Continuous School

[Monday, Registration]

The first day at school is always the worst, people constantly chatting about what they got up to over the summer, I don't care what people did over summer, I just want the year to end already.

"Hey, Owen? What did you do over summer?" Ethan asked.

"Well, Ethan. The usual, I went fishing with the fam, scaled a mountain, jumped out a plane, swam in the sea, got eaten by a shark, fought the devil for my body, returned to earth, slept and now I'm here. Just an average day for me."

Ethan stared at me blankly, looking at me as if I thought he was an idiot.

"... Really? That's awesome, dude. What I wouldn't give to live a life like that..."

Wait? He didn't really believe me, did he?

"What about you what did you do?"

"I Slept, studied, played games. The usual." Ethan's day sounds tame compared to my lie.

"HELLO EVERYONE!!!!"

As if by magic, I don't even finish talking and an OET (Overly Energetic Twat) comes out of nowhere. What a world we live in, eh? If I say his name too many times will he come and kill me?

"Sorry I'm late, overslept, don't worry! It won't happen again!"

'Don't worry! It will happen again!' Is what he meant to say.

…

The three of us together shared a strong bond, A bond made of glue, but not the cheap stick stuff that schools have. We are bound by the strongest glue.

It may sound like I don't like these people but I care about them a lot.

"Hey, Owen? What did you do over summer?"

"Well Sean, you know me, just got up to the usual. Woke up every day to find myself lost inside the Amazon Rainforest, only to have to navigate my way to the arctic where I meet a penguin that challenges me to a duel if I win I get to return to earth and he would return my body to me. Lucky for me the penguin had a strange gambling addiction so whilst he went to the penguin casino I stole back my body. So the usual for me."

"... Wait… that doesn't sound right?"

Sean was clearly suspicious of my obviously truthful summer. I can hear the gears turning inside his head as he tries to break apart my lie. If he uses his brain any more sparks will fly out and set this building on fire.

"That isn't true, why would there be a casino in the artic?"

"Well, I don't know, Sean. Maybe some rich business penguin wanted to open up a nice little casino to earn a living?" I said in a snarky tone.

"I see... It seems possible." Sean stopped and thought carefully about what I said. I was worried the gears in his head would break. Maybe it's best to stop him before his head catches fire.