No Hope with Dope
Education.
“So what is it Crist?” Nick said. “POT. Take it.”
Joey looked at the joint in his hand. “No, I don’t think so,”he said giving the joint back to Nick. “Just say
no, eh Crist?” he said as Joey walked away. All the other guys laughed out loud. Whatever, he whispered
to himself.
“What happened, Joey?” Josh asked at lunch.
“Nothing,” he replied.
“Come on,” Josh said.
“I told you nothing right? So stop hounding me.”
“They forced you to smoke pot again right?”
“Yeah.”
“Why do you hang around with those guys? Just leave them.”
“All my life I’ve been such a reject. They’re the most popular guys in school.”
“No.” Josh said. “They’re the stupidest guys in school. You don’t consider me your friend because I don’t
smoke pot. So I’m a dork too, right?”
Joey didn’t say anything. “Look,” he said. “i don’t know what to say right now.”
“Did you forget your 5.25 grade point average already? Don’t you care about that? Drugs are more important to you now? What’s happened to you man?”
“People change, Josh,” Joey said.
“Don’t act like a moron Joey. This is not you and we both know it.
“What do you want me to do?”
“Change yourself.”
“How?”
“Leave em.”
“I think its kind of late to do that.”
“Why? What’s stopping you?”
“Look I don’t know. Again I don’t know what to do. I’m totally confused.”
“You’re disgusting, man.” Josh said. “I didn’t expect this from you.” Then he left.
Joey went to his physics class. Ms. Sawyer said “What is another name for a subatomic particle. Joey?”
“What?” Joey said. “Oh I’m sorry. I didn’t hear the question.”
“Joey what’s wrong with you these days? Your mind is somewhere else. What’s going on? Is something wrong?”
“No Ms. Sawyer. I’ve just been a little tired. I’m sorry. A quark. Another name for a subatomic particle is a
quark.”
“Thank you. Please see me after class. You’re all dismissed.
“Joey are you okay? Why are you so distracted?
“I’m fine. Really. Uh if you don’t mind can I leave? I have to go.”
“Joey you’re one of my best….”
“Bye. Joey said. He left.
“Look who,” Nick said as Joey was walking down the hall. “Teacher’s pet. You better not smoke pot, “
Nick said sarcastically. “After all you wouldn’t want to affect your GPA. Nerd,” he muttered to himself.
Joey looked at Nick. “I don’t need to prove anything to anybody.”
“Well you’ve already proved that you’re the head of the geek squad,”
“Why?” Joey said. “Just cause I get good grades?”
“if you cared so much about your grades wouldn’t you have stayed away from pot altogether?” Nick
challenged.
“So I made a mistake. “I’m regretting it now.”Joey shot back. “To me maintaining my grades is more
important than smoking pot and ruining my life.”
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