Alex's POV

I put him in my backpack. I mean, it won't be like the movies where kids bring their dogs. They bark and stuff. Turtles sleep and eat lettuce. I made him comfortable, put in a water bottle with the lid screwed off a bit so he could suck the water out, and gave his a big ball of lettuce. He will be in heaven. I zipped my bag, and left a small hole for air. 

~Lunch Time~

I walked over to our normal lunch table and sat down. Everyone stared at my wide grin. "What are you so happy about, Alex?" John asked, confused. I put my backpack on the table and unzipped it. A turtle head poked up, a lettuce leaf in it's mouth. John gasped and grabbed his turtle, hugging it tightly. "Why was he in there? Alex what the hell! Did you get caught?" He spluttered. 

"Uh, no I didn't get caught. Obviously. And because he looked so sad when I left." I explained. Everyone was beginning to laugh. John turned to his turtle. "Mister Lettuce, you might have had a fun adventure, but you're going home." John said, putting Mister under his shirt and running. Everyone was dying of laughter. "Oh my god! A-Alex you.. You.. You took a t-t-turtle to your classesss!" Peggy gasped, laughing between words. I just glared at her and ate my lunch quietly.

~A month later, almost Halloween~

John was sitting on the couch with M.L. I was on my laptop tapping away at the keys. "Hey Alex? What will your Halloween costume be?" John asked. I turned to him confused. "John are you okay? What the hell is Halloween?" I laughed, brushing it off. "Oh my god. You didn't celebrate Halloween? No way. Okay this is how it goes. You dress up in a costume and go door to door and get candy. It's awesome! When you grow up, you usually only have Halloween parties." 

An hour later, I was still sitting with John as he rambled on about Halloween and spooky stories. "And then he was like, Fa- Alex are you listening?" He asked "Mhm." I said, fiddling with my hair. "You sure?" He asked. "Mhm." I replied mindlessly. "Mister Lettuce just shit on the couch and flew to Mars." 

"Mhm."

A/N Sorry this is short. We had a party today to celebrate my mothers engagement. A bunch of people came to our house and I didn't have time to update. Tomorrow will be more chill. Or tonight when I stay up until 3am reading Hamilton fanfics and watching 'rip vine' compilations. Another thing, feel free to tell me what mistakes I have made, any moments when my writing is too dry, or to just give me a rating. Thanks for reading! I need to go entertain some three year old's who got spaghetti stuck to their greasy faces. My whole family is weird. Goodbye.