I'm Tired

Capter 1; Must finish project!

Im Rushing around. It's 11:56 and I have school tomorrow. I have a art project due and I still haven't finished it.

"wheres the glue?" I say digging frantically in the drawer of my desk. "There it is!" i grab it and carry it over to my work place on the floor. I quickly find the piece that needs gluing and stick it onto the paper. Still not done. A great yawn escapes my mouth. Ther'res still some colouring that has to be done. I quickly find the colour i need. Broken. "wheres the sharpener?" i can't find it, so i just get a new colur.

***

"Amanda! Wake up!" my mother's voice calls.

My eyes pop open, my light is still on, and im still on the floor. My project is still not done.

"Hurry up, you'll be late for school!"

"Oh no! not again!" I roll up my project and grab my bag. I run down the stairs and pour myself a bowl of cereal.

"Ill drive you today, but it won't be happening again this week." Mother says.

"Ok" i say with my mouth full. i finesh within minutes. I grab my lunch and stuff it in my bag. I slide my shoes onto my feet and follow my mom out to the car.

***

Fortunately art is last period and i can work on it during linch.

"Bonjour class." says Mr. Lumpie, the French teacher.

"Bonjour!" the whole class replies. French is my worst subject, and it is sooooo boring.

"Amanda! Go to the office! I will not have you sleeping in my class!"

I gather my thingd and leave the room, laughter following me out.

Arriving at the office I tak a seat. "Why are you here again, Miss. Davidson?" asked Mrs. Stevens, the seretary.

"fell asleep in clas again." i say.

the secretary shakes her head. She pudhes some buttons on the phone and calls the counsellor to the office. I hate the school counselloer, he's always sticking his nose where it shouldnt be.

The door opens and in comes Mr. "Stupid" Stu (he goes by Stu, because he believes that letting the kids call him by hid first name gives then more confidence while talking with him. He's nicknamed Stupid because, well, he's just plain stupid.) "hello, Amanda." He says, "How are you today?"

"Tired. As always."

"Why do you suppose you're so tired all the tome?"

"I dunno" I shrug.

"Do you stay up too late?"

"Its possible."

"Why do you stay up so late?"

"Unfinished work, that i have to finish."

"Why dont you finish your schoolwork sooner?"

"I try to, I work every night to get it done, but i can never seem to finish it."

"It seems like youre stressed." he says.

"I am not!" i shout getting up from the char.

He looks at me with an odd look. "Lets go to my ofice."

He takes me out of the principals office and walks with me to the other side of the school where his office is. Personally, i think that his offoce should be right next to the main office. Once again i take a seat, so does he.

"Do you have any unfinished work for todaY?" he asks me.

I nod and pull my art project from my bag. :This is due today, its and art project, that was assigned last week. I would have finished it, but i had too much other work to do."

"Would you like to work on it here?"

"YES!" I say, brightening up a littebit.

"i know how mush French bores you, so I won't send you back. But try to finish as much as you can before next peiod."

"thank you." For once, Stu wasn't all that stupid. Taking my coloured pencils from my bag I started to coloure in the puctures.

RRRRIIIINNNNGGGG!

I am so close t finishing that I don't want to stop, but theres still lunch. I have t go to my next class. Geography. The odd thing though, is that i actually injoy geography. "Good bye Mr. Stu! Thank you!" I say as I leav.

"Anytime." he replies.

***

I rush into the geography room wiyh some new energy. Im just in time for class to start. We open our textbooks to page sixty three. Today we are to learn about the canadian Shield. Lots of limestone. In other, simpler words, lots of rock. I once visited part of the Sheild, its very pretty. Lots of trees too.

"Okay class, see you tomaorrow!" Miss. Wilson says as we get ready for our next classes.

The bell rings again and I head off to the library to return a book. I look in my bag, but i cant find the book. "Urg! Not agaim." i sigh.

***

Finally, lunch time! I head over to my regular table. My friends Kayla and elizabeth are already there. "Hi girls." I say as i sit down. I pull out my project and I finish it withing seven minits. Both Kayla and Elizabeth are in my art class.

"You didn't finish that till now?" they ask.

All I do is shrug.

"You look really, really tired. Are you ok?" Kayla askes sounding concefned.

"Yes, I am tired, but I'm fime."

"Okay"

I start eating.YAWN. I almost fall asleep again halfway through my sandwich. Kayla and Liz are looking at me with worried faces.

"I told you, im fine." We at the rest of our lunches in silence. And althogh I'm tired, I am now relieved that i finally finished my project!