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2. SCARLET IS A TULIP

My hair was sticking to my scalp like gum and I was dripping wet, smelling of wet dogs and I felt like a soaked piece of sack, heavy and lumpy. Ok, too confusing? Let me rewind a bit.

 My name is Jade Stone , I am thirteen years old and I study at SILLY Academy of brewing smartness. Oh! And ' Smartness Is Lovely Like You', is what SILLY (ha ha ha...) stands for. Isn't it ironical 'silly academy of smartness'. And of course I can't forget my noble named headmaster Mr Crookling (yeah... you can laugh all you want). Actually now that I come to think about it, his name fits his description perfectly, he looks like someone stuck halfway between a fat duckling and an ugly crook, so, voila! Crookling. (I am definitely smiling :)

 So, anyways coming back to point, you remember about that wretched Scarlet Merlot incident right? Well then you also must remember that I had cracked the school tile, so I had to pay for that poor, unfortunate ,broken tile myself. So I decided that I would go around doing simple chores around the neighbourhood. I was just supposed to water the plants for old Mrs Widderton. And if I may say so , I was doing a pretty good job until fate decided to punish me... again. I was just going to water the beautiful , scented roses when I suddenly spotted a valve , and my body reacted to my inquisitive mind and pulled the valve before my logical brain could even say (or.. is it think) uh oh! One second I was as dry and fresh as blossoming sapling and the next I was like a sack of potatoes. On the positive note all the plants got watered, maybe overwatered but I hope that's ok (oops!) Yup, now you know why I was dripping wet. Yeah I love the amount of luck I have, zero is my favourite number!

 I came back home sulky and gloomy. I was starting to dislike Scarlet more and more . if she hadn't tricked me in the first place, I would never have been in a situation like this and I could have had a normal day , doing my favourite thing in the whole world: gymnastics( skip the fact that my leotard was still stinking). Next day things were off at school, Scarlet was no where to be seen, in fact the whole school was surprisingly quiet and empty, a shiver creeped down my back and my senses tingled with electric energy. Even the smallest sound came out as a loud evil echo. I was scared out of my life and my skin felt jumpy and nervous. I decided to take a turn and go back home, when I saw a blinding flash of light coming from somewhere down the corridor, building up my courage I made my way down the hall stealthily and the sight before me froze me to the spot, every part of me was urging me to rush back home , but before I knew It I had lost track of time and hearing, in simple words, I, the brave Jade Stone(just kidding)fainted.

 I stirred to a conscious state to the sound of rustling leaves and the scent of tulips. I tried to wake up but immediately fell back on the bed, wait a bed? I don't remember being on a bed and suddenly my head cleared up and I sat on my bed groggily. I was in this light room with pink floral curtains and the scent of tulips floated in the air and when it reached my nose, I sniffed it gently and instantly felt better and bubbly. I suddenly saw this vaguely familiar girl standing across the bed, she had the most weird outfit ever. She was adorned in this wrap around pink cloth which was slit in various places, and from these torn areas , I could see tulips popping out in every direction. They were the most beautiful and brightly coloured tulips I had ever seen, they seemed to radiate brightness and happiness , even the scent of tulips in the room was coming from the tall girly figure standing in front of me. Suddenly, the tiny gears in my brain started to click into place and realization slowly dawned upon me like the first rays of sun breaking through the misty clouds at dawn.

 The girl standing in front of me was none other than Scarlet Merlot, and I can't believe that I am saying this but she actually looked pretty stunning omitting the fact that she was sprouting tulips all over her body!