The CHIEF October 2020

The Chief Staff

Creative Corner: Tired, Rambling Thoughts

Joe Gilmor: Editor-in-Chief

Alaska Bennet Emilie Collins Callie Dalton Ava Nollen

By Callie Dalton

Alyssa Rodriguez Conrad Skryzpiec Gabe Travis Jasmine White

A late night kept me up. After two hours of looking into a blue computer screen, I get up for an ibuprofen. As I stand leaned up against the counter, my eyes focus on the faded colors of my plastic cup. The now abstract shapes used to be balloons. I remember that day... It was Julia Trembley’s birthday. Her mom bought these and laid them out all symmetrical on the table. I wish I could remember what we ate. I wonder what I scribbled in the card. I wonder how long she kept it. I always hate opening cards, silently reading them in front of the person that gave it to you. They always expect some sort of joyous reaction from “I hope you have a wonderful day,” even though they wrote it in their car before coming in. I always forgot to tell my mom that a classmate was having a birthday, she’d have to scramble for a gift to bring every time. Now I’m not really a party goer. It’s not mandatory to give every classmate an invite now. Previously I had been kind of riding on that... My head is pounding, I need to get some sleep.

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