8:00 a.m.- "Across the Universe" by the Beatles plays as the clanging of the school bell brings a rush of students into the classroom. Cell phones are turned to silent as the Economics teacher walks slowly to the podium. She explains the first day of school is no excuse for tardiness.
10:00 a.m- The walk through the crowded hallway is met with blank stares. Radiohead's "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" plays as the locker refuses to open. Thom Yorke’s haunting vocals ask,"Why should I stay here? Why should I stay?”
12:30 p.m.- The linoleum floor of the lunchroom looks newly polished as the somber guitar of “All My Friends” by Broken Social Scene streams in. The pews of lunch tables feel abandoned.
2:00 p.m.- The entrance of the Ceramic’s classroom is blocked by gray vases and brown candlesticks. There is an empty seat next to a girl with a yellow ribbon. The bluesy and hopeful “Hang On” by Dr. Dog plays as sunlight flows in from the window.
2:45 p.m.- The lump of clay begins to look like an over sized cereal bowl. The girl smiles as she comments on the hapless creativity. Hot Chip’s slow and seething “Brothers” plays over the laughter.
3:10 p.m- Alexis Taylor's smooth and powerful vocals of "Alley Cats" cry out,"It started when I was young and now it is in my lung, You painted a song, you painted a song, It started when I was young and now it is in my lung." Delicate strings of violin overpower as the bus exits the driveway. The school looks increasingly small from the back window.
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