"Stephanie Maria Harding! Come down here right now!" Stephanie's mother called from downstairs. Her mother only used her full name if she was in trouble. "So what is it that i've done this time?" groaned Steph as she walked downstairs; walking into the lounge she saw her mother stood frowning with her hand on her hip. It appeared she was holding a piece of paper which looked like it came from her school.
"Another detention?" Her mother questioned, "This time it's in music, I thought that was the lesson you was trying your best in?" Stephanie rolled her eyes and shrugged her shoulders. She didn't really know what to say she'd fallen back on most if not all of her school work because she talked too much. She had lost interest in her school work, she didn't feel as excited any more...
"I don't even know anymore mom, i'm just... it's just that..." She knew her mother would argue about how important all of this was. "It doesn't matter , I promise it won't happen again."
"Make sure it doesn't missy!"
Stephanie ran back up stairs to her bedroom and picked up her phone and continued to scroll through her twitter feed
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Stephanie got of the school bus the following morning, still feeling glum and uninterested at what school has to offer that day. She took out her headphones and plugged them into her phone, turned on Blink 182 and placed one of her headphones in, and walked into school.
"Hey nerd! How's it going?" Her friend Jasmine called as she walked up to her,
"Er... yeah, erm things are okay." she said ever so unconvincingly
"C'mon then, let it out. Something is bothering you."
The two girls stopped in front of their lockers, unlocked them and began to take things out or put things in.
"I have another detention, this is like the fourth on this week and its only Wednesday. Plus I'm just struggling with all of my lessons as I'm not as enthusiastic as i use to be..."
stephanie looked down at the floor. "Look everyone get's like this at somepoint, school isn't supposed to be fun so stop worrying. We have a new teacher for music now anyway, that should be fun. They start today remember?" Jasmine replied trying to reassure her friend.
Stephanie shrugged, she took her headphones out and placed her phone in her locker, that way she wouldn't be tempted to use it in class.
"Yeah, you're right. Hopefully this new teacher is nicer than Ms Thompson."
Just then the bell rang and the girls slumped off to their classes.
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The bell rang and the classes were dismissed for lunch. The girls met up for lunch and sat in their usual place in the canteen.
"So when's your detention and what's it for?" Jasmine asked as she picked at her salad.
"Er.. Friday after school in music, because i was talking too much last lesson and didn't finish the work." Steph took out her lunch from her bag and began to eat it.
"Wait we have a new teacher for music, they might not know about it. So essentially you could get out of it."
"I can't do that! If i go home my mom will know I'm supposed to be there and just bring me back." Stephanie snapped.
"Woah, chill. You could just come back to mine so that your mom thinks you're at school."
"I suppose i could do that, not a bad idea you have there Jas."
jasmine smiled. "Well y'know i'm always full of good ideas." The girls laughed and continued their conversation through the rest of lunch.
The bell rang to signal the end of lunch and the start of the last lesson. The girls made their way down to the music room , where they were greeted by a tall youngish looking teacher. Stephanie and Jasmine made their way to their seats at the front of the classroom.
