become very protective of my stuff now.

[dw817]

Bullying is very bad too cause the bullies think you are a class or two younger than you are and fair game for extreme hazing.

As for bringing valuables to school - never. I never had or were I back in school, would. Thieves are the worst at school. Get yourself a key-lock for your locker, not anything that can be turned to a number and opened.

[MidnightKingdom]

Ah I don't have a locker at my school. You have to sign up for one. And I just keep everything with me in my bag at all times. I never leave my bag.

[dw817]

School is that way now ? Wow ... I continue to have nightmares of Elementary and Middle School. Mostly about losing my stuff to theft.

Doctor says I have unresolved issues. He could be right.

[MidnightKingdom]

Ah yeah, for overcrowded schools. That way not everyone gets a locker.
Don't worry, I'm the same way ;)