I woke up today, and my room was really dark. It was raining out, not nice, refreshing rain. Just dark, boring rain. The kind that makes you not want to go to school. But I came to school anyway. Just because I have nothing else to do at home. Besides homework, and I’d rather be at school anyway.

So I came to school, and now I am sitting in a lounge waiting for my next class. The lounge has glass windows and it overlooks the Raritan River. I always try to get a spot nearest the windows so when I get angry with my homework or I’m bored, I just look out at the river. It’s not pretty or anything. It’s just calming.

I was eating my lunch before and I looked out the window, and it seemed like a thousand white birds came out of nowhere. Against the grey rain, they looked nice. They were probably smelly, mean seagles from the Jersey Shore, but it didn’t matter. They made me smile, and it made me coming to school not as bad. A lot of them are in the river now. Splashing around and flying against the water.

I wish I could splash around and fly against the water. But I have to go to school.