The Nerd with the Dangerous Secret

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The next morning I wake up with the back of my head feeling like it had been smashed in my a freight train as my eyes lazily open I turn over and stare at the the clock on my beside table and jump upright when I see the time was 7:40. Shit I'm so late for school, why didn't mom wake me up 

I get dressed at lightening speed shoving on a random grey jumper which i think has hole in and leggings tying my hair up into a messy ponytail and begin to put on a layer of foundation to cover up my black eye and I quickly bush my teeth and put on some scuffed vans, grab my bag and run down the stairs

"Mom why didnt you wake me -?" I start to say but stop when I realise she is holding her fingers up to her lips and holding a sleeping Gracelyn, I go over to her and sigh kissing the top of her head and kiss my mom's cheek before waving a silent goodbye and heading out the door towards my car 

Speeding on the way to school, just to make sure I get there on time I turn on the radio and was listening to one of my favorite songs when it suddenly stopped half way through and a mans voice crackled through the speakers making me turn it up so I could hear what he was saying "Last night a man was arrested after causing wide spread panic after shooting a man in broad daylight this is the lastest offence in a string of attacks thought to be gang releated and involve some of the local streetfighters. . ." I didnt hear the rest of however what I did hear was enough to make my blood run cold 

I would have to be careful with who I trust. . .

Finally with two minutes to spare I arive in the schools parking lot, and pull into an empy space a few students still lingered even though it was fairly cold for the time of year as a teachers husherd them inside wanting to be inside themselves 

Quickly I rush along and get inside the saftety of the schools confides making sure to leave the streetfighting part of me at the door and channel my inner nerd. As I walk through the hallway the late bell goes and I curse under my breath

"Your late Miss Conners" Miss Braidley says without taking her eyes of the computer screen, her withering grey hair framing the scowl on her face which I have come to the conclusion that is permeant

"I'm sorry" I whisper ducking my head a forcing my hands into the pockets of my jumper, I was barely a second late but it is a known fact that Miss Braidley hates tardiness and by the way her lips are turned down into a frown and her lips are in a paper thin line, so thin that you csn hardly see them I would say she was having as bad as a day as I was and it isn't even 8:30 yet

"Well I'm sorry then Miss Conners but I am going to have to issue you a late detention" She states not sounding very sorry at all and I almost choke on the air in my lungs -- I have never had a detention before. Ever. Yes I have skipped school multiple times for different tournaments for my streetfighting but I was never caught because I was careful 

"But --" I start to argue but stop when I realise how many eyes are on me and I can't exactly say that I needed to get home to look after my daughter who I have somehow managed to keep a secret for one and a half years so I close my mouth

"If you want to argue you could just leave and go straight to withdrawel" She snaps at me her icy blue eyes daring me to challenge her and I want to do but I dont I just sigh pick up the pink slip and storm down to my seat in the back row

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Morning classes go by agonising slowly and by lunch the news that the biggest nerd in Keaton High has got a detention has spread so far that when I go into the canteen even freshman eyes linger on me their mouth slightly dropping in disbelief 

 I try to ignore as many as I can but it was getting ridicoulous how many disbelieving stares I was getting from people, like I did thi morning I shove my hand into my pocket so that people cant see my hands balling into fist so hard that I end up getting nails marks indented in my palms

Grabbing a slice of pizza I go to an isolated table next to a window in hopes that if I look out of the window it will somehow help with calming me down, I get a few minutes of peace before a tray clatters down next to me and a body slides into a seat

"Go away" I huff not bothering to check who it is

But this person obviously didn't get the hint that I wanted to be left well alone because he starts speaking "Macy why did you go and get yourself a dentention you know we have plans after school" The person says and without looking up I know this person is annoyed by the hidden hiss in his tone  and the fact that he is probably rolling my eyes

"I overslept" I whispered keeping my voice low enough for only him to hear me "Gracelyn kept me up all night screaming and crying and I barely got a wink of sleep finally I fall to sleep and this morning my mom obviously let me sleep in a bit not realising the time because when I went downstairs she was holding a sleeping Grace beside I was only a second late but Miss Braidley was in a pissed off mood"

Mason sighed obviously finally getting that I didn't get the detention on purpose and I couldn't explain as to why I was late "Just make sure your out of the detention hall as fast as you can" He warns before picking his tray up and walking away from me to his football mates