Classroom Copypasta - Decomposed Version

That was the beginning of the end for me¹. Across the same circular dinner table in the same offensively fluorescent lit Chinese restaurant², she is wearing a sporty feminine black tank top with dark blue jeans³. I know her, for almost three years as we attended the same school and even studied music together, a mutual passion we both share⁴. The silence is infuriating⁵, I’ve been confused for weeks⁶.

“So, what did you think of the debates the other night?”⁷ [she asks].

I scream through the muffling of the mask, “I got two pair, Jacks over Nines!”⁸

I was embarrassed⁹, but it’s evident we are both attracted to each other¹⁰. I don’t know what it is¹¹. She speaks so well and sounds confident in saying anything¹², awkwardly looking about in the distance towards my direction¹³. I began to worry¹⁴ [with] tears starting to form in my swollen eyes¹⁵. Everything hurt, my body was aching from the sunburn I had, my face was as red as a lobster and my eyes felt like they were being pulled out from the back of my skull¹⁶. Loud noises suddenly bombard my senses, overpowering my ability to think straight¹⁷.

“God why are we here? This is horrible!”¹⁸ my father yells.

I’m not going to lie¹⁹, my father²⁰ [died] this afternoon²¹. Normally people don’t overreact this way²². My mind is jumping²³, trying to figure out how a torrent of blurred thoughts comes streaming through the inside of my head²⁴. Although I am in a tipsy state of mind I do not feel the heat.

“Would you like some tea?”²⁵ [she asks, with] a face I’ve never seen before²⁶.

“I get it Dad, it is my fault as usual…I know.” [I] scream{s} as he stands up²⁷.

Unknown to what has happened I am frozen in my position lingering, and incapable of action²⁸. I didn’t know what was going on but {...}[she] start[s] to freak out²⁹.

“Are you playing some sick joke on me?”³⁰ she says half-smilingly³¹.

She is less than a decibel away from screaming³². Her accusations have no merit, nothing between her and I have changed. She’s completely wrong and she’s even more wrong to wait for me to leave. I sit there not saying a word, barely moving.³³

I hear her voice again without having to look at her while I am staring down. ³⁴

A thunderous laughter erupts all around me³⁵, at this point it is safe to say that my heart dropped down into my pants³⁶. Any second I’m waiting for Dante to show up and sit down next to me, because I’m pretty sure this [is] one of the circles of Hell.³⁷ My body [is frozen]{freeze} instantly of confusion and hurt.³⁸ I’m not ready for this. I’m not ready for that. It’s too much pressure. There is too much pressure.³⁹ I got up from my seat⁴⁰ [with] more clarity⁴¹, responding with as much sarcasm as I can muster, I say⁴², “I have to go to the bathroom.”⁴³

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1Miller, Genna. Choices

2Choi, Claudia. Dinner as Usual

3Faylaev, Ariel. Kibbutz

4Mitrani, Efram. A First Love

5Damour, Marlie. Don't Shit Where You Eat

6Miller, Genna. Choices

7Choi, Claudia. Dinner as Usual

8Tatarian, Bruce. Bottom

9Thankachan, Anitha. Automatic Response

10Mitrani, Efram. A First Love

11Perez, Xiomara. The Morning After a Day at the Beach

12Qu, Pei Liei. Late at Night

13Koley, Shouvick. The Fall

14Hernandez, Jennifer. The Phone Call

15Tatarian, Bruce. Bottom

16Perez, Xiomara. The Morning After a Day at the Beach

17Tau, Michael. The Breakup

18M, Mike. The Yellow Form

19Robinson, Leland. Moving Out (two parts: “...my father yells.” & “I'm not going to lie...”)

20Koley, Shouvick. The Fall

21Hernandez, Jennifer. The Phone Call

22Robinson, Leland. Moving Out

23Damour, Marlie. Don't Shit Where You Eat

24Koley, Shouvick. The Fall

25Faylaev, Ariel. Kibbutz (two parts: “Although I am in a tipsy state of mind...” & “Would you like some tea?”)

26Tau, Michael. The Breakup

27Robinson, Leland. Moving Out (two parts: “I get it dad...” & “...screams as he stands up...”)

28Koley, Shouvick. The Fall

29Perez, Xiomara. The Morning After a Day at the Beach (two sentences, in order, major parts removed)

30Hernandez, Jennifer. The Phone Call

31Tau, Michael. The Breakup

32Choi, Claudia. Dinner as Usual

33Miller, Genna. Choices (multiple sentences rearranged)

34Qu, Pei Liei. Late at Night

35Tatarian, Bruce. Bottom

36M, Mike. The Yellow Form

37Tatarian, Bruce. Bottom

38Qu, Pei Liei. Late at Night

39Tau, Michael. The Breakup

40Hernandez, Jennifer. The Phone Call

41Choi, Claudia. Dinner as Usual

42Robinson, Leland. Moving Out

43Tau, Michael. The Breakup

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