Creative Writing: Highfield High School

As Denise walked through the hallway of Highfield High School deep in thought and with a frown on her pretty face, she almost collided with other students. She stopped in front of her locker and stared at it with dark unseeing eyes. Her best friend Liz walks up to her own locker and greets Denise, but Denise doesn’t hear her. Instead she continues to stare at the door of her locker. “Denise? You in there?”, Liz suddenly slams the door of her locker shut! Denise comes alive with a gasp and a little jump and finally sees Liz. “Well, that was rude,” Denise frowns. Liz pouted teasingly, but Denise is still unhappy with her rude awakening and refuses to play along. “Hi,” she deadpans. “Welcome back to earth. What were you thinking?” “I’m single,”

“I’ve always liked Bryan. What’s there not to like?” “His obsession with World of Warcraft, the way he chews with his mouth open, and his tendency to be late to start. Don’t get me wrong. Bryan’s my best friend, but he’s like an annoying big brother to me.” “Well, maybe he’s not an annoying big brother to me.” Liz still looks at her with doubt, “literally anyone else?” “Don’t be like that. Think about it. My parents have been together for twenty five years and they were best friends in high school.” Liz sighs woefully, “this will backfire terribly.” “Have a little faith in me!” By the time practice is over Denise is dripping in sweat, but exuberant. She walks into the girl’s locker room with a smile on her face, but it drops when she catches a glimpse of herself in the sink’s mirror. “Darn, I have a date with Bryan in five minutes. I really didn’t think this through,” Denise mutters to herself. Denise is a pretty girl. Her cheeks are flushed from her workout and it’s not a bad look on her, but her dark wavy hair is soaked in sweat. Denise sighs in disgust and does her best to make herself look