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VII. Rose
Monday
Before I tell you my name, I'd like to inform you that my grandparents were the ones who named me and they named me after a flower; yes, they were hippies. My name is Rose Lalic. Maybe you're wondering why I'm complaining about having such a nice name for a girl. Yeah, if only I were a girl. When I'm at school, I go by Ross so people won't make fun of me. It's difficult being a normal skinny teenager let alone being called Rose.
It's Monday and it's sunny; it was the first day of 12th grade, and I was really excited because aside from the fact this is the first day of my last year in high school, Ms. Reina said there'll be some students transferring to our class today. Some students; plural. Not a lot of kids get into our special section. I don’t want to brag, but I’m some kind of a whiz. We’ve retained the special class since 11th grade without reshuffling with the oth
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