Alright. Today started out good. I'll start from when I got on the bus.

My friend, lets just call her Hicky.

Well, Hicky and I go to a vocational high school. It's a great place and I'm so very thankful to go there. Our school was holding a banquet and we were expected to dress up a bit. Hicky and I both wore dresses. Hicky and I got on the bus to go to school and our "friend" Elle sat in front of us and didn't speak a word to us. It's probably because she's pissed because yesterday Hicky and I sat in me and Elle's "assigned seat". It's only assigned because of bus substitutes. But Elle and I usually sit there. She ignores me every single day. In the mornings, she puts in her ear buds and ignores me. In the afternoon, she talks to my other friends Pain and Kale. They're really good friends. Anyways, Elle didn't speak to us. But the bus driver had the radio on and the song, Shut Up and Dance by WALK THE MOON came on and we started to wiggle/dance/fuck around in our seat. The day started out good.

Then, third bell rang and it started to turn to shit. The school's gym teacher forgot the keys to any of the equipment and we had to walk the perimeter of the outside of the school. Mind you, it is about 78 degrees out and we're all in dresses and nice clothes, sweating because of the shitty humidity.

Soon enough the banquet came around and my mom showed up to watch us all get awards for our achievements in school. As the two hours of watching literally everyone else get awards, they end the ceremony and I'm left with nothing. What a great fucking feeling to know that you are the single person that didn't get an award. My mom and I left and I had to help her work the rest of the day. She's a retail merchandiser. What this means is that she is assigned certain stores and she has to add products or re arrange them or do "resets" like she had to do today. This is where you take EVERYTHING of the god damned shelves and place them in a different spot. But, they have to be placed in a certain way and a certain pattern or she has to redo the job and will get a deduction of pay. This took us about 5 hours to complete.

After that, my mom said I could get my nose re-re-re-re pierced. Everytime I try to get my nose pierced, the stud falls out. I had previously bought some hoops that could fit my nose and we were making our way to the piercing shop. I go and turn on my left turn signal and I'm about to turn into the parking lot when I look over and see no cars, the OPEN sign isn't lit and all the lights are off. FUCKING GREAT, I think. Disappointed, I drive home and locate their business card. They were supposed to be open from noon to 9. It was 6:30 when I drove by and saw that they had closed.

When we got home, I was hungry and sad. I asked my mom what we were having for dinner. She said, " You already know." I did already know but I just wanted to remind her that I was hungry. I asked when she was going to make dinner and she yells at me and says, "Would you give me a break? I just got home and I'm not a slave." I wanted to cry. I walked away and she went outside and started to grill the bratwurst that she had planned to cook. Me, my mom and her boyfriend ate dinner and it is now 9:49 and I haven't seen them since about 7.

I'm tired and stressed and not motivated to do anything.

What a great day.

I'll write tomorrow.

-DeLaney