Middletown High School

LaRosa Lane

Middletown, Connecticut

Carlton: *in the lunch line* I'm leaving for Georgia this Friday.

Beatrice: For your aunt's funeral? *gets her lunch tray*

Carlton: Yes. *gets his lunch tray* Steak and cheese grinders, green beans, and chocolate pudding. *sits down in the cafeteria and eats*

Lois: How are you holding up, Carlton? *sits down with her lunch tray*

Carlton: It still hurts, but I'm getting by. *takes a bite of his grinder*

Clyde: *eating the pudding first*

Olivia: Aren't you gonna eat your grinder, Clyde? *eating her grinder*

Clyde: After the pudding.

Olivia: If you say so. *shrugs, and resumes eating*

Girl: *white shirt, green shorts, white socks, and white Reebok sneakers, getting her tray, and sits down with a few boys*

A/N This story was written on Tuesday, September 12th, 2023.

A/N Carlton will be leaving for GA on Friday to attend his aunt's funeral. He's hanging in there though. Don't be a silent reader. Please leave feedback. Thanks.