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Creative Writing: The Handmaid's Tale

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"HONESTLY THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND. INSTEAD OF SAYING SHIT BEHIND OUR BACKS, SAY IT TO MY FACE. THESE TABLES ARENT MADE OF GOLD SO STOP STARING!" Lydia growled. She diverted the attention to herself and created commotion across the entire cafeteria. Some were laughing at her boldness others were sending icy glares. Amongst the giggling mass was our table. "Oh, my freaking gosh Lydia. Sit." Aaron groaned rubbing his temples. She sat down, "Hey we were all thinking it." "Why are you so bad ass, people will probably start being scared of you. This is how rumors are gonna start." Seleste scolded. "Sorry, old habits." She muttered, sticking a fry in her mouth. I had my head rested on Connor's shoulder as he played with my brown hair. Sy and Eli were telling us about this superhero show they worship. Everyone else either listened or were in their own worlds. No matter how much they tried to hide it, they all looked at me differently. I couldn't …show more content…

I got up and dumped my tray before trudging behind everyone else. Connor locked arms with me and sent me a weak smile. I sent one back as we made our way to history. ♊♊♊♊♊ (+) My hands started clamming up as I walked into the familiar classroom. I sat at a desk in the second row in the front of the class room. When Candace entered I gave her an I'm-going-to-do-it look. She nodded and took a seat not too far from me. Chatter started in the class since Orion hadn't arrived yet. I tapped my almond shaped acrylic nails on the table repeatedly as I shook my foot a million miles per second. Finally, Orion strolled in the class, silencing everyone as Orianna was on his heels. He wasn't as extremely pissed as I expected him to be. He stood in front of his desk and pulled out a roll call sheet. After five minutes of absolute silence, he spoke. "Good afternoon, we have an easy day today. It's all about form and counter

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